About this episode

Cody Vidal discusses his experiences with hypnotherapy, mental health struggles, and his views on combat sports.

On this episode of @champandthetramp, the guys talk with BKFC light heavyweight Cody "The Knucklemaniac" Vidal about his 5-round war with David Simpson that ripped his septum clean out the socket, why he skipped the hospital, and how hypnotherapy pulled him out of a dark spot 30 years in the making. Cody gets into his wild training resume with Johnny Hendricks, Kamaru Usman, Sean Strickland, Fabricio Werdum and the King's MMA crew, plus the mental game that took him from suicidal to stacking wins. He breaks down why he thinks BKFC is a satanic ritual he's flipping on its head, how government means "mind control," and why he'd fight Lorenzo Hunt for free. Plus his May 22nd showdown with Jomi Esco in Palm Desert and why the world is asleep at the wheel. Chapters: 0:00 Disclaimer 0:30 Carnivor 2:22 The Knucklemaniac Cody Vidal joins the show 2:45 Ripping his septum out vs David Simpson 5:22 Training with Hendricks, Usman, Strickland, Werdum 7:37 If fighting didn't save him, he'd be in prison 8:45 Hypnotherapy explained — government means mind control 13:00 Sam Alvey, Khalil Rountree and killing anxiety in 2 sessions 19:18 Gordon Ryan, men in the 50s, and the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Frankie Edgar, Roger Mathews

Guest: Cody Vidal

Topics covered

• hypnotherapy
• mental health
• combat sports
• mind control
• personal transformation
• BKFC

Keywords

• Cody Vidal
• hypnotherapy
• mental health
• BKFC
• mind control
• suicidal thoughts
• training
• combat sports

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Places: Palm Desert

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