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The Old Man Grappling Hour

The Old Man Grappling Hour

By: Kevin Gallagher
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The Old Man Grappling Hour is where Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts Kevin Gallagher and Sonny Parlin break down the world of grappling, MMA, and combat sports — with a mix of insight, humor, and unapologetic old man talk.

From UFC stories and jiu jitsu philosophy to training hacks and life off the mats, Kevin and Sonny bring decades of experience (and plenty of laughs) to every episode. Whether you’re deep into the fight game or just love real conversations with fighters, coaches, and characters from the combat sports world, this podcast keeps it raw, funny, and relatable.Copyright Sonny Parlin & Kevin Gallagher Social Sciences
Episodes
  • UFC BJJ 11 Breakdown: Musumeci vs. Mitchell, Nicky Rod vs. Fowler & the Problem With the Rules

    UFC BJJ 11 Breakdown: Musumeci vs. Mitchell, Nicky Rod vs. Fowler & the Problem With the Rules
    4 Oct 2026
    Kevin Gallagher breaks down UFC BJJ 11, including Mikey Musumeci vs. Bryce Mitchell, Mason Fowler vs. Nick Rodriguez, Jay Rodriguez's UFC BJJ debut, Jordan Holy, the next wave of young grappling talent, and more.

    Beyond the individual matches, Kevin digs into the bigger question surrounding UFC BJJ: is the UFC building the professional grappling circuit jiu jitsu has been waiting for?

    The production is polished, major names are starting to show up and UFC branding is introducing submission grappling to a much wider audience. But Kevin still has questions about the three-round format, 10-point-must scoring, how submission attempts are rewarded, the commentary, and whether those incentives are changing how high-level jiu jitsu gets played.

    It's a black belt's breakdown of UFC BJJ 11—and a bigger conversation about what happens when the UFC machine takes over professional grappling.

    🎙️ Subscribe to Old Man Grappling Hour for more BJJ, UFC stories, and old man wisdom every week.
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    39 min
  • UFC BJJ 10 Breakdown: Andrew Tackett, Vagner Rocha & the Future of Pro Jiu Jitsu

    UFC BJJ 10 Breakdown: Andrew Tackett, Vagner Rocha & the Future of Pro Jiu Jitsu
    4 Oct 2026
    Kevin Gallagher breaks down UFC BJJ 10 following the August 20 event at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

    Andrew Tackett defended his welterweight championship against Jonnatas Gracie, Brianna Ste-Marie captured the women’s featherweight title, Cassia Moura and Adele Fornarino advanced in the flyweight tournament, and a card packed with submissions gave Kevin plenty to talk about.

    Kevin gives his perspective on the standout performances, Andrew Tackett’s continued rise, Vagner Rocha’s win over Andy Varela, the evolving UFC BJJ format, and the bigger question: is the UFC finally finding a way to make professional jiu jitsu work as a spectator sport?

    It’s an Old Man Grappling Hour look at the matches, the athletes and where professional grappling might be headed next.

    🎙️ Subscribe to Old Man Grappling Hour for more BJJ, UFC stories, and old man wisdom every week.
    📺 Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kevinggallagherbjj
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    27 min
  • Ryan Londot: Neurofeedback, Brain Training, Concussions & Peak Performance

    Ryan Londot: Neurofeedback, Brain Training, Concussions & Peak Performance
    21 Sep 2026
    Ryan Londot of Aegis Performance Institute joins Kevin to break down neurofeedback, EEG brain training, neuroplasticity, sleep, concussion recovery, and peak performance.Ryan shares the personal health journey that led him into neurofeedback and explains how practitioners measure brain activity, identify patterns, and use real-time visual, auditory, and tactile feedback to train the brain.Kevin also shares his own experience after several months of neurofeedback, including major improvements he says he's noticed in sleep, calmness, word recall, and mental clarity.They get into SMR training, brain mapping, operant conditioning, post-concussion protocols, CTE and contact sports, the role of placebo, and why athletes, entrepreneurs, first responders, military personnel, and other high performers are looking for ways to gain an extra 1–3%.It's part neuroscience conversation, part Kevin turning himself into the experiment—and exactly the kind of rabbit hole Old Man Grappling Hour was built for.

    🎙️ Subscribe to Old Man Grappling Hour for more BJJ, UFC stories, and old man wisdom every week.
    📺 Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kevinggallagherbjj
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    1 hr and 4 min
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