Josh Barnett explains why he thinks catch wrestling is a better approach to MMA than BJJ is.

Josh Barnett gives his thoughts on gi and no gi grappling.

Josh Barnett talks about his submission grappling match with Gordon Ryan at Quintet.

Josh Barnett explains how he first got introduced to catch wrestling.

Josh Barnett is a former UFC heavyweight world champion and one of the world’s biggest proponents of catch wrestling. Josh has had a remarkable combat sports career that has taken him all over the world to compete in both MMA and submission grappling.

Jits Magazine’s Alex Lindsey spoke to about how he first discovered catch wrestling, and the steps he’s taken to revitalize the sport. Josh shared some unique insight into what he thinks are flaws in several Jiu-Jitsu rulesets, and also explained why he still values the guard even in catch wrestling. Josh also spoke about his own submission grappling career, from ADCC 1999 all the way up to superfights with Gordon Ryan and Owen Livesey.

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0:00 Finding catch wrestling
6:58 Josh at ADCC
9:14 Gordon Ryan & Owen Livesey matches
12:02 Developing catch wrestling
15:35 Grappling rulesets
32:10 Guard-pulling and gi Jiu-Jitsu
39:46 Jiu-Jitsu competitors in catch wrestling
43:47 What’s next for catch wrestling?
48:25 ACWA Spring Open & signing off

Chris Weidman shares his approach to competing in Jiu-Jitsu and explains how to make things exciting as a wrestler in the sport.

ADCC veteran Josh Cisneros explains why he always says that wrestling is harder than Jiu-Jitsu.

Renato Canuto breaks down his win over three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion Jason Nolf at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 9.

Pat Downey opens up about his opening round match against former UFC middleweight world champion Luke Rockhold in the opening round of the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) in 2024.

Pat Downey breaks down a potential Jiu-Jitsu match with Nicky Rodriguez.

Pat Downey is an NCAA Division I All-American and a US Open National champion in wrestling before he transitioned to other combat sports. Pat is a Bellator MMA veteran and he has recently started to invest more time into his professional Jiu-Jitsu career, including an appearance at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational. Pat is also currently preparing to compete at the IBJJF no gi world championship as a BJJ blue belt.

Jits Magazine spoke to Pat about his time in both wrestling and MMA, and whether he would ever return to either sport. We also broke down his appearance at the Craig Jones Invitational and how it felt to compete on such a big stage, along with his upcoming appearance at the IBJJF no gi world championship at blue belt. We spoke about his debut match against Gordon Ryan, his desire to face Nicky Rodriguez, and even his plans for the future with Polaris and other promotions.

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0:00 Introduction
0:24 IBJJF no gi world championship at blue belt
4:38 Debut against Gordon Ryan
7:04 Future matches at other promotions
10:38 Other wrestlers at no gi worlds
11:56 Returning to wrestling?
13:22 Returning to MMA?
15:45 The Craig Jones Invitational experience
19:19 Nicky Rodriguez
22:23 Other matches Pat wants
24:19 ADCC 2026
25:29 Coaching wrestling at Fight Sports
26:07 Thanks & signing off

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