Patreon: https://patreon.com/UnknownPressures | In this episode of Unknown Pressures we discuss the tragic and horrifying case of a black belt who was paralysed as the result of an illegal move in a tournament, the war of words between Andrew Tackett and Mateusz Szczecinski, and the recent changes to the ADCC 2026 line-up that could signal the true start of the war of grappling promotions.
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Timestamps
0:00 Black belt breaks neck in Brazil
19:26 UFC BJJ 10: Good matches, meh event
29:17 Tackett vs Szczecinski's war of words
31:52 A quick Paddy Pimblett story
33:09 Can Tackett vs Szczecinski ever happen?
43:46 The political sponsor of UFC BJJ
