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SPORTS BANTER | Paolo Legaspi, Jerry Legaspi, MMA artist Mark Mugen Streigl at Troy Anthony Legaspi ng MMA VALIANT  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00PTV Sports is back on Sports Banter with us today are Sir Paulo De Los Santos and Jerry Legaspi from Valiant MMA. Good afternoon, gentlemen.

00:16Sir, for Sir Paulo, can you tell us the history of Valiant MMA? When did it start?

00:31Actually, Valiant MMA started in 2018. It was a thesis by Sean, the owner of the gym. It was for fitness and exercise.

00:46Eventually, after the pandemic, it focused more on fight sports. It became a training center for the national team of Sambo.

00:57That's a good thing. It started with a thesis. How did it happen that it was chosen as your partner's thesis subject?

01:08Out of all the businesses he could establish, he chose the MMA gym.

01:14As far as I know, up until now, he couldn't open a normal business like a restaurant or a common business.

01:24Since he was training Muay Thai, he decided to open his own gym.

01:31What are the challenges of opening your own gym from scratch? We know that there are a lot of competitors in the Philippines and in Metro Manila.

01:42There are a lot of people like you who offer services when it comes to teaching martial arts. What are the challenges?

01:52The challenge is probably the marketing. Like you said, there are a lot of competitors in the gyms.

02:00Of course, the quality of the coaches. We have Coach Jerry, Kuya Mark, Striegel, Troy.

02:09The support of the marketing team, the Sambo National Team, is a big help.

02:16Sir Gian, how is the quality of the coaches? How do you find the quality coaching staff? How is the process?

02:28Usually, our requirements are their credentials. Like Coach Jerry, he's a Jiu-Jitsu black belt.

02:37He's at the highest level of Jiu-Jitsu for teaching Jiu-Jitsu.

02:41One of their credentials, of course, is to be with the clients and the way they teach.

02:49The most important thing is the relationship of the coaches with our clients.

02:56Coach Jerry, you're the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach of this gym. Do you also teach other disciplines?

03:04I teach Combat Sambo, Tuesdays and Thursdays. We're part of the Combat Sambo National Team.

03:12And then we do MMA.

03:15So you're all around in the gym.

03:17Yes, sir.

03:18If you were to describe your style of coaching, what would you say?

03:22I have an aggressive approach to coaching, especially if you're a fighter.

03:29But if you're a beginner or a hobbyist, I would be nice to you.

03:38That's right, sir.

03:39Our fans might get intimidated because of your gym.

03:44We know that you have high level fighters.

03:47But is it open to beginners who just want to start?

03:52Yes, it's open.

03:53In our gym, even if you're not a fighter, you can still train with famous fighters like Mark, Marwin, Kirante, UFC fighter, Suess Champion, McCleary.

04:09You can train with them even if you're not a pro fighter.

04:14Sir, can you just chime in on that?

04:16What's the advantage if you're a beginner and you can train with fighters of that caliber?

04:22For me, the advantage is that you won't get lost in training.

04:27Since they're experienced and they're no longer in the experimental stage.

04:32Our coaches have experience in MMA and others are actively fighting in MMA until now.

04:42Actually, speaking of intimidation partner.

04:44I get intimidated when I see the coach's ear.

04:48Cauliflower?

04:49Yes, the cauliflower ear.

04:51I don't want to touch it.

04:54But coach, how about aspiring national athletes or MMA fighters?

05:01How can someone prepare to learn MMA or Jiu Jitsu?

05:09Okay, what you really need is to go to the nearest gym or gym that you're comfortable with.

05:16You don't need to be fit.

05:18That's what we'll do.

05:19We'll teach you step by step.

05:21We'll guide you.

05:22So don't be intimidated.

05:24Hey, I'm not fit.

05:27I don't have air.

05:28I don't have everything.

05:29So go to the gym first.

05:30Step by step, we'll guide you.

05:32Don't be intimidated.

05:34Go to their gym.

05:36Okay, sir.

05:37Maybe one of these days, I'll teach you.

05:40Yes, that's good.

05:41Sir, for those who are interested in becoming a member of our gym,

05:47what are the full services that we talked about earlier?

05:50But please elaborate on all the services that we offer in the gym.

05:55Okay, we specialize in combat sambo.

