B-Team COACH on CJI & ADCC 2024 | New Wave Feud | Nicky Rod's $1 Million | LUKE THOMAS

[@LukeThomas]

Timestamps should be added. Also, here's the link to Dima's Patreon for those interested: www.patreon.com/dimamurovanni

[@dixieechann]

I appreciate the fact that Luke is taking more interest in BJJ

[@RealFuckingReviews]

I do not, lol.

[@ohgeezitsnate]

i’ve been waiting for someone to do a proper interview/recap with participants from the cji - and of course luke comes through ;)

[@YVNSVNG]

I wish he would do some chats with Ryan Hall

[@dixieechann]

@@YVNSVNG I’d love to have him interview some BJJ guys like the rods, ruotolos, jozef chen etc

[@nikolastamenkovic5498]

Are you jozef’s sister?

[@fuzzydunlop_1]

Craig Jones deserves unbelievable credit for what he has done for BJJ. I've been an mma fan since the Chuck/Randy/Tito days, but never taken an interest in BJJ outside of the Octagon. I was hooked both days of CJI, and I hope it sticks around for years to come. Great interview Luke, fantastic to have you back. Huge respect from Scotland 🫡

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Craig giving himself a silver medal for beating Gabi is hilarious. It's a perfect dig at Gordon putting on his own gold medal matches 😂. It's a good move to free up Craig from the mats on B Team to get Dima to do the nuts and bolts.

[@MichaelGuhin]

As a jujitsu nerd, this was an absolute treat to listen to

[@EL33988]

Commenting for the algorithm - Luke is the best mma voice in the game rn.

[@AN043V3R]

No question.

[@MikoAnch]

Very impressed with Dima. I'm officially a fan

[@benphilo4672]

Dima gives a necessary structure to B-Team camps, as a fan of the team it’s great to see them getting the best out of their comp performance, the footage of the camp was awesome.

[@rainbowsprankles6085]

Absolutely refreshing to hear someone from one of the two camps talk about the other side with respect

[@LeeRichardson808]

Loved this conversation with Dima. I can feel the passion through the screen Luke!

[@keitheager6023]

Nice. I’ve been waiting to hear your take on these events Luke! And wonderful to hear from Dima.

[@mithilaum]

Is Dima …. at the pool?

[@NOT-A-Monolith]

We're all going

[@WinterburnDesign]

Pleasant temperature

[@coachdimabjj]

I wished

[@YOUNGSAFE]

Very interesting convo. Dima's a gem!

[@rlschmaltz]

Thank you Luke. More conversations like these, please. We appreciate you taking the time to cover the sport of Jiu Jitsu, especially now as it comes to stand on its own beyond MMA.

[@prestonhayes4049]

This man is a breath of fresh air. Although I am certain this is not what he wanted for his bjj career at this point in his life, he sounds like he could be on the way to being the next superstar coach. The obvious fact that he recognizes the relative youth of bjj/submission grappling compared to other sports shows he is open to learn and grow, and that is a great place to start. And thank you Luke for having interviews like this. I don't know if these are the best received types of videos, but it is awesome to watch. You had clear concise questions that demonstrated both your knowledge of the material but also how to draw out the interesting things that this interesting man had to say. As a fan from the Bloody Elbow days who probably first heard you talk on either Josh Gross's or Jordan Breen's show, I thank you. Plus, the fact that you have ties to Marietta, even if you don't claim them proudly, is an extra bonus in my book.

[@applegoeshollywood]

Fascinating interview again, thanks Luke and Dima. Paired with someone who is actually answering questions you're an awesome interviewer, Luke. As a german mma an bjj fan I'm super happy about this coming together.

[@Pj123426]

As a jiu jitsu fiend and a Guy who's VERY interested in dimas teaching, thank you Luke.

[@Wealthforthe99Percent]

Thank you Luke, BJJ needs more coverage like this for the mainstream!

