Fighting A Woman For $1M, Ukraine War & Gordon Ryan - Craig Jones - #792

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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... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get up to 32% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 30% off Create Creatine Gummies at https://trycreate.co/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (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 (01:00:36) MMA Compared to BJJ (01:08:35) Being on the Frontline of War (01:16:45) Why Craig Visited Chernobyl (01:22:20) Joining Ukrainian Firearm Training (01:26:31) How Ukrainians Viewed Craig (01:34:37) Why Craig Finds Kazakhstan Interesting (01:41:04) What Motivates Craig? (01:48:18) Where Craig Wants to Go Next (01:52:26) The Next Leaders in BJJ (01:55:19) The Risks of Running the Tournament (02:01:21) Where to Find Craig Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices