This week, the boys sit down with UFC legend Mike Swick... fighter, entrepreneur, and founder of the iconic AKA Thailand gym deep in the jungle of Phuket.
But before that?
He faced the fight of his life: Stage 4 cancer.
Two weeks. No food. One shot to survive.
🔥 In this epsidoe
From the early UFC days to free-diving with Dan Bilzerian… to building a global fight empire from scratch... Mike’s story is wild, inspiring, and 100% unforgettable.
Hit play and witness what it looks like when a real fighter refuses to tap out.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - Powered by ReadyBuild™
00:01:33 - Welcoming UFC’s Mike Swick
00:03:59 - Journey to the UFC
00:09:21 - Highlight Reel: Swick KO’s Johnson
00:10:50 - Swick’s Training Secrets in Thailand
00:16:00 - The Birth of AKA Thailand
00:19:15 - Training Champions: A Day on the Mat
00:26:43 - Swick’s Battle with Stage 4 Cancer
00:35:40 - Pre-Chemo Strategy: Why Swick Starved
00:43:58 - Combining Chemo with 72-Hour Fasts
00:47:11 - The Story Behind Building AKA Thailand
00:48:49 - Co-Founding American Kickboxing Academy (AKA)
00:53:57 - Pursuit of Happiness and Freedom
00:55:49 - Overcoming Major Loss
00:58:56 - Swick’s Life Lessons
01:03:03 - Building Thailand’s Most Impressive Gym
01:07:19 - Wrapping Up
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