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Tedd Williams MMA & Gladiator Challenge

Tedd Williams is a UFC veteran, grappling pioneer a national AAU Sambo champion, Gene LeBell black belt, and 7-1 pro fighter and one of the longest tenured promoters in the country.
Tedd Williams shares stories from the sport's raw early days: training with Bas Rutten, his UFC 24 main-event elbow KO over Steve Judson, co-founding King of the Cage, launching Gladiator Challenge, and building the regional scene that helped launch fighters like Urijah Faber and Charles Bennett.
A deep dive into MMA's Wild West era straight from one of its true architects.

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:50 interview start
1:40 learning Sambo early on
3:36 training with Gene LeBell
5:15 training with John Perretti
6:37 interactions with John Lewis
7:28 starting friendship with Oleg Taktarov
8:29 using sambo to become a better wrestler
9:26 starting Victorville Jets program
11:33 Universal above ground fighting
14:10 Antonio McKee vs John Smith
15:27 Antonio McKee gun story
17:15 owning half of KOTC at the beginning
21:09 meeting Terry Trebilcock
22:39 using same venue for KOTC and Gladiator Challenge
25:24 hosting Gladiator Challenge in Colorado
26:41 Tedd Williams vs Robert Burnell
28:06 Empire fighting
29:10 Bas Rutten invitational
30:14 training Bas Rutten
33:00 Tedd Williams vs Joseph Marquez
34:46 Tedd Williams vs Travis Fulton
37:30 experience with Jamie Levine
38:29 Tedd Williams vs Joe Campanella
40:25 Holiday Fight Party
47:20 Phillip Miller split from the UFC
50:45 Phillip Miller vs James Zikic
52:07 Lee Murray and Tito Ortiz street fight
54:26 letter to get into ADCC 2000
56:46 training with Rowdy Roddy Piper
57:44 Tedd Williams vs Steve Judson
1:02:08 false UFC fighter resumes
1:03:13 Tedd Williams fight camp exposed
1:05:17 cancelled bout with Andre Roberts
1:06:27 friendship with Cal Worsham
1:09:37 dealing with Dan Severn
1:10:30 cross training bjj and wrestling
1:11:02 KOTC purchased by EliteXC
1:19:43 Tedd Williams vs Bill Parker
1:21:39 dealings with Bob Shamrock
1:23:01 Tony Galindo
1:23:41 Ken Shamrock backstage fight with Mark Hall
1:24:15 attending regional shows
1:25:25 pushing Tito Ortiz out of cage
1:30:05 KOTC Wet ‘N’ Wild
1:34:43 selling Gladiator challenge video library
1:37:16 KOTC losing money
1:38:07 experience with Charles Bennett
1:41:58 Charles Bennett changing name to Felony
1:43:03 sued by Terry Trebilcock
1:46:43 Gladiator Challenge, KOTC buyouts
1:50:27 relationship with Chris Cordero
1:52:36 Experience with Rafiel Torre
1:55:49 Gerald Strebendt
1:56:34 interview wrap up
1:59:55 outro/ closing thoughts

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MMA Docu Series

Dive into the incredible story of Marco Ruas, the barefoot Brazilian who stepped into the UFC octagon before the sport even had a name. Often called the forgotten pioneer, Ruas arrived at UFC 7 in 1995 with a revolutionary well-rounded game—blending Muay Thai devastation, judo throws, jiu-jitsu mastery, and luta livre grappling—that shattered the era of pure specialists. Watch as he dismantles opponents like Larry Cureton with early heel hooks, outstrikes Remco Pardoel, and methodically chops down the massive Paul Varelans with those legendary low kicks that echoed through the arena.

We explore his gritty Rio origins, training under legends like Oswaldo Alves and Luis Alves, his vale tudo roots, the rivalry with the Gracies that never fully materialized, his dominant UFC 7 tournament win that proved versatility was the future, later battles against names like Oleg Taktarov and Maurice Smith, and the heartbreaking what-if matchup with Don Frye that fans still debate. Beyond the cage, Ruas's lasting impact shines through as a coach—he mentored Pedro Rizzo, whose devastating leg kicks carried Ruas's influence forward to shape fighters like Jose Aldo.
If you're into MMA history, early UFC pioneers, or the evolution from vale tudo to modern mixed martial arts, this mini documentary uncovers why Ruas was truly ahead of his time—the first complete fighter who forced the sport to evolve.

Hit play now and discover the man who mastered MMA before it even existed. If you love deep dives into MMA's roots, subscribe to the channel for more untold stories from the early days of the UFC and beyond—new episodes drop regularly!

00:00 - Introduction
00:10 - Marco Ruas: The Forgotten Father of Modern MMA
01:53 - Marco Ruas as a Neighborhood Legend
02:21 - Early Life & Martial Arts Training in Rio
03:39 - Public Challenge to the Gracie Family
04:48 - Birth of Ruas Vale Tudo
05:38 - The Devastating Power of Ruas’ Leg Kicks
05:56 - UFC 7: One-Night Heavyweight Tournament Debut
06:38 - Quarterfinal vs Larry Cureton (Heel Hook)
07:12 - Semifinal vs Remco Pardoel (Striking & Grappling)
07:42 - Final vs Paul Varelans (Leg Kick Masterclass)
08:36 - Aftermath: How Ruas Changed the Game
09:24 - Later Career Fights & Transition Out of UFC
10:00 - Mentorship, Pedro Rizzo & Jose Aldo
11:43 - Brutal Training Stories & Seminar Pain
11:56 - Legacy & Reflection
12:06 - The Fight That Never Happened vs Don Frye

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Paul Buentello BEFORE the UFC

50 Fight Club Member Paul Buentello started his journey fighting for Steve Nelson in the very tough and rugged Amarillo Texas MMA scene.

Buentello dives into what it was like fighting absolute legends in Evan Tanner, Gan McGee and Bobby Hoffman prior to getting his opportunity within the UFC.

This is a feel good story featuring a guy that is hard not to like

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:52 interview start
1:00 reffing fights
4:38 training taekwondo early on
5:48 training partner Cedric Marks
7:38 Ultimate Athlete 2 riot
9:36 guarding the pain inc booth
14:11 stiffed on payment for Kerry Schall fight
19:22 USWF 8 man tournament
24:56 Paul Buentello vs Dan Severn
28:43 competing in tough man contest
33:57 Lenard Garcia coming out of USWF
34:33 Paul Buentello vs Larry Parker
39:00 training with Sven Bean
40:36 Paul Buentello vs Todd Broadaway
42:40 Heath Herring current life
44:49 getting mistaken for Babalu
47:08 losing to a WWE wrestler
48:44 Paul Buentello vs Jimmy Westfall
51:50 forcing hands into smaller MMA gloves
53:36 Paul Buentello vs Bobby Hoffman
55:18 UFC current crowd compared to previous
57:58 self managing early career
59:09 driving 27 hours to IFC event with daughter
1:02:39 Paul Buentello vs Rocky Batastini
1:04:08 Paul Buentello vs Gan McGee
1:05:29 Paul Buentello vs Rico Rodriguez Wet & Wild
1:10:39 leaving to California to Train MMA
1:12:38 training with Cain Velazquez
1:13:25 Cameron Earle story
1:17:54 Paul Buentello vs Roger Neff
1:19:57 Paul Buentello vs Mike Kyle
1:23:48 KOTC contract
1:25:20 journey to get to the UFC
1:27:13 training for Gary Marshall
1:30:49 experience with Bob Cook
1:31:45 thoughts on Frank Shamrock
1:34:18 meeting Andy Anderson
1:39:48 training partners at AKA
1:42:22 cancelled bout with Forrest Griffin
1:42:57 Bobby Hoffman protected KOTC
1:45:29 Paul Buentello vs Andy Montana
1:46:21 Paul Buentello vs Lloyd Marshbanks
1:48:59 mentally not prepared for first UFC fight
1:50:32 getting into the UFC
1:52:27 relationship with Joe Silva
1:53:05 refusing to use PEDs
1:54:35 traveling the world to fight
1:57:01 paying dues to fight
1:58:58 Bob Cook gym stories
2:03:07 interview wrap up
2:06:37 outro/ closing thoughts

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Ep 316 EliteXC Internal Chaos & CBS - Jared Shaw

Jared Shaw joins the MMA History Podcast, delivering the 3rd episode of our multi episode Elite XC series.

Shaw breaks down the CBS primetime peak numbers (6.51 million viewers for Kimbo vs.
James Thompson).
The start of what is considered the “gold rush” of WMMA - Gina Carano's pivotal win over Caitlyn Young ;, Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith stealing the show, Nick Diaz's "Don't be scared, homie" moment, & the internal power struggles within the company.

On the controversial side… Gary Shaw’s unceremonious departure, gaming the stock market… this episode is insane

If you think that this episode is wild… just wait for the 4th drop when everything implodes.

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:49 interview start
0:52 having a meeting with CBS
4:55 Gary Shaw not having a Wikipedia
9:36 John Perretti erased from Wikipedia
12:39 campaign to bad mouth Jared Shaw
17:16 EliteXC street certified event
21:35 funding StrikeForce event Frank Shamrock vs Cung Le
25:16 Nick Diaz at StrikeForce event
26:20 Nick Diaz Marijuana Suspension
30:06 experience with Larry Hazard
31:51 Drew Fickett behaving during event
32:19 Tiki Ghosn appearing on event
33:22 ShoXC series
35:15 Trying to Oust Gary Shaw
40:27 EliteXC Primetime
41:27 Kimbo Slice vs James Thompson
48:22 Brett Rogers vs Jon Murphy
50:15 Phil Baroni vs Joey Villasenor
51:23 Gina Carano vs Kaitlin Young
55:45 Robbie Lawler vs Scott Smith
58:44 EliteXC events holding up to current day
1:00:57 Refferee Dan Miragliotta
1:04:03 importance of a good Refferee
1:07:46 Gary Shaw parting from EliteXC
1:10:42 ShoXC in Hawaii
1:11:23 “Don’t be scared homie” viral comment
1:12:44 Jared Shaw not attending Hawaii event
1:19:17 trusting Ariel Helwani
1:21:16 KJ Noons contract negotiation
1:32:41 interview wrap up
1:41:05 outro/ closing thoughts

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Ep 315 Tank Abbott Fighting in the 90’s

The Original UFC bad boy, David "Tank" Abbott, joins us for an unfiltered deep dive into the wild early days of MMA.
From his explosive knockouts at UFC 6, legendary clashes in the tournament, street-fighting roots, and raw takes on the politics, "works," and personalities that shaped the sport - Tank holds nothing back.
Now retired in the desert, this powerhouse legend (natural 625-Ib bench, no-BS

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:51 interview start
6:58 packaged by Dave Thomas for the UFC
11:02 meeting with Art Davie
16:44
17:30 receiving letter of intent to fight in the UFC
21:44 attending UFC 5
24:19 interactions with Joe Son
29:19 issues with Jim Brown
43:42 Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie “rematch”
44:58 Ultimate Tank ppv
45:50 cornering Vanilla ice for a fight
46:31 thoughts on Tito Ortiz
50:48 technique vs being tough
52:02 Tank Abbott vs John Matua
58:02 making the UFC entertaining
59:05 Tank Abbott vs Paul Varelans
1:03:03 Tank Abbott vs Oleg Taktarov
1:07:17 Pat Smith altercation backstage
1:09:46 attack on Pat Smith in elevator
1:14:30 Ken Sharock calling the cops
1:15:29 writing apology letter to John McCarthy
1:16:59 becoming a paint artist
1:17:44 training with Mark Schultz
1:19:38 wrestling Chael Sonnan
1:21:46 first fixed fight in the UFC
1:23:09 Ken Shamrock not being pushed in UFC
1:24:58 Tank Abbott vs Dan Severn
1:30:17 Altercation with Allan Goes
1:40:55 sucker punched by Wallid Ismail
1:46:04 Bas Rutten vs Kevin Randleman
1:47:05 Allan Goes incident in Puerto Rico
1:49:28 thoughts on John Perretti
1:52:38 meeting Tito Ortiz
1:55:32 Tito Ortiz stealing check from car
2:02:12 Tank Abbott vs Scott Ferrozzo
2:09:13 Tank Abbott vs Cal Worsham
2:11:25 Direct wave TV sponsor
2:11:44 Canceled bout with Ken Shamrock
2:14:39 fighters taking steroids
2:17:07 Don Frye worked fight with Mark Hall
2:18:04 Big Al throwing burger at Frank Shamrock
2:19:55 thoughts on the UFC hall of fame
2:25:00 Ken Shamrock calling out Tank Abbott
2:27:35 Pride Fc using Tank Abbott for promotional material
2:32:05 Tank Abbott vs Maurice Smith
2:34:26 Dan Severn pulling out of Maurice Smith fight
2:38:37 interview wrap up/ outro

