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In this special international episode, UFC veteran Xavier Foupa-Pokam — known as Professor X — takes listeners on his unforgettable road to the UFC. A true pioneer of French MMA and one of the earliest members of the Snake Team under trainer Cyril Diabate, Foupa-Pokam details his transition from traditional karate to Muay Thai and mixed martial arts in the early 2000s, when the sport was illegal in France. Fighters trained in secret, competed under the guise of other disciplines, and often faced law enforcement interference at events.
With a professional career spanning more than 50 bouts and a verified record of 32-22-0, Professor X became one of the most traveled fighters of his era, competing primarily as the B-side in promotions across Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and beyond. He shares stories from legendary events including Cage Rage in the UK, Jungle Fight in Brazil, and international tournaments, as well as his preparation with Dan Henderson’s Team Quest in the United States to mimic Anderson Silva. The conversation covers his UFC appearances at UFC 97 against Denis Kang and UFC 98 against Drew McFedries, plus memorable matchups against Paul Daley, Hayato Sakurai, Paulo Coelho, and more. Foupa-Pokam also discusses the challenges of building French MMA from the ground up, the outlaw atmosphere of the early days, his 11 amateur fights before turning pro, and insights into fellow Cameroonian-French fighter Francis Ngannou. This episode highlights the passion, resilience, and global experiences that defined one of MMA’s most dedicated journeymen.
The MMA History Podcast documents the sport we love through hundreds of interviews and thousands of hours of research conducted by the most obsessed minds in the business. Subscribe for new episodes every week featuring the men who lived the early days of MMA.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:54 interview start 1:14 part of the foundation for French combat sports 5:51 Karate fighters transitioning to MMA 8:56 Golden Trophy events 10:06 Francis Ngannou vs Zoumana Cisse 15:33 training before first fight 17:18 illegal amateur bouts in France 19:09 issues with Law enforcement 20:58 coming into fights as a B side 25:31 Xavier Foupa vs Nelson Monteiro 27:00 Xavier Foupa vs David Pierre 29:49 Xavier Foupa vs Paul Williamson 31:02 Xavier Foupa vs Matt Ewin 32:29 research on opponents before fight 34:10 Xavier Foupa vs Ferene Gancs 36:09 Xavier Foupa vs Poulo Coelho 37:47 French fighters vs BJJ black belts 41:52 Cage Rage parties behind the scenes 46:42 Xavier Foupa vs Martin Kampmann 48:53 Xavier Foupa vs John Oskar 52:33 Xavier Foupa vs Paul Daily 54:25 coming off 3 losses 55:13 Xavier Foupa vs Jose Mata 59:40 Michael Bisping vs Cyrille Diabate 1:02:08 Xavier Foupa vs Itamar Rosa 1:03:15 Xavier Foupa vs Ken Hamamura 1:04:04 Xavier Foupa vs Hoon Kim 1:06:42 Xavier Foupa vs Sol Gilbert 1:10:24 Xavier Foupa vs Ryuta Sakuri 1:13:08 Xavier Foupa vs Alex Reid 1:15:38 interactions with Lee Murray 1:16:57 Xavier Foupa vs Tom Watson 1:17:28 Xavier Foupa vs Pierre Guillet 1:18:00 Xavier Foupa vs Murilo Rua 1:18:54 Cyrille Diabate vs Murilo Rua 1:19:44 Far Eastern Modern Pancration Federation 1:26:19 dealings with Wallid Ismail 1:27:03 training with Dan Henderson at Team Quest 1:30:12 getting a phone call from the UFC 1:31:51 interview wrap up 1:35:28 outro/ closing thoughts
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In episode 320 of the MMA History Podcast, host Mike Davis and Joey Venti sit down with UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter season 3 finalist Josh Haynes for an in-depth interview about his road to the Ultimate Fighter. As a former mixed martial arts fighter with a professional record of 14 wins and 11 losses, Haynes shares his gritty journey from starting MMA in 2002 as a 330-pound amateur in Oregon's Full Contact Fighting Federation to competing at the highest levels in the UFC.
Post-retirement, Haynes transitioned to law enforcement with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 2009, where he now serves as a sergeant. He details his heroic actions during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, saving a wounded rookie officer under fire and earning the Medal of Valor for exceptional bravery. This episode explores themes of resilience, survival mentality, and life after MMA, offering valuable insights for aspiring fighters on planning beyond the octagon.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:52 interview start 0:54 truth about fight career 4:02 beginnings in MMA 5:43 deciding to become a fighter 10:57 15:03 thoughts on Robert Follis 19:14 Phil Baroni Sparring incident with Evan Tanner 22:40 opportunities after fighting 26:00 Josh Haynes vs Larry Vandervort 30:24 reflecting after first loss 31:49 Josh Haynes vs Josh Bennett 34:15 taking fights consistently 35:20 Gina Carano 35:52 Josh Haynes vs Carl Pope 39:30 coach Shawn Tompkins 41:16 Josh Haynes vs Jordan Ramos 43:27 training with the “White Buffalo Warriors” 44:12 Matt Hume 44:46 Josh Haynes vs Jim Pope 48:57 riding a 7 fight win streak 51:35 fighters from the Pacific Northwest 53:04 Josh Haynes vs Jerry Vrbanovic 57:19 Josh Haynes vs Vince Lucero 59:20 interactions with John Alessio 1:01:56 Ulysses Gomez Jiu jitsu 1:05:08 fighters transitioning to Law enforcement 1:08:00 realizing Team Quest was ending 1:12:04 Scrubbing information off the internet 1:13:44 heroic during Las Vegas mass Shooting 1:26:46 Josh Haynes vs Jake Villanueva 1:28:19 Josh Haynes vs Carlos Garcia 1:29:51 Josh Haynes vs Marcos Oliveira 1:31:04 Josh Haynes vs Horace Spencer 1:32:29 taking fights with injuries 1:34:05 Josh Haynes vs Cedric Marks 1:36:32 trying out for TUF 1:39:09 Matt Horwich not making the TUF cast 1:42:47 Team Quest teammates in TUF final 1:44:01 Josh Haynes vs Tate Fletcher 1:45:22 Josh Haynes vs Jesse Forbes 1:46:23 Josh Haynes vs Michael Bisping 1:50:56 talks with Joe Silva 1:55:32 evolution of MMA turning to point fighting 1:59:17 interview wrap up 2:03:53 outro/ closing thoughts
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Tank Abbott's WCW years in Part 2 of our exclusive interview on the MMA History Podcast. From negotiating with Eric Bischoff over Vince McMahon, training at the Power Plant under legends like Paul Orndorff and Dusty Rhodes, to wild angles like the jacket-on-a-pole brawl with Big Al (yes, that knife moment at SuperBrawl 2000), Tank spills the unfiltered truth on backstage politics, his near-title run, and clashes with icons like Goldberg and Sid Vicious. Fact: Tank debuted in WCW on December 13, 1999, as a legit UFC heavyweight (with wins over Yoji Anjo and Hugo Duarte) brought in to feud with Goldberg, but navigated a rollercoaster of mutinies and mishaps until his 2000 release.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:48 interview start 2:14 Tank Abbott vs Yoji Anjo 7:12 Tank Abbott being a large draw in UFC 11:50 experience fighting in Japan 15:09 Tank Abbott vs Hugo Duarte 21:39 dedicating fight to Frank Sinatra 22:45 never called out by Rickson Gracie 25:11 Tank Abbott vs Pedro Rizzo 27:12 incident with Pat Smith 29:28 relationship with Jeff Blatnick 30:51 thoughts on Joe Rogan 36:12 rumored fight with Butterbean 37:27 issues before Frank Mir fight 41:18 where the term “Mixed martial arts” came from 46:32 Eddie Ruiz update 48:25 conversations with WCW 59:05 training at the WCW power plant 1:01:27 locker room attitude towards wrestlers 1:05:10 introduction during WCW taping 1:08:19 pushback from the WCW locker room 1:10:36 cutting a Promo on Bill Goldberg 1:12:18 plugs/ promotions 1:14:02 grabbing owner of Chicago Black Hawks 1:15:22 issues with Bob Probert 1:16:20 issues with Terry Taylor 1:19:40 advice from Sid Vicious 1:23:05 false rumors of winning WCW Title 1:28:43 Doug Dillinger 1:29:05 Jerry Flynn 1:29:33 Mark Madden 1:29:52 Chris Cruz 1:31:28 false rumored match with Mark Coleman 1:32:20 pulling out knife during match with Big Al 1:43:40 questioned before match by the locker room 1:46:11 losing wresting match to David Arquette 1:47:38 Tank Abbott vs Goldberg 1:51:32 introduced to the ICP 1:53:36 staying in shape during WCW 1:55:31 being a fan of 3 Count 1:58:44 drinking with the ICP 1:59:56 released from WCW 2:02:20 dealings with Bob Sapp 2:03:26 interview wrap up 2:11:39 outro/closing thoughts
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Tedd Williams is a UFC veteran, grappling pioneer a national AAU Sambo champion, Gene LeBell black belt, and 7-1 pro fighter and one of the longest tenured promoters in the country. Tedd Williams shares stories from the sport's raw early days: training with Bas Rutten, his UFC 24 main-event elbow KO over Steve Judson, co-founding King of the Cage, launching Gladiator Challenge, and building the regional scene that helped launch fighters like Urijah Faber and Charles Bennett. A deep dive into MMA's Wild West era straight from one of its true architects.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:50 interview start 1:40 learning Sambo early on 3:36 training with Gene LeBell 5:15 training with John Perretti 6:37 interactions with John Lewis 7:28 starting friendship with Oleg Taktarov 8:29 using sambo to become a better wrestler 9:26 starting Victorville Jets program 11:33 Universal above ground fighting 14:10 Antonio McKee vs John Smith 15:27 Antonio McKee gun story 17:15 owning half of KOTC at the beginning 21:09 meeting Terry Trebilcock 22:39 using same venue for KOTC and Gladiator Challenge 25:24 hosting Gladiator Challenge in Colorado 26:41 Tedd Williams vs Robert Burnell 28:06 Empire fighting 29:10 Bas Rutten invitational 30:14 training Bas Rutten 33:00 Tedd Williams vs Joseph Marquez 34:46 Tedd Williams vs Travis Fulton 37:30 experience with Jamie Levine 38:29 Tedd Williams vs Joe Campanella 40:25 Holiday Fight Party 47:20 Phillip Miller split from the UFC 50:45 Phillip Miller vs James Zikic 52:07 Lee Murray and Tito Ortiz street fight 54:26 letter to get into ADCC 2000 56:46 training with Rowdy Roddy Piper 57:44 Tedd Williams vs Steve Judson 1:02:08 false UFC fighter resumes 1:03:13 Tedd Williams fight camp exposed 1:05:17 cancelled bout with Andre Roberts 1:06:27 friendship with Cal Worsham 1:09:37 dealing with Dan Severn 1:10:30 cross training bjj and wrestling 1:11:02 KOTC purchased by EliteXC 1:19:43 Tedd Williams vs Bill Parker 1:21:39 dealings with Bob Shamrock 1:23:01 Tony Galindo 1:23:41 Ken Shamrock backstage fight with Mark Hall 1:24:15 attending regional shows 1:25:25 pushing Tito Ortiz out of cage 1:30:05 KOTC Wet ‘N’ Wild 1:34:43 selling Gladiator challenge video library 1:37:16 KOTC losing money 1:38:07 experience with Charles Bennett 1:41:58 Charles Bennett changing name to Felony 1:43:03 sued by Terry Trebilcock 1:46:43 Gladiator Challenge, KOTC buyouts 1:50:27 relationship with Chris Cordero 1:52:36 Experience with Rafiel Torre 1:55:49 Gerald Strebendt 1:56:34 interview wrap up 1:59:55 outro/ closing thoughts
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Dive into the incredible story of Marco Ruas, the barefoot Brazilian who stepped into the UFC octagon before the sport even had a name. Often called the forgotten pioneer, Ruas arrived at UFC 7 in 1995 with a revolutionary well-rounded game—blending Muay Thai devastation, judo throws, jiu-jitsu mastery, and luta livre grappling—that shattered the era of pure specialists. Watch as he dismantles opponents like Larry Cureton with early heel hooks, outstrikes Remco Pardoel, and methodically chops down the massive Paul Varelans with those legendary low kicks that echoed through the arena.
We explore his gritty Rio origins, training under legends like Oswaldo Alves and Luis Alves, his vale tudo roots, the rivalry with the Gracies that never fully materialized, his dominant UFC 7 tournament win that proved versatility was the future, later battles against names like Oleg Taktarov and Maurice Smith, and the heartbreaking what-if matchup with Don Frye that fans still debate. Beyond the cage, Ruas's lasting impact shines through as a coach—he mentored Pedro Rizzo, whose devastating leg kicks carried Ruas's influence forward to shape fighters like Jose Aldo. If you're into MMA history, early UFC pioneers, or the evolution from vale tudo to modern mixed martial arts, this mini documentary uncovers why Ruas was truly ahead of his time—the first complete fighter who forced the sport to evolve.
Hit play now and discover the man who mastered MMA before it even existed. If you love deep dives into MMA's roots, subscribe to the channel for more untold stories from the early days of the UFC and beyond—new episodes drop regularly!
00:00 - Introduction 00:10 - Marco Ruas: The Forgotten Father of Modern MMA 01:53 - Marco Ruas as a Neighborhood Legend 02:21 - Early Life & Martial Arts Training in Rio 03:39 - Public Challenge to the Gracie Family 04:48 - Birth of Ruas Vale Tudo 05:38 - The Devastating Power of Ruas’ Leg Kicks 05:56 - UFC 7: One-Night Heavyweight Tournament Debut 06:38 - Quarterfinal vs Larry Cureton (Heel Hook) 07:12 - Semifinal vs Remco Pardoel (Striking & Grappling) 07:42 - Final vs Paul Varelans (Leg Kick Masterclass) 08:36 - Aftermath: How Ruas Changed the Game 09:24 - Later Career Fights & Transition Out of UFC 10:00 - Mentorship, Pedro Rizzo & Jose Aldo 11:43 - Brutal Training Stories & Seminar Pain 11:56 - Legacy & Reflection 12:06 - The Fight That Never Happened vs Don Frye
50 Fight Club Member Paul Buentello started his journey fighting for Steve Nelson in the very tough and rugged Amarillo Texas MMA scene.
Buentello dives into what it was like fighting absolute legends in Evan Tanner, Gan McGee and Bobby Hoffman prior to getting his opportunity within the UFC.
This is a feel good story featuring a guy that is hard not to like
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:52 interview start 1:00 reffing fights 4:38 training taekwondo early on 5:48 training partner Cedric Marks 7:38 Ultimate Athlete 2 riot 9:36 guarding the pain inc booth 14:11 stiffed on payment for Kerry Schall fight 19:22 USWF 8 man tournament 24:56 Paul Buentello vs Dan Severn 28:43 competing in tough man contest 33:57 Lenard Garcia coming out of USWF 34:33 Paul Buentello vs Larry Parker 39:00 training with Sven Bean 40:36 Paul Buentello vs Todd Broadaway 42:40 Heath Herring current life 44:49 getting mistaken for Babalu 47:08 losing to a WWE wrestler 48:44 Paul Buentello vs Jimmy Westfall 51:50 forcing hands into smaller MMA gloves 53:36 Paul Buentello vs Bobby Hoffman 55:18 UFC current crowd compared to previous 57:58 self managing early career 59:09 driving 27 hours to IFC event with daughter 1:02:39 Paul Buentello vs Rocky Batastini 1:04:08 Paul Buentello vs Gan McGee 1:05:29 Paul Buentello vs Rico Rodriguez Wet & Wild 1:10:39 leaving to California to Train MMA 1:12:38 training with Cain Velazquez 1:13:25 Cameron Earle story 1:17:54 Paul Buentello vs Roger Neff 1:19:57 Paul Buentello vs Mike Kyle 1:23:48 KOTC contract 1:25:20 journey to get to the UFC 1:27:13 training for Gary Marshall 1:30:49 experience with Bob Cook 1:31:45 thoughts on Frank Shamrock 1:34:18 meeting Andy Anderson 1:39:48 training partners at AKA 1:42:22 cancelled bout with Forrest Griffin 1:42:57 Bobby Hoffman protected KOTC 1:45:29 Paul Buentello vs Andy Montana 1:46:21 Paul Buentello vs Lloyd Marshbanks 1:48:59 mentally not prepared for first UFC fight 1:50:32 getting into the UFC 1:52:27 relationship with Joe Silva 1:53:05 refusing to use PEDs 1:54:35 traveling the world to fight 1:57:01 paying dues to fight 1:58:58 Bob Cook gym stories 2:03:07 interview wrap up 2:06:37 outro/ closing thoughts
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Jared Shaw joins the MMA History Podcast, delivering the 3rd episode of our multi episode Elite XC series.
Shaw breaks down the CBS primetime peak numbers (6.51 million viewers for Kimbo vs. James Thompson). The start of what is considered the “gold rush” of WMMA - Gina Carano's pivotal win over Caitlyn Young ;, Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith stealing the show, Nick Diaz's "Don't be scared, homie" moment, & the internal power struggles within the company.
On the controversial side… Gary Shaw’s unceremonious departure, gaming the stock market… this episode is insane
If you think that this episode is wild… just wait for the 4th drop when everything implodes.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:49 interview start 0:52 having a meeting with CBS 4:55 Gary Shaw not having a Wikipedia 9:36 John Perretti erased from Wikipedia 12:39 campaign to bad mouth Jared Shaw 17:16 EliteXC street certified event 21:35 funding StrikeForce event Frank Shamrock vs Cung Le 25:16 Nick Diaz at StrikeForce event 26:20 Nick Diaz Marijuana Suspension 30:06 experience with Larry Hazard 31:51 Drew Fickett behaving during event 32:19 Tiki Ghosn appearing on event 33:22 ShoXC series 35:15 Trying to Oust Gary Shaw 40:27 EliteXC Primetime 41:27 Kimbo Slice vs James Thompson 48:22 Brett Rogers vs Jon Murphy 50:15 Phil Baroni vs Joey Villasenor 51:23 Gina Carano vs Kaitlin Young 55:45 Robbie Lawler vs Scott Smith 58:44 EliteXC events holding up to current day 1:00:57 Refferee Dan Miragliotta 1:04:03 importance of a good Refferee 1:07:46 Gary Shaw parting from EliteXC 1:10:42 ShoXC in Hawaii 1:11:23 “Don’t be scared homie” viral comment 1:12:44 Jared Shaw not attending Hawaii event 1:19:17 trusting Ariel Helwani 1:21:16 KJ Noons contract negotiation 1:32:41 interview wrap up 1:41:05 outro/ closing thoughts
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The Original UFC bad boy, David "Tank" Abbott, joins us for an unfiltered deep dive into the wild early days of MMA. From his explosive knockouts at UFC 6, legendary clashes in the tournament, street-fighting roots, and raw takes on the politics, "works," and personalities that shaped the sport - Tank holds nothing back. Now retired in the desert, this powerhouse legend (natural 625-Ib bench, no-BS
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:51 interview start 6:58 packaged by Dave Thomas for the UFC 11:02 meeting with Art Davie 16:44 17:30 receiving letter of intent to fight in the UFC 21:44 attending UFC 5 24:19 interactions with Joe Son 29:19 issues with Jim Brown 43:42 Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie “rematch” 44:58 Ultimate Tank ppv 45:50 cornering Vanilla ice for a fight 46:31 thoughts on Tito Ortiz 50:48 technique vs being tough 52:02 Tank Abbott vs John Matua 58:02 making the UFC entertaining 59:05 Tank Abbott vs Paul Varelans 1:03:03 Tank Abbott vs Oleg Taktarov 1:07:17 Pat Smith altercation backstage 1:09:46 attack on Pat Smith in elevator 1:14:30 Ken Sharock calling the cops 1:15:29 writing apology letter to John McCarthy 1:16:59 becoming a paint artist 1:17:44 training with Mark Schultz 1:19:38 wrestling Chael Sonnan 1:21:46 first fixed fight in the UFC 1:23:09 Ken Shamrock not being pushed in UFC 1:24:58 Tank Abbott vs Dan Severn 1:30:17 Altercation with Allan Goes 1:40:55 sucker punched by Wallid Ismail 1:46:04 Bas Rutten vs Kevin Randleman 1:47:05 Allan Goes incident in Puerto Rico 1:49:28 thoughts on John Perretti 1:52:38 meeting Tito Ortiz 1:55:32 Tito Ortiz stealing check from car 2:02:12 Tank Abbott vs Scott Ferrozzo 2:09:13 Tank Abbott vs Cal Worsham 2:11:25 Direct wave TV sponsor 2:11:44 Canceled bout with Ken Shamrock 2:14:39 fighters taking steroids 2:17:07 Don Frye worked fight with Mark Hall 2:18:04 Big Al throwing burger at Frank Shamrock 2:19:55 thoughts on the UFC hall of fame 2:25:00 Ken Shamrock calling out Tank Abbott 2:27:35 Pride Fc using Tank Abbott for promotional material 2:32:05 Tank Abbott vs Maurice Smith 2:34:26 Dan Severn pulling out of Maurice Smith fight 2:38:37 interview wrap up/ outro
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James Hergott is one of the OG’s when it comes to filming the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.
While currently promoting his film Super Car Saints available on Amazon Prime; his past incudes Striking Truth with George’s St Pierre & Fighting for the Troops.
This episode is special drop where we discuss MMA History current issues along with James past history
It’s a fun listen
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John Perretti, Battlecade: Extreme Fighting creator/matchmaker & former UFC matchmaker. Deep dive into the promotion's last event via Extreme Fighting 4 (Des Moines, March 28, 1997): It featured Olympic gold medalists Kenny Monday & Kevin Jackson on one card, along with epic clashes like Paul Jones vs.Eric Paulson and a mid-show power outage, we talk about Gracie hesitancy on certain matchups (including near-misses with big money offers), Bas Rutten bad blood, and John's take on grappler-to-striker limits. Raw, firsthand history from the source.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:57 interview start 2:19 Extreme fighting 4 in Iowa 3:20 budget for Extreme fighting 4 4:09 Ralph Gracie vs Eugenio Tadeu rumor 6:28 allegedly matchmaking Brazilians to lose fights 7:40 training Igor Zinoviev to fight Royce Gracie 9:47 Bas Rutten altercation with Rickson Gracie 11:55 Roster of fighters at Extreme Fighting 4 12:50 power outage during event 14:14 Allan Goes vs Todd Bjornethun 18:14 Gary Myers vs Tommy Glanville 19:38 Paul Jones vs Erik Paulson 21:22 Kevin Jackson vs John Lober 22:37 creating modern MMA 25:12 Extreme fighting changing how you viewed the sport 26:13 thoughts on Joe Moreira 30:06 John Lober personal issues 32:12 Matt Hume vs Pat Miletich 35:44 financial issues coming into event 37:18 Kenny Monday vs John Lewis 43:47 John Donehue reffing all 4 events 44:43 Maurice Smith vs Kazunari Murakami 51:24 altercation with Ken Shamrock in lobby 56:18 drug issues at the Lions den 58:13 matchmaking fights in the UFC 1:02:05 realizing Extreme fighting is finished 1:05:15 Igor Zinoviev injured out of extreme fighting 1:05:38 receiving a call to work for the UFC 1:10:02 Art Davie’s letter to congress to ban MMA 1:11:41 plugs/ promotions 1:12:42 interview wrap up 1:24:19 outro/ closing thoughts
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Andy Anderson was once a Texas entrepreneur owning topless clubs and the notorious All Nude Steakhouse (supplying ring girls for UFC events), Andy's life took a turn - he's now serving a federal sentence for drug conspiracy (30 years) and money laundering (20 years), though he insists he's innocent and was railroaded by false testimony. This audio-only deep dive covers fixed fights, mafia run-ins in Ukraine's IFC event, Japanese afterparties gone wrong, and the grit that built MMA. No holds barred - just raw history from a man who lived it.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
2:35 interview start
2:52 helping move UFC 12 after cancellation
6:49 attending UFC 1 as a spectator
7:42 becoming involved with the UFC
8:26 fighting NHB in Mexico
9:21 interactions with Julian Sanchez
10:06 relationship with Art Davie
11:27 Art Davie and Bob Meyrowitz relationship
13:14 meeting Buddy Albin
14:27 relationship with Charlie Anzalone
15:04 Buddy Albin being tough to work with
17:25 Andy Anderson vs John Hess
21:00 owning several topless bars
22:09 Cornering Anthony Macias for fixed fight
25:16 Pat smith attacked in Elevator by Tito Ortiz
27:06 Remco Pardoel alleged Marco Ruas of greasing
28:41 Marco Ruas calling out the Gracie’s
29:44 Bas Rutten calling out Rickson Gracie
30:20 Japanese promotions hand picking fights
32:22 Tank Abbott Hard Rock Cafe incident
35:40 interactions with Joe Son and Kimo Leopoldo
38:12 Ken Shamrock dropping women off a balcony
40:04 Art Davie split with Bob Meyrowitz
42:51 living with Frank Shamrock
44:23 living with Scott Bessac
46:01 reason for being locked up
49:36 initial offering for sentencing
51:53 locked up with Tiger King
53:30 amount of time being served
56:45 current living situation
1:00:51 IFC Ukraine Debut controversy
1:08:50 Ron Van Clief
1:10:10 interactions with Leon Spinks
1:11:09 reason for the UFC logo at IFC event
1:12:21 Stuck in Ukraine after IFC event
1:15:48 Bas Rutten Paul Varelans incident
1:19:23 escaping to Paris from Ukraine
1:21:05 the local mafia wanting the tapes
1:22:06 Buddy Albin grab and go plan
1:22:52 Igor Vovchanchyn reputation at IFC event
1:23:52 Art Davie not involved in the IFC
1:25:40 Anthony Macias vs Sakuraba
1:28:30 John McCarthys relationship with Bob Meyrowitz
1:29:30 John Perretti coming to the UFC
1:31:19 Bob Meyrowitz thoughts on John Perretti
1:36:25 early UFC matchmaking
1:37:16 UFC not allowing John Perretti to purchase
1:41:06 Bob Meyrowitz interactions with Oprah Winfrey
1:41:53 fondest memories of the UFC
1:42:38 UFC changing rules because of mark Coleman
1:44:28 Andy Anderson outro
1:45:56 outro/ closing thoughts
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Ron Jhun is Hawaii’s only 50 fight club member and had over 40 bouts prior to competing in the UFC.
Ron Jhun is an early pioneer and a legend among the Hawaiian MMA community; we share some funny insights and stories in this very hard to come by interview
Ep 311 Ron Jhun BEFORE the UFC
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:53 interview start 1:24 growing up with a boxing pedigree 2:53 training prior to first fight 4:35 learning Jiu jitsu from VHS tapes 5:18 training at Jesus is lord 6:38 reason for David Pa’aluhi retiring 11:39 Ron Jhun vs Eddy Millis 17:01 Ron Jhun vs Eugene Jackson 20:31 Ron Jhun vs Paul Cutts 22:37 Ron Jhun vs James Zikic 24:05 Relson Gracie pushback on the Island 27:21 Ron Jhun vs James Zikic (rematch) 29:24 Ron Jhun vs Marco De Silva 30:43 payout for tournament fights 33:04 winning Super Brawl 14 tournament 36:41 hearing about Scott Coker early on 37:18 running into John Hackleman 39:08 possible relations to KJ Noons 39:45 offered Yuki Sasaki bout in Japan 41:48 experience first time in Japan 43:50 Ron Jhun vs Yuki Sasaki 46:43 interactions with the Yakuza 48:28 Ron Jhun vs Kim Mason 51:11 Drug issues on the Island 53:10 Ron Jhun vs Erik Paulson 59:12 relationship with Erik Paulson 1:02:21 Josh Barnett and Erik Paulson story 1:04:14 Ron Jhun vs Jason Von Flue 1:05:42 promoting on the Underground forums 1:08:27 meeting Sean Shelby and Tom Brady 1:10:41 Ron Jhun vs JT Taylor 1:12:08 Ron Jhun vs Brian Sleeman 1:13:05 Ron Jhun vs Dave Strasser 1:14:08 Ron Jhun vs Joe Stevenson 1:15:31 Ron Jhun vs Pete Spratt 1:17:33 WFA 2001 1:18:58 rolling with John Lewis 1:20:31 self promoting to Blue Belt 1:22:39 John Lewis current life 1:25:01 Ron Jhun current life 1:28:31 football in Hawaii 1:31:30 plugs/ promotions 1:32:12 experience with Cabbage Correira 1:33:44 Ron Jhun vs Jermaine Andre 1:35:28 sponsored by Tapout 1:36:21 Ron Jhun vs Mandatorily Suda 1:39:07 Ron Jhun vs Stephan Potvin 1:40:00 Ron Jhun vs Shonie Carter 1:41:03 Ron Jhun vs Dennis Hallman 1:42:31 Ron Jhun vs Mike Penalber 1:43:06 interview wrap up 1:44:48 outro/ closing thoughts
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Following the huge buzz from Part 1 (#308: "The Rise of EliteXC"), Jared returns for an unfiltered deep dive into the promotion's explosive two-year run that seriously challenged the UFC. Hear the insider stories: nearly signing Brock Lesnar post-K-1, flying Kimbo Slice to LA with a briefcase of cash to lock in MMA's first viral superstar (his 43-second KO of Tank Abbott drew massive Showtime ratings), Gina Carano's breakthrough win over Tonya Evinger at Uprising in Hawaii (despite her tough weight cut), and the bold events that pushed women's MMA forward while building legitimacy with fighters like Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz. Shaw opens up on the highs (CBS primetime deals bringing MMA to millions), the internal chaos, financial struggles, and the dramatic 2008 collapse after the Heat event controversy. Plus, personal reflections like his life-changing open-heart surgery at 19. This is authentic MMA history straight from the VP who lived it-raw, revealing, and essential for any fight fan. Tune in tomorrow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Subscribe and hit notifications so you don't miss it!
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:52 interview start 3:11 Bjorn Rebney reputation 4:53 talks of signing Brock Lesnar to Elite XC 7:05 bad matchmaking for Brock Lesnar 9:14 open heart surgery at an early age 12:40 EliteXC Uprising in Honolulu 13:37 importance of Rich Chou 16:37 TJay Thompson brought in by Rich Chou 18:04 Patrick Freitas 20:48 Matchmaking process 24:26 coming up with weight classes for event 27:18 Gina Carano struggling to make weight 27:52 revitalizing Robbie Lawler 29:33 contacting Icey Mike about Kimbo Slice 34:14 signing Kimbo Slice to Elite XC 36:53 dealing with the California Athletic Commission 40:26 Chuck Champion makes organization cuts 43:35 Mike Pyle refusing to fight for the title 47:19 Kimbo vs Bo Cantrell 51:56 KJ Noons vs Nick Diaz 59:28 Nick Diaz importance for Elite XC 1:00:36 conversations with Dream FC 1:02:54 conversations with Ken Shamrock 1:04:04 Eddie Alvarez being a huge ticket seller 1:05:05 EliteXC Street Certified event 1:11:55 viewership for Street Certified event 1:14:06 dealings with Ken Pavia 1:15:18 dealings with Jeremy Lappen 1:21:29 Scott Smith improper matchmaking 1:23:19 interview wrap up/ sneak preview 1:26:19 outro/ closing thoughts
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Dive deep into the raw origins of UFC veteran Ed "Short Fuse" Herman - The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 runner-up, a middleweight powerhouse with 26 official UFC bouts (plus his TUF Octagon appearances), 13 wins inside the promotion, and an impressive eight post-fight bonuses, including Knockout of the Night, Submission of the Night, Fight of the Night, and Performance of the Night honors. As the UFC's longest consecutively tenured athlete, his journey is legendary. From his gritty Pacific Northwest roots, wrestling under the influence of Dan Gable's legacy, to grinding at Team Quest alongside legends like Randy Couture, Matt Lindland, and Chael Sonnen, Ed shares untold stories of his pre-UFC wars against future stars like Glover Teixeira and Nick Thompson. Now retired after a storied career spanning 2003-2023, he's giving back as owner of Short Fuse Martial Arts in Vancouver, WA, and coach at American Top Team Portland, mentoring the next generation.
From his gritty Pacific Northwest roots, wrestling under the influence of Dan Gable's legacy, to grinding at Team Quest alongside legends like Randy Couture, Matt Lindland, and Chael Sonnen, Ed shares untold stories of his pre-UFC wars against future stars like Glover Teixeira and Nick Thompson. Now retired after a storied career spanning 2003-2023, he's giving back as owner of Short Fuse Martial Arts in Vancouver, WA, and coach at American Top Team Portland, mentoring the next generation. Hosted by MMA detective Mike Davis and Joey Venti - the only podcast preserving MMA's untold history through exclusive interviews. Don't miss this kickoff to 2026!
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:53 interview start 0:57 plugs/ promotions 1:52 training at team quest 3:05 wrestling in High school 5:03 experience with Phil Baroni 6:11 Chael Sonnen hard worker comment 6:59 early career managers 8:50 training prior to first fight 9:52 joining Team Quest 11:51 having a rough upbringing 17:55 Ed Herman vs Noel Tworek 19:43 Ed Herman vs Byron Yates 20:54 Ed Herman vs Andrew Taylor 23:44 Bouncer work for a strip club 26:40 feelings after first loss 27:43 Ed Herman vs Ryan Pope 28:50 Ed Herman vs Shane Davis 30:57 training with Dennis Hellman and Jeff Monson 32:09 Ed Herman vs Rich Guerin 34:51 Ed Herman vs Derek Downey 36:05 coaching at Team Quest 37:04 Ed Herman vs Justin Hawes 37:50 Ed Herman vs Jacen Flynn 39:01 Ed Herman vs Cory Devela 39:39 Ed Herman vs Shane Davis “rematch” 40:15 flying to Japan to fight 41:00 Ed Herman vs Kazou Misake 45:03 Ed Herman vs Brian Ebersole 46:18 Ed Herman vs Joe Doerkson 47:27 trying out for TUF season 1 50:04 Ed Herman vs Glover Teixeira 53:18 Ed Herman vs Rhomez Brower 54:23 Ed Herman vs Nick Thompson 56:34 Ed Herman vs Dave Menne 57:56 calling out Matt Hughes post fight 59:22 teammate Ryan Schultz 59:58 relationship with Evan Tanner 1:01:35 thoughts on Matt Lindland 1:03:17 Kim Couture 1:03:55 reaction to Team Quest splitting 1:08:12 working out with Jesse Taylor 1:08:35 interview wrap up 1:13:29 outro/ closing thoughts
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In 2025 we experienced a lot of growth and recorded some incredible history pieces
Joining is for a recap of the years events is Julio Macedo (RagdollMMA), Referee Kevin MacDonald, Brian McLaughlin & James Hergott
This year we had 55 total drops 51 Deep Dives & 2 round tables
Special Thank You to the following Phil Barker, Hong Kong Phooey 613Json and Thomas Mural for watching on his wife’s account
Thank You for all of the support and growth thar we experienced this year and we promise to deliver the same quality product for many years to come
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EliteXC made an incredible run to become an industry power in 2007.
Joining us to talk about the historic rise is former Vice President of operations is Jared Shaw of the famous Shaw Boxing family.
Details EliteXC's explosive growth: landing the Showtime deal, debuting in one month with Renzo Gracie vs. Frank Shamrock, pioneering women's MMA on TV with Gina Carano vs. Julie Kedzie (peaking ratings), co-promotions with K-1 and Strikeforce, building Kimbo Slice, and turning profitable in 14 months amid chaos are just a few of the subjects.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:00 interview start 1:02 current life 5:04 transitioning from boxing to MMA Promoting 12:20 having a meeting with Showtime 15:18 UFC 70 was supposed to be on HBO 16:34 meeting continued with Showtime 20:21 offered to become vice president of Elite XC 20:42 cutthroat business of boxing 21:52 getting the call to start promotion 23:50 building Elite XC 26:22 hosting first Elite XC show after 1 month 29:27 tension behind the scenes 33:13 Rich Chou’s involvement 35:04 Jeremy Lappen 39:39 Renzo Gracie vs Frank Shamrock 41:19 penny stocks for Elite XC 42:42 dealings with Frank Shamrock 44:42 hosting first televised women’s MMA match 48:38 Julie Kedzie vs Gina Carano peaked ratings 51:05 selecting ring announcers the Elite XC 52:42 Sponsors for Elite XC 54:27 controversial ending in main event 55:07 co promoting with K1 for K1 Dynamite 58:39 K1 Dynamite fight card 1:00:10 promoting K1 on the Fly 1:02:08 issues with Co promoting events 1:05:37 pay scale for fighters at Elite XC 1:08:46 Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbott 1:10:03 K1 Dynamite turning into a disaster 1:14:06 dealings with Scott Coker 1:16:27 Hosting first ShoXC card with only 16 days 1:17:13 legitimizing Kimbo Slice as a fighter 1:19:16 Kimbo Slice vs James Thompson 1:19:43 dealings with Ted Williams 1:20:51 rectangle cage design 1:22:45 running small shows vs big shows 1:23:46 purchasing Cage Rage 1:26:04 Cage Rage fighters not coming to Elite XC 1:28:22 purchasing Icon MMA 1:33:03 press conference for Elite XC 1:38:53 wanting Bert Rodgers vs Kimbo Slice 1:42:02 preview for part 2 1:43:32 arranging event in Hawaii for Nick Diaz 1:47:58 interview wrap up 1:50:28 outro/ closing thoughts
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Jesse Taylor dominated The Ultimate Fighter house, crushed everyone in sight, and was one win away from a UFC contract... Then one wild night changed everything. In this raw two-part episode, Jesse "JT Money" Taylor pulls no punches: early Team Quest chaos, underground San Diego stories, TUF glory and heartbreak, worldwide redemption wars, and some insane behind-the-scenes bombs you've never heard. Pure MMA history gold from a true 50-fight veteran.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:56 interview start 1:06 inspiration watching old UFC 2:11 meeting Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez 3:17 leaving college wrestling behind 5:22 Antonio McKee and Dan Henderson roll 6:31 Antonio McKee vs John Smith 9:15 cancelled bout with Chris Lytle 10:56 Jesse Taylor vs Robert Sarkozi 15:55 Jesse Taylor vs Chris Chiasson 17:30 training at Team Quest 18:07 Sean Strickland thrown out of Team quest 21:04 fighting in Tijuana 22:48 Jesse Taylor vs Jesse Forbes 24:45 Jesse Taylor vs Jorge Ortiz 27:35 interactions with Toby Imada And Warmachine 28:16 training with Shawn Tompkins 30:00 training with Duane Ludwig 30:56 Jesse Taylor vs Kenny Ento 34:13 Jesse Taylor vs Matt Major 35:22 Jesse Taylor vs Jorge Ramirez 37:08 process getting on TUF 39:19 Jesse Taylor vs Nick Rossborough 40:43 living with Mike Dolce 43:36 Jesse Taylor vs Dante Rivera 44:43 Jesse Taylor vs Tim Credeur 45:34 experience living in TUF house 46:46 thoughts on Rudy Silva 49:52 Kicked off TUF finale 53:19 comments made by Rampage Jackson 55:35 Jesse Taylor vs CB Dolloway 57:15 relationship with Vinny Magalhães 57:36 getting cut from the UFC 59:20 Jesse Taylor vs Drew Fickett 1:01:22 reason for leaving Team Quest 1:03:58 Jesse Taylor vs Rico Altamiro 1:05:18 Jesse Taylor vs Chris Camozzi 1:07:19 Jesse Taylor vs Dong Sik Yoon 1:08:46 outro/ closing thoughts
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Andy Main is currently a stand out coach at Pure Martial Arts in Rockaway NJ.
Andy rose through ranks of the regional MMA scene at an incredibly early age… we go in depth with our analyzation of his career.
From competing on the Ultimate Fighter tv series to winning the King of Pancrase belt, this is a great listen
Special Thank You to our friend Brian McLaughlin for helping with the research and landing Andy Main for us.
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:03 interview start 1:22 interactions with Jamie Varner 2:52 Amanda Nunes sparring with Jamie Varner 4:26 hard sparring sessions 5:57 longevity in MMA gyms 8:30 fighting with injuries 10:10 Andy Main vs Jimmy Rivera 15:46 thoughts after first loss 18:23 khabib nurmagomedov training at AMA 21:19 training khabib nurmagomedov and Amanda Nunes 24:36 high level fighters from the East Coast 25:40 Promoter Lou Neglia 29:07 Andy Main vs Ricky Lee 31:12 learning to strike as a southpaw 33:46 Ricky Lee Muay Thai experience 34:42 Andy Main vs Steve McCabe 36:13 Andy Main vs Jackson Galka 37:58 kicked out of Renzo Gracie affiliate gym 44:32 where issues began with Renzo Gracie 51:58 being mature at a young age 54:12 Andy Main vs Lester Caskow 56:54 tryout for TUF season 12 58:55 interview for TUF 1:04:09 feelings living in TUF house 1:05:58 Andy Main vs Jason Brenton 1:06:33 reason for not being on GSPs team 1:07:09 Andy Main vs Kyle Watson 1:08:41 picked for Josh Koscheck’s team 1:10:27 thoughts on Andy Main going to TUF 1:14:53 left off TUF finale 1:16:40 reason for walking away from AKA 1:20:30 interactions with Dillon Danis 1:23:05 interactions with Gordon Ryan 1:26:09 Dillon Danis vs Logan Paul 1:29:51 UFC fighter pay 1:36:55 Jeff Novitzky 1:38:39 Andy Main vs Bobby Reardanz 1:45:19 the WMA 1:49:02 dealings with Alliance MMA 1:56:19 Andy Main vs Felipe Arantes “controversy” 1:59:41 Andy Main vs Hioki Aok 2:02:05 Tattoo issues at Golds gym in Japan 2:05:54 assumptions of being part of LGBT in Japan 2:08:56 story from Japan teammates 2:10:51 interview wrap up/ outro
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Ep 305 War Machine Jon Koppenhaver Career & Controversy
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War Machine Jon Koppenhaver interview took place from his living unit at Ely Prison.