[@generalmoralhazard]

This guy is amazing. Such a difference between him and Dahaner. He takes responsibility for his students and his actions, compliments the opponents and focuses on improving. What a teacher. Oss

[@hopefullyholyfools]

If he were Danaher, Nicky Ryan would now be part of the B-minus-Team

[@travisfoyil4625]

Donaher blamed himself for Gary's last loss, among others. He also has spoken a lot about how tough and technical many of Gordon's opponents are. He is different though. I agree.

[@ZakuKun]

This was really cool! I definitely wouldn't have sought this out if you didn't put it out on your feed, Luke. Dima seems great.

[@jackrackham9375]

CJI is a much better product than ADCC not even close and ADCC lower weight belts have an astrix because of CJI

[@andrewb5412]

The rule set and the setting made it completely enjoyable to watch. Except Levi's matches

[@joeycanha1332]

Adcc pulled off a much better event as far as the production and organization side of things. if you’re there in person the merch at cji was completely fumbled, the matches took forever to get through especially the over 80 which was mostly duds aside from nickey rods matches and the time between matches was far to long it actually felt like they were padding for time. But the under 80 was amazing

[@jackrackham9375]

@@joeycanha1332 I agree with all of your points. They need to figure out Day 1 and Merch I am sure was a mess. It was such a success for first event though. Victor Hugo getting a Tap in under 3 Minutes was a shock to brackets and allowed Nicky Rod to run through everyone. Under 80 was an all time Card.

[@joeycanha1332]

@@jackrackham9375 yes everything I had an issue with would very likely be figured out for the next event if they do another. but overall for a first time planning something at this scale it was definitely a success but as far as the sentiment going around online that it blew adcc out of the water thats just plain wrong both shows were very good both had extremely deep talent pools and both had memorable matches

[@AN043V3R]

Dima is GOATED. I've been following him since the beginning.

[@dustinkilburn]

Was completely unaware of this dude. But this was fkn great 🔥 👏

[@Ghost-pe2tm]

hell yeah Luka!!!! Shoutout Dima and B team baby

[@michaelwilkins3676]

What a terrific interview. Very happy to have a true pro like Luke pull grappling up.

[@CarlosCasanova9]

another great interview luke 👏 keep them coming

[@Jacobblx]

Such a great conversation, appreciate you both doing this!

[@dabigo75]

BIG Thanks Luke! The interview we didn’t know we needed! Thanks for introducing Dima to us. Very insightful conversations on strategies and breakdowns of BJJ athletes.

[@bergmanguy]

I love seeing Luke get the respect and admiration he deserves from others in the “sport”. Cheers!

[@SpectatorBJJ]

The interview is so great!Lots of valuable questions!

[@IOSALive]

Luke Thomas, nice content keep it up

[@JackSudduth]

Love the Jiu-Jitsu content. Thank you

[@hamzahraza6540]

This was an incredible interview. Great job!!

[@JacobAaron97]

Dima ripped 47 packs of cigs before this

[@coachdimabjj]

Actually 57

[@JacobAaron97]

@@coachdimabjj 😂😂 I underestimated you. Good chat loved this interview man

[@davidnebreda3383]

​@@coachdimabjjdo cigs help for high heart rate training?

[@neverlookingbacktv3796]

@@coachdimabjjsend me a medium rashguard coach !

[@theboii7692]

Great interview Luke. Appreciate what you do. You big bear

[@AnthonyPolanco]

This interview should have been 3 HOURS LONG. 🔥🧠now I’m gonna have to sub up his patreon!

[@WhoIsCalli]

Excellent interview Luke. Thank you Dima for this. Great stuff

[@gwynbleidd4494]

I never comment on videos , But this interview was amazing. Keep up the good work, Luke!

[@soflash8598]

I really enjoy Dima, he’s funny on the B-team vlogs

[@Tildradain]

More of this please and thank you, awesome interview

[@TommyParty]

This is great insight for real mma fans This is a high level discussion. Appreciate it fellas

[@Dopesi]

Excited 4 this ❤

[@david-ft7fn]

Dima is very interesting to listen to

[@melissarodriguez2812]

You look so refreshed Luke!

