10th Planet black belt and founder of Finishers, Zach Maslany, talks about the success of the grappling promotion and some of the big names that have competed on it in the past.

10th Planet Bethlehem and Finishers MMA head coach Zach Maslany shares insight into how he operates as a BJJ coach, and some of his experiences in the role.

Zach Maslany breaks down the Craig Jones Invitational final match between Kade Ruotolo and Levi Jones-Leary from his perspective as one of the judges.

Zach Maslany is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt and the founder of the Finishers. Across dozens of events over several years, Maslany has turned Finishers into one of the most important professional grappling promotions in the USA. He was also recognised for his tireless efforts to grow the sport and invited to work as one of five judges at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational.

Jits Magazine spoke to Zach briefly about his personal Jiu-Jitsu journey, his MMA career, and his time training under Eddie Bravo. Zach shared some great insight in to his role as a professional grappling promoter and even gave several pieces of great advice for others in the field. He also spoke about his work as a coach, his time as a judge at CJI, and broke down the Kade Ruotolo vs Levi Jones-Leary match specifically.

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0:00 Zach’s start in the sport and MMA
3:03 Learning from Eddie Bravo
5:32 Coaching at 10th Planet & Finishers MMA
9:56 Being a judge at CJI
13:46 Breaking down the Kade Ruotolo vs Levi Jones-Leary decision
20:31 Using CJI rules at Finishers
24:22 The secret to Finishers’ success
30:51 Elite competitors at Finishers
34:22 Advice for combat sports promoters
37:40 Becoming an MMA promoter
38:08 Thanks & signing off

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One of the NASTIEST and most PAINFUL Calf Slicers in grappling, this calf crank from The Truck position can catch your opponent completely off guard and give you some very easy submissions. Straight out of the 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu playbook.

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Brandon McCaghren shares his plans for 2025 with PGF, starting with Season 8 and moving on to Seasons 9 and 10 by the end of the year.

Brandon McCaghren explains what he looks for in a PGF competitor when he’s putting together the roster for each season.

Brandon McCaghren shares how and why he created the world’s first major Jiu-Jitsu league, the Professional Grappling Federation (PGF).

Brandon McCaghren is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt and the founder of the Professional Grappling Federation. The PGF has gone from strength to strength over the last few years and has evolved into one of the biggest grappling promotions in the world. They now host 3 seasons every year with a total prize pool of $100,000 every single time.

Jits Magazine spoke to Brandon briefly about his personal Jiu-Jitsu journey and what it was like to train under Eddie Bravo from such a long distance away, but most of our conversation was centered on PGF. Brandon shared how he came up with the idea of a Jiu-Jitsu league and why he constantly pushes to improve the format. He also shared exciting and exclusive news about the upcoming PGF World Season 8, along with some crazy plans for the 9th and 10th seasons that will take place later in 2025.

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0:00 Brandon’s Jiu-Jitsu journey
2:08 Training under Eddie Bravo & learning how to learn
3:53 10th Planet & BJJ promotions
6:05 Changes to PGF format
7:40 Upcoming changes for Season 8
9:08 Time-limits in Jiu-Jitsu
12:06 Why a league instead of a tournament?
15:59 Draft day
17:22 PGF qualifier tournaments
19:26 What does Brandon want in a PGF competitor?
21:28 Will Reese LaFever defend his title in Season 8?
21:59 The PGF Season 8 roster
23:23 Building the PGF
24:17 The $100,000 prize money
26:06 How many seasons ever year?
28:17 PGF World Seasons 9 & 10
29:44 PGF outside the US
31:00 Thanks & signing off

Dima Murovanni explains the concepts behind his Rumble passing system.

Dima Murovanni shares some insight into the difference between developing skills and performance.

Dima Murovanni explains how he first met Jozef Chen and how that led to him becoming the well-known coach he is today.

Dima Murovanni explains why not every BJJ instructor is a coach.

Dima Murovanni is one of the most popular European Jiu-Jitsu coaches right now and he has coached multiple ADCC Trials winners across 2023 and 2024. Dima also served as the head coach for B-Team Jiu-Jitsu during their training camp for CJI and ADCC 2024, and will be returning to run more in 2025.

Jits Magazine spoke to Dima about how he first got started in the sport, and his chance encounter with Jozef Chen that ultimately led to him diving into coaching. He also shared some insight into how he structured that training camp for ADCC 2024 and CJI, and explained his emphasis on heart-rate monitoring. Dima also evaluated the amazing performances of Nicky and Jacob Rodriguez, and broke down his new style of passing; Rumble passing.

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0:00 Introduction
0:25 The beginning of Dima’s martial arts career
1:43 Professional wrestling & Dima finding Jiu-Jitsu
5:04 Did professional wrestling help with Jiu-Jitsu?
6:08 Dima’s work at BJJ Akademie Berlin
8:08 Meeting Jozef Chen
11:02 Starting coaching at B-Team Jiu-Jitsu
12:43 Inside the CJI & ADCC 2024 training camp
18:32 Nicky Rodriguez’s performance at CJI
21:18 How Dima develops techniques
23:52 Rumble passing explained
28:29 The inspirations for rumble passing
32:05 Lessons learned from CJI & ADCC 2024
37:07 The training camp for CJI 2 in 2025
37:50 Thanks & Signing off