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🗓️ 21 August 2025
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Episode 270 of the Endless Endeavor Podcast features none other than jiu-jitsu and MMA legend Rafael Lovato Jr. Rafael is one of the true OGs of the competition scene, carving out a reputation as a respected and feared opponent for more than two decades.
His discipline, flawless technique, and approach to martial arts have taken him to the absolute pinnacle of competition—and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. Beyond being an elite competitor, Rafael is also an incredible teacher and human being, and it was an honor to sit down with him for this conversation.
We worked around Rafael’s busy schedule and had about 80 minutes to record, but there’s no doubt this is just part one—we’ll definitely be doing a follow-up.
Please enjoy Episode 270 of the Endless Endeavor Podcast.
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0:00.0 | What's up, guys? Welcome back to the Endless Endeavor podcast. This is going to be episode 270. We're getting up there. We'll be at 300 before we know, and that's crazy. And so a short but powerful episode today, Rafael Levato Jr., Jiu-Jitsu legend was in town. I invited on the show. He didn't have a lot of time. He had to make it work with the schedule. We had to get him to the airport. But we got an episode in nonetheless and a little bit of training and I attended his seminar. So pretty cool stuff to be able to experience that with him. But like we do every week, guys, we got a couple ads to knock out and then we will go into the show momentarily. There's some training going on on the match right now. So if you hear some music playing in the background, I apologize, but that is part of having a podcast studio inside of a Jiu-Jitsu Academy. All right, guys, we're first brought to you by Element, and that is spelled L-M-N-T. And what Element is, it is a grab-and-go hydration packet that you add to a bottle of water. Each packet contains 1,000 milligrams of sodium, 200 milligrams of potassium, and 60 milligrams of magnesium, |
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