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Learning to Fight! Conversations in Combat Skill

Learning to Fight! Conversations in Combat Skill

By: Scott Sievewright and Adam Singer
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The Primal MMA podcast is back and rebranded as the Learning to fight podcast.


Same convos bringing together coaches, athletes, and sports scientists to discuss training and practice design for Mixed Martial Arts. Exploring the science of skill acquisition, human motivation, and sports psychology, the podcast seeks answers to the question, can we get better quicker?

Now with Coach Adam Singer of SBG Athens

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Episodes
  • Learning to Fight - Conor vs Max - Episode 29

    Learning to Fight - Conor vs Max - Episode 29
    Jul 10 2026

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    Learning to Fight Podcast — Conversations in Combat Skill

    After a year-long hiatus, the Primal MMA Coaching Podcast is back—Rebranded, and refocused as the Learning to Fight Podcast: Conversations in Combat Skill.

    Your hosts are:

    Adam Singer — Co-owner and head coach at SBG Athens, BJJ black belt, long-time MMA coach, with years of developing novice to elite level fighters. Student of Matt Thornton and SBG's philosophy of 'aliveness'.
    Scott Sievewright — Co-Owner at Primal MKE, MMA skills coach and obsessive student of how humans learn to move and fight.

    Together, we dive deep into the art and science of coaching, training, and skill development in combat sports.
    Expect honest conversations about MMA, striking, grappling, practice design, contemporary research, traditional approaches, ecological dynamics, and the messy realities of learning under pressure.

    No gurus. No dogma. Just two coaches trying to understand fighting a little better each week.

    Same curiosity. New lens.
    Learn how to learn.
    Find your own style.
    Thrive on the mats—and in the cage.
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    35 mins
  • Learning to Fight - Ranting - Episode 28

    Learning to Fight - Ranting - Episode 28
    Jul 3 2026

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    Learning to Fight Podcast — Conversations in Combat Skill

    After a year-long hiatus, the Primal MMA Coaching Podcast is back—Rebranded, and refocused as the Learning to Fight Podcast: Conversations in Combat Skill.

    Your hosts are:

    Adam Singer — Co-owner and head coach at SBG Athens, BJJ black belt, long-time MMA coach, with years of developing novice to elite level fighters. Student of Matt Thornton and SBG's philosophy of 'aliveness'.
    Scott Sievewright — Co-Owner at Primal MKE, MMA skills coach and obsessive student of how humans learn to move and fight.

    Together, we dive deep into the art and science of coaching, training, and skill development in combat sports.
    Expect honest conversations about MMA, striking, grappling, practice design, contemporary research, traditional approaches, ecological dynamics, and the messy realities of learning under pressure.

    No gurus. No dogma. Just two coaches trying to understand fighting a little better each week.

    Same curiosity. New lens.
    Learn how to learn.
    Find your own style.
    Thrive on the mats—and in the cage.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Learning to fight - John Baker (MLB skills and mental coach) - Episode 26

    Learning to fight - John Baker (MLB skills and mental coach) - Episode 26
    Jun 15 2026

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    Learning to Fight Podcast — Conversations in Combat Skill

    After a year-long hiatus, the Primal MMA Coaching Podcast is back—Rebranded, and refocused as the Learning to Fight Podcast: Conversations in Combat Skill.

    Your hosts are:

    Adam Singer — Co-owner and head coach at SBG Athens, BJJ black belt, long-time MMA coach, with years of developing novice to elite level fighters. Student of Matt Thornton and SBG's philosophy of 'aliveness'.
    Scott Sievewright — Co-Owner at Primal MKE, MMA skills coach and obsessive student of how humans learn to move and fight.

    Together, we dive deep into the art and science of coaching, training, and skill development in combat sports.
    Expect honest conversations about MMA, striking, grappling, practice design, contemporary research, traditional approaches, ecological dynamics, and the messy realities of learning under pressure.

    No gurus. No dogma. Just two coaches trying to understand fighting a little better each week.

    Same curiosity. New lens.
    Learn how to learn.
    Find your own style.
    Thrive on the mats—and in the cage.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 32 mins
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