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Mike Steadman

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Mike Steadman

Mike Steadman of Ironbound Boxing joins Rich and Lance in studio to talk about boxing in the naval academy, how POC have been told to conform to succeed, and opening Newark’s first and only nonprofit boxing gym for youth.

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Rachael Washington

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Rachael Washington

Rachel Washington joins Rich and Lance in the studio for this long-overdue episode. They talk about transitioning from performing arts to boxing, growing up with a pro football player father, and her upcoming fights in the Olympic trials.

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Chris Alfonso

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Chris Alfonso

Muay thai practitioner and BJJ purple belt Chris Alfonso aka Puerto Rican Chris joins Rich and Lance in studio. They talk about Chris’s time at American Top Team in Florida, picking up jiu jitsu, being overweight before picking up martial arts, and his upcoming trip to Vegas for the IBJJF World Master Championship. They also foolishly try to watch the UFC during the recording. This one is all over the place, but it’s a good time!

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Ronnie Love

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Ronnie Love

On this episode, Rich and Lance are joined by amateur heavyweight boxer Ronnie Love. Ronnie talks about growing up with a boxing promoter mother, switching from football to the sweet science, and his journey to going pro. They also talk about training under the same shady coach, and beating the hell out of tough guys in the gym.

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Sherman Watson

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Sherman Watson


Big Sherm from the Let’s Be Real Sports podcast joins Rich in studio fresh off his first ever jiu jitsu class! The guys talk about the popularity of MMA in the mainstream, interim belts, horses, and how the traditional ball sports grow compared to combat sports. Plus, Rich goes on a tangent about Hawaii.

Follow Let’s Be Real Sports on IG @lbrsportscast and check out every episode on their Facebook page LBR Sports Blog or on their YouTube channel Let’s Be Real Sports

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Tara Sanchez

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Tara Sanchez


14-year old judo brown belt Tara Sanchez and her father Blue Sanchez join Rich in studio to talk about competing on the national youth circuit, balancing competition and school, and how to grow up loving martial arts. Plus Lance learns about Tara’s anime-style rivalries!

Support Tara’s trip to the 2018 Infantile Pan American Championship here: gf.me/u/k6ghmg

Follow her journey on Instagram @djnada2 and her home dojo Kokushi Budo @kokushibudoinstitute

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Stephen Koepfer

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Stephen Koepfer


Stephen Koepfer aka Sambo Steve joins Rich in-studio to talk about doing stunts on TV and film, what early grappling tournaments were like, and more. Plus Meke takes over the engineer seat for Lance this episode and asks how martial arts and law enforcement intersect.

Follow Steve on Instagram and Twitter @sambosteve

Find out more about New York Combat Sambo at ussambo.com

Learn more about Breakfall Studios and their stuntwork at breakfallstudios.com or on the gram @breakfallstunts

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Masterskya

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Masterskya

Brazilian jiu jitsu black belts Alex Ecklin and Van Flores join Rich in studio to talk about their gym Masterskya, community-minded martial arts, and the early days of BJJ in NYC. And Lance learns what dojo storming is!

Find out more about Masterskya at Masterskya.com and on IG @masterskyabrooklyn

Follow Van and Alex on Instagram @alexmasterskya and @vandamann

And remember to follow the SUP IG @SuperUpperPunch

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Jon Thomas

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Jon Thomas


Jon Thomas from Tap Cancer Out, calls in to tell us about building his own non-profit from selling t-shirts at MMA events, all the way to partnering with organizations such as Alex’s Lemonade Stand to raise over $900,000 to date for cancer research.

For more info on how you can compete or donate, visit TapCancerOut.org or check them out on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter @TapCancerOut

Watch their Starbucks Upstanders video here!
http://indi.com/98prs

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