Landry.Audio E56: Submission Grappler Denis Roberts

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Denis Roberts is a ‘what if’ of the Australian MMA scene.

An Australian wrestling representative with a scholarship to Japan, he trialed with and joined American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) after a sparring session with MMA legend Daniel Cormier.

Significant Injury left him derailed so he moved into coaching including the likes of Cain Velasquez. After years of healing, he returned to grappling where he now trains with Caio Terra and Yuri Simões at the Caio Terra Academy in San Jose California.

Denis’ extensive credentials include:

2006 - 2010 - 5 time Australian Freestyle Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
2006 Australian Greco-Roman Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
2007 / 2010, 2 time Oceania Freestyle Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
2005 / 2009 / 2019 - 3 time South Pacific/Asia Oceania ADCC Trials Winner

2006 Combat Wrestling All-Japan Champion
2007 3rd in the Commonwealth Greco-Roman
2007 11th in the world - Freestyle
2008 3rd Japan University Freestyle Wrestling Championships
2009 3rd Japan University Greco-Roman Championships
2009 3rd Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament
2010 Commonwealth Games Trials Winner
2010 4th Commonwealth Games
2017 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds - Silver
2018 San Francisco Open - Double Gold
2018 IBJJF Gi Worlds - Bronze
2018 IBJJF Worlds - Bronze
2019 Asia Oceania ADCC Trials Winner
3-0 Professional MMA record
1-0 Olympic style boxing record
American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) Pro Team Member and Coach 2011-2017

2005 South Pacific ADCC Trials Champion 100kg+
2005 Australian Submission Grappling Absolute Champ - Open Weight
2005 All Japan Combat Wrestling Championships Heavyweight - 2nd
2006 Freestyle Wrestling Australian Champion 120kg
2006 Greco-Roman Wrestling Australian Champion 120kg
2006 World Championships Freestyle 120kg - 23rd (China)
2006 All Japan Combat Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
‪2006 Japan University Shinjinsen Freestyle 120kg 3rd‬
2006 Japan University Shinjinsen Greco Roman 120kg 3rd‬
2007 Australian Freestyle Wrestling Champion 120kg
2007 Oceania Freestyle Wrestling Champion 120kg (New Zealand)
2007 Commonwealth Championships Freestyle 120kg 4th (Canada)
2007 Commonwealth Championships Greco Roman 3rd (Canada)
2007 World Championships Freestyle 120kg 11th (Azerbaijan)
2007 Australian Olympic Trials Champion 120kg Freestyle
‪2007 Japan University Shinjinsen freestyle 120kg 3rd‬
2008 Freestyle Wrestling Oceania 2nd
2008 All Japan University Championships Freestyle 3rd
2009 Australian Championships 2nd
2009 Ibrahim Moustafa International Tournament 120kg Freestyle 3rd (Egypt)
2009 South Pacific Submission Wrestling Heavyweight Champion 100kg+
2009 ADCC Submission Grappling World Championships Top 16 (Spain)
2009 All Japan University Championships Greco-Roman 3rd
2010 Australian Freestyle Wrestling Champion 120kg
2010 Oceania Freestyle Wrestling Champion 120kg
2010 Commonwealth Games Freestyle Wrestling 120kg 4th
2011 South Pacific Submission Wrestling Heavyweight 100kg+ 2nd
2017 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds - Silver
2018 San Francisco Open - Double Gold
2018 IBJJF Gi Worlds - Bronze
2018 IBJJF No Gi Worlds - Bronze
2019 South-Pacific Submission Wrestling Champion

00:00 - Intro
04:25 - Blue belts were a big deal in early BJJ
05:08 - Elvis Sinosic & Anthony Perosh
10:55 - Japanese Scholarship
13:26 - Living with Anthony Perosh
16:01 - Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling
18:33 - Living in Japan
21:25 - Why Olympic boxing is a better MMA base
25:30 - How I ended up at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA)
26:26 - Wrestling training destroys Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
29:17 - Breaking down wrestling as a core of MMA
36:28 - Just stand up!
38:05 - Trying out for American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) for MMA
43:42 - I beat Daniel Cormier!
51:31 - What it's like to fight Cain Velasquez
53:30 - What happened to Todd Duffee?
55:46 - Tough fight
1:01:04 - Denis meets his wife
1:01:42 - Injury healing
1:08:45 - Coaching with AKA
1:11:56 - Yuri Simones
1:15:44 - Competing in BJJ
1:18:18 - Australian strike on martial arts
1:22:11 - Between Jiu-Jitsu and MMA
1:24:51 - Plan of attack
1:27:20 - Who's the best guy?
1:31:04 - Key movements
1:32:49 - ADCC & Wrestling rules and regulations
1:35:37 - News on Cain Velasquez
1:36:34 - Private healthcare
1:37:35 - Wrestling in Japan story
1:41:20 - Phil Baroni

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