The video / audio is NOT in sync due to the prison security settings NOT allowing voice recording for video visitations.
War Machine Jon Koppenhaver is a controversial figure whose career started with Ken Shamrock & the Lions Den Gym and eventually moved to Las Vegas to train with some of the best fighters in the world.
Koppenhaver does not shy away from hard subjects like his relationship with Phil Baroni or problems he experienced outside of the cage.
You have never heard War Machine speak about the topics that he were addressed in this special interview.
Ep 305 War Machine Jon Koppenhaver Career & Controversy
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:33 Disclaimer 2:40 interview start 3:08 feedback on Vice documentary 3:58 beginnings in MMA 5:07 showing up to Lions Den tryout 7:10 Vince Pashell throwing a brick at War Machine 8:45 roommate Erik Del Fierro 9:15 relationship with Tony Galindo 10:21 interactions with Bob Shamrock 11:01 bringing supplements in from Mexico 12:47 War Machine vs Angle Santibanez 13:35 experience at Total Combat 14:46 Richard Dalton 15:05 training partner Cedric Marks 16:40 relationship with Lions Den team mates 18:06 War Machine vs Frank Duffy 19:08 meeting Phil Baroni 19:52 training with Matt Hendricks 20:48 training at Cobra Kai 21:48 War Machine vs Andrew Ramirez 22:37 War Machine vs Mike Odonnell 27:08 process getting on TUF 6 29:37 living in the TUF house 30:46 friendship with Mac Danzig 31:30 issues with Matt Serra 32:41 Mac Danzig Bird feeder prank 33:23 how War Machine was portrayed on TUF 33:56 training experience at TUF 34:43 manager Matt Stansell stolen money 35:31 getting a contract for the UFC 36:18 War Machine vs Jared Rollins TUF finale 37:47 speaking out against Lloyd Irvin 40:05 War Machine vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida 41:39 problems with matchmaker Joe Silva 43:25 fired from the UFC over Evan Tanner comment 44:08 relationship with Dana White 45:20 War Machine vs David Anderson 47:42 training with Vernon White 50:01 War Machine vs Guillaume DeLoremzi 52:12 thought on Phil Baroni’s current situation 57:17 Julio Bazan Teamate & roommate 59:07 War Machine vs Timothy Woods 1:00:25 War Machine vs Erick Montaño 1:02:00 War Machine vs David Mitchell 1:03:09 training with Baret Yoshida 1:04:16 training with Junie Browning 1:05:01 Shawn Tompkins 1:06:13 War Machine vs Zach Light 1:06:36 War Machine vs John Alessio 1:07:48 surrounded by bad influences 1:09:20 Ed Ratcliff 1:09:46 Charlie Kohler 1:10:03 Christian Vargas 1:10:19 Miguel Reyes 1:10:31 canceled bout with Gideon Ray 1:11:25 friendship with Wade Shipp 1:12:08 relationship with Mother 1:13:18 War Machine vs Roger Huerta 1:15:30 relationship with Sam Kaplan 1:16:24 2 year lay off due to lock up 1:17:00 predicting more MMA tragedies 1:19:05 converting to Christ while in Prison 1:21:05 walking away from fights in prison 1:23:07 punched in the face 1:24:45 War Machine vs Vaughn Anderson 1:26:09 Tony Galindo Pen*s pump story 1:27:36 calling Tony Galindo after Ken Shamrock OD 1:29:16 training with Ashe Bowman 1:29:33 War Machine vs Ron Keslar 1:30:52 herniated disc while training 1:32:06 wanting to get out for Wife and Kids 1:33:24 message to former t
Ep 304 Jim Miller BEFORE the UFC w/ Brian McLaughlin
Jim Miller is on the precipice of becoming the first ever member of the 50 Fights in the UFC.
Jim Milers journey to the UFC is largely undocumented and with the help of his long time friend and trainer Brian McLaughlin we explore his path within the independent grind.
Special Thank You to friend of the show Brian McLaughlin for helping out this together.
Ep 304 Jim Miller BEFORE the UFC
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:01 interview start 2:05 Forced to miss weight against Thigo Alves 11:44 Interactions with Joe Silva 14:13 beginnings in MMA 18:09 story about Jim Millers father 23:14 Micky Galls original coach 26:04 thoughts on Cm punk vs Micky Gall 28:28 Cm punks training camp 29:21 Jim Miller vs Eddie Fyvie 33:41 Jim Miller vs Kevin Roddy 36:31 Kevin Roddy story 38:15 Watching brother Dan Miller lose a fight 39:29 Jim Miller vs Ryan Ciotoli 42:42 Reality Fighting 13 4 man tournament 45:40 Jim Miller vs Muhsin Corbbrey 46:48 Johnathon Helwig vs Mike Constantino 48:12 thoughts on Frankie Edgar 50:49 Muhsin Corbbrey story before fight 52:08 Jim Miller vs James Jones 52:41 Planet Jiu jitsu closing doors week of fight 54:51 training partner Chris Liguori 56:57 Jim Miller vs Frankie Edgar 1:01:23 not returning to Reality fighting 1:03:28 TUF 5 tryouts 1:06:29 previous opponents at TUF tryouts 1:08:41 receiving nick name A10 1:10:08 not getting into TUF 5 1:11:03 training at AMA 1:13:46 Jim Miller vs Al Buck 1:15:39 Jim Miller vs Anthony Morrison 1:17:55 Jim Miller vs Nuri Shakir “Weight miss” 1:23:08 undefeated in welterweight fights 1:24:31 fighting at different weight classes 1:29:29 Jim Miller vs Chris Ligori 1:31:06 Dan Miller vs John Howard 1:34:40 finishing Chris Ligori 1:36:21 the “Jim Miller rule” 1:36:41 AMA fighting training partners 1:38:38 Jim Miller vs Chris Ligori rematch 1:41:22 researching Jim Miller 1:42:51 getting the call from UFC while in IFL 1:46:06 Jim Miller vs Bart Palaziewski 1:48:50 fights prior to UFC being in New Jersey 1:50:55 feelings when receiving call from UFC 1:54:19 interview wrap up 1:55:14 outro/closing thoughts
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Legendary Reporter Jeff Sherwood, Documentary film maker Ed Doty and Referee Larry Landless weigh in on Rafiel Torre.
The panel was out together to get a look at Rafiel Torre and his appearance from the side of the media.
Rafiel Torre the person, the competitor and the reporter is an onion with many many layers….
We hope to do RoundTable discussions once a month for an additional drop, please let up know who you would like to hear from
Ep 303 Rafiel Torre RND Table 2
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:08 interview start 2:25 Jeff Sherwood start in MMA 6:51 Ed Doty background in MMA 8:58 Larry Landless introduction 11:11 meeting Rafiel Torre 17:24 Rafiel Torre red flags 23:25 Kumite in the woods story 25:46 Frank Dukes kicking speed claims 26:58 Rafiel Torre lying tactics 33:14 credibility from the Brazilians 35:18 early MMA reporting 38:48 attending MMA events frequently 42:31 Jay Martinez vs Tito Ortiz 43:17 Rafiel Torre Lifestyle 44:00 Rafiel Torre Abilities 47:22 Rafiel Torre mindset 48:21 Rafiel Torre vs Ioka Tianuu 51:00 Bruce Buffer Introduction 55:05 What Torre paid Tianuu 1:00:35 Rafiel Torre Creation 1:05:45 Sherdog Interview 1:08:47 Torre Partying & Decline 1:11:30 The Crime 1:16:14 The Change in Torre 1:18:02 Torre Social Awareness 1:21:20 Court Case 1:25:00 Lessons in Humility 1:26:00 Interview Difficulties 1:26:30 Magic in Jail 1:29:55 Gerald Strebendt 1:32:30 Torre Sentencing 1:34:00 wrap up
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Ron Waterman stepped out of the classroom as a teacher and made his way into the cage to fight some of the world’s toughest men.
Ron takes us through his journey that includes legendary manager Phyllis Lee, dealings with Math maker John Perretti and wrestling in the WWE
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0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:02 interview start 1:21 current life 1:50 training with Bas Rutten 2:54 beginnings in MMA 4:28 Bas Rutten invitational 1 4:47 experience with John Perretti 6:49 Ron Waterman vs Daniel James 7:46 Ron Waterman vs Joshua Jenkins 9:02 Ron Waterman vs Matt Asher 11:51 Ving Tran 13:16 going back to work after tournament 14:24 Went to UFC 19 to introduce himself 16:11 manager Phyllis Lee 19:44 receiving black belt under Leo Sawyer 20:47 Nate Marquardt 25:23 getting the call for UFC 20 27:46 Ron waterman vs Chris Condo 30:26 Ron Waterman vs Andre Roberts 34:34 Ron Waterman vs Tim Lajcik 39:17 pay for early UFC 39:32 receiving messages from Eddie Goldman 40:16 Ron Waterman vs Satoshi Honma 41:00 trained Shane Carwin for Brock Lesnar fight 44:20 refusing to sell soul in WWE 48:31 WWE occult imagery 49:49 using submissions in fights 50:58 training with Brendan Schaub 52:19 Ron Waterman vs Valentijn Overeem 55:00 experience with Jon Jones 55:41 relationship with Mark Coleman 57:14 Ron Waterman vs Jerry Vrbanovich 59:09 Ron Waterman vs Jun Ishii 1:00:47 experience with the Yakuza 1:01:41 Ron Waterman vs Mirco Crocop 1:04:40 fighters greasing before fights 1:05:53 Japanese fighters struggling in the US 1:07:31 Ron Waterman vs Keigo Takamori 1:10:13 never giving take down points 1:10:54 Ron Waterman vs Kevin Randleman 1:14:15 Ron Waterman vs Tsyoshi Kosaka 1:15:40 cancelled Pancrase event 1:16:20 Ron Waterman vs Rico Rodriguez 1:19:11 injuries going into rematch with Rico Rodriguez 1:21:51 Ron Waterman vs Roger Gracie 1:24:54 Alternate for at a YAMMA pit fighting event 1:27:32 interview wrap up/final message 1:31:20 outro/closing thoughts
Gerald Strebendt, Chris Brennan & Eddy Millis joined us to discuss their fallen friend Rafiel Torre
Stebendt, Brennan & Millis recall their time with Rafiel Torre along with their current day feelings for him.
The episode is filled with explosive truths, damning lies and fun stories involving Rafiel Torre.
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0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:18 interview start 2:18 meeting Rafiel Torre 4:36 emotions listening to Rafiel Torre interview 5:53 Rafiel Torre affiliations with Chris Brennan 7:58 Eddy Millis reaction to interview 12:36 Rafiel Torre stand up 14:52 landing a journalism job 18:19 rolling with Chris Brennan 22:41 James Krause betting scandal 27:57 Joe Francis being extorted 30:45 Tapout crew getting screwed out of money 34:32 Eddie Bravo confronting Rafiel Torre 36:42 Eddie Bravo K1 match 37:31 Rafiel Torre living situation 40:10 Angel Richards/ Life insurance policy 43:26 going into the Rafiel Torre interview 46:22 MMA’s first sports journalist 51:55 Lucas Brennan article 52:44 airplane incident 53:17 Wet & Wild fake fight 59:22 Chris Brennan’s thought after interview 1:00:38 reason for throwing fake fight 1:02:16 Rico Rodriguez reaction to Rafiel Torre 1:06:06 Rafiel Torre potential to be released 1:06:41 False claims of being Brazilian 1:07:33 the Rise and fall of Rafiel Torre 1:09:13 Instructional tapes and T shirts 1:10:23 being pioneers of the sport 1:12:25 paying to fight in tournament 1:13:32 Rafiel Torre backing up Chris Brennan 1:15:26 Gerald Strebendt BJJ tournament incident 1:17:16 family gathering after Rafiel Torre arrest 1:20:00 Angel Richard’s current life 1:22:13 Brian Richard’s ashes 1:23:24 Rafiel Torre feelings towards Chris Brennan 1:24:55 Eddy Millis current thoughts on Rafiel Torre 1:25:39 Gerald Strebendt thoughts on Rafiel Torre 1:29:18 interview wrap up 1:34:29 outro/ closing thoughts
Rafiel Torre is a notorious figure from the “Dark Ages” of the sport; a revered journalist, an alleged Black Belt and a powerfully connected insider to some of the sports biggest names.
