Dustin Akbari's guest appearances

Dustin Akbari

Gibran's Place

Urijah Faber

Jamie Jones

David Mitchell

Ray Gonzalez

Chris Leben

Rob Bishop

Ryan Johnson

Seth Daniels

Mikhail Venikov

Sean Roberts

Christopher Campbell

Sara McMann

Eliot Kelly

Manny Gonzales

Terry Maxwell

OwlTail

Dustin Akbari is the head of the BJJ and grappling program at Team Alpha Male and Mansher Khera is a Marcelo Garcia Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who has recently arrived in Sacramento to begin training for his MMA debut under the TAM banner. Join us as we talk about Mansher's transition from BJJ to MMA, Dustin's views on championship mentality, and their own stories about coming to America. SHOWNOTES  INTRO  4:00 - Urijah x Miyao and the dad bod pictures  8:00 - The differences between East &amp; the West Coasts  11:00 - The strikers who think they can beat up a jitsu guy.  14:00 - The amateur rules favor the crazies 18:00 - Dustin's recent fights: x Gianni Grippo x Vagnar Rocha  25:00 - "I don't wake up in the morning looking for a victory...I want to beat the best...somebody who can bring the best out of me."  27:00 - Munch's transition to MMA "It's a rougher lifestyle."  31:00 - What is your mindset? Sometimes you have to surround yourself with some crazies.  45:00 - Gi x NoGi  51:00 - BJJ competition rules  56:00 - When do you let the animal out?  1:01 - Being from an established Indian family &amp; choosing to fight.  1:06:00 - Respect v. Fear  1:17:00 - "If you kiss an American girl, you will catch a disease"  1:30:00 - Drama  1:41:00 - Cassio.  Mentioned in this episode: Yuri Simões, Cody Garbrandt, TJ Dillashaw, Marcelo Garcia, @Giani Grippo, Vagnar Rocha, @Justin Buchholz, @Urijah Faber, Miyao Bros (Paulo), Dillon Dannis, Christ Holdsworth, Stan Martyniouk,

Dustin Akbari is the head of the BJJ and grappling program at Team Alpha Male and Mansher Khera is a Marcelo Garcia Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who has recently arrived in Sacramento to begin training for his MMA debut under the TAM banner. Join us as we talk about Mansher's transition from BJJ to MMA, Dustin's views on championship mentality, and their own stories about coming to America. SHOWNOTES INTRO 4:00 - Urijah x Miyao and the dad bod pictures 8:00 - The differences between East &amp; the West Coasts 11:00 - The strikers who think they can beat up a jitsu guy. 14:00 - The amateur rules favor the crazies 18:00 - Dustin's recent fights: x Gianni Grippo x Vagnar Rocha 25:00 - "I don't wake up in the morning looking for a victory...I want to beat the best...somebody who can bring the best out of me." 27:00 - Munch's transition to MMA "It's a rougher lifestyle." 31:00 - What is your mindset? Sometimes you have to surround yourself with some crazies. 45:00 - Gi x NoGi 51:00 - BJJ competition rules 56:00 - When do you let the animal out? 1:01 - Being from an established Indian family &amp; choosing to fight. 1:06:00 - Respect v. Fear 1:17:00 - "If you kiss an American girl, you will catch a disease" 1:30:00 - Drama 1:41:00 - Cassio. Mentioned in this episode: Yuri Simões, Cody Garbrandt, TJ Dillashaw, Marcelo Garcia, @Giani Grippo, Vagnar Rocha, @Justin Buchholz, @Urijah Faber, Miyao Bros (Paulo), Dillon Dannis, Christ Holdsworth, Stan Martyniouk,

#27 - Dustin Akbari & Mansher "Pop" Khera