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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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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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Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power
Travis Thompson is a rugged, durable bare knuckle fighter that has captured the respect of the BKFC locker room. Travis Thompson takes us through his time with legendary Philadelphia trainer Marty Feldman, to fighting at BKFC 1 and taking a world title fight against Dat Nguyen on less than a weeks notice. Travis Thompson is a guy that you can't help but be a fan of.
Obake Tim Catalfo Career Deep Dive Ep 201 "Obake" Tim Catalfo is a legend from the No Holds Barred era of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Obake takes us on his journey from fighting in Brazil to training World Champion Mark Coleman Obake Tim Catalfo Career Deep Dive Ep 201
0:00 Lytes out intro 0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:57 interview start 1:50 moving to Atlanta 2:17 attending Scott Ferrozo vs Steve Grinnow fight 3:27 pushing wrestling over jiu jitsu 4:53 judging Kevin Randleman vs Bas Rutten fight 7:15 UFC not favoring Hammer house 8:55 Connecting with Mark Coleman 11:07 entry into MMA 13:56 Obake vs Joe Pardo 17:55 Obake vs Alexandre Ferreira 20:25 cornering Mark Coleman in Pride fc 22:21 Brandon Hinkle vs Travis Fulton “cage falling apart” 23:58 promoter Andy Foster 25:02 opening a gym with Bill Goldberg 25:57 Obake vs Dave Beneteau 27:04 calling out Don Frye after fight 31:18 Obake vs Bobby Hoffman 34:21 relationship with Terry Trebilcock 35:02 Obake vs Tom Erickson 36:25 not being chosen to fight in Pride fc 38:38 opinion on Rickson Gracie’s fights 40:24 Gerald strebendt 40:51 training with Jake Goode 41:40 Marcus Jones 41:51 Tony Vartanian 42:17 training with Charles Bennett 42:44 Jeremy Horn 43:11 rumor of fixed fight 44:06 Wes Sims 44:36 training WCW wrestlers 45:34 promoter Jamie Levine 46:39 takeaways from early MMA 48:14 choosing to fight 49:22 interview wrap up 49:51 outro/ final thoughts
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Joe Moreira was one of the first Jiu Jitsu black belts to arrive in the United States.
Joe Moreira takes us through his start with Reylson Gracie to his transition to instructing Marco Ruas at Kings MMA.
There is very little public documentation about Joe Moreira and this interview goes DEEP
Special Thank You to Bernard Magalhaes and Fred Hammer for helping land this historic interview.
Joe Moreira Jiu Jitsu Legend Ep 200
0:00 Lytes out intro 0:19 guest introduction 0:40 interview start 0:42 starting Judo at 5 years old 2:55 George Medi conflict with the Gracie’s 4:13 training with Carlson Gracie and Rolls Gracie 7:38 training with Reylson Gracie 8:40 moving to the United States 10:09 meeting Cab Garrett 15:26 Joe Moreira vs Rickson Gracie 20:02 impressing Hélio Gracie 22:12 relationship with Reylson Gracie 24:00 Francisco Mansor and Georges Mehdi 26:41 training with Marco Ruas 27:40 Marco Ruas challenging Rickson Gracie 29:00 relationship with Allan Góes 31:06 Allan Góes not being invited to ADCC 32:03 relationship with Carlson Gracie 35:29 Ricardo Libório 37:13 Atlantico Sul Cup BJJ tournament 38:48 influence from Francisco Mansur 41:47 organizing the early Pan Americans 45:54 getting into the UFC 50:19 Joe Moreira vs Zane Frazier 51:52 Joe Moreira vs Paul Varlens 54:41 Meeting Marco Ruas and Eugenio Tadeu 57:11 Marco Ruas beating up Pedro Rizzo 59:15 training Tank Abbott 1:01:39 Tank Abbott and Allan Goes crowd fight 1:05:09 Kimo Leopoldo saving Joe Moreira 1:09:30 secretly training with Marco Ruas 1:11:12 Joe Moreira International Open 1997 1:15:47 Rockson Gracie Vs Many Gamburyan issues 1:16:44 relationship with son 1:19:39 Joe Moreira vs Uri Vaulin 1:21:53 promoting Marco Ruas to black belt 1:24:44 Kimo Leopoldo contract for Royce Gracie fight 1:27:02 backlash from the Gracie’s 1:28:56 Carlson Gracie training Marco Ruas 1:31:39 being the only black belt without Gracie name at one time 1:33:55 training Tito Ortiz for ADCC 1:35:30 Tito Ortiz vs Wanderlei Silva 1:37:26 Joe Moreira vs Joe Son 1:39:39 Joe Moreira vs Paul Herrera 1:43:10 Marc Laimon student 1:44:39 Joe Moreira vs Royler Gracie 1:46:35 Rhadi Ferguson 1:48:00 no one wanting to fight Cafe Dantas 1:49:49 Rolls Gracie 1:51:06 Ricardo Teixeira 1:51:31 Randy Bloom 1:52:04 Anderson Goncalves 1:52:53 Michael Jen 1:53:37 interview wrap up 1:55:20 outro/ final thoughts
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Rich Chou cut his teeth in MMA with the Hawaiian promotion Rumble on the Rock. Quickly establishing himself as a match maker, he also worked for EliteXC, StrikeForce and Bellator. Rich Chou currently works for Alta and recently purchased MixedMartialArts.com and its “Underground Forum” message board.
Rich Chou Deep Dive Ep 199
0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:37 interview start
0:41 early beginnings in bjj
1:41 doing business with Enson Inoue
3:36 getting “Purebred”on the ultimate fighter
5:47 selling clothing at ADCC
7:22 getting a phone call from Dana White
9:36 meeting JD Penn
12:11 becoming a matchmaker/ promoter
14:41 BJ Penn leaving the UFC
16:13 Contract issues with the UFC
18:23 getting a call from EliteXC
20:09 conflict with TJ Thompson
24:08 the vision for EliteXC
25:40 KJ Noons vs Yves Edwards
29:56 Nate Diaz brawl
31:00 Ken Shamrock cut prior to Kimbo slice fight
35:01 opinion on the Ken Shamrock cut
36:12 realizing it was the end of EliteXC
38:29 Signing Kimbo Slice to EliteXC
41:44 Nick Diaz Boxing Clause in contract
42:51 criticism for bringing in fighters
44:28 Experience with Bob Cook
46:19 Rumble on the Rock 8
49:17 Cabbage vs Butterbean
52:24 special rules for the fight
57:05 Bj Penn vs Ralph Gracie cancelled
1:00:02 attendance for Bj Penn vs Renzo Gracie
1:02:50 mixedmartialarts.com
1:04:36 growing the MMA community
1:07:46 fight finder
1:12:59 learning about fighters on fight finder
1:14:43 censorship/ freedom of speech
1:17:02 trainalta.com/ 20 week camp
1:21:32 fights that didn’t come to fruition
1:24:32 Fedor Emelianenko’s management
1:25:27 Strikeforce never being hosted in Russia
1:27:30 promotions/ plugs
1:28:22 Ken shamrock vs Kimbo Slice being relocated
1:30:22 sneak peak of Underground Forum
1:32:19 BKFC/ Dave Feldman
1:35:11 interview wrap up/ outro
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Dean Lister and his accomplishments within combat sports has seen him fight in the UFC as well as inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame. Dean Lister takes us on his journey from being on the regional mma scene all the way to Abu Dhabi and Japan. Dean Lister is an open book in this historic interview.
Thank You Tim Ford for connecting us with this special episode.
Timestamps (Thanks to Andrew Mendoza) 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Joey Venti’s Guest Introduction 1:03 Interview Start 1:25 MMA Beginnings 3:09 Fabio Santos Gym 3:32 Finding Sambo Early 4:54 Learning Submissions 6:08 Becoming a Black Belt in Luta Livre 7:40 Experience with Fabio Santos 9:12 Leg Lock Submissions 14:32 Where the Leg Lock Idea Came From 17:35 Joe Moreira International Open 20:23 Dean Lister vs David Terrell 23:01 Relson Gracie punching Bobby Southworth 24:08 Dean Lister vs John Jenson 26:26 Dean Lister vs Jacen Flynn 30:45 ADCC pre qualifier 2001 32:30 Training with Brazilian Top Team 34:23 Previous Roommates 35:20 ADCC Experience 37:21 Pursuing MMA career 39:00 Dean Lister vs Jerry Jenkins 41:08 Dean Lister vs Brendan Seguin 44:53 Training Tito Ortiz 46:36 Dean Lister vs Illir Latifi 47:56 Erik Paulson 48:55 ADCC absolute Devision 50:00 Dean Lister vs Márcio Cruz 52:43 Dean Lister vs Alexandre Ferreira 53:11 Tastest Submission Bonus 56:13 Dean Lister vs Brian Sleeman 57:25 Dean Lister vs Jeremy Horn 1:01:28 Locker Room Respect 1:02:37 Terry Trebilcock 1:03:49 Training Rulon Garner 1:07:17 Dean Lister vs Amar Suloev 1:10:50 Experience at Pride FC 1:11:50 Dean Lister vs Ricardo Arona 1:13:12 Meeting with the Yakuza 1:20:33 Being Released from Pride FC 1:21:20 Experience with Orlando Sanchez 1:22:19 Dean Lister vs Marc Laimon 1:24:12 Dean Lister vs Alessio Sakara 1:27:05 Practicing Rubber guard 1:29:05 Dean Lister vs Yuki Sasaki 1:31:19 Cancelled fight with Roger Gracie 1:33:58 Dean Lister vs Jordan Radev 1:34:52 Experience with Joe Silva 1:35:39 Pretending to train James Toney 1:37:35 Rickson Gracie 1:38:14 Experience with Haymakers Empire 1:38:45 Dean Lister vs Jeremy Horn 2 1:41:53 Dean Lister vs Yushin Okami 1:45:05 Career Highlights 1:45:52 Micro Dosing 1:48:03 Training with Mirko Cro Cop 1:50:04 ADCC super fight with Fedor Emelianenko 1:52:18 Dean Lister vs Glover Teixeira 1:53:07 Experience with Mark Pavlich 1:54:10 Near Death Experience 1:56:12 Winning ADCC at Age 35 2:01:54 interview wrap up 2:04:10 outro/ closing thoughts
Ivan Menjivar is the definition of Canadian Martial Arts Pioneer. Ivan Menjivar shares with us the difficulty of immigrating to Canada and the reason that got him into fighting.
Ivan Menjivar career is something that gave him international respect before the 135 pound weight class existed.
Timestamps (Thanks to Andrew Mendoza!) 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Guest Introduction 0:54 Interview Start 1:00 Getting to Canada from El Salvador 3:07 Being Targeted by Kidnappers 5:39 Joining a Gang in High School 10:01 Learning Jiu Jitsu 13:16 Training at Tristar Gym 14:55 Learning Techniques from Videos and Magazines 16:40 Meeting Wagnney Fabiano 21:20 Ivan Menjivar vs David Guigui 22:27 First Amateur Fight at 16 Years Old 25:08 Ivan Menjivar vs Jean Francois Bolduc 26:24 Not Being Talented Early in Fighting 28:45 Confusion when Air Horn Goes off During Fight 29:58 Ivan Menjivar vs George St Pierre/Missing Weight 30:50 Taking Fights at higher weight classes 31:37 Bad Referee Calls 37:32 Learning Wrestling in Canada 40:29 Ivan Menjivar vs Jason Black 44:58 Fighter Progression 49:40 Ivan Menjivar vs Jeff Curran 51:21 Studying and Planning for Fights 56:20 Putting Vaseline on Ring Mat 59:16 Ivan Menjivar vs JR Palmer 1:00:58 Not Being a Big Ticket Seller 1:02:32 JR Palmer Aggression During Fight 1:06:34 JR Palmer at the Weigh Ins 1:08:17 Georges St-Pierre Becoming a Complete Martial Artist 1:11:37 Learning from Losses 1:12:15 Fallout with Stephane Patry 1:14:11 Ivan Menjivar vs Max Marin 1:15:44 Promoter Mark Pavlich 1:16:27 Ivan Menjivar vs Vitor Rideiro 1:19:26 Work Visa Issues Before UFC 46 1:20:37 Signing with Aristeia management 1:21:45 Ivan Menjivar vs Matt Serra 1:23:01 Ivan Menjivar vs Miki Shida 1:25:18 Ivan Menjivar vs Joe Lauzon 1:25:35 Ivan Menjivar vs Urijah Faber 1:30:59 Learning the Calf Slicer 1:33:22 Career Highlights 1:36:22 Getting Sued by Stephane Patry 1:40:43 Caol Uno Illegal Kicks 1:42:50 Meeting Carlos Newton 1:43:41 Ivan Menjivar vs Bart Palaziewski 1:45:30 Current Training/Life 1:46:42 David Loiseau 1:47:58 Ali Nestor 1:49:32 Interview Wrap Up 1:53:35 Outro/Closing Thoughts
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Tony Fryklund made a name for himself under the world famous Miletich Fighting Systems, Tony Fryklund and his story start far before that. In this emotional interview Tony Fryklund takes us through his unique upbringing and his quest for greatness.
Timestamps (Thanks to Andrew Mendoza!) 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:46 Interview Start 2:14 Plugs/Promotions 3:42 Beginnings/Michael DePasquale 6:15 Being an Alternate Match at UFC 14 8:28 Post Fight issues with Donnie Chappell 12:11 Fighting Kevin Jackson on Short Notice 16:44 UFC not Wanting Mike Swain in Early Events 18:38 Taking 4 years Off After Loss 19:33 Meeting Pat Miletich 21:27 Promoter Jamie Levine/ Monte Cox 22:41 Being too Small to Fight 175 26:36 Tony Fryklund vs Marty Armendarez 28:30 Sparring sessions with the Miletich camp 31:36 Training with Steve Rusk 34:36 Promoter Brad Kohler 36:50 Not getting Paid for Adrien Serrano Fight 38:42 Tony Fryklund vs Stephan Patry 40:05 Tony Fryklund vs Rodrigo Ruas 44:47 Lee Murray Vs Tito Ortiz in Street Fight 49:25 Meeting with Dana white and the Fertitta’s 52:46 Altercation with Tank Abbott 59:34 Confronting Tiki Ghosn 1:06:50 Getting kicked out of the UFC 1:09:44 Tony Fryklund vs David Loiseau 1:18:00 Seeing spirits 1:23:01 Tony Fryklund vs Brian Ebersole 1:26:27 Tony Fryklund vs Eugene Jackson/ not getting paid 1:29:21 Rich Franklin head kick 1:31:42 Phil Baroni asking to train with Tony Fryklund 1:34:37 Letter from Chael Sonnen 1:37:18 Tony Fryklund vs Matt Lindland 1:38:18 Tony Fryklund vs Cung Lee 1:40:33 Josh Neer 1:41:58 Justin Eilers 1:44:33 Matt Hughes 1:48:44 Interview wrap up 1:49:28 Outro/Closing Thoughts
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Fabiano Iha is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division, fighting in several organizations, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE.
Timestamps (Thanks to Andrew Mendoza!) 0:00 Lytes out intro 0:19 Joey Venti’s Guest Introduction 0:45 Interview Start 0:48 Coaching at Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu 2:17 Getting Discovered by the UFC 3:59 Beginnings in Jiu-Jitsu 5:46 Invitation to compete in ADCC 6:55 Fabiano Iha vs Renzo Gracie 8:54 Experience at ADCC 1998 10:01 Grappling with Kazushi Sakuraba 11:21 Being an Alternate Fighter against Frank Trigg 13:21 Relationship with Marco Ruas 16:05 Fabiano Iha vs John Borsos 16:58 Moving to the United States to fight 17:58 UFC 3 Kimo Leopoldo Controversy 21:14 Locker Room during UFC 3 21:45 Rickson Gracie Asking for 1 Million to Fight in UFC 3 23:47 Royce Gracie Towel Throw In 25:07 Royce Gracie vs Harold Howard Opinion 25:53 Being on the Phone While Cornering Tito Ortiz During Fight 28:03 Ken Shamrock Being Friendly with Tito Ortiz at King of the Cage Event 32:00 Experiences Training Vitor Belfort 34:24 Training Mark Kerr 37:46 Car Accident in Big Bear 39:00 Training with Gerald Strebendt 39:29 Fabiano Iha vs Yves Edwards 40:28 Cleber Luciano Challenging Fabiano Iha 45:13 Victor Hunsaker 48:12 Fabiano Iha vs Cleber Luciano 49:18 Cleber Luciano’s Wife Causing Issues 51:31 Training with the RAW Team 53:56 Thoughts on Rico Chiapparelli 54:28 Controversy for Training with the RAW Team 57:26 Gracie’s Holding Back Moves When Training 59:50 Adjusting to California from Brazil 1:00:59 Rumor of Fighting on Adult Movie Scene/Yves Edwards Story 1:00:27 Marco Ruas Challenging Rickson Gracie 1:05:17 Thoughts on Rickson Gracie 1:11:38 Fabiano Iha vs Laverne Clark 1:15:57 Fabiano IHa vs Frank Trigg 1:16:52 Fabiano Iha vs Dave Menne 1:19:54 Fabiano Iha vs Danny Bennet 1:22:02 Fabiano Iha vs Phil Johns 1:26:29 Fabiano Iha vs Caol Uno 1:29:26 Punishment Athletics with Tito Ortiz 1:30:18 Experience with Wander Braga 1:31:00 Fabiano Iha vs Flavio Troccoli/ Fake Results 1:32:16 Backstage at Hitman Fighting Promotions 2 1:33:18 Training with Renato Sobral 1:34:40 XFC Rebirth Cancelled 1:35:37 Armando Garcia 1:38:05 Kajas Creating the Octagon Cage 1:40:26 Difficulties Moving from Brazil 1:44:15 Jason Fairn 1:45:08 Chad Washburn 1:46:07 Training with Erik Paulson 1:47:46 UFC 33 training issues 1:51:01 Interview wrap up 1:52:35 Outro/Closing thoughts
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Wander Braga is a legend amongst the early No Holds Barred era of competition. Wander allows us some incredible insight into his life and what was taking place behind the scenes of the early days of MMA.
Wander Braga and the MMA Detective, Mike Davis go through a deep dive into Wander Braga's MMA Career from the beginning!
Timestamps (MASSIVE Shout Out to Andrew Mendoza!) IG: @ambidextress 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Mike Davis Guest Introduction 0:40 Interview Start 0:58 Early Beginnings in Jiu-Jitsu 04:07 Rigan Machado as First Coach/Being Promoted to Yellow Belt 04:55 Learning About MMA from Jorge Pereira 06:43 Deciding to Compete in MMA 08:46 Sau Palo Freestyle Fight Circuit 10:04 Competing in Tournament Last Minute 16:03 Sand Falling out of Pockets During First Fight 19:14 Family Watching fights on TV 22:42 First Tournament as a Yellow Belt 24:24 Jorge Pereira Appreciation 26:24 Looking up to Leo Dalla 29:39 Training with RAW team 30:44 Issues with Training at RAW Due to Former Training Partners 32:18 Training with Frank Trigg 33:29 Realizing he needed to Learn Muay Thai 34:54 Evolution of Jiu-Jitsu 36:45 Jiu-Jitsu vs Luta Livre 38:22 Dealings with Paquetau/Always receiving freebies From Him 41:34 Meeting Carlson Gracie 42:47 Not Getting Paid for Competing in Tournaments 45:11 Choosing Fighting Over College 46:47 Business Plugs/Promotions 48:03 Circuito de Lutas 2 49:21 Circuito de Lutas 3 49:56 Training judo with George Mehdi 50:29 Meeting Alex Davis 51:33 Jorge Pereira vs Ebenezer Braga/First Women’s NHB Event That Night 53:59 Fighters Competing for the Love of the Sport and Not the Money 54:43 Frederico Lapenda Experiences
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Rafael Natal had a 17 fight stint in the UFC; in this interview we concentrate on Rafael Natal journey from Brazil to becoming a household name. Rafael Natal came highly recommended from Draculino and this interview does not disappoint.
0:00 Lytes out intro 0:19 Mike Davis guest introduction 0:39 interview start 1:10 early beginnings doing Judo 2:04 Getting introduced into Jiu-Jitsu 4:06 Rafael Natal’s early training partners 6:22 Rafael Natal being loyal to his coach 7:50 Earning Vinicius Draculino’s respect 10:07 Accepting challenge to fight 3 times in 1 night 11:15 Experience at championship night 12/ first thoughts when arriving to the event 14:59 Beating Valter Luiz Da Silva in the 2nd round 16:01 Rafael Natal’s family reaction to him winning the tournament 18:15 Experience with Gunnar Nelson 19:07 Where Rafael Natal’s work ethic comes from/ growing up poor 24:09 Rafael Natal being a true veteran of the sport 25:02 Realizing he was able to fight at an elite level 26:04 Training with Vitor Belfort 29:27 Fighting Danillo Villefort on short notice/ breaking hand during fight 34:20 Rafael Natal winning 2nd tournament with a broken hand 38:16 Payout for winning first tournament 38:52 Ali Abdelaziz 39:49 How Rafael Natal became friends with Ali Abdelaziz 41:57 Ali Abdelaziz taking him to the hospital to treat staph infection 43:37 Fighting Silmar Rodrigo 46:09 Dealing with first loss to Eduardo Telles 49:24 Relationship with Vinicius Draculino 51:54 Ali Abdelaziz getting fight set up with Jon Kirk 53:36 Experience with Lou Neglia 54:04 Ricardo Almeida’s wife gets Rafael Natal a contract with Ring of combat 54:50 Fighting Alexandre Moreno 55:53 First impressions of Renzo Gracie 56:43 Training with Chris Weidman 57:33 Beginning to train wrestling 58:59 Fighting Plinio Cruz 59:57 Losing to victor O’Donnell/ injuring knee 3 days before fight 1:03:21 Rafael Natal’s thoughts walking into the ring/ dealing with emotions the morning of his fights 1:06:02 training with André Gusmão 1:07:36 moving to New York from Brazil 1:09:12 Macaco rivalry with the Gracie’s 1:10:46 living full time in New York 1:11:45 Dealing with winter time in New York for the first time 1:12:27 Travis Lutter being the biggest fight of Rafael Natal’s career 1:14:23 Training with Ricardo Almeida/ first time meeting Ricardo Almeida 1:17:26 Teaching at Renzo Gracie’s school 1:20:16 Getting the call to fight for the UFC 1:20:55 Fight with Rich Attonito 1:23:35 Relationship with Joe Silva 1:24:39 Rafael Natal believing in Karma 1:25:28 Rafael Natal business plugs/ promotions 1:25:56 Having bad cardio during Jesse Bongfeldt fight 1:29:17 Rafael Natal’s corner not letting him go to the hospital 1:30:37 Fighting Paul Bradley on a week notice 1:32:06 Breaking hand during Paul Bradley fight 1:32:21 Phil Nurse 1:33:50 interview wrap up 1:39:53 Outro/ closing thoughts
Rafael Natal BEFORE the UFC Ep 192
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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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UFC founder Art Davie weighs in on UFC 1 October and the road to Nov 11 1993. Art Davie gives is a candid behind the scenes look at all of the moving parts of the first UFC.
UFC October started with Ken Shamrock and is ending with Art Davie.
0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:15 interview start 1:29 Art Davie’s book “Is this legal?”/ Sean Wheelock helping with the book 5:34 Sean Wheelock work ethic/ involvement with combat sports 6:35 Art Davie recalls Chris Lytle’s fighting career 8:47 Art Davie tells story meeting Rorion Gracie 11:31 creating a tournament with no rules/ finding a state with no athletic commission 14:03 Zane Frazier throwing Frank dux over the table story 16:29 why Rickson Gracie was not in UFC 1 18:24 video tape of Rickson Gracie wrestling Mark Schultz 19:34 Dan Severn helping recruit wrestlers for UFC 20:34 issues betweenGene LeBell and Rorion Gracie 21:41 Ernesto Hoost/ meeting Gerard Gordeau 24:32 First time talking to Ken Shamrock about UFC 1 26:27 Ken Shamrock not believing Royce Gracie was a good fighter 28:03 Gracie’s filming the fighters for the pre fight workout 29:10 Art Jimmerson wanting to pull out of UFC 1 30:16 how Art Davie found Teila Tuli 31:16 Gerard Gordeau smoking between fights 32:44 problems at the fighter meeting with Rorion Gracie 34:49 Helio Vigio story 37:24 Big John McCarthy making the unified rules for the UFC 38:08 not giving out fines to fighters at UFC 9 38:56 Frank Hamaker story 40:18 UFC 2 being more brutal than UFC 1 43:06 Kimo Leopoldo wanting jiu jitsu lessons from the Gracie’s 44:24 Art Davie tells Kimo Leopoldo cross story 47:16 hesitation to have Ron van Clief fight in UFC 4 48:12 Rickson Gracie wanting $1 million to fight in UFC 6/ Rorion Gracie not wanting to sell the UFC 50:51 getting hired as UFC commissioner by Bob Meyrowitz 51:22 wrestlers taking over the UFC 51:54 fighters being afraid of Mark Coleman 52:50 matching up Maurice Smith against Mark Coleman 54:18 Ken Shamrock turning down $60,000 to fight Harold Howard 54:43 problems with Vitor Belfort and Mark Coleman 55:32 Big John McCarthy issues with Mark Coleman fence grabbing during fight 56:41 Pete Williams head kick to Mark Coleman with shoes on 58:56 fighters having to adapt to the new rules 1:00:32 Art Davie deciding to sell the UFC after UFC 5 1:01:13 Andy Anderson getting locked up for 35 years 1:03:08 why Art Davie preferred no holds barred/ boxer head injuries 1:06:08 Chris Lytle and Art Davie talk difference between glove and bare knuckle 1:07:01 relationship with Tank Abbott / Pat smith elevator attack 1:10:35 Igor Vovchanchyn no showing UFC event rumor 1:11:00 meeting Julian Sanchez 1:11:39 Art Davie recalls IFC event 1:12:48 trying to find new locations UFC 1:13:55 the Gracie’s looking for Gerard Gordeau after bitting Royce Gracie’s ear 1:17:39 relationship with charlie Anzalone 1:18:43 Fang Maturi 1:19:28 relationship with Rorion Gracie 1:21:21 interview wrap up 1:21:54 closing thoughts
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Art Davie UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 191
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UFC 1 ring announcer Rich Goins welcomed the a brand new sport into our homes that would change the direction of our lives. Our UFC 1 October would NOT be complete without the legendary voice of Rich Goins joining us. This interview was NOT an easy one to get and we hope that you appreciate it as much as we do.
0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:47 interview start
1:23 Rich Goins current life/ career
2:21 business plugs/ promotions
3:01 Landing UFC 1 gig
5:51 the Sabaki challenge
7:52 Denver not having a boxing commission
9:00 meeting fighters for UFC 1
10:31 Gracies filming fighters before the fights
12:10 Gracie family backstage
12:36 Teila Tuli was in trouble
14:24 fighters that made impressions
15:37 Gerard Gordeau smoking In-between fights
17:20 UFC 1 pre fight rules meeting
18:16 Rorion Gracie not allowing fighters to wear gloves/ shoes
19:42 Zane Frazier being vocal about the rules
20:47 Teila Tuli vs Gerard Gordeau
24:28 Rich Goins first time seeing the octagon
27:17 current location of UFC 1 octagon
27:53 Teila Tuli’s tooth inside of Gerard Gordeau’s foot
28:52 Pat Smith reputation
31:36 Rich Goins recalls Pat Smith’s life
34:01 Aftermath of UFC 1
37:29 Erik Paulson being cage side for UFC 1
39:28 UFC contacting Rich Goins to announce for UFC 2
43:44 Denver running out of ambulances for UFC 2
46:29 Pat Smith vs Scott Morris UFC 2
48:37 Pat Smith wins 3 fights in one event
49:56 UFC 2 being different/ experiences with Art Davie
53:03 Royce Gracie Vs Harold Howard towel throw In
55:22 Politics backstage about no contest between Royce Gracie vs Harold Howard
56:56 Emmanuel Yarbrough
58:50 Keith hackney vs Emmanuel Yarbrough
1:00:58 experiences with Keith Hackney
1:01:30 octagon gate breaking open
1:03:35 absence from UFC 5 announcing
1:06:15 Rich Goins shows UFC all access passes
1:07:32 issues between Bob Meyrowitz and Art Davie
1:10:37 Tank Abbott fight in crowd with Allan Goes
1:13:15 Andy Anderson experiences
1:14:06 Tank Abbott drinking problem/ interview wrap up
1:15:37 Rich Goins intro bumper for Lytes out podcast
1:16:47 outro/ closing thoughts
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"G Man" Rich Goins UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 191
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Art Jimmerson joins us in our historic recap of UFC 1. This was Art Jimmerson’s last interview that he had ever given; we are honored to have had the opportunity to document his journey. Art Jimmerson brings us through the negotiating process all the way up to facing Royce Gracie in a match that earned him the nickname “One Glove”. Please join us in this captivating tail that has a top ten boxer in the world make his way into the octagon. Jimmerson joins us in our historic recap of UFC 1. Art Jimmerson brings us through the negotiating process all the way up to facing Royce Gracie in a match that earned him the nickname “One Glove”. Please join us in this captivating tail that has a top ten boxer in the world make his way into the octagon.
Art Jimmerson UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 189
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Gerard Gordeau has been on our wish list to interview since the very beginning of this podcast. Gerard Gordeau does NOT disappoint in this legendary sit down Gerard Gordeau discusses issues with the Japanese Yakuza, the Dutch Mafia and what it was like fighting in the UFC 1 finals. No subject is off of the table and the research for the interview was done years prior to this interview ever taking place; this was our most difficult interview to have ever tracked down... and it lives up to the hype!