Rafiel Torre was arrested in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison in 2005
He has been taken to task publicly by Joe Rogan, Eddie Bravo and Eddy Millis
At his trial Gerald Strebendt, Chris Brennan and Joe Rogan testified against him
This is the 1st time that Torre has ever had a voice to recall his place at a time in the sport that is considered “the beginning of the “Modern Era” #joerogan #eddiebravo 0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:33 Disclaimer 2:26 interview start 4:41 beginnings in MMA 5:27 beginnings into combat journalism 6:26 receiving invite to the first ADCC 8:02 Rafiel Torre vs Beau Hershberger 9:26 creating “Lessons in humility” 11:02 working for ADcombat 13:13 rolling with Royler Gracie 15:20 friendship with Mark Kerr 16:55 Mark Kerr vs Igor Borisov 17:47 relationship with Rico Rodriguez 18:35 Kazushi Sakuraba vs Renzo Gracie 21:25 rolling with Rico Rodriguez and Mark Kerr 23:19 Ken Shamrock and Mark Hall KOTC incident 24:32 Cobra Fighting Federation 25:25 Chuck Liddell Anal comments 26:22 Chuck Liddell street fights 26:56 meeting Joe Rogan 27:52 meeting Eddie Bravo 29:37 Mark Kerr substance issues 32:19 Mark Coleman and Mark Kerr relationship 33:14 experience with Ryan Gracie 34:32 Kumite event in the woods 36:00 meeting Gerald Strebendt 38:32 backstage during Pride 11 40:29 Heath Herring vs Tom Erikson 41:10 Bruce Buffer Chris Brennan incident 42:49 Mario Sperry vs Mark Kerr 44:04 Mark Kerr vs Ricardo Arona 45:32 Mario Sperry choked out during match 46:19 noticing Mark Kerr’s struggles with opioids 47:22 relationship with Eddy Millis 49:39 called out by Eddie Bravo over Blackbelt 51:01 relationship with Larry Landless 51:11 relationship with the Tapout crew 52:03 Rampage Jackson airplane incident 55:56 Rampage Jackson gold chains 56:51 favorite “Lessons in humility” 58:35 Trained Luigi Fioravante 59:22 Journalism during dark age of MMA 1:00:05 dealing with Joe Son and Kimo Leopoldo 1:01:32 never getting to interview Ken Shamrock 1:02:03 Rafiel Torre vs Ioka Tianuu 1:06:51 changes made from being in Prison 1:08:56 message to friends from MMA industry 1:10:24 attending UFC 3 1:12:01 clarifying Eddie Bravo comments 1:14:39 reason for cutting ties with Eddie Bravo 1:15:31 issue with a Correctional officer 1:20:22 Dorm living vs Cell living 1:21:53 Prison politics 1:25:00 interactions with Dana Stubblefield 1:27:01 doing Magic in prison 1:30:03 struggles going into interview 1:30:36 finding a purpose performing Magic 1:33:19 going to dark places mentally 1:34:33 interview wrap up 1:35:11 outro/ closing thoughts
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Jorge Rivera is a legend of the Atlantic Northeast MMA scene
His career started with the legendary Jason Delucia and continues through one of the sports most respected trainers Keith Rockel.
Throughout his career Jorge Rivera has faced some of the world’s toughest fighters; Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva are just a few of the names.
Rivera bout with Lee Murray and the reputation that Murray carried are talked about extensively in this episode
Ep 299 Jorge Rivera Career Deep Dive
Jorge Rivera
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:58 interview start 1:38 learning from Jason DeLucia 5:30 Judo Black belt Keith Racquel 5:58 training partner Doug Kalindo 8:30 Jorge Rivera vs Elias Rivera 10:54 Jorge Rivera vs Tim Sylvia 14:06 Vale Tudo Rhode Island 4 man tournament 16:25 Jorge Rivera vs Brandon Lee Hinkle 19:40 Jorge Rivera vs Anatoly Yaschenko 21:05 being a B side fighter early on 22:36 Training with Matt Phiney 23:32 relationship with Tom Haffers 25:02 Jorge Rivera vs Joe Nye 25:48 Jorge Rivera vs Travis Lutter 27:30 thoughts on greasing for fights 28:29 Jorge Rivera vs Andy Landen 30:39 Jorge Rivera vs Solomon Hutcherson 31:30 getting the call from the UFC 33:15 Jorge Rivera vs David Loiseau 36:29 Jorge Rivera vs Lee Murray 38:36 interactions with Lee Murray 41:23 fighting in an empty arena 46:19 Jorge Rivera vs James Gabert 50:18 Jorge Rivera vs Mark Weir 52:22 Jorge Rivera vs Rich Franklin 54:46 Jorge Rivera vs Alex Reid 57:44 Jorge Rivera vs Anderson Silva 1:00:30 Promoter Mario Ramos & Zach Tesler 1:00:57 experience with Dr Lenny Waice 1:03:23 Jorge Rivera vs Danny Vega 1:06:13 Street Wise Fight gear sponsor 1:08:20 Ranger Up clothing sponsor 1:11:52 Jorge Rivera vs Dennis Hallman 1:12:47 Jorge Rivera vs Chris Leben 1:14:06 cancelled bout with Alessio Sakara 1:15:16 Jorge Rivera vs Tim Williams 1:16:14 Jorge Rivera vs Kendall Grove 1:19:01 interview wrap up 1:19:29 outro/ closing thoughts
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Brad Imes has a story that very few can even imagine. Within 15 months of stepping into his first MMA gym, Imes found himself in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. Brad Imes recalls his time sparring with Tim Sylvia and Ben Rothwell at the Miletich Fighting Systems. Brad Imes the man tied with the most Gogoplata finishes in MMA gave us an incredible interview.
Ep 298 Brad Imes Career Deep Dive
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:53 interview start 5:05 beginnings in MMA 7:50 having vertigo after cracked skull 11:05 Cardio training for fights 14:29 becoming a fighter 16:59 Brad Imes vs Terroll Dees 18:07 Brad Imes vs Jeremy Freitag 23:16 alleged bout with Frank Slaughter 24:48 Brad Imes vs Lance Pele 26:14 Brad Imes vs Mike Dexter 29:55 trying out for TUF season 2 35:36 filming timeline for TUF 38:01 living in TUF house 40:43 Brad Imes vs Rob MacDonald 43:24 getting pick last on TUF 45:41 Brad Imes vs Seth Petruzelli 47:33 thoughts on Matt Hughes 49:25 training with Jeremy Horn 51:36 friendship with Ben Rothwell 52:49 training with Justin Eilers 53:49 Miletich camp toughness 56:32 Tony Fryklund 58:40 training with Josh Neer 59:13 Brad Imes vs Rashad Evans 1:02:26 Brad Imes vs Dan Christianson 1:06:28 Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs hospital fight 1:07:41 getting cut from the UFC 1:08:42 incorrectly listed fights on record 1:09:02 injuring knee 1:11:53 Brad Imes vs Greg Hammer 1:16:44 Brad Imes vs Heath Hearing 1:20:57 Vince Lucero 1:21:18 Brad Imes vs Zach Jenson 1:24:36 cancelled bout with Rueben Villarreal 1:26:27 capturing 2 gogoplatas as a heavyweight 1:28:37 Brad Imes vs Roy Nelson 1:30:54 dealing with brain trauma after fighting 1:33:15 current life 1:38:57 interview wrap up 1:39:15 outro/ closing thoughts
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Brian McLaughlin is one of the sports unsung heroes; most widely known as Jim Miller’s BJJ coach, Brian takes us through some incredible highs when competing against names such as Wilson Reis and Ryan Hall.
We also hit a few controversial topics like Gene Simco, Dillon Danis and the often times “hard attitudes” of the Atlantic Northeast.
It’s a great listen with a legend of the sport
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 2:49 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 3:13 interview start 5:14 connecting with Jim Miller 11:49 experience with the Diaz brothers 14:00 early BJJ coach 34:03 disclosure clearing up accusation 38:23 exposing fake black belts 39:52 experience with Dillon Danis 44:09 Dillon Danis career defining injuries 46:52 Mike Davis interaction with Dillon Danis 48:58 Dillon Danis reaction to criticism 54:01 training prior to first fight 57:38 training with Dan Sanchez 58:57 training with Shawn Alvarez 1:02:16 experience with Lou Neglia 1:03:32 Brian McLaughlin vs Carmine Zocchi 1:08:46 Brian McLaughlin vs Ryan Hall 1:13:16 donating prize money from Ryan Hall match 1:16:14 thoughts on Lloyd Irving 1:18:28 Lloyd Irving addressing allegations 1:21:00 gyms running as a MLM 1:22:51 Brian McLaughlin vs Mike Tierney 1:26:04 Brian McLaughlin vs David Sachs 1:28:52 trying out for TUF 1:31:57 Brian McLaughlin vs Brandon Garner 1:41:37 Brian McLaughlin vs Rene Nazare 1:47:51 not having a fight manager 1:49:02 offered fight with Edson Barboza 1:50:21 Brian McLaughlin vs Wilson Reis 1:57:52 mentally losing fights 2:02:29 dealing with Gary Foreman 2:06:36 Brian McLaughlin vs Luis Felix 2:11:34 Sherdog picture 2:13:14 interview wrap up 2:14:50 outro/ closing thoughts
Ep 297 Brian McLaughlin
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Jeremy Horn joins us again to discuss a part of his career that saw him do battle with a who’s who of the worlds best fighters. Imagine a 24 month period of fighting Antonio Nogueira, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Kiyosho Tamura, Ricardo Arona 2x, Eugene Jackson, Randy Couture & Akira Shoji… that is what we discuss in this episode. Jeremy Horn also gives his opinion on some of the lasting conflicts within the Miletich Fighting Systems
Ep 296 Jeremy Horn Fighting in the early 2000’s
0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:33 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:50 interview start 1:24 gyms having coaches that don’t compete 3:14 creating strategy’s for fighters 6:22 Robbie Lawler vs Evan Tanner 9:01 Tim Sylvia comments about Matt Hughes 11:35 First time training Tim Sylvia 13:13 Mark Hughes weigh in rumor 14:47 oppon 15:50 Jeremy Horn vs John Marsh 17:31 Jeremy Horn vs Nogueira 22:58 Jeremy Horn vs Yoshi Yamamoto 24:21 Don Frye comment 24:53 Jeremy Horn vs Kiyoshi Tamura 26:35 Jeremy Horn vs Ricardo Arona 28:42 Jeremy Horn vs Eugene Jackson 29:55 Jeremy Horn vs Chris Haseman 30:35 Jeremy Horn vs Randy Couture 34:35 UFC bringing back Jeremy Horn 35:16 Jeremy Horn vs Elvis Sinosic 35:57 Jens Pulver Matt Hughes mutual opponents 37:26 BJ Penn grease rumors 37:51 having a style that worked well in Japan 40:43 Jeremy Horn vs Ricardo Arona rematch 42:17 strength of Steve Rusk 44:22 Laverne Clark ring IQ 48:23 sparring with Laverne Clark 51:01 payment issues with Brad Kholer 53:25 Jeremy Horn vs Dan Theodore 56:58 Jeremy Horn vs Akira Shoji 58:00 Jeremy Horn vs Gilbert Yvel 1:00:05 Jeremy Horn vs Chalid Arrab 1:01:26 fighting in the Dutch MMA scene 1:04:00 thankful for the fight game 1:05:15 Tyrone Robert’s 1:07:00 Josh Neer 1:07:42 Jason Black 1:08:47 interview wrap up 1:09:21 outro/ closing thoughts
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Josh Neer burst onto the professional scene boasting a record that had just under 100 amateur fights.
Neer’s MMA journey had him training in Canada with Joe Doerkson as well as many years at the Miletich Fighting Systems
Chris Lytle joins us on this fantastic listen documenting the Indy grind of the Midwest
Ep 295 Josh Neer BEFORE the UFC
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:36 interview start 3:06 amateur career 7:10 experience at Toad Hollar 8:22 early training 11:34 Josh Neer vs Houston Alexander 14:52 receiving nick name “the dentist” 16:10 not paid for bare knuckle fight 19:02 turning pro in MMA 21:18 Josh Neer vs Anthony Smith 23:16 turning down GSP fight due to name value 27:17 Josh Neer vs Joe Jordan 29:18 Josh Neer vs Joe Chacon 31:03 Josh Neer vs Spencer Fisher 33:05 relationship with Jeremy Stephens 34:50 Jeremy Stephen’s vs Mike Perry 38:13 Miletich camp initiation 43:16 50 fight club mentality 46:03 Josh Neer vs Kyle Jensen 46:56 Josh Neer vs Anthony Macias 47:49 Josh Neer vs David Gardner 48:45 Josh Neer vs Mark Bear 51:23 Josh Neer vs Derrick Noble 52:36 Jeff Perez boxing coach 53:43 student Johnny Hopper 54:50 Josh Neer vs Todd Kiser 56:17 not matched properly in the UFC 56:58 relationship with the Diaz brothers 59:19 training cardio at a high level 1:00:27 interview wrap up 1:00:56 outro/ closing thoughts
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50 Fight Club member Brock Larson is a stand out fighter from the tough Midwest grind. Larson started his career as a training partner to Sean Sherk and advanced himself to being a top 5 ranked fighter. Dave Menne, Brock Lesnar & Brad Kohler are all talked about with some killer stories.
Ep 294 Brock Larson BEFORE the UFC
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:36 interview start 1:39 starting wrestling at an early age 3:36 plugs/ promotions 4:35 beginnings in MMA 7:33 training with Sean Sherk 12:10 Sean Sherk vs Matt Hughes 12:45 training with Matt Hughes 13:59 connecting with Dave Camarillo 15:14 Brock Larson vs Josh Hartwell 17:55 Brock Larson vs Luke Caudillo 21:47 compliment from Brock Lesnar 23:00 starting career at 185lbs 23:59 Brock Larson vs Kyle Olsen 27:13 relationship with Travis Fulton 28:59 starting fight career with 3 straight wins 31:40 8 man tournament in Oklahoma 32:59 ICC trials event 34:16 Brock Larson vs Alex Gasson 36:31 Brock Larson vs James Fuller 37:56 38:36 fighting with a manager 41:44 Nick Gamba and Jeff Paul 45:39 never fighting Josh Neer 48:47 Josh Neer vs Nick Thompson 49:53 Nick Thompson career highlights 54:04 Brock Larson vs Stephan Potvin 56:50 Brock Larson vs Miguel Cooley 57:49 training with Dave Menne 1:00:27 training with Kyle Jensen 1:01:35 experience with Jacob Vulkman 1:03:43 Damarques Johnson 1:05:23 Brock Larson vs Ryan Jensen 1:08:39 winning an 8 man tournament 1:12:22 Nick Thompson vs Josh Neer 1:14:46 Brock Larson vs Jon Fitch 1:20:23 student Adam McDonough 1:23:25 student Angel Pacheco 1:24:15 Brock Larson vs Kenneth Allen 1:27:28 WEC fighters compared to UFC fighters 1:30:28 Brad Kohler faking heart attack 1:33:43 being a 50 fight club member 1:34:37 interview wrap up 1:35:48 outro/ closing thoughts
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The year 2008 was a wild year for the UFC; it featured 3 of the largest grossing PPV’s in company history and some incredible main events.
