Ffion Davies prepares for Mackenzie Dern match at Craig Jones Invitational

We caught up with Ffion Davies at London Grapple, as she prepares for her Super Fight match against Mackenzie Dern at the Craig Jones Invitational in August. Ffion also talks about choosing to compete in this event over ADCC this year, what impact this is having on the sport & fighting for equal pay and opportunities for female athletes.
#ffiondavies #craigjones #mackenziedern #jiujitsu
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:39 - How did the matchup against Mackenzie Dern on CJI happen?
00:01:40 - What excites you most about competing against Mackenzie?
00:02:30 - How do you think competing in MMA has affected her style?
00:03:57 - What impact has the CJI event had on the sport & Jiu-Jitsu community?
00:06:32 - What favoured CJI over other tournaments for you this year?
00:09:15 - Do you think you will compete on ADCC or other tournaments again?
00:11:39 - Are you looking to compete in MMA again in the future?
00:13:21 - What is the best thing about training & competing in Jiu-Jitsu?
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[@Arthur-nr5ci]

She's such a great ambassador for the sport, love her!

[@fromyou10]

Well spoken and a pleasure to listen to

[@bigmo931]

lol "I kind of got away with being sh!t" This was great!!

[@Cryttanz]

Starting BJJ at 18 is one thing, starting MMA at 30 and developing world class striking might be hard but I would really love to see her fight in MMA or even CJJ

[@Kirk690_0]

she has fought mma before

[@SpiceBoy7UK23]

Good luck mate! MacKenzie Dern is the Queen 🥳 - Absolute legend, You will need some serious luck Ffion.

[@buildatrap]

Love that dan is producing this kind of content.

[@Schyluer]

This is incredible, so happy for Ffion. Getting a dream fight, fighting for equal men and women's pay, getting paid what SHE DESERVES. Craig you are awesome. Mo, you are a caveman.

[@cristobalbalenciaga7295]

Fighters deserve what they bring in. Men bring in more money, that’s why they get payed more. It’s not that deep

[@Schyluer]

@@cristobalbalenciaga7295 guess we will find out if that’s true at CJI. Ronda Rousey brought in 1.1 million PPV buys twice. Tate Nunes brought in over a million PPV buys.. Jones hasn’t even gotten close to 1 Million. This isn’t the WNBA and the NBA.

[@Crownholder]

​@@cristobalbalenciaga7295thank you for saying that! Everything else is childish. (And CJI is a childish thinking driven event.)

[@Mangix_the_Bear]

great interview! Ffion seems a genuinely nice person 🙂

[@joereacher5737]

Good interview 👍 always good to see Ffion 🤙

[@azerko]

Kudos from beautiful Swansea!

[@teagueroellchen2634]

That girl was just getting worked that whole video😂

[@samkochel6990]

Beautiful talented charming and hard-working...❤

[@kristine.juarez]

Awesome!

[@jhick07]

Great matchup

[@JRB53zip]

What a stand up person you are ffion ima fan.

[@MrBicesterBoy]

Absolutely mental to think that the athletes aren’t welcome back to ADCC. Who do the organisers think they are 😂

[@callumlambert6558]

Well for starters they are literal royalty in the Middle East 😂

[@MrBicesterBoy]

@@callumlambert6558 haha fair one! I was under the impression the main fella was a yank

[@scarred10]

The cutest female in grappling by far, attitude and looks combo.

[@numerouno4168]

Wrong…

[@MMARavid]

She's a great representative of the sport.

[@pensieve8489]

👏👏👏

[@tenshunn]

2:31 😊 that's what's up 😊

[@BPchadlite]

Fiona and Vanessa should have a grappling match

[@user-iy4yy4be7n]

Hope CJI goes from strength to strength and takes down ADCC. Why not?

[@padrontorre]

Why isn't Dan preparing for CJI?

[@checkavailability.]

Get into MMA Ffion, yusssss

[@munchingtiger4330]

well shit, I might do it.

[@lchiken-fb4ii]

7:50

[@umeda26]

That's why I'm in it for the endorphins

[@herrmayhem1915]

If you want to learn excellent technique, go to a seminar by a woman. Imagine if 90% of your rolling was done with larger, stronger opponents and not being able to rely on strength.

[@toziassmitt]

Men of culture, we have reunited

[@Breeze954]

Ffion might be the best in the world not named Gordon Ryan but it's tough to compare. Easily the best woman in the world. I expect her to pass, back take and sub Dern (who is incredible aswell).

[@OfficiallyHiDefCrew]

You must be training in Mexico since it’s so gray

[@user-xh3zo4ts6h]

Dern must be delusional. Lets go Fi!!

[@molnoob3451]

Is she fighting Dern in the UFC?

[@jgreen802]

Grappling match at CJI

[@liamjones9115]

Might want to read the title mate.

[@ronaldinho5860]

No you are

[@mistermxyzptlk7841]

Learn to read. Being illiterate is not a good look, brah.

[@morotetsuke]

It will last 4-5 min. Davies by anything she wants.

[@geeksworkshop]

Have you killed this channel? I noticed the clothing had disappeared a while back :(

[@liukang85]

starting with 18 isn't seasoned if you did judo from 7 come on 🙄

[@smokeymcherb9506]

Wish I was reffin'

[@obsean1234]

She missed a great opportunity. “I have been a Makenzie fan since she had an American accent.”

[@HenchPig]

Let’s hold a woman’s only event and see how much money that brings in viewer wise. We will very quickly learn the reason they get paid less.

[@user-xh3zo4ts6h]

I swear, you could be a crossfit model or any kind of model besides likean airplane and save that gorgeous face 😅

[@littlebighumancom]

Gringe

[@PaulJohn283]

Please Ffion you seem like a good person, don’t fall for Craig’s insanely cynical ploys and arrogant attitude.

[@nicholasboruta9936]

Grappling version of taylor swift. 100 percent cringe

[@ronaldinho5860]

She is great, not cringe at all. You want to see cringe watch most of the male Grapplers such as Owen jones speak.

[@brentcabatan2361]

What did you just watch she was so humble and seemed down to earth lol

[@Yogoniogi]

No similarities 😂😂

[@user-fm4sc8xt8e]

Don't be a hater they're both rad.

[@Crownholder]

Agree 100%

[@gman6055]

Swansea going on American