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Ep 293 Ant Evans 2008 UFC Media Relations

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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Ep 292 Shark Tank with Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez

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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Ep 291 Mac Danzig UFC Years

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.
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