#439 – Craig Jones: Jiu Jitsu, $2 Million Prize, CJI, ADCC, Ukraine & Trolling
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Lex: The following is
Craig: a conversation with Craig Jones, martial artist, world traveler, and one of the funniest people in the sport of submission grappling. While he does make fun of himself a lot, he is legitimately one of the greatest submission grapplers in the world And underneath the veil of nonstop sexualized Aussie humor and incessant online trolling, he is truly a kindhearted human being who's trying to do good in the world. Sometimes he does so through a bit of controversy and chaos, like with the new CJI tournament that has over $2,000,000 in prize money. And it's coming up this Friday Saturday. Yes
The same weekend as the prestigious ADCC tournament. The goal of CGI tournament is to grow the sport, so you'll be able to watch it for free online, live on YouTube, and other places. All ticket profits go to charity, mainly to cancer research. So I encourage you to support the mission of this tournament by buying tickets and going to see the event in person. Craig gave me a special link that gives you a 50% discount on the tickets.
Go to letsfreedman.com/cji, and it should forward you to the right place. They're trying to sell us the last few tickets now. It's a good cause. Go buy some. And, also, let me say, as a fan of the sport, I highly encourage you to watch both CJI and ADCC and to celebrate athletes competing in both.
From CJI with Nikki Ryan, Nikki Rod, Bertola Brothers, Fion Davis, Mackenzie Dern, and more, to ADCC with Gordon Ryan, Nicholas Mergalli, Giancarlo Bodoni, Rafael Lovato junior, Mika Galvaal, and more. I have a lot of respect for everyone involved. I train with many of them regularly and consider many of them friends, including Craig, Gordon, and, of course, John Donahue, who I will talk to many, many more times on this podcast.
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Craig: And now onto the full
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