0:00 Lytes Out Intro
0:20 Joey Venti Guest Introduction
0:47 Interview Start
0:54 Current Life/Business Plugs
1:46 Early Career Path
3:59 Early Home Life
5:00 Chris Lytle Discusses Gerard Gordeau
7:27 Dirty Bob Schrijber Experiences
9:02 Getting the Call to Participate in UFC 1
10:33 Master Oyama Not Letting Gerard Gordeau to Represent Karate Style
11:27 Thoughts on First UFC Event
12:57 Seeing the Compeition for the First Time
15:15 The Infamous Rules Meeting from Gerard Gordeau's Perspectivve
16:36 Smoking During Rules Meeting
18:51 Andre Brilleman Experiences
22:30 Gerard Gordeau vs Taylor Willy
23:30 Knocking Taylor Willy's Teeth Out
24:20 Tooth stuck in Gerard Gordeau's Foot
26:09 Open Workouts/Spying Theory
28:02 Mindset After First UFC Victory
29:29 Gerard Gordeau vs Kevin Rosier
31:03 Using Elbows After Breaking Hand
32:33 Learning The Event was Fixed for Gracie to Win
34:10 Training w/ Bas Rutten
35:17 Gerard Gordeau vs Royce Gracie
36:49 Biting and Eye Gouging During the Fight
41:48 Turning Down UFC 2 Contract
43:53 Coaching Fighters for UFC 2
47:00 Steps to disrupt Gracie Family Advantage During Tournament
50:24 Training Fighters to Be the Best
52:03 Having 2 Fighters in the Same Tournament
52:36 Frank (Freek) Hamaker Withdrawing from Tournament
54:05 UFC 2 Not Favoring Gracie Family
55:37 The Ulimate Ultimate Tournament
56:48 Gerard Gordeau vs Yuki Nakai (The Eye Gouge)
58:12 Potential Problems w/ Yakuza
59:28 Yuki Nakai Losing Eye Due to Infection
1:00:34 Gerard Gordeau vs Branco Cikatic
1:01:38 Erik Paulson vs Ben Spikkers
1:03:03 Gerard Gordeau's Opinion on Manager Apy Echteld and Simon Rutz
1:04:10 Training w/ Semmy Schilt
1:04:45 New Japan Pro Wrestling Match Turning Into Real Fight
1:08:09 Starting a Riot
1:10:08 Cornering Marloes Coenan in Japan
1:12:10 Fighters Gerard Gordeau has Trained
1:16:45 How Gerard Gordeau Wants to be Remembered
1:22:17 Interview Wrap Up
1:23:21 Closing Thoughts
Gerard Gordeau UFC 1 & Japan Ep 188
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Zane Frazier career as an early pioneer of the sport is one of the more fascinating stories that you will find within the NoHolds Barred era of the sport. Zane Frazier is incredibly animated and forth coming in this wild journey and behind the scenes look.
0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Interview Start 1:30 Australian UFC Event 7:13 Promoter Randy Bable Experiences 13:29 Experience Fighting in Absolute Fighting Championships 19:37 Igor Ovechkin Tapping, But Fight Restarts 24:44 Joe Charles Experiences 30:55 Possible Mafia Interactions at Rings Holland 34:40 Rich Piana Experiences (RIP) 38:58 Early MMA Fights 48:11 2001 King of The Cage Fight 51:17 Mark Hall Experiences 55:41 Harold Howard Experiences 1:03:49 Zane Fraizer vs Aaron Brink - Joey Venti Morphs into MMA Detective 1:12:04 Being Offered Brock Lesnar 1:14:06 Shannon Ritch Experiences 1:16:53 Don Frye Experiences 1:30:43 Wrap Up
Zane Frazier Career Deep Dive
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Zane Frazier is our second installment into UFC 1 - October In this episode Zane Frazier discusses his Martial Arts background, his UFC 1 experience and beating up the following people Frank Dux, Jean Claude Van Damme, body builder Rich Piana; Zane Frazier also reflects on trying to answer Steven Seagal open challenge and trying to beat him up as well, Zane Frazier enters our "Mount Punchmore" with this incredible interview
0:00 Lytes Out Intro
0:19 Interview Intro
1:24 Learning About and Getting Invited to UFC 1
12:35 Frank Dux and Billy Blanks
21:35 When Things Went Bad w/ Frank Dux
30:39 Beating Up Frank Dux at Convention
36:36 Meeting Art Davie in Handcuffs
38:11 Frank Dux Version of the Story
40:12 Frank Dux Suing Zane Frazier
49:29 UFC 1 Coming Together
54:02 Not Knowing Who Was Fighting
57:30 The Famous "Rules Meeting" from Zane Frazier's Perspective
1:00:57 Gracie Cherry Picking Rules
1:02:47 John McCarthy Potentially Being Apart of Fix
1:08:00 Harold Howard Defeating Royce Gracie
1:10:50 Conspiracies with the Gracie's
1:15:57 Clarification on Meeting
1:18:12 Gracie's Trying to Manufacture Wins
1:24:31 Backstage Feelings Before First Fight
1:27:32 Zane Frazier vs Kevin Rosier
1:33:42 Charlie Anzalone
1:34:25 Joey Venti's Description of Charlie Anzalone
1:35:20 First Female in Corner in UFC History
1:39:29 Lions Den Initiation
1:44:20 Richard Hamilton Experiences
1:52:26 Zane Frazier vs Kendo Nagasaki
1:55:19 Erik Paulson Being Apart of the Dirty Dozen
2:03:47 Training with Joe Charles
2:10:31 Wrap Up
2:10:46 Outro
Zane Frazier UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 186
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Ken Shamrock UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 185 Ken Shamrock made his UFC 1 appearance 4 days after fighting in Japans Pancrase organization. Ken Shamrock allows us insight into what took place UFC 1 as well as shortly thereafter. October is UFC 1 month on the Lytes Out Podcast, the interviews that we are dropping are true history pieces that will live on forever; please like share and subscribe
0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Interview Start 0:49 Business Plugs/Promotion 4:29 Chris Lytle Joins the Show! 5:36 Early NHB Hardships 8:50 Rule Changes - Removing Ken's Shoes 11:11 UFC Rules Meeting 16:12 How Ken Learned to Train 18:33 Early Pancrase History 19:59 Art Davie Conversations Prior to UFC 1 24:26 How Ken Negotiated to have his Corner men 25:38 Referee Mysteriously "Missing" Tap Out 28:41 Relationship with Scott Bessac 33:22 Training with Jean Jacques Machado 36:10 Gym Members Fighting for Right to Compete in UFC 40:15 Pulling Out of UFC 3 Finals b/c Ken Shamrock Couldn't Fight Royce Gracie 45:26 Friction with Bob Shamrock for Pulling Out of UFC 3 47:09 Relationship with Bob Meyrowitz 51:10 Inspiration Behind Ken Shamrock's Book 54:02 1988 "Olympic Wrestling Trials" 57:40 Breaking Leon Van Dijk's Ankle 1:00:20 Confrontation w/ Mark Hall in Bathroom 1:06:18 Rickson Trying to Join the UFC 1:08:33 Interview Wrap Up 1:09:25 Closing Thoughts
Ken Shamrock UFC 1 Deep Dive
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Sean Salmon wrestled at the University of Ohio and had a meteoric rise within the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Sean Salmon UFC career started as the Main Event and ended in a shroud of controversy. When Sean Salmon Agreed to do this interview, he explicitly told us that nothing was off the table in terms of questions.
0:00 Lytes Out Intro
0:19 Interview Start
1:07 Introduction/Plugs
1:48 Wrestling Career
9:00 Transition from Wrestling to MMA
10:31 Start of MMA Career
14:44 Dealing with Unsober Mark Coleman
19:49 Experiences with Promoter Corey Fisher
20:41 The Ultimate Fighter Tryouts
22:54 Early Training Partners
24:21 Early MMA Fights
26:15 From Buckeye MMA to Damage Inc
30:15 Mental State at this Point in Career
35:04 1st UFC Fight and Being the Main Event
46:02 Issue's with Armando Garcia
54:16 Sean Salmon vs Alan Belcher
56:04 Exploring Other Camps
59:16 Team Gurgel
1:03:16 Sean Salmon vs Jason Freeman
1:04:49 Jason Freeman relation to Charles Manson
1:08:09 Sean Salmon vs Mirko Rupponen
1:11:06 Dirty Bob Schrijber
1:14:45 Mark Cuban and HD Net
1:19:27 Guy Mezger Controversy
1:23:14 Emotions During the Controversy
1:29:19 Clarifying Blog Post About Submission from Allan Weikert
1:35:33 Bernie Profado Conversation
1:48:01 Training Tommy Rowlands for Olympic Trials
1:48:36 Experiences with Rex Holman
1:50:39 Joey Almost Gets His Ass Kicked
1:52:16 Danny Salmon
1:53:16 Interview Wrap Up
1:54:08 Closing Thoughts
Sean Salmon Career and Controversy Ep 184
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Kurt Holobaugh’s career had many instances were a lesser fighter would have quit along the way. Kurt Holobaugh takes us through his up hill battle in order to call himself season 31 Ultimate Fighter.
Kurt Holobaugh TUF Deep Dive Ep 183
0:00 Lytes Out Intro
0:19 Interview Start
0:38 Business Plugs/Promotion
1:05 Experiences with Media for Ultimate Fighter
1:54 Getting on UFC's Radar/Staying Relavent
6:40 Mindset When Coaches Pick Teams
7:52 Mental Pressure During First UFC Fight
20:48 Earning Respect from Coach
24:28 Gil Gilroy Promoter Experiences
26:42 First Pro Fight
28:19 Early Amateur Career Fights
30:01 Going the Distance for the First Time
31:58 Kurt Holobaugh vs JC Pennington in XFC
36:49 Relationship with Josh Weems
37:50 Kurt Holobaugh's Son, Zaden Competing
48:02 Lurt Holobaugh vs Wellington Brito
50:24 Scott Smith Being in Kurt Holobaugh's Corner
52:18 Brandon Wells as Wrestling Coach
53:24 Kurt Holobaugh vs Wesley Dunlap
55:33 Kurt Holobaugh vs Pat Healy
59:05 Competing in UFC 159
1:02:17 Getting Released from UFC
1:03:58 Meeting Wife, Breann Holobaugh
1:06:35 Kurt Holobaugh vs Eric Marriott
1:08:28 Kurt Holobaugh vs Lloyd Woodard
1:09:52 Broken Patella
1:10:59 Gaining Full Custody of Children
1:12:20 Kurt Holobaugh vs Desmond Green
1:16:43 Periods of Inactivity
1:23:00 Fighting in Russia
1:27:48 Kurt Holobaugh vs The Pink Panther
1:29:46 Fork In the Road After Defeat
1:31:09 Adressing Potentially Being Targeted by the Blackzilians
1:33:32 Defeating JZ Cavalcante
1:34:32 Victory Turning No Contest in DWCS
1:40:44 Managers Opinion on No Contest
1:41:39 7 Fight Win Streak
1:43:10 0-3 in UFC after Suspension
1:44:56 Damonte Robinson Story
1:53:07 Signing with EagleFC and Never Debuting
1:55:11 Brian Butler Relationship
1:57:28 Preston Thigpen Relationship
1:58:41 Wrap-Up
2:00:47 Upcoming Interviews
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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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David Isaacs is a Harvard Law graduate and was the UFC president for their first 22 events. David Isaacs give us an administrative view of all of the chaos and moving parts that has made the UFC what it is today. The subjects of Bob Meyrowitz, Campbell McLaren and the departures of both Art Davie and Buddy Albin are all discussed in this tell all episode. David Isaacs does not hold back and provided us with a never before look into the UFC's No Holds Barred Era.
