JRE MMA Show #184 with Aljamain Sterling
9 claims didn't hold up. False, distorted, or one-sided. Unverified claims don't count against it.
A few needed a second look. About what three hours of talking gets you.
Claim by claim(17 claims flagged)
The Impaler is a move used in jiu-jitsu to escape from an arm-triangle choke.
There is a real jiu-jitsu technique called the Impaler tied to arm-triangle style chokes, it comes out of Eddie Bravo's system. But it's used to finish or add pain to a choke you're applying on someone else, not to escape one. The claim has the direction backwards.
Eddie Bravo incorporates breakdancing into his strength and conditioning training for jiu-jitsu.
Eddie Bravo really does push breakdancing hard, saying it's the best possible base for jiu-jitsu and telling kids to get into it alongside wrestling. But that's him recommending it as a foundational activity for young athletes, not a documented part of his own personal strength and conditioning routine. The claim overstates what's actually on record.
Matt Serra recently underwent knee replacement surgery.
Matt Serra has dealt with various injuries throughout his career, but there is no widely confirmed medical record regarding a recent total knee replacement. Public statements or medical disclosure would be required to verify the status of his knee health.
Jon Jones used the spinning back kick as a primary weapon while moving up to the heavyweight division.
Jon Jones did land a spinning back kick as a heavyweight, finishing Stipe Miocic with one at UFC 309 after drilling the move for months beforehand. But calling it his primary weapon overstates things. In his other heavyweight fight, against Ciryl Gane, he won by guillotine choke through grappling, which has always been his main game.
UFC fighters are subject to random drug testing by USADA.
This is out of date. The UFC and USADA ended their partnership, with USADA testing stopping as of January 1, 2024. The UFC now runs its anti-doping program through Drug Free Sport International instead, so fighters haven't been under USADA's random testing for a while now.
The flyweight class limit in professional boxing is 125 pounds.
This comes out of a bit about how silly weight class names are. Somebody says "what the hell is a flyweight" and somebody else answers "the 125 pound champion of the world" to make the point that the classes should just be numbers. Nobody was stating a boxing rule, and the words "professional boxing" were added when the claim was written down.
Navajo Sterling recently defeated Bohovich.
Information regarding a recent fight between a fighter named Navajo Sterling and an opponent named Bohovich is not found in widely recognized sports databases for major MMA organizations. Verification of this result would require access to current regional promotion records or local athletic commission results that are not part of general historical knowledge.
Michael Bisping is missing an eye.
Michael Bisping isn't missing an eye, it's still there, but the claim isn't far off either. A head kick from Vitor Belfort in 2013 detached his retina, and he eventually lost all vision in that eye. He now wears a cosmetic lens over it, which probably explains the confusion.
Ian Garry's only professional MMA loss is to Shavkat Rakhmonov.
This isn't true anymore. Ian Garry's first loss was to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 in December 2024, but he's since lost a second time too, dropping a decision to Islam Makhachev in a welterweight title fight at UFC 330 in August 2026. He's 17-2, not one loss.
The speaker previously trained at the Syndicate MMA gym in Las Vegas.
This gym name doesn't match up. The Las Vegas gym tied to Sterling's move is Xtreme Couture, not Syndicate MMA, according to UFC's own reporting on his relocation. Syndicate MMA's own athlete roster, which lists training partner Merab Dvalishvili and others, doesn't include Sterling.
The speaker trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Jason Ralph.
Information regarding the speaker's specific instructors in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not publicly archived in a manner that confirms a training relationship with Jason Ralph. Professional coaching credentials or personal training records would be necessary to verify this claim.
Shane Collins had his UFC debut against a Georgian fighter named Atari.
There is no widely documented record of a UFC fighter named Shane Collins debuting against an opponent named Atari. Verification would require access to official UFC historical fight rosters and athlete databases to confirm if such an individual ever competed for the organization.
Matteas Nakashi grew up with fighters Aldo, Hen Baral, and Johnny Eduardo.
Publicly available biographical data for professional mixed martial artists does not contain a prominent figure named Matteas Nakashi with a documented history alongside Jose Aldo, Hen Baral, or Johnny Eduardo. Confirming this claim would require access to personal training logs or verifiable biographical profiles that are not currently part of the established public record.
Ilia Topuria fought at UFC 300.
Ilia Topuria wasn't on the UFC 300 card at all. That event's lineup included fights like Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill and Justin Gaethje vs Max Holloway, but no Topuria bout. He won the featherweight title from Volkanovski at a separate event.
Aaron Pico is currently booked to fight someone named Zo.
The phrase "someone named Zo" came from a garbled caption, not from anything said clearly. The line is a fighter mentioning a booking in passing during shop talk. There is no claim here worth putting a verdict on.
Funk Harbor rum as a company is two years old as of August 1st.
There is no widely available, definitive corporate record accessible to confirm the exact founding date or age of a specific brand known as 'Funk Harbor' rum. Verifying this claim would require access to official business registration documents or the company's own historical filings.
The speaker trained at Team Bomb Squad in New York during his college years.
There's a real gym behind this one, but the timing is off. Sterling did train early on at The Bomb Squad in Ithaca, New York, the same camp associated with Jon Jones, but that was early in his professional MMA career, not during his college years.
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