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In this podcast
3:00 – How Rob & Fab first met
9:12 – Rob vs Fab in a foot race
11:00 – The culture at Gracie Smeaton Grange
14:20 – Fab kicking out Rob’s son out of Wrestling class
14:57 – Alex Prates
16:30 – The local MMA scene
19:00 – Pushing the team into the UFC
22:30 – High performance spread sheets used by Rob
28:00 – Respect at the gym
31:11 – How Rob trained pre Fab
34:00 – Relationships & Learning
35:00 – Leaving toxic relationships
38:20 – Planning for life after the UFC
40:00 – Financial pressure of fighting in the UFC
41:00 – What needs to change in the UFC
43:40 – The impact of bonus on the fight
46:45 – What it takes to be a fighter
50:45 – Watching fighting as a coach
54:00 – What a corner man brings to a fight
55:10 – What Rob prefers to hear during round breaks
1:01:40 – The different methods of sparring and play fighting
1:05:40 – Why Rob’s take down defence is so good
1:07:00 – Losing & BJJ
1:09:00 – Wrestling
1:14:39 – Derek Brunson
1:16:45 – Injuring his knee pre fight against Romero
1:19:30 – Going in for the kill on an injured fighter
1:22:00 – Origins of Grange TV
ROBERT WHITTAKER
Robert Whittaker is the UFC World Middleweight Champion. With a record of 21-4, Robert won the World title in 2017 with a win over Yoel Romero and is on a 9 win streak.
FABRICIO ITTE
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Fabricio Itte is the co owner of Gracie Smeaton Grange and is the performance coach of some of Australia’s elite MMA fighters including Robert Whittaker. Also Wrestling Instructor Fabricio Itte has a Bachelor of Health Science (PD/H/PE) and also holds a Diploma in Sports and Recreation (Fitness). From 2007 to 2012, Fabricio was a member of National Coaching Staff Olympic Freestyle Wrestling.
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