Ant Evans returns to the show to discuss what took place in 2008 and share never heard from before stories from an incredible era.
Ep 293 Ant Evans 2008 UFC Media Relations
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:34 interview start 8:22 Roger Huerta training issues 13:44 Roger Huerta burying the UFC 15:54 The “Irish hand grenade” controversy 20:28 UFC reaction to Affliction event 23:47 Affliction attorney working for the UFC 25:49 Affliction event music performance 26:40 Super fight league failure 28:04 UFC lawsuits 30:26 Sean Sherk testing positive for PEDs 33:25 UFC popularity in the UK 36:56 Randy couture turns down Nogueira fight 37:49 Brock Lesnar wanting to fight in the UFC 41:07 Frank Mir Joe Silva friendship 42:22 Tim Sylvia arm break 44:15 Frank Mir fight career decline 48:26 Dan Henderson vs Anderson Silva 51:14 redesigning the UFC belt 52:55 Randy Couture threatening retirement 55:46 UFC 83 breaking attendance record 57:36 Art Davie inducted into UFC HOF 1:00:40 UFC HOF mistakes 1:05:29 Art Davie UFC founder plaque 1:08:25 Bob Meyrowitz no showing UFC HOF 1:11:00 online criticism over UFC HOF 1:16:11 Mike Tyson speech 1:19:05 certain media banned from the UFC 1:20:50 calling Joe Silva 1:21:52 issues with bringing in Gilbert Yvel 1:24:03 Matt Lindland fake tapping 1:25:47 UFC 85 Bedlam 1:33:51 owning domain names of fighters 1:35:27 Jon Jones UFC debut 1:36:25 UFC ppv sales 1:37:59 Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem 1:45:09 UFC name, image, and likeness contracts 1:46:08 Forrest Griffin vs Rashad Evans 1:50:03 UFC trivia questions 1:52:31 interview wrap up/ outro
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Shark Tank owner Eddy Millis and Jay Martinez are two influential members of the early NHB movement in California
Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez share their stories from an era that is referred to as the golden era of Mixed Martial Arts
Ep 292 Shark Tank w/ Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:41 interview start 2:02 beginnings in jiu jitsu 5:30 early NHB fights 7:39 having bare knuckle fights in the gym 9:11 California being a hub for fighting 10:55 kickboxing in Europe 11:49 Jay Martinez fight record 13:45 Genki Sudo 15:26 Jay Martinez joining the Shark tank 17:13 taking short notice fights 19:17 fighting in Hawaii 21:13 struggles fighting in Mexico 24:20 using leg locks early in MMA 27:32 Jay Martinez vs Andy Wang 34:01 Jay Martinez vs Justin Davis 35:51 fighting under headbutt rule set 38:13 pancrase blue envelope 39:14 Phyllis Lee in Japan 40:29 American spy in Japanese locker room 43:06 Roppongi story 44:12 Jason Delucia 44:55 training Gary Goodridge 45:37 finding Mighty Mo 48:25 Training Kimo Leopoldo 52:06 Bob Sapp story 54:18 K1 fighters gambling entire fight purse 55:18 Jay Martinez fight pay 57:37 Bob Sapp walking away from fight 58:19 experience in the Netherlands 1:02:42 Mark Hall issues with Ken Shamrock 1:05:06 training at the Lions den 1:07:16 Lions den initiation process 1:08:42 Jay Martinez experience with Ken Shamrock 1:14:17 Mark Coleman sparring at the Lions den 1:16:20 interactions with Bob Shamrocks 1:16:42 connecting with the Lions Den 1:20:03 Joe Son story 1:21:37 Rafiel Torre story 1:25:38 Gerald Strebendt 1:25:53 Cameron Earl 1:27:13 experience with Bobby Hoffman 1:32:00 fighter quitting after 1 hit 1:34:00 dealings with Ryan Greg 1:34:43 Travis Fulton controversy 1:37:48 training John Alessio 1:38:27 Pete Cunningham 1:39:24 training Josh Hall 1:43:06 Airplane ride story 1:44:11 Danny Fowl 1:46:08 interview wrap up 1:50:30 outro/ closing thoughts
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0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:32 interview start 3:44 plugs/ promotions 6:27 jiu jitsu for the current generation 8:54 backroom bonus from the UFC 12:02 Mac Danzig vs Josh Neer 15:16 suffering 3 straight losses in the UFC 18:26 opportunities from Joe Silva 21:12 firing Monte Cox as a manager 23:17 moving to Los Angeles 26:31 Hoelzer Reich clothing controversy 37:28 coached by Gil Martinez and Gray Maynard 40:46 Jay Hieron and Myke Pile 45:32 Mac Danzig vs Matt Wiman 53:36 Mac Danzig vs Joe Stevenson 1:02:31 cancelled bout with Cowboy Cerrone 1:07:40 coach Shawn Tompkins passes away 1:14:28 Mac Danzig vs Matt Wiman 1:19:09 coaches that never competed 1:25:40 Chad George vs Scott Jorgensen 1:27:15 reconnecting with Rico Chiaperelli 1:32:44 Mac Danzig vs Efrain Escudero 1:40:44 fighters not fighting full potential in gym 1:43:40 having a high ring IQ 1:47:08 offering to fight in BKFC 1:48:46 female fighter contracts 1:54:11 interview wrap up 1:54:33 outro/ closing thoughts
Mac Danzig joins us for a 3rd time abs we dig into the start of his UFC career. There is a reason Danzig has been joined us 3x and this interview does not disappoint. We discuss Joe Stevenson, Matt Wiman, Shawn Tompkins as well as his training partners Jay Hieron & Mike Pyle. This is an awesome listen
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When it comes to pioneers of the early No Holds Barred days, the name Kazja is associated with both progress and controversy.
Kazja gave us a look at what it was like to be on the front lines fighting the athletic commissions tooth and nail on every decision and how he was able to subvert their system.
Some of the sports biggest names attended and participated in his events and in this interview we remember what is considered the sports “Golden Era”
Ep 290 Kazja Kaged Kombat & Conspiracy
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:45 interview start 1:46 plugs/ promotions 4:17 introduction to submission fighting 8:04 first MMA event Kazja hosted 12:00 inspiration behind octagon cage 13:25 shoot fighter movie using cage 17:55 dealings with Joe Son 22:47 stick fighting tournament 23:58 Tapout similar logo to MatRat clothing 28:13 screwed on deal by Charles Mask Lewis 32:56 relationship with Punkass 34:30 relationship with Scrape 36:23 struggles hosting first event 43:43 Beau Hershberger 44:48 cops showing up after event 48:32 thoughts on cobra fighting championship 52:38 Hitman fight promotions 53:39 Ryan Chenoweth 55:55 LA times covering fight event 1:00:55 dealings with Joe Pardo 1:02:35 experience with Tracy Hess 1:04:39 Erica Montoya 1:10:58 thoughts on Ryan Greg 1:11:14 thoughts on Jeremy Williams 1:12:10 Karo Parisian early start 1:15:18 Harout Terzyan 1:16:54 Kanji Ishibashi 1:17:05 Toby Imada 1:17:52 Sean Loeffler 1:18:39 Rafiel Torre 1:19:15 Lodune Sincaid 1:19:56 Brian Peterson 1:20:06 Extreme Pancrase 1 1:23:53 fallout with Ryan Channel 1:25:22 Jeremy Jackson 1:27:09 Joe Moriera vs Joe Son 1:30:37 Shamrock 2000 1:32:09 Jason Maxwell 1:32:43 Toby Imada taking tough fights 1:34:54 Shannon Ritch 1:37:07 Mike Bitonio 1:38:17 backstage at WCC event 1:41:29 dealings with Armando Garcia 1:45:52 John Matua vs Tank Abbott 1:48:02 interview wrap up 1:50:31 outro/ closing thoughts
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Cecil Peoples joins us to discuss the developmental days of mixed martial arts and its transition into modern day fighting.
We delve into stories about Frank Dux, Zane Frazier and the reputation of Gene LeBell
Herb Dean sat in on this special episode with a true pioneer of the sport Cecil Peoples
Ep 289 Cecil Peoples w/ Herb Dean Career Deep Dive
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:41 interview start 2:00 beginnings in martial arts 4:44 drafted in to the Army 5:58 Reffed the 1st Muay Thai rule event in USA 9:06 Herb Dean meeting Cecil Peoples 12:22 Cecil Peoples importance to martial arts 14:04 Herb Dean becoming a referee 16:09 Herb Dean on growing as a referee 18:55 Tim Sylvia arm break 26:25 Antonio Nogueira snapped arm 28:50 having to pull fighters off during submission 32:24 Manson Gibson 35:50 Cyrille Diabate vs Rick Roufus 38:45 watching the first UFC on tv 39:58 Zane Frazier vs Frank Dux 52:55 Steven Seagal $50k challenge 54:16 Gene LeBell’s reputation 1:00:19 auditioning for a movie 1:04:47 understanding Jiu Jitsu before UFC 1:08:35 interactions with the Shamrocks 1:10:43 Erik Paulson 1:13:25 John McCarthy becoming involved in UFC 1:18:58 thoughts on Ron Van Clief 1:22:00 Harold Haward and Bart Vale 1:23:00 Ray Wizard in the UFC 1:25:41 Count Donte 1:31:14 Eric Paulson vs James Warring 1:32:04 Herb Dean pulled over for speeding 1:33:57 interview wrap up 1:36:42 outro/ closing thoughts
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Homer Moore started him MMA journey with a Richard Hamilton who was a criminal coach enrolled in the witness protection program
He later connected with Sammy the Bull Gravano where he was arrested for an over a decade old m*rder
Homer Moore takes us through these troubling times while also addressing why he tried to street fight Rick Roufus, getting targeted at the Lions Den and the truth about the notorious rigged fight involving Chael Sonnen.
This interview is insane….
Ep 288 Homer Moore Career and Controversy
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 guest introduction 1:36 interview start 1:40 learning wrestling early on 3:14 team mates with Frank Trigg 4:38 losing to Ray Miller at the Olympic qualifiers 12:59 never receiving invite for the RAW team 14:27 experience with Frank Trigg 19:59 training with Richard Hamilton 25:42 true side of Richard Hamilton 36:39 Homer Moore vs Dan Severn 39:10 first fight off record 41:23 training at the lions den 45:34 Tied with the motorcycle gang Devil Dogs 50:32 experience with Sammy Gravano 54:39 Devil Dogs arrest in 2004 1:00:09 becoming a male stripper 1:04:20 Homer Moore vs David Harris 1:06:34 getting shot at 1:08:27 Homer Moore vs Kauai Kupihea 1:09:51 being offered alcohol in Mexico 1:11:47 Homer Moore vs Shane Johnson 1:13:34 Homer Moore vs Allen Sullivan 1:14:37 fighters pulling out before match 1:15:32 picking a fight with Rick Roufus 1:19:21 having to be separated from Ricardo Texiera 1:21:08 sparring at the Lions Den before fight 1:27:08 injuring ankle before Evan Tanner fight 1:35:10 post fight comment about Jiu Jitsu 1:37:05 murder investigation from 1999 1:38:01 wrongfully arrested in 2013 1:46:23 held in jail for 2 years 1:48:24 corruption in the justice system 1:58:57 yelling racial slurs at Benson Henderson 2:00:07 beef with Joe Riggs 2:02:02 Homer Moore vs Jim Theobold 2:05:50 training with Igor Zinoviev 2:06:17 Homer Moore vs Chael Sonnen 2:14:59 Homer Moore vs Jeremy Horn 2:16:14 outro/ closing thoughts
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Apy Echteld comes from the rich history of the famous Dutch promotion 2 Hot 2 Handle as well as managing Fedor Emelianenko
Echteld walks us through an incredibly difficult year for M1 (2010) while also balancing the management aspects of Fedor.
The questions in this interview are not easy to answer and the stress that Echteld dealt with comes though in his answers.
This is a peak behind the scenes that we never expected the ability to record
Ep 287 Apy Echteld M1 & Fedor
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 guest introduction 1:41 interview start 2:26 differences between mafias 4:31 Japanese promotions going to war 6:26 Fuji TV competing event against Inoki 8:02 Fedor Emelianenko pay for fights 8:40 using K1 to promote Sambo 10:07 interactions with Vladimir Pogodin 11:04 managing Gegard Mousasi 14:05 fighters becoming jealous 15:41 Dana whites comments on Fedor Emelianenko 16:45 why Fedor Emelianenko never made it to the UFC 17:25 dealings with Obat Savitsky 19:15 conflicts bringing Pride Bushido to Europe 21:24 being aware of Pride FC’s decline 23:33 Sakikibara never charged for a crime 25:19 offers for fixed fights 27:33 signing Fedor Emelianenko to BoDog 29:21 Randy Couture Fedor Emelianenko photoshoot 31:19 Fedor Emelianenko’s intentions after Pride FC 36:18 Mitchell Maxwell part of K1 purchase 39:15 Monte Cox CEO and president of M1 Global 42:03 story behind the Affliction photoshoot 44:50 Affliction attorney also working for UFC 45:21 potential location for Emelianenko vs Couture 47:55 Bas Boon’s attempt to land Fedor Emelianenko 48:47 dealings with Miro Mijatovic 50:13 Miro Mijatovic death threats of contract 52:33 relationship with Vadim Finkelchtein 53:40 relationship with Jerry Millen 54:07 revisiting the UFC contract negotiations 56:28 UFC creating Conflict with Apy Echteld 1:04:50 thoughts on Mousasi 1:09:29 Dutch Mafia having experience 1:11:00 asking Alistair Overeem to take steroid test 1:11:37 M1 Global conflict with Strike Force 1:13:54 M1 Global financial struggles 1:15:23 Fedor Emelianenko M1 public stock 1:17:59 secret service taking pictures of crowd 1:20:53 Cindy Dandois vs Yana santos 1:21:54 M1 Global ending relationship with Strike Force 1:23:30 MMA not developing 1:28:49 2 hot 2 handle 1:31:00 Netherlands issues with Bareknuckle fighting 1:32:54 experience with Bob Schrijber 1:34:00 Bob Schrijber vs Gilbert Yvel 1:44:32 Ernesto Hoost vs ring announcer 1:45:12 interview wrap up/ outro
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Gan McGee takes us through his career that had him in a world title fight while also watching his Teamate Chuck Lidell become the sports first global superstar.