05:58We have sports sambo.

06:01We do lots of no-gi grappling.

06:04We have wrestling.

06:06Our head wrestling coach is Mark Srigo.

06:10He's an All Japan champion before.

06:14So he knows what he's doing.

06:16And he was a UFC fighter.

06:20One FC.

06:21So you know.

06:22We have Muay Thai.

06:26The people teaching Muay Thai, they all fought.

06:29So they know what they're teaching.

06:31And we have boxers also.

06:33They're teaching at the gym.

06:35And we also have fitness trainers.

06:38If you want to just do weights, they're there to guide.

06:41Yes, sir.

06:42But, sir, coach, you've mentioned earlier that we have nationals.

06:47Do we have national athletes who train in the Valiant MMA?

06:51Yes, sir, regularly.

06:52Can you share with us, sir,

06:54how big of a help is our Valiant MMA gym for them?

06:58One day, they can represent our country on the international stage.

07:05Something like that, sir.

07:06It's a big help for us.

07:08The national team of Sambo is there.

07:13It's just that the training equipment that we need is there.

07:19The weights.

07:20It's close to us.

07:22But we have other gyms that we train for Sambo.

07:26There's a national team in the back of Lasal, in PSC.

07:31And then we have our own Sambo gym in Singalong.

07:35That's where our president, Paolo, is based.

07:38So, sometimes we go to our nearest places.

07:42We don't have a hard time.

07:44So, thank you, Paolo, for agreeing that if we're close to QC,

07:49we're in QC.

07:50If we're close to Manila or Makati area, they're in Manila area.

07:54In addition to that, sir, can you share with us what are the tips for MMA artists,

08:01aspiring MMA artists,

08:03especially kids who want to try this sport?

08:07Can you give us some tips on how they can start?

08:13Okay. You need to learn a style first.

08:17For example, boxing or Muay Thai.

08:21And then add some grappling styles to it if you want to do MMA.

08:24Because you can't concentrate on one style.

08:27You need to be the first style.

08:28So, you need a little bit of everything.

08:30So, I would suggest that if you're planning to do MMA,

08:34do some boxing, do some MMA, do some Sambo, do some Nogi.

08:39And then, if you're really good at something,

08:44that's what you focus on.

08:45If you're not good at something, you still need to focus.

08:48So, a little bit of everything.

08:50There are gym coaches who will teach you MMA right away.

08:55So, do you believe in that?

08:57You're alluding to earlier.

08:59Is that a disadvantage to teach?

09:01Because there are a lot of facets to learn

09:03instead of saying,

09:05master one style and then add other facets.

09:09You will have loopholes in your hole if you're just doing MMA.

09:13You can make it if you're athletic.

09:16But you can have loopholes.

09:19Meaning that if you fight a wrestler

09:21and you've just been doing a little bit of wrestling,

09:24you'll dominate.

09:25That's why you need a little bit of everything

09:27and specialize in a lot of things

09:29instead of just doing MMA.

09:31Because you don't have enough time.

09:33Okay.

09:34Sir Paulo, I believe you have upcoming events

09:37that you want to share with us.

09:39And if you have a message for our viewers.

09:45What do you mean by events?

09:47Upcoming events.

09:48Okay.

09:49Our upcoming events.

09:52Okay.

09:53Our upcoming events are a bit busy.

09:56This December,

09:58we have a one-week training program in Davao.

10:02That's a grassroots program.

10:05We have the Philippine Sambo team there

10:08teaching grassroots levels there.

10:12And aspiring Sambo fighters.

10:17And then we have...

10:20In Sri Lanka, we have a beach sports Sambo.

10:26There will be Sidney Tangonchan be fighting there.

10:29McCleary.

10:30And there'll be another person from Davao.

10:32They'll be doing beach Sambo.

10:34We got brave fighting.

10:38We have two fighters fighting there.

10:40Marianne and Jen.

10:42I'll be going there with her in Bahrain.

10:46That's on the 13th of December.

10:50After that, we're going to Bali.

10:52We have two fighters fighting at CFN MMA Fight Night.

10:57And then...

10:58January 2025.

11:01So many fights and Sambo competitions.

11:05We have the BBM Cup.

11:08Hosted, of course, by a president.

11:10And then...

11:13We will have a Sambo event in Tagaytay.

