Fighting A Woman For $1M, Ukraine War & Gordon Ryan - Craig Jones

Craig Jones is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete, owner of B-Team and Founder of the Craig Jones Invitational. Craig has decided to go to the front lines of the Ukraine war, and since returning to America has entered an even more dangerous territory - combat tournament promotion. Today we find out which is more ruthless. Expect to learn the crazy, dangerous parts of the world Craig Jones has been living in recently, the reason Craig Jones is going to fight a woman in August, where you can get $1m dollars in cash from, why combat athletes are all so poor, what it feels like to fire a bazooka why Craig designed sunglasses with a tiny spoon on them and much more… 00:00 Why Craig is Hated by BJJ 06:20 Are Martial Arts Lame? 12:09 Craig’s NonProfit Tournament 22:08 Why Craig is Fighting a Female 27:41 Getting People to Compete 31:23 Gordon Ryan’s Influence on the Sport 37:09 Philosophy of Life-Changing Money 43:34 What it Takes to Be a BJJ Champion 51:15 Testing for Steroids in BJJ 56:35 From Competitor to Organiser 1:00:36 MMA Compared to BJJ 1:08:35 Being on the Frontline of War 1:16:45 Why Craig Visited Chernobyl 1:22:20 Joining Ukrainian Firearm Training 1:26:31 How Ukrainians Viewed Craig 1:34:37 Why Craig Finds Kazakhstan Interesting 1:41:04 What Motivates Craig? 1:48:18 Where Craig Wants to Go Next 1:52:26 The Next Leaders in BJJ 1:55:19 The Risks of Running the Tournament 2:01:21 Where to Find Craig - Get 30% discount on Create’s Creatine Gummies at https://trycreate.co/modernwisdom Get 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Jun 3, 20242h 2mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: June 3, 2024
Duration: 2h 2m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Craig Jones is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete, owner of B-Team and Founder of the Craig Jones Invitational. Craig has decided to go to the front lines of the Ukraine war, and since returning to America has entered an even more dangerous territory - combat tournament promotion. Today we find out which is more ruthless. Expect to learn the crazy, dangerous parts of the world Craig Jones has been living in recently, the reason Craig Jones is going to fight a woman in August, where you can get $1m dollars in cash from, why combat athletes are all so poor, what it feels like to fire a bazooka why Craig designed sunglasses with a tiny spoon on them and much more… 00:00 Why Craig is Hated by BJJ 06:20 Are Martial Arts Lame? 12:09 Craig’s NonProfit Tournament 22:08 Why Craig is Fighting a Female 27:41 Getting People to Compete 31:23 Gordon Ryan’s Influence on the Sport 37:09 Philosophy of Life-Changing Money 43:34 What it Takes to Be a BJJ Champion 51:15 Testing for Steroids in BJJ 56:35 From Competitor to Organiser 1:00:36 MMA Compared to BJJ 1:08:35 Being on the Frontline of War 1:16:45 Why Craig Visited Chernobyl 1:22:20 Joining Ukrainian Firearm Training 1:26:31 How Ukrainians Viewed Craig 1:34:37 Why Craig Finds Kazakhstan Interesting 1:41:04 What Motivates Craig? 1:48:18 Where Craig Wants to Go Next 1:52:26 The Next Leaders in BJJ 1:55:19 The Risks of Running the Tournament 2:01:21 Where to Find Craig - Get 30% discount on Create’s Creatine Gummies at https://trycreate.co/modernwisdom Get 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Craig Jones, Fighting A Woman For $1M, Ukraine War & Gordon Ryan - Craig Jones explores craig Jones Disrupts Jiu-Jitsu With $1M Tournament And Chaos Craig Jones discusses launching the Craig Jones Invitational, a rival BJJ tournament offering two $1M winner‑take‑all divisions scheduled directly against ADCC, the sport’s most prestigious event. He argues that grappling promotions have misallocated revenues to production instead of athletes, and wants to prove a financially viable, fighter‑first model while streaming the event free on YouTube.

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