Clinch and Corner

Combat sports from the gym floor, not the hype

Thiago Nascimento2 episodes2 min of audio47 playsEpisodic

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S1 · E2Oct 4, 20260:5118 plays Preview

What a Weight Cut Does to Your Brain

A frank episode on dehydration, the dangers of extreme cuts, and a conversation with a sports physician and a fighter who missed weight and chose to move up a division.

S1 · E1Aug 26, 20260:4829 plays Members

Why the Jab Is a Shield

Thiago and Renata break down the most basic punch in boxing and show how the best fighters use it to measure, blind and control, not to score, with examples from three recent title fights.

About the show

Clinch and Corner is a weekly combat sports show from Thiago Nascimento, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and former Muay Thai fighter who has cornered professionals in MMA for over a decade. Each 40 to 50 minute episode looks at one fight, one technique or one fighter's camp, and explains what actually happened in the cage or the ring: why a guard pass worked, how a cut changed a corner's plan, why a boxer's jab is a defensive tool, what a weight cut does to the brain. The format is a two-host conversation with co-host Renata Lima, a sports journalist from Rio who covers boxing and MMA, with regular guests including referees, cutmen, judges and fighters who are honest about fear. Thiago and Renata are serious about safety, dismissive of trash talk, and interested in the craft. It is for people who train, people who watch, and people who want to know why the referee stopped it.

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