Once again legendary coach John Hackleman sits in on another interview featuring one of his prized athletes.
Ep 286 Gan McGee Career Deep Dive
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:37 interview start 1:57 wrestling champ in college 7:03 California having good fighters????? 7:29 connecting with John Hackleman 8:25 Glover Teixeira vs Eric Schwartz at gym 10:02 John Hackleman intro 11:25 first time seeing Gan McGee enter gym 14:27 Chuck Liddell drawing people into the gym 16:16 fighting navy seals on the street 20:06 Chuck Liddell in a street fight 21:40 Chris Kyle involved in street fight 23:02 Gan McGee vs Sam Adkins 26:39 Gan McGee vs Rickey Herro 27:32 Gan McGee vs Aaron Brink 29:06 Marc Hall as a promoter 30:08 Aaron Brink controversies 31:59 cross training at different gyms 37:09 American Top Team funding opportunities 39:20 IFC 8 man tournament 41:39 Gan McGee vs Paul Buentello 42:13 Knees to grounded opponent banned 44:47 the Gan McGee rule 47:00 Gan McGee vs Josh Barnett 50:43 discovering Gan McGee has asthma 51:53 Gan McGee vs Rocky Batastin 54:29 Gan McGee vs Seth Petruzelli 56:33 never fighting in KOTC 58:07 interactions with Dana White 59:19 expectations of the WEC 1:02:13 Gan McGee vs Ron Faircloth 1:03:57 difficulties finding fights 1:05:51 Gan McGee vs Pedro Rizzo 1:09:20 Gan McGee vs Alexandre Dantas 1:10:12 Gan McGee vs Tim Sylvia 1:11:55 Tim Sylvia testing positive after fight for PEDs 1:14:33 getting dropped from the UFC 1:18:15 Gan McGee vs Heath Hearing 1:24:31 interactions with Corey Peterson 1:25:23 John Hackleman experience in Japan 1:26:42 Gan McGee vs Semmy Schilt 1:29:03 avoiding interviews after fighting career 1:31:06 sparring with Glover Teixeira 1:33:00 favorite fight career memory 1:33:42 interview wrap up 1:34:06 outro/closing thoughts
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Ant Evans spent 13 years working administratively for the UFC under the capacity of media manager and Fight Pass president.
In his first ever interview; Ant gives us an incredible look into what was being said behind the scenes when the UFC became the global leader of mixed martial arts.
This is an interview of the year candidate and we hope that you enjoy it as much as we did.
Ep 285 Ant Evans UFC 2007 Deep Dive.
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:31 interview start 3:02 the UFC in 2007 4:20 plugs/ promotions 6:58 Rickey Hatton dealings 8:25 discovering the UFC early on 10:17 UFC 38 almost banned 11:03 Lee Murray Tito Ortiz street fight 17:54 backlash for working for the UFC 26:00 Andy Geer pre fight interviews 28:11 threats by Dave O’Donnell 30:26 UFC destroying cctv of Murray Ortiz street fight 33:09 UK fighters coming from street backgrounds 37:43 Kara Parisyan dealing with addiction 39:26 Nick Diaz issues with anxiety 44:22 Dana White and Tito Ortiz friendship 48:40 Connor McGregor bus incident 52:31 ADCC fight pass deal controversy 1:04:14 Dana White denying BKFC on fight pass 1:05:42 UFC announces buying Pride FC 1:09:13 accused of leaking UFC fights 1:10:54 leaks coming from Ryan Bennetts emails 1:14:49 introducing the UFC hall of fame 1:23:19 Frank Shamrock ruining his UFC hall of fame 1:29:34 negotiations with Frank Shamrock 1:37:31 why John Perretti is not in UFC Hall of fame 1:41:38 Jeff Osborne UFC contributions 1:42:01 Melvin Guillard testing positive for cocaine 1:44:05 Matt Serra vs GSP 1:44:50 Dana white refusing HBO commentary 1:46:32 Lorenzo Fertitta trusting Dana White 1:48:15 Joe Rogan signing with UFC 1:50:28 Michael Bisping receiving threats 1:54:25 criticism from John McCain 1:56:47 Babalu refusing to let go of submission 2:02:09 Randy Couture walking out of the UFC 2:03:01 Pride FC closing their doors 2:05:42 Fedor Emelianenko UFC negotiations 2:10:24 Affliction MMA teaser 2:12:12 Ant Evans look alike does MMA fight 2:13:27 interview wrap up/ Outro
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Legendary manager Bas Boon takes us through the incredibly dangerous behind the scenes from one of the world’s most dominant gyms as well as transitioning to having to deal with the Pride FC and the Japanese Yakuza.
The Golden Glory gym had gangland type hits, internal fighting and a global reputation for NOT being an organization to oppose.
Bas Boon leaves no stone unturned in this incredibly personal look into his business dealings.
Ep 284 Bas Boon Golden Glory & Yakuza
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 Lytes out intro 1:14 guest introduction 1:21 interview start 1:30 dealing with different Mafia’s 13:21 relationships with Ari Pols 14:02 thoughts on Ron Nyqvist 17:47 Ron Nyqvist issues with Rob & Erik Driesson 33:15 Ron Nyqvist dealing ecstasy 34:25 Ron Nyqvist turning into a rat 42:06 Ron Nyqvist liquidating himself 47:27 personality of Ron Nyqvist 48:15 koos Hertogs 49:02 Karate Bob 49:39 relationship with Frederico Lapenda 50:21 IFC Ukraine event 54:10 dealings with Andy Anderson 55:25 issues with Too hot to handle 1:00:08 Escort service owner story 1:03:41 friendship with Thom Harinck 1:07:28 using a different name to pay for room service 1:09:10 Branko Cikatic money collector 1:09:54 Mark Kerr vs Branko Cikatic 1:11:08 singing to the wrong Yakuza 1:14:22 Branko Cikatic trouble with Pride rules 1:15:16 1:16:21 dealings with Vadim Finkelstein 1:17:31 Japanese promotion war 1:21:58 alleged fake fights in Japan 1:23:42 attendance numbers at fighting events 1:26:41 relationship with Appy Etcheld 1:28:02 thoughts on Martjin Dejong 1:29:36 UFC releases due to “unusual business practices” 1:35:11 Dennis Stojnic UFC signing 1:39:43 Dennis Stojnic incident in Serbia 1:42:40 Alister Overeem departing from Golden Glory 1:44:41 Fedor Emelianenko training with Ernesto Hoost 1:45:39 Fedor Emelianenko not aware of K1 offer 1:50:13 Pride FC Yakuza issues 1:52:12 Sakakibara avoiding criminal charges 1:55:14 interview wrap up 2:03:06 outro/ closing thoughts
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Jason Von Flue made a name for himself on the Ultimate Fighter Season 2; his appearance thar was somewhat controversial due to how he was treated on the show.
An original member of The Pit fight team Jason recalls his time watching Chuck Lidell become the sports biggest superstar
This is Jason Von Flue’s first ever podcast and to say that this was a difficult get… would be an understatement; we hope that you enjoyed this as much as we did.
Ep 283 Jason Von Flue Career Deep Dive
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 Lytes out intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:35 interview start 2:53 beginnings in MMA 7:40 early training partners 11:08 getting into bar fights 16:52 Chuck Liddell vs Noe Hernandez 19:12 realizing Chuck Liddell was a superstar 22:57 UFC golden era fighters 24:19 Dana White managing Chuck Liddell 25:38 fighting 2 times at submission factory 31:59 IFC 8 man tournament 41:55 Jason Von Flue vs Dave Marinoble 43:38 relationship with Paul Smith 44:56 Jason Von Flue vs Toby Imada 49:16 Jason Von Flue vs Savant Young 51:34 Gan McGee 53:18 promoter Mark Hall 54:14 inner gender MMA belt 57:09 Jason Von Flue vs Mark Volz 59:37 Chuck Liddell UFC opponents 1:01:27 Chuck Liddell vs Babalu 1:03:15 experience with Tito Ortiz 1:04:54 avoiding street fights 1:06:48 Chuck Liddell understanding fans 1:09:00 plugs/promotions 1:10:23 Jason Von Flue vs Erik Meaders 1:12:08 cabbage vs Aaron Brink 1:13:45 problem with modern UFC 1:15:21 Abe Baxter story 1:19:11 feeling a punch from Chuck Liddell 1:21:37 Jason Von Flue vs Ronald Jhun 1:23:35 Jason Von Flue vs Jim Walker 1:25:55 Jason Von Flue vs Bob Ostovich 1:28:06 how TUF changed fight coaches 1:34:10 taking a 2 year break from fighting 1:34:47 creating the Von Flue choke 1:39:40 Brian Sleeman vs Chris Leben 1:41:15 Von Flue Choke explained 1:42:29 plugs/ promotions 1:43:51 Jason Von Flue vs Mac Danzig 1:48:06 Jason Von Flue vs Nick Davanzo 1:51:53 becoming a cast member for TUF 2 1:59:51 going home after TUF 2 filming 2:02:33 Jason Von Flue vs Jorge Gurgel 2:08:48 training with Matt Hughes 2:11:16 Jason Von Flue vs Alex Karalexis 2:13:32 Jason Von Flue vs Luke Stewart 2:15:07 relationship with Ryan Bennett 2:16:03 Jason Von Flue vs Luke Cummo 2:18:09 relationship with Glover Teixeira 2:19:47 Jason Von Flue vs Eric Wray 2:22:36 Jason Von Flue vs Cung Lee 2:24:23 interview wrap up 2:29:23 outro/ closing thoughts
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Antonio Banuelos is a pioneer of the 135# weight class; he was the WEC champion prior to the weight class existing in the UFC Banuelos takes us through his career as well as what it was like to live with Chuck Lidell at the height of his fighting career. Special Thank You to John Hackleman for once again joining us on this very special episode.
Ep 282 Antonio Banuelos Career Deep Dive
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 guest introduction 1:31 interview start 1:33 wrestling in high school 2:54 having a fallout with coach 3:34 transition to MMA training 6:54 hanging out with Bo Taylor and Jake Shields 10:20 training at SLO kick boxing 12:51 living in a house full of fighters 16:13 cornering Jake Shields 17:26 plugs/ promotions 18:51 Jason Von Flu 20:36 cornering Casey Olson 22:37 getting a tattoo after every fight 23:41 meeting John Hackleman 24:58 Glover Teixeira sparring with Chuck Lidell 28:02 Antonio Banuelos vs Daniel Garlet 31:28 fighting in the IFC 33:58 John Hacklemen intro 35:08 hanging out with Chris Brennan 36:25 Antonio Banuelos vs Stephan Pauling 37:00 first impression on Antonio Banuelos 40:53 taking a year off fighting 43:14 Antonio Banuelos power punching 45:54 experience with Ian McCall 48:46 Universal above ground fighting 53:02 stitching up opponent after fight 54:48 Antonio Banuelos vs Jeff Bedard 56:13 Antonio Banuelos vs Jim Kikuchi 58:32 fighters from Hawaii 1:00:40 Chuck Liddell vs Randy Couture 1:04:55 experience with Matt Horwich 1:08:59 manager Dwane Zinkin 1:09:55 Antonio Banuelos vs Kyong Song 1:11:21 Antonio Banuelos vs Brandon Shuey 1:15:50 Antonio Banuelos vs Mike Lindquist 1:17:48 cancelled bout with Max Marin 1:19:45 Antonio Banuelos vs Justin Tavernini 1:20:44 Antonio Banuelos vs Kimihito Nonaka 1:21:50 Antonio Banuelos vs Eddie Wineland 1:23:38 Antonio Banuelos vs Cole Escovedo 1:25:15 Cobb28 clothing brand 1:27:10 Sinister clothing sponsor 1:28:15 war MMA promotion 1:28:45 not getting paid by Dream FC 1:31:25 fighting on Tap out reality show 1:33:10 hiding injuries till after fight 1:34:09 becoming part of the pit 1:35:10 influence from John Hackleman 1:41:20 interview wrap up 1:46:44 outro/ final thoughts
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Bas Boon is one of MMA’s most prolific managers, his involvement in K1 & Pride FC is largely undocumented
This interview took almost 3 years to finally track down and it guarantee’s a multi part series with a man that has made deals with mafia organizations over 3 different continents
Ep 281 Bas Boon Dutch Mafia & MMA
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 guest introduction 1:54 interview start 2:55 issues publishing book 10:47 Semmy Schilt pushback in K1 15:15 Bob Sapp easy to market as a fighter 16:53 Bob Sapp contract issues 20:08 numerology behind Golden Glory 22:04 Semmy Schilt vs Ernesto Hoost 23:52 illegal Shin tape controversy 28:29 dealings with promoter Simon Rutz 32:19 Apy Etcheld hiring a hitman 37:12 exposing Apy Etcheld on MMA forums 42:48 Patrick Freitas defending Apy Etcheld 43:18 drug and alcohol related crimes 46:30 issues with Phil Baroni at UFC 37 49:15 Karimula Barkalaev 50:48 dealings with Amar Suloev 55:02 twin brothers having different perspective 59:12 Yakuza involvement with Pride Fc 1:06:26 thoughts on Gerard Gordeau 1:08:33 Dutch fighters having respect in Japan 1:10:13 relationship with Jon Bluming 1:11:19 student Chris Dolman 1:13:40 Dirty Bob Schrijber dealing with problems 1:16:16 Bob Schrijber vs Gilbert Yvel 1:17:09 relationship with Andre Brilleman 1:17:44 Negotiations with Fedor Emelianenko 1:26:10 Little information on Bas Boon online 1:27:20 putting K1 into bankruptcy 1:29:54 Alistair Overeem negotiations 1:38:20 interview wrap up 1:40:04 outro/closing thoughts
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Hermes Franca fought some of the toughest guys in the world during his time at the UFC; inside the cage he seemed to be in complete control…. Outside of the cage was a different story. In his first interview in over a decade, Her ws joins us to talk about his career and path to a world title fight #americantopteam
Ep 279 Hermes Franca Career & Controversy
0:00 Disclaimer 0:56 plugs/ promotions 1:36 Lytes out intro 2:09 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 2:33 interview start 3:04 beginnings in Jiu Jitsu 5:23 connecting with American Top Team 8:52 Hermes Franca vs Mike Brown 12:35 Hermes Franca vs Don Kaecher 13:57 Hermes Franca vs Anthony Hamlett 14:38 Hermes Franca vs Ryan Diaz 16:10 thoughts on Jeff Monson 17:53 Hermes Franca vs Rich Crunkilton 22:25 Hermes Franca vs Caol Uno 23:42 Hermes Franca vs Josh Thomson 26:30 Hermes Franca vs Yves Edwards 29:11 connecting with Murilo Bustamonte 32:03 fighting Manny Reyes after online argument 35:36 returning to American Top Team 36:27 issues at American Top Team 38:10 first Black belt awarded at ATT 39:31 experience with Pacatau 40:16 Hermes Franca vs Yves Edwards rematch 41:04 Hermes Franca vs Ray Cooper 42:42 Hermes Franca vs Ketetsu Boku 43:30 opening up the Armory gym 44:34 controversy around with Kurt Pellegrino 48:05 Hermes Franca vs Gabe Rudiger 51:37 Hermes Franca vs Ryan Schultz 53:05 Joe Jordan short notice fight 55:15 Hermes Franca vs Jamie Varner 56:41 Hermes Franca vs Nate Diaz 1:00:09 Hermes Franca vs Spencer Fisher 1:05:38 choosing to stay sober 1:08:20 early life trauma 1:11:48 popped for PEDs after Sean Sherk fight 1:15:50 1 year suspension 1:17:53 Hermes Franca vs Frankie Edgar 1:18:56 giving the finger to ATT in photo 1:21:16 Hermes Franca vs Marcus Aurilio 1:26:11 Dana White paying for knee surgery 1:30:22 addiction to alcohol 1:34:15 Hermes Franca vs Ferrid Kheder 1:38:16 interview wrap up 1:40:05 outro/ closing thoughts
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Roberto Traven beginnings in the sport takes us back to the war between Lita Livre & Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Very rarely do we ever get such an early look into a time in the sport when there was such chaos.
