Grapple Asia Interview Ep. 10 | Diwiz Piyalama, Rabindra Dhant & Sisan Baniya - Flag Bearers

Sponsors: Fight Aesthetic is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brand founded in the UK by Malaysian British visionaries of the Gentle Art in 2012. Get 10% OFF Code: GRAPPLEASIA https://www.fightaesthetic.asia Soft Spot Açaí https://www.instagram.com/softspot.ac... STAYLEAN: https://page.line.me/tky8131d?openQrM... STAYLEAN IG:   / staylean.food   Description: Diwiz, Head Coach of @locknrollmma4720 and the Founder of @nepalwarriorschampionship in Nepal is back with Rabindra this time for their second fight under the ⁠ @ONEChampionship ⁠ banner. This time, they bring friend and special guest ⁠ @SisanBaniya ⁠ the largest Vlogger in Nepal to discuss his role in capturing Lock n'Roll, Rabindra and the process capturing Diz and Rabindras fight journey. Rabindra's story is unique, from growing up in the mountains of Bajhang, to smashing rocks in a mine his story is that of a legends. In India, he would clean car windows on the streets until one day 2 Indian coaches would teach him the basics of MMA. This is a true underdog story and his chance encounter with Diwiz will go in history as they fight to the top of the Asian MMA scene. All three guests join the podcast to discuss the aftermath of the debut fight, discussing what went into preparing for the next fight and going to Nagaland for camp. We also discuss the importance of Rabindra as a representative to Nepal's cultural relevance in sports. Socials: Website:    / @nepalwarriorschampionship   Instagram:   / locknroll.mma   Rabindra Instagram:   / rabindra_dhant1   Diwiz Instagram:   / diwizpiyalama   Podcast:    / @guffguffpass   Sisan Baniya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sisanbaniya... Sisan Baniya YouTube:    / @sisanbaniya   ----------------------------- Chapters 0:00 Sponsors 0:45 Introductions 1:33 Training at Fairtex in Pattaya 3:35 Sparky's Premonition 5:55 Lessons learned from Rabindra's ONE debut 8:28 Aftermath of the fight 9:40 The next opponent 10:54 Training camp in The Combat Academy Nagaland 14:18 The History of Nagaland 19:03 Comparing Fairtex & The Combat Academy 23:09 Stylistic differences from the last fight 25:38 Sisan connecting with Lock n'Roll MMA 27:25 Sisan meeting Diz for the first time 29:08 What Rabindra represents to Nepal 33:43 Rabindra's humble beginnings to being the Flag Bearer 36:25 Nepal having their first star athlete in the making 38:04 Remaining humble, focussing on the goal 39:24 Being in the zone 42:05 MMA grappling vs. No-gi Jiu-jitsu 46:00 Similarities between Rabindra and Ismail Khan 48:02 What Sisan wants to capture through the lens 49:58 Future plans 50:51 Diz learning as his fighters do 53:12 Leveling up constantly 54:35 Who would you like to thank? 56:38 What's going on? 1:00:00 The Host is cornering at ONE!? 1:01:07 What is the host's perspective of Diz & Rabindra's journey? ----------------------------- Our mission here at Grapple Asia is to show case the hard work Jiujiteros in Asia doing what they love and making an impact through the power of Jiu-Jitsu. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= IG: ➡︎   / grplasia   IG: ➡︎   / grappleasiapod   FB: ➡︎   / grplasia   =========================== Subscribe and Listen to the Grapple Asia Podcast HERE =========================== ➡︎YT: ‪@GRPLASIA‬ ➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... ➡︎Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XC4Ct2...