11:20There's a combat arena.

11:25It will be under Sir Tolentino.

11:28And then...

11:29We have...

11:32Dumao, Japan.

11:34Which is where we will be going to.

11:36We're going to do some grappling over there.

11:38And so many more, sorry.

11:40I can't mention everything.

11:41Looks like you won't be staying here in the Philippines, Coach.

11:45Your next schedules are all abroad.

11:47But thank you, Sir Paulo and Sir Jerry.

11:50And on our way back, we have...

11:53MMA Mixed Martial Artist, Mark Mugen Striegel and Troy Anthony Legaspi.

12:02BTV Sports is back.

12:03In our next part, we have...

12:07MMA Artist, Mark Mugen Striegel and Troy Anthony Legaspi.

12:12Welcome, gentlemen.

12:13Thank you, guys. Thanks for having us.

12:15Welcome, sir.

12:16Mark, can you tell us about what's happening with you lately?

12:19Because obviously, you've been fighting in the pros.

12:22And you've also been competing under the national team of our different combat sports associations.

12:29So, how about now? What's happening with you right now?

12:32My last competition was in Paris.

12:35In Paris, France.

12:36I did a sports Sambo competition with the Philippine team.

12:41I got bronze at that tournament.

12:43My specialty is really combat Sambo.

12:45But I do sports Sambo as well.

12:47So, it was a great experience to go to Paris.

12:50And my teammates, Chino and AC, they both got gold.

12:53So, that was the last competition I did.

12:56But next year, I'm looking forward to more combat sport competitions.

13:01For combat Sambo and also pro MMA.

13:05How about...

13:06Oh, no. He's Tagalog.

13:08Anthony, you're also a fighter.

13:12So, what are you doing right now?

13:14My last competition was in Indonesia in June.

13:18I got gold.

13:19Then, next week, our UAAP is for Judo.

13:22So, I'm representing the U.S. team.

13:24Nice one.

13:26Partner, I think I'll just stay here and ask questions.

13:29Marco, it's up to you.

13:30I can't do it.

13:31But Anthony, for you, you've said your notable achievements before.

13:38But here, what are we focusing on for your future career?

13:44For my future career, I'll probably focus more on Sambo National Team after I join the U.S.T.

13:54Because I'll just finish my college as a U.S.T. Judo Men's Team.

13:58Then, after that, I'll go back to the National Team in Sambo.

14:00Speaking of being a student-athlete, how hard is it to be a student-athlete?

14:05Especially here in Sambo, you really need intensive training, right?

14:13For me, it's hard.

14:15But if you want, there's a way.

14:16And it's just time management.

14:18As long as you know how to manage your time, you can do whatever you want.

14:21Alright.

14:22Let's go back to you.

14:24You're one of the few Filipino-born fighters who had the fortune of making it into the UFC.

14:34How does one make it there?

14:36And what do you think is lacking in our local scene?

14:40This is why there's not a lot of fighters that make it into the big leagues.

14:46Yeah.

14:47I mean, to make it to the UFC and to make it into big promotions like the UFC or one championship,

14:51really, you have to just win.

14:53It's as easy as that.

14:54You have to put together a good win record and beat some big names.

14:59And then, essentially, they just call you and you get that opportunity.

15:02I think that as Filipinos, we have a bright future in combat sports.

15:07Jiu-jitsu is getting really big in the country.

15:10And there are a lot of gyms producing great champions.

15:13So I think it's just a matter of time before we have another Filipino fighter in the UFC.

15:18In your opinion, what's the biggest area that Filipino fighters need to work on

15:24in order to achieve more success as a pro MMA fighter?

15:29I mean, I would have said a few years ago, I would have said jiu-jitsu and wrestling

15:34because, of course, we have champions like Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire.

15:39So boxing has always been very strong in this country.

15:43But these days, with jiu-jitsu and wrestling, the level just keeps getting higher and higher.

15:48So, yeah, I don't think there's really one area in particular.

15:52I think that it's just up to the athlete to do the right training

15:56and find the right gyms to train at and put everything together for him or herself.

16:00Speaking of, you spoke about competing pro and under the national team as well.

16:06Can we expect Mark Striegel return to the Southeast Asian Games?

16:11Or is it something you're thinking about?

