Under the Cage

In this weeks episode we sit down with UFC and NFL veteran Austen Lane at Elevate MMA in Jacksonville Beach. Austen played for the Jacksonville Jaguars before starting his MMA journey. We discuss his thoughts on his time in the two sports, how they compare, and what his plans for the future hold.

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This week we sit down with UFC referee Larry Folsom. Larry is a long time martial artist, and a black belt in both Jiujitsu and Judo. Larry has reffed fights all over Florida and GA.  Larry is also a decorated retired veteran law enforcement officer with over 20 years on the job. We discuss his thoughts on refereeing, fighting, the law enforcement field.

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This week we sit down with the owner of Combat Night MMA Mitchell Chamale. In addition to being a successful MMA promoter Mitchell is a veteran of Bellator, and One FC. Mitchell discusses the founding of his promotion, as well as the ins and outs of juggling coaches, fighters, and sponsors.

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This is a little story about a nonsense situation that occurred long ago shortly after first opening my gym. I swear to you every word is 100% true and if you want to see the YouTube Harlem shake video I'm talking about in the story the link is below ours starts at the 1:40 mark

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In this episode we sit down with 30 year veteran of the MMA community, Jujitsu blackbelt, and owner of the Jungle Mixed Martial Arts, Mike Lee. Mike provides a look at the earliest days of the MMA scene in Florida. Mike has fought and coached in some of the biggest promotions in MMA history, such as the UFC, Affliction, and Strikeforce. His school The Jungle has been a cornerstone of the Florida MMA world for over 20 years. Some of...

In this episode we sit down with owner Of Fusion Xcel Julien "J smooth" Williams. Julien's school is one of the fastest growing teams in the country right now. Fusion has been visited by many of the legends of the sport such as Lyoto Machida, Glover Teixeira, and Alex Pereira just to name a few. During his tenure as a fighter Julien amassed an impressive 12-1 MMA record with fights in Bellator and M-1. We talk about ...

This week we sit down with Glory Kickboxing vet, and Duane Ludwig Blackbelt Vince McGuinness. Vince is the owner of Kaizen Martial arts in Tampa Florida. Kaizen is one of the fastest growing gyms in Florida. Vince tells us about his philosophies on training, and coaching, his experiences at Team Alpha Male, and his journey to gym owner.

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First and foremost please excuse the the audio. There were some technical difficulties and we had to adapt as best we could.

In our second episode of Under the Cage we sit down with 6th degree Jiujitsu black belt Felipe Neto.  Felipe has been a staple of the Jiujitsu community in Brazil since the mid 90's. He tells us about bringing Jiujitsu to the Florida panhandle, and his time helping to found the alliance system u...