[@mburn]

What a fantastic interview. Just made me subscribe!

[@temporalshift]

Another banger. Great interview by Luke

[@sjtdxitditsitdurzirxur5926]

Great guest, great interview, great work Luke 👍 👏

[@traviswright7628]

Best MMA content in the game, keep up the great work, LT

[@HipocratesAG]

Great work Luke

[@jamesrosales89]

hearing Dima’s voice giving instructions during the matches was incredible

[@frankiecal3186]

The reason wrestler aren't going into mma is now they are making some big paychecks. Not all but a lot I think it was rumored that Penn state's Carter Starocci was making over 400k on his way to his 4x ncaa championship. David Carr was also paid almost 1/2 a million dollars to change teams his senior year. Even tho he didn't take the offer wrestler are getting way more money than ever before.

[@SergantLighting]

Yeah but that only lasts while they are in college. Outside of coaching they don’t have many ways to make money after they run out of eligibility.

[@damowantswealth]

Levi Jones-Leary has a crazy leg drag. I've seen him pass high level dudes in Melbourne. Plus a really nice and down to earth guy

[@MarkDavidMontalvo]

so hyped for this interview

[@MrOpenSeseme]

Great interview, thank you

[@shayantheunworthy3390]

It was an interesting interview choice. Very informative.

[@__gloom2121]

This is gold. Thank you Luke as usual 🔥

[@jevinkevin]

Thanks Luke

[@dsrokadesigns]

Good shit. Thankyou.

[@bobbychildonline]

Great interview. More jits please

[@carlhadenius7852]

Great interview! Love it!

[@stewk26]

This was so interesting! I don't even train but I'm so interested in technique.

[@kevivtawar7716]

DIMA IS A GREAT COACH! ALWAYS LEARNING

[@mujoink6843]

Fantastic interview! Cheers.

[@KingDuppy]

Luv u Luke!💚

[@TheDevilMusic69]

Very good. Thank you!

[@aplus1080]

Stoked to see the bjj on the channel!

[@frankiecal3186]

Nolf and Greg didn't do that bad either for their beginning bjj careers. These guys could go far in bjj if they wanted to.

[@michaelgidwaney8153]

Definitely overtime they will especially if the rule set/scoring criteria is changed to emphasize grappling and punish guard pulling

[@user6858]

Thank you Luke

[@JesseM94]

PLEASE KEEP UP THIS TYPE OF CONTENT

[@callumlambert6558]

First Luke Thomas video where I didn’t want to claw my eyes out

[@lazartem]

So professional 👏

[@thelastchimp]

brilliant interview luke

[@Skaajk]

Fantastic interview. Would love to see more of bjj on this channel and Morning Kombat as well. CJI was by far the best bjj event I have ever seen, Craig pulled off something impossible.

[@Izzydrizzy31]

This was dope podcast

[@IOSALive]

Luke Thomas, Amazing video!

[@lukaas0073]

ZERO Fucks given - Doesn't know his Bosses name and when given a great job in America says " Don't like it much thanks..." LOVE THIS GUY

[@nme_mma]

Whe. He said not thr biggest fan of the US I felt that in my soul.

[@claytonlh]

Great interview

[@SportsCardLedger]

Young danaher. This guy rocks

[@z1313t]

Love the Bjj content Luke!!

[@endosmoka420]

Thanks!

[@LukeThomas]

Thank you!

[@damowantswealth]

This is epic❤

[@michaelgidwaney8153]