0:00 Lytes Out Intro
0:19 Interview Start
0:49 Introduction to David Isaacs
1:30 Getting Involved w/ SEG
6:29 Genesis of UFC
14:09 Relationship with Pancrase
17:30 Chosing Denver for UFC 1
19:05 What Happened at UFC 1
31:12 What Happened at UFC 2
33:04 Division within UFC Management
36:05 Running out of Ambulances at UFC 2
38:43 Instructing Referee When to Stop Fights
45:13 Rickson Gracie Demanding $1,000,000 to Fight in UFC 3
48:12 UFC 3 Events
51:07 Kimo's Cross as a Prop
52:46 Ken Shamrock Pulling Out of Fight
55:15 Royce Gracie's Condition after Kimo Fight
56:05 Royce Gracie's Corner Throwing Towel at Start of Fight
58:07 Dealings with Joe Son
1:01:27 Relationship with Charlie Anzalone
1:02:51 Attempting to hold events in Japan
1:04:00 Social Consequences for starting UFC
1:07:01 Interactions with Bob Shamrock
1:12:29 Tank Abbott
1:19:13 Backstage Politics
1:21:25 Disagreements Within the Company
1:23:09 Buddy Albin Fake Promotion in Russia
1:25:25 Finding out about the Promotion
1:28:55 UFC 12 Changing from New York to Alabama During Weigh-In's
1:35:21 How They Were Able to Get a New Audience on Short Notice
1:39:11 Needing a New Match Maker
1:42:28 Making Gloves Mandatory at UFC 14
1:46:47 Potential Yakuza Involvement at UFC Japan
1:49:45 Vince Mcmahon as a Potential Investor
1:52:09 Attempting to Make Wesley Snipes vs Joe Rogan
1:56:59 Art Davie Attempting to Destroy the UFC
2:00:28 Interview Wrap Up
2:00:56 Outro/Shout-Outs
David Isaacs UFC Co Founder Ep 182
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Murilo Bustamante is a black belt under Carlson Gracie as well as a founding member of the Brazilian Top Team. Murilo Bustamante walks us through his rise to capturing the UFC 185# title as well as his separation from Carlson Gracie.
This might be our most meaningful episode in regards to capturing raw unadulterated history.
0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Interview Start 1:07 Correcting Wikipedia Information 1:25 Start of Jiu-Jitsu Journey 4:45 Georges Mehdi 6:05 Starting Boxing Training 7:42 Carlson Gracie Relationship 9:29 Chosing between Surfing and Fighting 11:07 Luta Livre vs Jiu-Jitsu Match 18:37 Describing Luta Livre vs Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Rivalry 22:51 Murilo Bustamante vs Jerry Bohlander 25:31 Fighting Tom Erikson for 40 Minutes 30:54 Pentagon Combat Riot 34:55 Relationship with Frederico Lapenda 37:22 How Murilo Bustamante Got Invited to 2nd ADCC 38:23 Murilo Bustamante vs Saulo Ribeiro 44:53 Move from Carlson Gracie to Brazilion Top Team 52:23 Clarifying Why Certian Matches Never Happened 57:49 Rio Jiu-Jitsu Club 59:45 Debuting in UFC Japan 1:02:22 Conversation with Dana White after Chuck Lidell Fight 1:05:51 Murilo Bustamante vs Dave Menne 1:08:19 Opinion on the "Fake Tap" 1:14:47 Rousimar Palhares Holding on to Submissions Too Long 1:27:51 Thoughts on Cornering Certian Matches 1:34:38 Wrap-Up 1:34:59 Closing Thoughts
Murilo Bustamante UFC Years Deep Dive Ep 181
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Ricardo Lamas started his journey in the gritty Chicagoland MMA scene, he quickly realized that he needed to make some changes in order to make it to the next level. Ricardo Lamas takes us on his path from trining with Top Notch MMA and Carlson Gracie BB Jeff Neal to training at MMA Masters with Daniel Valverde. Ricardo Lamas is an absolute class act and after this listen, you will understand why he was so successful.
Ricardo Lamas BEFORE the UFC Ep 180
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John Hacklemanis a coach that took both Chuck Liddell and Glover Teixeira from the independent grind to wearing the UFC world championship belt. John Hackleman walks us through the pivotal match ups that made his gym the Pit a household name. John Hackleman carved out his place in history as a coach, mentor and leader by example and this interview tells you exactly the way he did that.
John Hackleman Career Deep Dive Ep 179
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Don Frye burst onto the early NHB scene with a style that one could argue was the prototype for what many consider to be the "modern" fighter. Don Frye walks us through his path through shady managers and making his name in Japan. Don Frye walks us through some of his more historic matches this incredible episode.
Don Frye 1996-2002 Deep Dive Ep 178 0:00 LytesOut Intro
0:19 Interview Start
0:50 How Don Started Fighting
3:05 NHB or MMA rule preference?
4:40 Experiences with Schultz brothers
6:19 Fighting in Mexican Bull Rings
6:50 Clarification on Richard Hamilton
8:15 Experience with Ross Harris
9:04 Early Training Partners/Programs
10:48 Frank Shamrock training Don for Coleman rematch
13:05 Showdown in the crowd
14:30 Throwing glass of water in Ken Shamrocks face
16:46 First UFC fight in 1996
21:32 Original opponent fallout at UFC 9
23:30 Preparing to combat Jiu-Jitsu
25:56 Sudden NHB rule changes
27:48 Fighting Mark Hall
29:33 Having to compete on pain killers
30:34 Hitting rock bottom
31:25 Intermission
32:04 Tank Abbott Interaction
33:10 Damage from Coleman fight
34:05 Scott Ferrozzo training experience
35:06 UFC trying to guide champions
37:01 Kimo vs Bam Bam Bigelow
38:22 Thoughts on Becky Levi
39:19 Tank Abbott antics
40:16 Cornering Kazuyuki Fujita during Ken Shamrocks heart problem
42:38 Fighting Gilbert Yvel in Pride after 9/11 attacks
45:46 Build up to Ken Shamrock fight
48:04 Coming back around to fighting Coleman again
51:57 Experiences with Phyllis Lee
52:52 The Manliest Fight of All Time w/ Yoshihiro Takayama
53:56 Motivation for fighting Jerome Le Banner
56:02 Relationship w/ Gary Goodridge
56:44 Wanting UFC to pay the Pioneers
58:34 Story behind the Predator moniker
59:19 Don's Toxic Masculinity Podcast
1:01:35 How Superstar Billy Graham got in Don's corner
1:04:39 Wrap-Up
1:05:13 Outro
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Gesias JZ Cavelcanti started his journey in MMA through the Luta Livre system of fighting; his story starts in a small city in Brazil and continues with Gesias JZ Cavelcanti traveling all over the world in order to claim his rank as one of the sports top competitors. Gesias JZ Cavelcanti story is that of a person that left everything that they owned to pursue their dream in a country that they didn't know the language; its truly inspiring.
Gesias JZ Cavelcante Career Deep Dive Ep 177
0:00 Lytes Out Intro
0:18 Interview Start
3:29 Start of Journey
6:02 Early Luta Livre Days
8:27 Balancing Relationships Between Luta Livre and Jiu-Jitsu
13:42 Certianty with MMA as a Career Path
14:41 ATT & BTT both wanting JZ to train exclusively
21:11 Fighting Joe Lauzon as First Amateur Fight
27:18 Traveling 2 hours to train at ATT
29:35 Being thrown in the deep end by ATT
31:03 Experience training w/ Marcus Aurélio
32:49 Fighting Joachim Hansen on 10 days notice
36:28 Competing against Bart Palaszewski
41:54 Fighting in Cage Warriors
43:50 Best Jeff Monson Story
50:24 Fighting Henry Matamoros
55:02 Experience Training w/ Mike Van Arsdale
55:52 Experience Training w/ Milton Vieira
58:50 Experience Training w/ Edson diniz
59:26 Personal Issues w/ Hector Lombard
1:01:32 Continuing to Compete Internationally w/ Success
1:09:00 Relationship w/ Jorge Santiago
1:10:56 Advice to Young Brazilians Coming Up
1:13:49 Controversial Weight Miss
1:18:48 Issues Fighting Shinya Aoki
1:24:29 Career Slide After Return From Injuries
1:32:43 Thoughts Ricardo Libório
1:33:00 Thoughts on Howard Davis
1:34:09 Remembering Anthony "Rumble" Johnson
1:35:22 Interview End
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Jake Bostwick had a unique journey that took him from the United Kingdom all of the way to the shores of Miami Florida. Jake Bostwick shares his journey from being a rough and tough street kid to being on the verge of a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship world title.
