Patreon: https://patreon.com/UnknownPressures | The Polish leg locker extraordinaire Mateusz Szczecinski showed why he's one of the most dangerous submission specialists in the game at the Polaris Welterweight Grand Prix, submitting two out of three opponents and taking the $30k cash prize.

As Matt was super stressed and Hywel was too busy enjoying the show, we didn't do an episode in person but there was a lot to talk about after the show, including:

• How Mateusz firmly established himself as a leading competitor to watch at the upcoming ADCC in Poland
• Tommy Langaker's nerve-racking weight cut that almost saw him pull out of the event
• Some funny backstage stories, including broken-down cars, smelly rashguards and upcoming superfights

Also in this episode:

• We're two months out from ADCC and the training camps are underway
• Two big names pull out of ADCC, but why?
• AIGA announce their return, with big money prizes available
• IBJJF increase the cash grab

Episode 41 of Unknown Pressures is out now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and everywhere else.

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Unknown Pressures is a jiu-jitsu podcast brought to you by two long-time industry insiders: Matt Benyon, the co-founder of Scramble and Polaris, and Hywel Teague, jiu-jitsu / grappling commentator and analyst.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Polaris welterweight Grand Prix was excellent

2:31 Polaris GP recap of results

5:53 Mateusz's excellent techniques and strategy

11:41 Tommy nearly didn't make weight

14:39 Behind the scenes stories from Polaris

23:27 Sarah Galvao keeps getting better

24:54 Matt's thoughts on Polaris

26:42 ADCC season is here, camps have begun

29:18 Adele pulls out of ADCC but why?

35:00 Craig wants us to go to Mexico

36:16 AIGA are back with big money

39:24 Quintet returns, sign judo / MMA legend

41:42 The IBJJF cash grab