#140 - Matt Arroyo - Creating a Blueprint for Jiu Jitsu & Life

06/01/24 • 80 min

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Matt Arroyo is an entrepreneur, a retired UFC / MMA fighter & ADCC competitor, a husband, a father of 3, a Christian, and Coach.

In 2007, Matt was on the Ultimate Fighter Reality Show Season 6, making it to the semifinals that led him to be awarded a UFC Contract. Matt is also a featured character in the UFC video game "UFC Undisputed 2009".

Matt won the ADCC Trials in 2014 which earned him a spot in ADCC 2015 (the olympics of no gi Jiu Jitsu) in Brazil.

Matt is the owner of Gracie Tampa South MMA Academy in Tampa, Florida that serves over 500 students. He developed 2 UFC fighters (Billy Quarantillo and Matt Frevola) and corners them in the UFC each year all around the world.

Matt created an online education platform teaching BJJ Athletes his systems and teaching digital courses and seminars to Martial Arts School Owners on how to explode their businesses.

In this episode, Matt and I discuss how he discovered Jiu Jitsu after his college baseball career and a brief stint of selling life insurance. How a Royce Gracie Seminar led him to discover BJJ, how the "Monsta Lobsta" ultimately lead him to the UFC, the books that most influenced his life, and the daily routines he implements to create a successful day.

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Matt Arroyo is an entrepreneur, a retired UFC / MMA fighter & ADCC competitor, a husband, a father of 3, a Christian, and Coach.

Matt won the ADCC Trials in 2014 which earned him a spot in ADCC 2015 (the olympics of no gi Jiu Jitsu) in Brazil.

Matt created an online education platform teaching BJJ Athletes his systems and teaching digital courses and seminars to Martial Arts School Owners on how to explode their businesses.

Connect with Matt Arroyo:

"Life is Built, Not Born."

Joe Ciccarone

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#139 - Angelo Cataldi - Loud

Angelo Cataldi was legendary voice of Philadelphia sports fans for 33 years as the host of The Morning Show on Sports Talk 94.1 WIP

For 33 years, Angelo lit the fire on the radio that fueled the most passionate sports fans in America.

Angelo and I discuss his new book LOUD: “How a Shy Nerd Came to Philadelphia and Turned up the Volume in the Most Passionate Sports City in America."

We talk all things Philly sports: Buddy Ryan, the Eagles Super Bowl Win, 1993 Phillies, the 2008 Phillies, the Eagles' crushing loss to Tampa in the NFC Championship Game at the Vet, AI, Jason Kelce, his dream golf foursome and of course the craziness of the Wing Bowl.

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Joe Ciccarone

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