{"id":160505,"date":"2015-08-12T18:24:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T01:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=160505"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:19:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:19:17","slug":"expert-advice-mma-is-not-for-you-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/expert-advice-mma-is-not-for-you-if\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Advice &#8211; MMA is not for you if\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#084 - BUCHHOLZ and STUDBOY &quot;Back to basics&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jp749fib69U?start=879&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Professional fighting is a sport not made for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, fighters get fame, money, girls, and glory, but they also get hit in the face, a lot!<\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/replay-tonights-stud-show-radio-ep-84-live-at-8pmish-pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last night\u2019s Stud Show Radio broadcast<\/a>, UFC Veteran and Team Alpha Male coach\/cornerman Justin Buchholz told a story about the Gracie family\u2019s MMA test.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I was talking to Carlson Gracie Jr.,\u201d<\/em> started Buchholz. <em>\u201cAnd he said his dad\u2019s judge for [anyone who wants to fight] MMA, he said he would have the best jiu jitsu guy, or some incredible athlete, who would be like, \u201cOh I want to fight. 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