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Jul 2025
1h 46m

BJJ Fanatics 656: Renato Canuto

Ryan Ford
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Renato Canuto joins the show fresh off his professional MMA debut! He talks about his experience stepping into the cage, balancing grappling competitions with his MMA training, and gives a detailed breakdown of the 100 men vs a gorilla question! 

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