16:13No, no, I definitely want to.

16:14I won gold in the SEA Games in Pampanga in 2019 for Combat Sambo.

16:19And, yeah, I definitely want to.

16:22Just waiting for the opportunity again.

16:24And I love representing the country for sambo.

16:29Alright, I also want to ask about your social medias.

16:33Because we saw that their contents are funny.

16:37So can you tell us more about your social media accounts?

16:41So Troy and I, we started this thing called Bullshido during the pandemic, actually.

16:47Because we were kind of bored during training.

16:50We were kind of bored and we saw this video of some Indians doing martial arts.

16:55And we were looking at it after training and I was just scratching my head.

16:58And I'm like, this is never going to work, bro.

17:00What is this garbage?

17:02Someone's going to get hurt if they try this on the streets.

17:05It's actually bad. It's dangerous for self-defense.

17:07So we just made one video making fun of them.

17:10And then the video did really well.

17:12One thing led to another.

17:13And then now we make Bullshido videos where we just make fun of bad martial arts.

17:18We make a lot of people angry in the process.

17:20You know, but that's part of it.

17:22And it's a lot of fun.

17:23Let's ask Anthony.

17:25Mark said that when you saw martial arts that you thought didn't work,

17:32what was the reason for that?

17:34Did you just want to have fun?

17:36Or was there a warning that you shouldn't practice these things?

17:41Actually, it's both.

17:43We want people to know what martial arts are right and wrong.

17:47What's fake and original.

17:49So that's our goal.

17:51But at the same time, we make it funny.

17:53So that's it.

17:55We just do both.

17:57It's like their way.

17:58It's like their way to criticize the wrong things in MMA.

18:03Mark, I know I like your videos and a lot of people on the internet also appreciate them.

18:09But you talked about having a few bad encounters.

18:13Can you talk about the pushback?

18:15Of course, you're ruffling some feathers in doing this.

18:19Right now, I have a Kung Fu master in Poland that is kind of challenging me.

18:26And he's really angry.

18:27He's the first guy that's actually called me out on his social media channels.

18:31So that's entertaining.

18:32Sometimes I get death threats too.

18:35Troy has gotten some threats too.

18:38It's pretty entertaining.

18:40But we're very selective of our videos too.

18:42We don't just bash everything.

18:44That would be horrible.

18:45So we're very selective and we look at the technique.

18:47And we're like, okay, would this actually work?

18:49No, that's complete trash.

18:50Okay, let's choose this one.

18:52So we're very careful with the ones that we select.

18:55And with all of our experience in martial arts for so many years,

18:59I definitely believe we're the qualified ones to make those choices.

19:03I want to ask both of you, what's your favorite bullshido?

19:08Maybe the Russian Grandmaster.

19:10He's the guy who does the crazy hand movements.

19:13He's probably my favorite.

19:16And my dream is to one day travel there somewhere in Russia with Troy

19:20and go find him and be his student for a few days.

19:24Are you too serious about that?

19:25Half serious.

19:27Anthony?

19:28For me, it's the Indians.

19:30Because if it wasn't for the Indians, we wouldn't have started.

19:33We started with the Indians.

19:34So that's my favorite.

19:36And it's wild because some of these pages, they have millions of followers.

19:40The Indian bullshido guys that we make fun of, they have millions of followers.

19:44And all these people in the comments are not defending them.

19:47They're saying, great technique, amazing, thank you for sharing.

19:51And Troy and I are just scratching our heads and we're like,

19:53someone tries that, they're going to get hurt.

19:55It's never going to work.

19:57So I feel a bit of a social responsibility as a professional martial artist.

20:03That's correct.

20:04So it's actually my responsibility to point people in the right direction.

20:08And we try to do it in a funny way.

20:10All right.

20:11You have a message.

20:13Do you have a message?

20:15Lastly, promote your MMA gym.

20:20Do you have a last message overall?

20:24Yeah, please follow our gym and come train in our gym,

20:29Valiant MMA and Fitness in Quezon City.

20:32We're also looking for funny martial arts and fitness content.

20:35Please follow our social media accounts, Mark Mugen and Troy Anthony.

20:40There you go.

20:41All right.

20:42There you go.

20:43All right.

20:44Thank you very much, Troy Anthony and Mark Mugen Striegel.

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