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Ep 299 Jorge Rivera Career Deep Dive

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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Ep 298 Brad Imes Career Deep Dive

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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Ep 297 Brian McLaughlin Deep Dive

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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