Craig Jones
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I do have the documents. No, some of the guys obviously told me, you know how it is, you slap a million dollars on the table, it looks great. That was me proving I had the money, which wasn't even my money to begin with. But it was basically me saying, hey, the money's real. I don't know why, but strangely, a lot of people don't believe me when I'm telling the truth.
I do have the documents. No, some of the guys obviously told me, you know how it is, you slap a million dollars on the table, it looks great. That was me proving I had the money, which wasn't even my money to begin with. But it was basically me saying, hey, the money's real. I don't know why, but strangely, a lot of people don't believe me when I'm telling the truth.
I do have the documents. No, some of the guys obviously told me, you know how it is, you slap a million dollars on the table, it looks great. That was me proving I had the money, which wasn't even my money to begin with. But it was basically me saying, hey, the money's real. I don't know why, but strangely, a lot of people don't believe me when I'm telling the truth.
I don't know why they wouldn't. But what logically happens is they're like, oh, look how much money he has. We're going to give, like, give us more show money. So they're negotiating with me. There was one particular Brazilian businessman who,
I don't know why they wouldn't. But what logically happens is they're like, oh, look how much money he has. We're going to give, like, give us more show money. So they're negotiating with me. There was one particular Brazilian businessman who,
I don't know why they wouldn't. But what logically happens is they're like, oh, look how much money he has. We're going to give, like, give us more show money. So they're negotiating with me. There was one particular Brazilian businessman who,
manager i won't say his name but he looks like the thing from fantastic four and he was a manager for some of these athletes and he would take a massive 20 cup so what he and i gotta i gotta pay respect to this uh respect to this because it actually caused trauma to the other team as well but he would uh i would invite an athlete to cji he would go to the other organization and
manager i won't say his name but he looks like the thing from fantastic four and he was a manager for some of these athletes and he would take a massive 20 cup so what he and i gotta i gotta pay respect to this uh respect to this because it actually caused trauma to the other team as well but he would uh i would invite an athlete to cji he would go to the other organization and
manager i won't say his name but he looks like the thing from fantastic four and he was a manager for some of these athletes and he would take a massive 20 cup so what he and i gotta i gotta pay respect to this uh respect to this because it actually caused trauma to the other team as well but he would uh i would invite an athlete to cji he would go to the other organization and
And he would say to them, hey, what sort of deal could you give me to keep this guy? You want to keep him in your event? And he would use CJI to leverage more show money for his guys, of which he gets to grease the wheels with 20% for himself. At CJI, everyone gets $10,001 across the board and a million dollars prize money.
And he would say to them, hey, what sort of deal could you give me to keep this guy? You want to keep him in your event? And he would use CJI to leverage more show money for his guys, of which he gets to grease the wheels with 20% for himself. At CJI, everyone gets $10,001 across the board and a million dollars prize money.
And he would say to them, hey, what sort of deal could you give me to keep this guy? You want to keep him in your event? And he would use CJI to leverage more show money for his guys, of which he gets to grease the wheels with 20% for himself. At CJI, everyone gets $10,001 across the board and a million dollars prize money.
So there's no room for really negotiation for the tournament aspect of us. So he has a vested interest in putting his guys in ADCC because he can negotiate show money and he can basically take 20% of that for himself. But really...
So there's no room for really negotiation for the tournament aspect of us. So he has a vested interest in putting his guys in ADCC because he can negotiate show money and he can basically take 20% of that for himself. But really...
So there's no room for really negotiation for the tournament aspect of us. So he has a vested interest in putting his guys in ADCC because he can negotiate show money and he can basically take 20% of that for himself. But really...
For the sport of grappling, this is incredible across the board because by us stealing or at least borrowing a bunch of athletes from ADCC, ADCC had to fill their divisions. So they filled their divisions with many other competitors that wouldn't have ordinarily had the chance to do ADCC. And really, although we've scheduled it the same weekend,
For the sport of grappling, this is incredible across the board because by us stealing or at least borrowing a bunch of athletes from ADCC, ADCC had to fill their divisions. So they filled their divisions with many other competitors that wouldn't have ordinarily had the chance to do ADCC. And really, although we've scheduled it the same weekend,
For the sport of grappling, this is incredible across the board because by us stealing or at least borrowing a bunch of athletes from ADCC, ADCC had to fill their divisions. So they filled their divisions with many other competitors that wouldn't have ordinarily had the chance to do ADCC. And really, although we've scheduled it the same weekend,
Ours is actually Friday, Saturday, ADCC being Saturday, Sunday. Our day starts pretty late. So we start 5 p.m. Saturday. So really, ultimately, it was a big marketing ploy to go head-to-head, pretending like we're making the fans choose, but the fans will be able to watch both events. You'll be able to go all day Friday for us.
Ours is actually Friday, Saturday, ADCC being Saturday, Sunday. Our day starts pretty late. So we start 5 p.m. Saturday. So really, ultimately, it was a big marketing ploy to go head-to-head, pretending like we're making the fans choose, but the fans will be able to watch both events. You'll be able to go all day Friday for us.