#80 - Jacob Rodriguez - Jay Rod: Pound For Pound, I Was Better Than Nicky Rod a Year Ago

Expect to get the everyday perspective on Jay's first impressions of the UK, his recent Polaris loss, his ADCC reflections, his thoughts on steroids, growing up and training with Nicky Rod, his competition prep, Craig's chimp strength, the B-teams best kept secret, why John banned him from training with DDS and much more. 

Jacob Rodriguez, commonly known as Jay-Rod, is a professional grappler out of B-Team Austin and ADCC -88kg silver medalist. He is a former folkstyle/scholastic wrestler who first gained notoriety in the sport of Submission-Grappling/No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu after his performance at the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) United States Qualifier in 2022, a tournament he won while holding the rank of blue belt in BJJ, a rare achievement also accomplished by his older brother, Nick Rodriguez (2019).

Extra Stuff:
Insta - https://www.instagram.com/jayrod2.0
The Dawg House Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@UCH_AZ8zczN2Cm3doCafe92A 
B-Team Insta - https://www.instagram.com/bteamjj
B-Team Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@UClAJVVKDBNJxW2lTSwLwCOw 

00:00 Intro
01:22 Caffeine & Nictotine 
08:09 Thoughts of The Uk
14:02 Polaris Loss
21:32 ADCC Reflection
28:44 Natty Weight Gain
34:54 Pre-Fight Prep
40:21 Nicky Ryan
44:08 Nicky Rod
50:14 CJI or ADCC
54:47 Wrestling Growing Up
01:00:13 Transition to Grappling
01:08:34 The Buggy Choke
01:17:32 Still A Purple Belt
01:22:24 Banned From DDS
01:29:28 Training At B-Team
01:34:01 Craig Jones is a Bully
01:36:05 B-Team’s Captain America
01:38:35 Managing Skin Infections
01:41:58 European Tour & Future Plan

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:22 Caffeine & Nictotine
• 8:09 Thoughts of The Uk
• 14:02 Polaris Loss
• 21:32 ADCC Reflection
• 28:44 Natty Weight Gain
• 34:54 Pre-Fight Prep
• 40:21 Nicky Ryan
• 44:08 Nicky Rod
• 50:14 CJI or ADCC
• 54:47 Wrestling Growing Up
• 1:00:13 Transition to Grappling
• 1:08:34 The Buggy Choke
• 1:17:32 Still A Purple Belt
• 1:22:24 Banned From DDS
• 1:29:28 Training At B-Team
• 1:34:01 Craig Jones is a Bully
• 1:36:05 B-Team’s Captain America
• 1:38:35 Managing Skin Infections
• 1:41:58 European Tour & Future Plan