Phenomenal listen
Ep 278 Roberto Traven ADCC & MMA Deep Dive
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 Lytes out intro 1:14 guest introduction 1:44 interview start 1:47 plugs/ promotions 2:48 learning Jiu jitsu at 16 4:18 Luta Livre vs Jiu Jitsu 4:48 Rickson Gracie vs Hugo Duarte beach fight 10:25 interactions with Ryan Gracie 11:55 unable to vision popularity of Jiu Jitsu 15:32 paving the road for modern BJJ 17:34 Rolls Gracie 18:40 interactions with Gabi García 19:35 training with George Medhi 21:36 thoughts on Paqueta 23:54 Injuring shoulder at the first IBJJF 25:07 Roberto Traven vs Dave Berry 27:53 cornering Fabio Gurgel 28:31 cancelled bout with Mark Coleman due to injury 29:44 coaching Fabio Gurgel during fights 30:39 Absolute fighting championship 2 33:03 Don Frye cornering Leonid Efremov 34:34 Roberto Traven vs Leonardo Branco 36:01 training with Claudio Coelho 41:30 Roberto Traven vs John Machado 41:47 getting invited to ADCC 43:26 Jeff Monson in the absolute devision 44:09 Roberto Traven vs Hayato Sakuri 45:50 ADCC having success 47:09 Roberto Traven vs Mario Sperry 49:25 Terere promoted to black belt after 5 years 50:23 Fabio Gurgel having keys to the gym 50:59 Roberto Traven vs Gueorguiev Txvetkov 52:47 experience training Luta Livre 55:39 Marco Ruas respectfully calling out Rickson Gracie 57:10 Roberto Traven vs Dave Menne 58:07 Roberto Traven vs Tom Erickson 59:09 experience in Australia 1:01:32 forming a super team 1:03:44 student Ethan Garrison 1:04:21 Rory and Adam Singer 1:05:15 Mario Esfahan McCord 1:05:44 Robert Drysdale 1:06:48 Leo Vieira 1:07:16 Chris Moriarty 1:08:29 advice for Jiu Jitsu athletes 1:10:16 interview wrap up 1:10:29 outro/ closing thoughts
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Ep 277 Mac Danzig & Kenny Florian The Ultimate Fighter
Mac Danzig joins us for a part 3 on his career interview, joining the interview in TUF 1 finalist Kenny Florian.
We get a peak into Kenny Florian’s career prior to the UFC in this historic interview
Ep 277 Mac Danviz w/ Kenny Florian The Ultimate Fighter
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 Lytes out intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:48 interview start 2:00 Kenny Florian vs Nuri Shakir 6:16 beating Drew Fickett to get o 9:08 Dr Lenny Waice 9:51 Mac Danzig offered TUF after Pride fc buyout 13:22 TUF coaches picking teams 16:14 War machine replacing Roman Mitichyan 18:42 Mac Danzig vs Joe Scarola 23:00 recognized in public after TUF aired 24:27 Andy Want receiving hate 28:42 surviving financially after TUF 30:47 training sessions during TUF 33:59 portrayed negatively on TUF 37:55 staying quiet about being in the finals 40:24 Mac Danzig vs Tom Speer 44:52 moving past TUF after show finale 48:04 corner during Tom Speer fight 49:31 Mac Danzig self coaching early 54:02 coaches having no fight experience 59:34 what it takes to be a great coach 1:02:36 moving down to 155lbs after winning TUF 1:03:54 Mac Danzig vs Mark Bocek 1:07:31 Mac Danzig vs Clay Guida 1:12:10 Mac Danzig vs Josh Neer 1:19:09 learning from tough opponents 1:20:16 comments after 2 straight losses 1:24:04 Mac Danzig vs Jim Miller 1:29:39 smelling blood from ringside during fights 1:30:41 interview wrap up 1:31:19 outro/ closing thoughts
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Seth Petruzelli career is filled with incredible moments; from fighting Bob Sapp in Japan to crashing the EliteXC organization after knocking out Kimbo Slice. Seth Petruzelli completely peels back the curtain when discussing his experiences in this incredible interview.
Seth Petruzelli Deep Dive Ep 276
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 Lytes out intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:36 interview start 1:38 current life 2:30 teaching Japanese Karate 4:57 wrestling in high school 6:46 connecting with Tim Catalfo 10:29 fighting Kevin Randleman on Rooftop 15:07 Hammer house partying 15:59 sending student to accept HOF award 18:16 Seth Petruzelli vs Mario Neto 23:13 experience with Frederico Lapenda 24:00 interactions with Darrell Gholar 25:13 Seth Petruzelli vs Gan McGee 27:31 Seth Petruzelli vs Mike Ward 28:48 Seth Petruzelli vs Rocky Batastini 30:58 Seth Petruzelli vs Brian Hawkins 33:27 Switching to Marcio Simas gym 35:23 Seth Petruzelli vs Dan Severn 38:28 manager Chris Cordiero 39:00 Seth Petruzelli vs Bob Sapp 40:01 interactions with Bob Sapp 43:37 Seth Petruzelli vs Alexander Pichkunov 45:08 audition for TUF 2 46:58 Rashad Evans story 48:41 pranks during TUF 2 50:55 not fighting on TUF 2 finale 52:10 Seth Petruzelli vs Dan Christianson 53:24 overtraining during TUF 2 filming 54:42 experience with Matt Hughes 54:59 Seth Petruzelli vs Brad Imes 56:03 health issues after filming TUF 2 57:09 experience with Joe Silva 57:41 Seth Petruzelli vs Matt Hamill 1:01:30 getting cut from the UFC 1:02:12 Seth Petruzelli vs Wilson Gouveua 1:03:37 experience with Jamie Levine 1:05:52 cancelled bout with Cyrille Diabate 1:07:03 originally fighting on undercard for Elite XC 1:08:29 Ken Shamrock pay issues for Kimbo slice fight 1:11:56 doing color commentary for fights 1:13:55 finding out about fighting Kimbo Slice 1:18:23 conversations after Kimbo Slice fight 1:19:22 Dana White comment on EliteXC 1:20:00 mentioning being paid to keep fight standing 1:20:54 finding out EliteXC is out of business 1:23:51 experience with Charles Bennet 1:25:05 Bart Vale 1:26:22 sparring with Wanderlei Silva 1:27:42 Ariel Gandula 1:29:00 Rob Kahn 1:29:56 plugs/ promotions 1:33:21 interview wrap up 1:34:09 outro/ closing thoughts
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Wilson Reis came to us through a legendary team consisting of Macaco & Godoi; Reis witnessed the split between the two master coaches. We talk about the highs, the lows and the controversy between Godoi and Macaco
Special Thank You to Matt Giancarlo for sitting in and lining this up
Ep 275 Wilson Reis BEFORE the UFC
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 Lytes out intro 1:14 guest introduction 1:42 interview start 2:13 American jiu jitsu vs Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 2:59 making adjustments training in the US 6:58 4 toughest American grapplers 9:19 beginnings in Jiu Jitsu 11:27 finding Acadamia de Macaco 14:15 fallout between Macaco and Godoi 19:43 Macaco and Godoi black belt ceremony 21:16 choosing to stay with Godoi after split 25:24 experience with Charles Oliveira 27:26 plugs/ promotions 28:32 becoming a world champion at brown belt 29:50 rumor of switching to Gracie Barra 31:11 motivation for moving to the United States 32:53 relationship with Lloyd Irvin 34:18 Wilson Reis vs Baba Shigeyasu 36:26 Wilson Reis vs Justin Robbins 37:58 Wilson Reis vs Bryan Caraway 41:44 Elite XC financial issues 43:07 Wilson Reis vs Abel Cullum 45:29 training with Eddie Alvarez 46:50 managed by Matt Stansell in Bellator 50:28 experience at Bellator 2 51:27 hanging out with Hector Lombard 53:13 thoughts on Alexis Vila 53:50 switching management to KO Reps 55:10 struggles fighting Brazilian opponents 55:52 training partner Matt Makowski 56:45 training partner Jared Weiner 57:08 problems with X guard in MMA 58:32 Wilson Reis vs Deividas Taurosevicius 59:21 Wilson Reis vs Zac George 1:00:32 Wilson Reis rematch with Patricio Pitbul 1:01:30 cancelled bout with Farkhad Sharipov 1:03:15 released from Bellator 1:03:27 Wilson Reis vs Bruno Menzezes in Brazil 1:05:00 coaching on TUF 16 1:06:19 thoughts on Myles Jury 1:08:04 Billy Vaughan 1:09:07 Wilson Reis vs Owen Roddy 1:10:43 cancelled bout with Hugo Viana 1:12:01 Wilson Reis vs Ivan Menjivar 1:16:39 advice to fighters 1:18:59 interview wrap up 1:19:46 outro/ closing thoughts
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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Mac Danzig joins us for part 2 of his journey to competing at the sports highest levels.
Mac Danzig is incredibly reclusive and has intentionally stayed out of the public eye for over a decade
We hope that you enjoy this episode as much as we did
Ep 274 Mac Danzig Road to The Ultimate Fighter
0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 Lytes out intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:49 interview start 3:44 first fight as a vegan 9:38 shutting down podcast from 2012 14:02 dealing with negative comments 17:46 signing a long term contract with KOTC 23:22 getting a fight in Pride FC 24:58 Mac Danzig vs Jason Ireland 26:37 experience training at Millenia 29:55 living with Gabe Ruediger 31:01 cancelled bout with Shonie Carter 32:10 issues with king of the cage 35:05 training with Uriah Faber 39:04 breaking a family cycle 42:08 Mac Danzig vs Orlando Sanchez 46:00 working security at a bar 46:35 Tank Abbott not adapting in training 48:13 seeing Kimo Leopoldo at UFC event 49:00 Reggie Warren 51:03 connecting with Shawn Tompkins 56:45 fake coaches wanting attention 1:01:05 fighters not paying Shawn Tompkins 1:03:01 Mac Danzig vs Buddy Clinton 1:06:27 Mac Danzig vs Clay French 1:08:12 training at Legends gym 1:10:02 Mac Danzig vs Hayato Sakurai 1:14:41 going on a 2 fight losing streak 1:16:48 never fighting Kit Kope 1:17:46 having Monte Cox as a manager 1:20:30 experience with Joe Silva 1:26:09 thanking Joe Silva in retirement post 1:29:49 going into The Ultimate Fighter 1:33:32 Andy Wang returning a favor 1:34:49 becoming portrayed as a bad character 1:38:15 TUF cast segregated in the house 1:39:00 Joe Scarola fall out with Matt Serra 1:43:50 cast member Dorian Price 1:44:20 Troy Mandaloniz 1:45:26 not being able to pursue podcast 1:50:11 plugs/ promotions 1:51:36 interview wrap up 1:55:12 outro/ closing thoughts
Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast
Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052
Follow the #LOP team on Instagram: Chris Lytle - Founder/Owner - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike Davis - MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Joey Venti - Assistant - @aj_ventitre Tyson Green - Producer - @ty.green.welding Andrew Mendoza - Timestamps - @ambidexstress Andy Campbell - Social Media Manager - @martial_mindset_ Josh Campbell - Contributer John Perretti - Historical Contributer
Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power