Brutal Jake Bostwick Career Deep Dive Ep 176
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Todd Medina is an MMA pioneer that has first American allowed to train with the original Carlson Gracie fight team located in California. Todd Medina addresses the Brazilian Top Team split from Carlson Gracie and who he believed to be the main person behind it. Todd Medina has with been apart or witnessed MANY controversial moments within the No Holds Bars days of the sport... he does NOT dodge any of the questions. TODD MEDINA EPISODE IS INCREDIBLE
Todd Medina Career Deep Dive Ep 175 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Interview Start 1:28 Todd's Jeet Kune Do Instructor 3:21 Relationship with Kimo and Joe Son 3:47 Double-Crossing the Gracie's to get Kimo a win 7:00 The start of going to Jiujitsu Tournaments 7:53 Early "Full Contact" matches/fights 8:45 Early Mexican Promotions and the Cartel 10:56 The individual who "invented" the octagon 11:52 Getting the invite to UFC 5 14:08 Todd's Business Plugs/Spiritual Grappler 17:22 Kimo and Joe Son asking for donations to fight 18:58 Preparing against UFC 5 opponent 20:43 Chaos backstage after the first UFC fine ever 22:52 Cornering in UFC 6 24:57 How Chris Brennan got in the corner 26:47 Main event at Rage in the Cage in 2003 31:22 Fighting in Japan 33:26 Getting approached to fix fights 34:37 Amount paid to lose fights 37:34 Tank Abbot grabbing a microphone to promote a fight 40:30 Craziness when fighting in Aruba 45:25 Relationship with Carlson Gracie 46:40 Being a blue belt in Gracie instructionals 51:40 Todd's experience with Ricardo Libório 52:19 Fighting in Russia in 2000 54:50 Fighting in King of the Cage in less than 15 days after 55:36 Not being listed as a black belt under Carlson Gracie 56:55 Being the first American Black Belt under Carlson Gracie 57:25 Brazilian Top Team split-up 1:01:18 Potentially targeted by the Japanese fighters 1:02:33 Sakuraba's only time in America and was in audience at King of the Cage 1:03:06 Wanderlei Silva interactions before and after fight 1:06:38 Melee backstage during King of the Cage event 1:10:12 Ken Shamrock fighting Mark Hall in bathroom 1:18:43 Working out with Jeff Newton 1:20:01 The Best, The MMA Detective 1:20:29 What happened at Sonnen vs Babalu fight 1:26:35 Experiences with Joe Moreira 1:30:27 Todd's message to the community 1:32:42 Outro 1:34:18 Plugs/Shoutouts
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Drew Dober came from Omaha Nebraska to making a name for himself internationally within the confines of the UFC. Drew Dober's tail contains setbacks, dissapointments and a never quit mindset that has paved his way to being a UFC favorite. Drew Dober started the Ellenberger brothers, Ryan Jenson, Scott Morton and many others discussed in this episode.
Victory Jay from Nitrotickets.com was kind enough to sit in on this episode in order to provide a deeper context into the Midwest grind at the time Drew Dober was fighting; we hope to have many future appearances with him.
Drew Dober BEFORE the UFC w/Victory Jay Ep 174
0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Interview Start 1:12 Matching Drew Dober at Victory Fighting Championships 2:22 Drew Dober's MMA journey 3:17 Discovering Drew Dober 6:28 Starting at "American Martial Arts" 6:54 American Martial Arts producing multiple UFC fighters 8:26 First amateur fight at VFC 20 9:52 Mindset before fighting at VFC 20 10:51 Problems finding amateur opponents 12:07 Victory Jay's strategy for finding opponents for Drew Dober 13:53 Being physically genetically gifted 14:59 Drew Dober Vs Wes Clark VFC 23 17:12 undercard in Strikeforce 19:14 First "bad blood" fight 22:11 Maintaining a "clean" image to the world 24:05 The Ellenberger brothers were special 26:48 Drew Dober Vs Frank Caraballo 28:46 winning Fight Magazine contest 30:19 Training at Extreme Coture 31:47 Junie Browning 33:26 Ray Sefo 34:01 Mark Hominick's work ethic 35:38 Brad Gumm's reputation as a Coach 36:50 Drew Dober Vs Chase Hackett 37:51 Bouncing between gyms and results there of 41:52 Joe Doherty 42:46 Living in Colorado 46:05 Drew Dober Vs Brandon Girtz 47:26 Living with Seth Daniels 48:09 Drew Dober Vs Kody Frank 51:07 Drew Dober Vs Bobby Cooper 53:17 On UFC's radar 54:35 Drew Dober Vs Jordan Johnson 57:06 In the UFC too early 1:02:11 The Ultimate Fighter House 1:04:54 Fighting Will Brooks on a weeks notice 1:09:56 Finally get a call from the UFC 1:11:19 Victory Jay on being a Match Maker 1:12:58 Getting cheated by promoters 1:13:49 Victory Jay UFC w/ Drew Dober 1:18:35 Victory Jay 1:20:29 Remembering Big Poppa Schnake 1:23:15 Nitro Tickets Plug 1:27:48 Victory Jay being a standup promoter 1:36:09 Outro
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Rafael Lovato is the most accomplished Jiu Jitsu player that the United States has ever produced. Rafael Lovato takes us through the beginnings of his black belt competition career which are nothing short of incredible. Rafael Lovato shares with us the ingredients it took to become a champion and how he got them.
0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Interview Start 1:01 Humble start of Martial Arts journey 7:57 Lovato Family being apart of legalizing MMA in Oklahboma 11:58 Sparring with adults as a child 18:07 Changing schools and mixing styles with out consequence 20:32 Meeting Salo for the first time 29:03 Watching the Jeff Munson Melee in 2004 31:22 Participating in Rickson's Invitational Budo Tournament 33:58 Gracie's thinking Lovato was an "easy win" 35:05 Winning by DQ after being bitten 38:38 Competing against Cameron Earle in 2005 PanAm's 41:01 Cameron Earle as a competitor and person 43:51 Competing against Erberth Santos 49:11 Competing against Roger Gracie in 2006 PanAm's 53:12 Being featured in "Gracie, The Next Generation" video's.. twice 59:06 The many sacrifices of Lovato's Father 1:03:23 Outro start 1:20:23 Want to help the podcast?
Rafael Lovato 2005 - 2007 Jiu Jitsu Legend Ep 174
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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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Tim Credeur has had a wild ride in his rise to prominance within the mixed martial arts world. Tim Credeur is from the Louisiana MMA circuit, but cut his teeth in the very rugged Southern California independant grind. Credeur does NOT dodge tough subjects of which a few are discussed in this Deep Dive. Tim Credeur and his path to the UFC is one of those interviews as to where the guest will absolutely come back and revisit his time in the UFC.
0:00 Lytes Out Intro
0:19 Interview Start
0:50 Where the ability to handle pressure come from
9:45 Business Plugs/Current Life
11:02 MMA scene in Louisiana
16:33 Fighting in Tijuana in Military
19:42 Training beginnings
24:45 Earning resct in Hispanic neighborhoods
28:37 Credeur vs Kevin Denz
36:40 Interactions w/ Lions Den
38:43 Credeur Joey Villasenor
41:18 Private lesson w/ Rickson Gracie
46:26 Relationship w/ Rich Clementi
51:50 Best memory of Saul Solitz
56:36 Training w/ Lewis Wood
59:27 Training w/ Carlo Prater
1:01:49 Credeur vs Lance Everson
1:10:57 Fighting in Bodog in 2006 Credeur vs Chael Sonnen
1:11:36 Bodog Fight
1:12:19 Relationship w/ Avalon brothers
1:13:24 Opinion on Lloyd Irvin
1:24:52 Training Dustin Poirier
1:31:16 Dustin Poirier vs Danny Castillo
1:33:50 Experiences w/ TUF
1:40:52 Outro
Tim Credeur Before the UFC Ep 172
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Gabi Garcia is a superstar in the world of Jiu Jitsu and her accolades qualify her to be in the conversation of greatest female athlete of all time. Gabi Garcia is raw, unfiltered and unapologetic; we made sure not to edit or alter this incredible interview in any way. The intent of these interviews is to truly understand the inner workings of the person and without a doubt this one captures Gabi. We track Gabi Garcia's competition record as a black belt in this never before seen peak into Gabi Garcia's life. this is one of those interviews where we made a true friend with the person featured.
Gabi Garcia Jiu Jitsu Legend Ep 171
0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:20 Interview Start 0:57 Business Plugs/Schools 3:23 Meeting Fabio Gurgel 8:37 Competing in the PanAm's 23:08 Competing against Lulu Fernandez 28:15 Coaching in TUF as only female Coach 48:59 The infamous bite & riot 53:44 Parents support 56:46 Fabio Gurgel opposing CBJJO 1:01:31 Competing against Bia Mesquita in 2011 1:01:55 2011 PanAm's 1:03:52 Mike's dream match for Gabi 1:11:23 Kayla Harrison negotiations falling through 1:31:01 Remembering Leandro Lo 1:36:31 Has Gabi been asked to enter Pro Wrestling 2:12:34 Outro
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Javier Vazquez is an early pioneer of the sport that traveled the world fighting #1 ranked opponents BEFORE there was any money to be made. Javier Vazquez gives us an intimate look into his family and transition to being one of the worlds toughest fighters.
Javier Vazquez Career Deep Dive Ep 170
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0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Mike Davis guest introduction 0:41 Business Plugs 1:46 Introduction to MMA 3:26 Ken shamrock Challenging Noah Schnable to a Fight 4:43 Being Accepted into Lions Den 6:00 Infamous Lions Den Workouts 9:12 Early Street Fights and Early Martial Arts Training 9:53 Meeting Daniel Zuñiga 10:40 Daniel Zuñiga at Lions Den 11:07 Living with the other Lions Den Members 12:46 Jens Pulver Cut After Tryout 13:32 Living with Frank Shamrock and Jason Delucia 17:02 Jason Delucia training with Frank Shamrock 18:17 Struggling in Pancrase 19:27 Ken shamrock being close to Scott Bessac & Ken shamrock Turning on Other Members 21:16 Relationship with Ken Shamrock 25:08 Meeting Bob Shamrock and Thoughts on Him 26:26 Interactions w/ Other Group Home Boys 26:45 Rumor of Bob Shamrock Fighting 27:21 Training schedule at Lions Dens 29:31 Thoughts on Vernon White 30:48 Finding Fights Early On 31:39 Interactions with Dave Cranning 33:02 Initiation for Shamrock 2000 36:09 Having to do Initiation Twice 40:11 Jerry Bohlander tough relationship w/ Frank Shamrock and Ken Shamrock 40:51 Relationship with Jerry Bohlander 41:27 Types of Classes Taught at Lions Den 42:36 Oleg Taktarov Challenging Lions Den Members 44:05 Guy Mezger Lions Den Tryouts 44:37 Ken shamrock Vever Being Submitted During Training 45:16 Fighting on Indian Reservations 46:39 Steve Bruno at Lions Den 47:08 Experience with Mike Chu 48:13 Interaction with Valeri Ignatov 49:30 Most Memorable Fight 50:31 Noah Schnable's Fight Team 50:42 Car Crash Story/Being Asked to Leave Lions Den 51:33 Closing Thoughts/Wrap Up
Noah Schnable is an early Lions Den member that takes us on his journey from back yard fighting to meeting Ken Shamrock. Bill Colosimo is a Pancrase & Fujiwara-Gumi History expert; he joins the show in order to dig deep into the Lions Den folklore.
