Patreon: https://patreon.com/UnknownPressures | What’s wrong with UFC BJJ? A LOT. At the risk of going full “they’re turning the frogs gay” tinfoil-hat-wearing cuckoo, there are too many signs to ignore that something – something – is not right. From dodgy decisions to a Brazilian mafia and an inability to keep their champions, something is going on and can’t be ignored.

Of course we’re joking. There’s no conspiracy, but there are way too many things that leave room for doubt, and they need to be addressed if UFC BJJ wants to be taken seriously. If UFC BJJ truly wants to be the leading grappling organization in the world, they’ve got a lot of work to do.

That’s a big focus in this week’s episode, which we managed to record despite Matt being in South Korea for Leglock Camp with the Polish knee-wrecking crew. Next week he’s off to Japan to continue their mission of bringing high level lower-body submissions to the masses. What a life.

• The return of the world’s most exciting grappler to Polaris

• UFC BJJ’s judging needs an overhaul

• Why can’t UFC BJJ fill a tiny arena?

• UFC BJJ champs don’t stick around for some reason

• PLUS: Old school coaching persists, and it sucks

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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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If we asked you to write a list of companies looking to sponsor grapplers, there is little chance you would have thought of who just signed a major deal with jiu-jitsu / MMA crossover stars the Ruotolo brothers.

The happy-go-lucky surf-skate-fight loving twins just landed a sponsorship from a major, major MAJOR corporate company: we're talking a blue-chip, globally-known, decades-old megacorp. If it's not the biggest sponsorship deal we've ever seen, we'd be very surprised indeed.

Also in this episode:

• Polaris 39 recap, results and behind the scenes

• Sportsmanship is not dead!

• IBJJF No-Gi Pans: the return of Andre Galvao

• Why are people turning down big money paydays?

• Smoothcomp announces Gymdesk partnership and new apps (sponsored section)

• Ruotolo bros score MASSIVE mind-blowing sponsorship deal

• Jiu-jitsu designer collabs with a world-famous rock band

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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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Patreon: https://patreon.com/UnknownPressures | We are not squeamish here at Unknown Pressures, we’ve had our fair share of serious injuries (and even dealt a few out, but that’s another story). The recent arm break at UFC BJJ left us saddened, not just for the injury itself, but for what happened after.

A 16-year-old making his UFC BJJ debut had his arm snapped in a nasty kimura, and the resulting clip of his injury went viral with over 5million views on the UFC BJJ page alone. It raises questions about sportsmanship in jiu-jitsu – or, more correctly, the lack of. We tackle this issue and much more in today’s episode.

In Episode 50 of Unknown Pressures:

• Matt calls in from a mansion just hours ahead of Polaris 39

• UFC BJJ recap: We analyze Mikey vs Bryce Mitchell and Mason Fowler vs Nicky Rod

• The arm break and what’s wrong with jiu-jitsu right now

• Why titles don’t guarantee you a shot on professional events

• Whipping people at promotions: harmless ritual or outdated tradition?

Episode 50 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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