#375 Jena Bishop: Why BJJ Doesn't work in MMA

I Suck At Jiu Jitsu Show · May 21, 2026 · 1h 15m

BJJ works… until it doesn’t.

In this episode, I sit down with Jena Bishop, a BJJ World Champion, elite grappler, and now professional MMA fighter, to talk about the brutal truth of taking world-class Jiu-Jitsu into the cage.

Jena has beaten some of the biggest names in grappling, including Mackenzie Dern, Angelica Galvão, Luiza Monteiro, and Gabi McComb. But after transitioning into MMA, she learned something most Jiu-Jitsu athletes don’t want to hear:

Your sport Jiu-Jitsu game might not survive punches, wrestling, scrambles, and people who refuse to play guard.

We talk about why guard…