Hey Luke, I scored CJI, KR vs AT under a scoring system incorporating the best rules of wrestling, judo and bjj: Kade Ruotolo = 54 points (RD1 14, RD2 24, RD3 16) Andrew Tackett - 51 points (RD1 13, RD2 13, RD3 25) {This was the highest scoring bout of any CJI bout} 2 Points - Submission Attempt (Must be close) (KR = 7 AT = 2) 2 Points - Guard Pass (KR = 0 AT = 0) 4 Points - Takedown (Must be grounded, if opponent pops back up this is not a takedown. If you sit and butt scoot or pull guard your opponent will receive points for the takedown) (KR = 3 AT = 1) 4 Points - Mount (Front or back, must have at least one hook in) (KR = 0 AT = 3) 4 Points - Escape from submission attempt and get back to feet (KR = 1 AT = 3) 4 Points - Reverse position from bottom to top (KR = 1 AT = 1) 1 Point - Pin (For every 10 seconds you're grounded your opponent will receive 1 point, this timer will restart during close submission attempts or when in 50/50 positions.(KR = 25 AT = 16) Please let me know if you approve or disapprove of this scoring system.

[@SKRATCH1988]

Andrew has all the points for being mounted, yet somehow Kade ends up with more points for pin time?

[@michaelgidwaney8153]

@@SKRATCH1988 I don't understand, can you explain please?

[@michaelgidwaney8153]

@@SKRATCH1988 Kade spent more time in top position, scored more takedowns and attempted more submissions. Thats why he won

[@SKRATCH1988]

@@michaelgidwaney8153 nah... I don't even need to rewatch the match to know that Kade didn't have over 4 minutes of pin time to Andrew's had less than 3... You definitely counted pin time wrong.

[@michaelgidwaney8153]

@@SKRATCH1988 I've watched 4 times but i'll score it again and let you know. After some of the feedback Ive had ill change the point weighting so i'll rescore it but i'll keep an eye out for pin time.

[@FrenchVanilla94]

🔥 interview

[@zanbaktoo420]

Get it going Luke💯

[@JSMinstantcoaching]

Looking forward to this one

[@docabj8097]

I got worried that Luke had lost his mind and only paid attention to MMA this past weekend. This was reassuring that all is still right in the world 😊.

[@AN043V3R]

Bro, I totally forgot about MMA this weekend. I didn't even watch UF 305.

[@Soul_Lease]

I’ve always wanted to get into watching BJJ but didn’t know where to start till I heard of CJI. I watched it and it was so fun and entertaining to watch. I do like the whole reason why they created it.

[@Darkcydesreign]

Great job

[@jgreen802]

Great interview

[@nicholasbrown9447]

Let’s go Luke!🎉 why to cover more BJJ, plus there was a Luke doppelgänger in the CJI crowd day 1.

[@SaulMartin-j2b]

Keep the bjj content comming!! This is great

[@neverlookingbacktv3796]

Gotta love dima

[@zachjpg759]

This is awesome. Please cover more BJJ!

[@24HourBJJ]

Man that was so disappointing all the setbacks Nicky has had to overcome. I knew there was something wrong that happened during camp that caused his cardio issues. Also, I thought Tackett was acting like a punk (I know some of it was for show but some of it was due to him being young). When Nicky gets healthy again, I hope he rematches him.

[@dwaynetoombs295]

great interview! Anyone reading this. Can you explain the 2nd 3 point score by Giancarlo over J Rod in the finals. Score went from 3 to 6 which was tough that late in the match. Didn't see that second score.

[@devindoherty184]

they need to hire this man and rebrand as the D-Team

[@zekezamora6657]

Dima OG!

[@KarlBusuttil]

I think he referred to Seth Belisle, the co-founder for CJI with Craig. Didn't know that guy owned B-Team!

[@TudorIonescu-pb2cw]

To me it’s super funny how Luke has a technical interview or an elaborate breakdown and gets 30k views but if he would get Laura Sanko and Nina Drama on the Hotel Room Diaries he would get 1 mili views

[@endosmoka420]

I think MK should dabble in leaning towards BJJ content since some percentage of ppl just don’t mess with the boxing stuff to some degree. Interviews & maybe you & BC do a reaction to the Kade Ruotolo vs Andrew Tackett match.

[@williamtan3804]

Usually meh on your content, Luke, but really great job on this interview. Great guest, you asked great questions, and let Dima really have the time to speak. 👏

[@mithilaum]

“Say 7 absolutely unnecessary words. Then say what you want to say”.