Noah Schnable Lions Den Deep Dive From the vault
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Rory Markham burst onto the MMA scene by his incredible performances within the now defunct IFL. Rory Markham's career had a lot of highlights as well as times were he needed to pick himself up and brush the dust off. Rory Markham durability and grit quickly made him one of Pat Miletich favorite students, this interview tracks Markham's journey so that we the listener can understand why.
Rory Markham Career Deep Dive Ep 169
0:00 Podcast intro
0:19 Interview start
1:43 Martial arts background
5:04 Traumatic loss of a friend
11:50 Street fight stories
17:44 Miletich FS tryouts
26:50 Tuesday Night Fights
29:36 Making the cut, overcoming self doubt
31:41 Learning from Coach
Steve Rusk
33:51 Rory Markham vs John
Bulger at EC 54
35:55 Rory Markham vs Kurt
Illeman at EC 55
37:12 Overcoming self doubt again
39:32 Matt Lindland vs Tony
Fryklund at ROTR 5
40:51 Rory Markham vs Trevor
Garrett at XFO 10
42:12 Rory Markham vs James
Warfield at XFO 3
47:53 Rory Markham vs Victor
Moreno at EC 61
51:31 Ryan McGivern
53:59 Signing with the IFL
55:37 Rory Markham vs Mike
Pyle at IFL 1
1:09:57 Sparring with Josh
Neer
1:13:30 IFL poster boy
1:18:30 Rory Markham vs Brad
Blackburn at IFL 2
1:21:03 Rory Markham vs
Marcelo Azevedo at IFL 4
1:25:12 Matt Hughes
1:27:10 Matt Hughes vs Brock
Lesnar story
1:29:50 Joe Jordan
1:31:19 Ben Uker
1:34:29 Janice Dickinson incident
1:40:00 Rory Markham vs Keith Wisniewski at IFL 5
1:42:40 Sponsors
1:45:55 Hard times
1:49:27 Point fighting
1:50:41 Bad weight cut at UFC
95
1:55:27 Rory Markham vs Dan
Hardy at UFC 95
1:57:32 In good favor with the
UFC
1:59:38 Nate and Nick Diaz
2:02:45 Interview wrap up
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Mike Guymon has a career that is very unique as compared to others; Mike Guymon takes us on his journey of high's, low's and struggles when dealing with mental health. Mike Guymon is a product of the California scene and someone who's personality made him a fan favorite. Guymon access to some of the early elite MMA social circles gives us a very unique and sometimes shocking perspective as to what was really going on behind the scenes...
Thank you to Joey Venti for helping put this interview into reality, Mike Guymon is someone that we had contacted several times in the past in order to make this happen; Sometimes... you just have to "know somebody"
Timestamps (Thanks to Andrew Mendoza) 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Joey Venti’s Guest Introduction 1:03 Interview Start 1:25 MMA Beginnings 3:09 Fabio Santos Gym 3:32 Finding Sambo Early 4:54 Learning Submissions 6:08 Becoming a Black Belt in Luta Livre 7:40 Experience with Fabio Santos 9:12 Leg Lock Submissions 14:32 Where the Leg Lock Idea Came From 17:35 Joe Moreira International Open 20:23 Dean Lister vs David Terrell 23:01 Relson Gracie punching Bobby Southworth 24:08 Dean Lister vs John Jenson 26:26 Dean Lister vs Jacen Flynn 30:45 ADCC pre qualifier 2001 32:30 Training with Brazilian Top Team 34:23 Previous Roommates 35:20 ADCC Experience 37:21 Pursuing MMA career 39:00 Dean Lister vs Jerry Jenkins 41:08 Dean Lister vs Brendan Seguin 44:53 Training Tito Ortiz 46:36 Dean Lister vs Illir Latifi 47:56 Erik Paulson 48:55 ADCC absolute Devision 50:00 Dean Lister vs Márcio Cruz 52:43 Dean Lister vs Alexandre Ferreira 53:11 Tastest Submission Bonus 56:13 Dean Lister vs Brian Sleeman 57:25 Dean Lister vs Jeremy Horn 1:01:28 Locker Room Respect 1:02:37 Terry Trebilcock 1:03:49 Training Rulon Garner 1:07:17 Dean Lister vs Amar Suloev 1:10:50 Experience at Pride FC 1:11:50 Dean Lister vs Ricardo Arona 1:13:12 Meeting with the Yakuza 1:20:33 Being Released from Pride FC 1:21:20 Experience with Orlando Sanchez 1:22:19 Dean Lister vs Marc Laimon 1:24:12 Dean Lister vs Alessio Sakara 1:27:05 Practicing Rubber guard 1:29:05 Dean Lister vs Yuki Sasaki 1:31:19 Cancelled fight with Roger Gracie 1:33:58 Dean Lister vs Jordan Radev 1:34:52 Experience with Joe Silva 1:35:39 Pretending to train James Toney 1:37:35 Rickson Gracie 1:38:14 Experience with Haymakers Empire 1:38:45 Dean Lister vs Jeremy Horn 2 1:41:53 Dean Lister vs Yushin Okami 1:45:05 Career Highlights 1:45:52 Micro Dosing 1:48:03 Training with Mirko Cro Cop 1:50:04 ADCC super fight with Fedor Emelianenko 1:52:18 Dean Lister vs Glover Teixeira 1:53:07 Experience with Mark Pavlich 1:54:10 Near Death Experience 1:56:12 Winning ADCC at Age 35 2:01:54 interview wrap up 2:04:10 outro/ closing thoughts
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Charlie Valencia was known internationally as one of the best fighters in the world at the 145 pound weight class, the issue was that Charlie Valencia weighed less than 135 pounds at the time... Charlie Valencia story is about dealing with family, work and life pressures while competing against some of the worlds best athletes. Charlie Valencia does NOT shy away from hard subjects in this interview and we address some pretty heavy subject material.
Special thank you to Joey Venti for continuing to push his friends our way, Joey is a large part of why this podcast is special
Charlie Valencia Ep 167
0:00 intro 1:55 Start in Wrestling 3:05 Larry Landless 8:10 Wrestling with Armenian champions 14:00 Submission Factory “speak easy” 17:00 Shady Weigh In’s 18:25 Cobra Fighting Federation (official debut) 24:00 Charlie Valencia vs Eddie Bravo, 39:30 Dave Velasquez 43:05 Bobby Gamboa 46:00 Velasquez rematch 49:00 Greg Mayer 51:10 Joe Camacho RIP 57:00 training at the Boy's and Girls club 1:06:00 New Breed BJJ John Ouano/ Johnny Ramirez 108:15 Eben Kaneshiro Controversy 114:10 Broken Orbital 1:24:10 Randy Valarde Manny Tapia 1:26:30 Betis Mansori/ Marcel Lozado 1:29:50 Tony De Suza 1:35:15 close out/ wrap up
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In terms of Mixed Martial Arts utility men, Joey Brown is at the top of many old school promoters lists. This episode is dedicated to a locker room hero that rarely if ever said no to a fight. Joey Brown has also done time stamps for us on several different episodes and for that we at the LOP are very grateful.
0:00 Podcast intro
0:19 Interview start
1:06 Training with Eddy Rolon
3:58 MMA vs NHB
5:07 Joey Brown vs Jay Russell at SF1
6:22 Brian Cimins, Grapplers
Quest founder
7:11 Feelings after first fight
9:47 Joey Brown vs Chris
Liguori at BFN 20
14:02 K-1 Open Tryouts, sparring KJ Noons
15:38 Training at Miletich
20:10 Renzo Gracie's gym
22:40 Opportunity to fight in
Canada
26:44 Meeting Shawn
Tompkins
27:52 Oily incident: Mark
Hominick and Shane Rice
30:00 Phil "Kru" Nurse
31:34 Missed fight: Danny Suarez at Ring of Combat
Matt Lindland started his MMA career at Team Quest with Randy Couture, Dan Henderson and Robert Follis. Matt Lindland and his career are incredibly interesting, from wrestling controversies to fighting Phil Baron; no topic is off limits in this interview. Matt Lindland needs a multi part interview in order to truly capture his accomplishments and adventures, this... is the beginning.
