About this episode

Jeff Curran discusses his experiences starting a grappling tournament and the impact of Jiu-Jitsu on his life after professional fighting.

Jeff Curran returns to share what its like to start and run a grappling tournament from scratch and life after professional fighting. He also opens up about growing up in poverty and a violent home and how Jiu-Jitsu changed the direction of his life

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Ford

Guest: Jeff Curran

Topics covered

• grappling tournaments
• professional fighting
• overcoming adversity
• Jiu-Jitsu
• personal growth

Keywords

• grappling
• tournament
• Jiu-Jitsu
• professional fighting
• poverty
• personal story
• adversity

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