Fighting a Terrorist UFC Style on a Rooftop in Fallujah

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A former Navy SEAL recounts a rooftop hand-to-hand fight with a suspect in Fallujah in 2007 that resulted in a broken leg, lessons learned about gear, and later testimony in an Iraqi court. He discusses multiple injuries sustained during operations, the challenges of transitioning out of service while dealing with divorce and shared custody, and how mandatory therapy revealed the extent of his physical and mental struggles. The interview concludes with him describing the founding of GBRS Group with DJ as a training company just before COVID-19.

Key takeaways

• The guest describes breaking his leg during a physical altercation with a suspect on a Fallujah rooftop in 2007, which he initially thought was a stab wound but was actually from being hit with a brick
• The guest explains that after things slowed down in 2018, mandatory therapy sessions revealed he was ‘pretty fucked up’ physically and mentally, relying on drinking and prescriptions to numb himself
• The guest states his criterion for accepting medical retirement was being able to look at himself in the mirror and be okay with what he had or hadn’t done operationally, claiming no regrets about operational decisions

Episode details: published October 18, 2025 · 32.7K views · 17:26 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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