Matt Lindland Early Career Deep Dive Ep 166
Special thank you to Ty Green for doing the time stamps
0:00 Intro 0:20 Early Team Quest members training the next generation 1:07 Matt Horwich Friendship 4:17 Current Gym Business 5:46 Promoter Life 9:40 Early Wrestling Days 19:24 Reasons for starting MMA 20:18 Almost killed by the Mafia 22:35 Interactions with Aleksandr Karelin 26:46 Making Weight at 2000 US Open 31:30 Fighting in the World Fighting Federation 33:54 Rico Chiapparelli friendship 35:03 Fighting Louis Asgwe 39:57 2000 Olympocs Lawsuit 45:35 Meeting attorney Steven Thompson 49:10 Description of Marot Kardonov Match 52:34 Brandon Slay Accepting Gold Medal 53:59 IFC 4-Man Tournament 56:13 Decision to Start MMA Training 58:36 Yoji Anjo Fight 1:04:10 What Team Quest was like 1:05:00 Fighting Ricardo Almeida 1:10:24 Weight Cutting in UFC 1:11:35 Team Quest Gym Standouts 1:15:55 Militich Training Sessions 1:18:49 Coaching BJ Penn 1:23:23 Witnessing Charles Barnett Knocking out Wanderlei Silva 1:28:28 Thoughts on Phil Baroni 1:29:43 The Infamous JT Taylor video 1:33:48 Pat Militich @ UFC 36 1:35:40 Thoughts on Dana White 1:40:23 Opinion on Affliction 1:42:31 Training Nate Quarry 1:47:40 Cornering Chris Leban in WEC 1:49:45 Cornering Randy Coture @ UFC 31 1:52:12 Remembering Evan Tanner 1:57:50 Outro/Shoutouts
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Cyril Diabate fought in a time when MMA was NOT legal in his home country of France. Cril Diabate joins the podcast and tells incredible stories of dealing with various mafia's located in Japan, Holland and Russia. Cyril Diabate does NOT shy away from this subject and explains the difference between all of the various factions and how they operate. The information that Cyril Diabate gives us in this episode is exactly what separates us from everyone else.
0:00 Podcast intro
0:19 Interview start
0:31 Transition from Muay Thai to MMA
5:18 "Ground and pound" banned in France
9:34 Training with Jerome Le
Banner
11:50 Cyrille Diabate vs Moti
Horenstein at Shidokan
18:08 Background of Damien and Matthias Riccio
22:39 Damien Riccio vs Robin
Gracie challenge
25:46 Cyrille Diabate vs Ryuta
Sakurai at GT 1999
31:27 Cyrille Diabate vs Rick
Roufus at ISKA
38:27 Issues with Jerome Le
Banner
41:31 Thoughts on Samy
Schiavo
42:20 Cyrille Diabate vs Rodney Glunder at Rings 44:16 Thoughts on Dutch mafia
47:04 Experience with "Dirty"
Bob Schrijber
51:47 Thoughts on Semmy
Schilt
55:27 Peter Aerts
57:13 Experience with Shoot
Boxing in Japan
1:00:23 Meeting Gegard
Mousasi in Japan
1:02:51 Russian mafia story
1:09:52 Yakuza story
1:28:35 Experience with Cage
Wars
1:30:04 Cyrille Diabate vs Josh
Dempsey at CW 1
1:33:39 Lack of MMA training partners
1:34:33 Thoughts on Mo Smith
1:35:54 Karl Amoussou
1:36:58 Francis Carmont
1:38:19 Gerard Gordeau
1:39:25 Interview wrap up
1:40:04 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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Allan Goes life and career are something that has the makings of a movie; growing up in the jungles of Brazil and struggling to assimilate into the "modern society" and eventually moving to California is where the Allan Goes story begins. In this interview we reminisce on how Allan Goes met Carlson Gracie; Allan Goes role in the Luta Livre vs Jiu Jitsu war and an incredibly intimate look into his fighting career.
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Timestamps (Thanks to Andrew Mendoza!) 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Mike Davis Guest Introduction 0:38 Interview Start 1:32 Growing Up/Early Life 4:43 Discovering Jiu-Jitsu 7:25 Getting kicked out of Carlson Gracie’s gym 9:00 Carlson Gracie Competition 15:58 Living in Carlson Gracie’s Gym 19:19 Carlson Gracie being a Father Figure 24:42 Luta Livre importance for Jiu-Jitsu 26:32 Being Targeted by Eugenio Tadau & Hugo Duerte 30:08 Rickson Gracie and Hugo Duerte Beach Fight 31:51 Renzo Gracie vs Eugenio Tadau Riot 32:23 comparing new fighters to old fighters 36:40 8x National Brazil Champion 37:54 Deciding to Move to the United States 41:08 Growing up a Communist 45:13 Allan Goes vs Frank Shamrock 49:58 Frank Shamrock Fight Rules Negotiation 51:21 Hospital After Fight 52:33 Getting a Visit from Tank Abbott 53:37 Fighting Tank Abbott in crowd at UFC 8 56:32 Running into Kimo Leopoldo in Hotel 1:01:40 Tank Abbott incident At restaurant with his gang 1:03:19 Allan Goes vs Dan Henderson 1:06:32 Accepting Losses 1:09:51 Never Competing in ADCC 1:12:30 Relationship with Paquetau 1:13:38 Allan Goes vs Kazushi Sakuraba 1:15:55 Kazushi Sakuraba Greasing 1:18:36 Being Screwed Over by Pride FC 1:21:24 Allan Goes vs Franco Gonzalez 1:28:03 Not Being Allowed to Train with Rickson Gracie 1:29:28 Meeting Marco Ruas 1:32:35 Plugs/Promotions 1:33:53 Wrap Up 1:34:19 Outro
Allan Goes Career DeepDive Ep 164 #allangoes #Brazilliantopteam #ufc
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Mike Rogers is one of the founding fathers of the Midwest Mixed Martial Arts scene; a black belt under Rodrigo Vaghi and the owner of St Charles MMA gym. Mike Rogers takes us through his dealings within the early Mixed Martial Arts scene that includes incredible stories about promoters that are no longer with us. This is a really fun listen for those curious about the legendary No Holds Barred era of fighting.
Timestamps (Completed by Andrew Mendoza) 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Guest Introduction 0:30 Interview Start 0:37 Relationship with Steve Berger 4:15 Winning Golden Gloves 2x 5:35 Fighting at Pops Nightclub 7:07 Relationship with Rodrigo Vaghi 8:30 Rodrigo Vaghi recieving Black Belt from Royler Gracie 10:32 Carlson Gracie Senior 11:41 Fight Breaking Out at Gracie gym 15:17 Getting bit During a Fight 16:22 Mike Rogers vs Richard Dodd 18:07 Promoter Brian Madden 19:57 Universal Challenge Championship 4 man tournament 20:48 Mike Rogers vs Rob Smith 23:53 UFC being Influenced by HooknShoot 24:48 Mike Rogers vs Mike Delany 25:40 Steve Bergers opponent pulling out after weigh ins 30:22 Mike Rogers students 31:39 Tyron Woodley 35:45 Josh Sampo 36:42 Fighters not being loyal to their coaches 39:51 Cornering Josh Sampo for UFC fight 41:58 Josh Sampo vs Antonio Banuelos 44:39 Promoter Randy Greenman 46:42 Reality Submission Fighting card 49:10 Randy Greenman death 56:18 Matt Ricehouse vs Ryan Coutore 58:30 Zach freeman vs Aaron Pico 1:01:16 Mike Rogers vs Brad Kohler 1:04:31 George Allan 1:05:50 Mike Rogers vs Vernon White 1:07:56 king of the cage not competing with the UFC 1:10:22 Lance Benoist 1:13:11 Mike Rogers vs Alex Stiebling 1:13:47 Randy Greenman reputation 1:17:24 Mike Rogers vs Jason Lambert 1:19:01 Bad Breed Grappling Tournament 1:21:15 Jeff Monson “protest” 1:23:38 Jeff Monson prank 1:27:19 Breaking jaw during fight 1:29:15 Deciding to be a full time trainer 1:32:49 Ryan Antle Vs James Wade/ slapped by Joe Jordan for bad stoppage 1:37:44 Promoter Skip Olsen 1:41:13 Mike Rothmeyer 1:41:34 Tyler Bishop 1:42:03 Selling of Fake Black Belts 1:44:37 Becoming a Black Belt 1:45:09 Interview wrap up 1:45:59 Outro
Mike Rogers Deep Dive
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Dan Henderson takes us on his journey through his beginnings at Real American Wrestling (RAW Team) and fighting in No Holds Barred fights in Brazil and the road in Japan that cemented Dan Hendersons name as one of the greatest fighters to have ever lived. Dan Henderson leaves no stone unturned when addressing the early parts of his illustrious MMA career.
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Dan Henderson The Pride Years Ep 162
0:00 Intro
0:55 Feeling Physically
1:50 Bare Knuckle
2:45 Plugs
4:35 Rico Chiaperelli - Renzo Gracie Controversy
6:05 Frank Shamrock vs Dan Henderson
7:00 UFC 17 Randy Coutore
Injury
9:00 Crezio de Souza vs Dan Henderson
12:40 Fighting in Brazil
13:14 Eric Yanta Smith vs Dan Henderson
14:13 Fighting Atlanta Bouncers
15:48 Tito Ortiz Issue???
17:15 Forming Team Quest
18:08 Why RAW Ended
19:49 UFC 151 Jon Jones Cancellation
22:02 Training w/ Chael Sonnen
22:57 Developing the H Bomb
24:15 Allan Goes vs Dan Henderson
26:54 Carlos Newton vs Dan Henderson
31:04 Antonio McKee
33:08 Bakouri Gogitidze vs Dan Henderson
35:07 Gilbert Yvel vs Dan Henderson
35:58 $230K Rings Tournament
37:18 Wrestling Struggles
39:38 Randy Coutore in Rings
40:50 Conditioning and Recovery - Rings
41:44 Antonio Nogueira Vs Dan Henderson
42:59 Babalu & Scoring
43:44 Wanderlay Silva vs Dan Henderson
47:46 Fighting Brazilian
50:45 Cutting Weight
51:03 Pride Fight Fixing
52:15 Renzo Gracie vs Dan Henderson
54:46 Dealing w/ Ryan Gracie
56:00 UFC 31 Pedro Rizzo vs Randy Coutore Controversy
59:58 Hector Lombard Issues
1:04:00 Michael Bisping Issues
1:06:55 Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson
1:07:53 Ricardo Arona vs Dan Henderson
1:10:05 Fighting in Japan
1:14:11 Grappling w/ BJ Penn
1:15:57 Training w/ Phil Baroni
1:17:40 Henderson Headlock
1:19:38 Brazilian Gym Rivalries
1:21:53 Murilo Bustamonte vs Dan Henderson
1:25:25 Poisoned Before Yuki Condo
1:27:40 Yuki Condo vs Dan Henderson
1:28:56 Training w/ Cyril Diabate
1:29:38 Alexis Dufresne & Kim Coutore
1:32:00 MMA Det & Antony Schreues Wrap Up
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