Returning to Jiu-Jitsu, AJ Agazarm Takes Aim At Black Belts Who Don't Fight

Bellator MMA fighter AJ Agazarm returns to his roots and will face Queixinho in a gi match on May 16. 

Headlining Fight to Win 140, Agazarm will face off with a highly technical and experienced opponent– and it's somebody Agazarm respects. 

The black belt has applied himself to his MMA career but has great insight to share on how to balance competing in gi, no-gi and MMA, and why he thinks all grapplers should be ready to compete under any ruleset. 

1:25: AJ's thoughts on black belts who only do grappling matches

2:05: How AJ balances training for MMA and jiu-jitsu

7:09: On training and returning to competition in a pandemic

11:02: AJ analyzes his opponent on Fight to Win 140, Osvaldo "Queixinho"

18:00: Agazarm discusses concerns over safety of competing 

23:06: On whether this match will resemble his last Fight to Win match against Ary Farias

26:26: AJ discusses his underdog status in this match 

27:39: AJ reveals his respect for Queixinho and why he wants to settle the score 

30:31: On why grapplers no longer train for MMA compared to back in the day 

32:02: How AJ is prepared for to compete in any format and under any rules

33:06: AJ shows us his new hand-made nunchucks. 

36:35: AJ shows us the kitten he rescued from the side of a road.