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Ep 314 James Hergott - MMA Film Maker

James Hergott is one of the OG’s when it comes to filming the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

While currently promoting his film Super Car Saints available on Amazon Prime; his past incudes Striking Truth with George’s St Pierre & Fighting for the Troops.

This episode is special drop where we discuss MMA History current issues along with James past history

It’s a fun listen

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Ep 313 The Fall of EF Battlecade - John Perretti

John Perretti, Battlecade: Extreme Fighting creator/matchmaker & former
UFC matchmaker.
Deep dive into the promotion's last event via Extreme Fighting 4 (Des Moines, March 28, 1997):
It featured Olympic gold medalists
Kenny Monday & Kevin Jackson on one card, along with epic clashes like Paul Jones vs.Eric Paulson and a mid-show power outage, we talk about Gracie hesitancy on certain matchups (including near-misses with big money offers), Bas Rutten bad blood, and John's take on grappler-to-striker limits.
Raw, firsthand history from the source.

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:57 interview start
2:19 Extreme fighting 4 in Iowa
3:20 budget for Extreme fighting 4
4:09 Ralph Gracie vs Eugenio Tadeu rumor
6:28 allegedly matchmaking Brazilians to lose fights
7:40 training Igor Zinoviev to fight Royce Gracie
9:47 Bas Rutten altercation with Rickson Gracie
11:55 Roster of fighters at Extreme Fighting 4
12:50 power outage during event
14:14 Allan Goes vs Todd Bjornethun
18:14 Gary Myers vs Tommy Glanville
19:38 Paul Jones vs Erik Paulson
21:22 Kevin Jackson vs John Lober
22:37 creating modern MMA
25:12 Extreme fighting changing how you viewed the sport
26:13 thoughts on Joe Moreira
30:06 John Lober personal issues
32:12 Matt Hume vs Pat Miletich
35:44 financial issues coming into event
37:18 Kenny Monday vs John Lewis
43:47 John Donehue reffing all 4 events
44:43 Maurice Smith vs Kazunari Murakami
51:24 altercation with Ken Shamrock in lobby
56:18 drug issues at the Lions den
58:13 matchmaking fights in the UFC
1:02:05 realizing Extreme fighting is finished
1:05:15 Igor Zinoviev injured out of extreme fighting
1:05:38 receiving a call to work for the UFC
1:10:02 Art Davie’s letter to congress to ban MMA
1:11:41 plugs/ promotions
1:12:42 interview wrap up
1:24:19 outro/ closing thoughts

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Ep 312 Andy Anderson Federal Prison

Andy Anderson was once a Texas entrepreneur owning topless clubs and the notorious All Nude Steakhouse (supplying ring girls for UFC events), Andy's life took a turn
- he's now serving a federal sentence for drug conspiracy (30 years) and money laundering (20 years), though he insists he's innocent and was railroaded by false testimony. This audio-only deep dive covers fixed fights, mafia run-ins in Ukraine's IFC event, Japanese afterparties gone wrong, and the grit that built MMA.
No holds barred - just raw history from a man who lived it.

0:00 MMA history podcast intro

0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction

2:35 interview start

2:52 helping move UFC 12 after cancellation

6:49 attending UFC 1 as a spectator

7:42 becoming involved with the UFC

8:26 fighting NHB in Mexico

9:21 interactions with Julian Sanchez

10:06 relationship with Art Davie

11:27 Art Davie and Bob Meyrowitz relationship

13:14 meeting Buddy Albin

14:27 relationship with Charlie Anzalone

15:04 Buddy Albin being tough to work with

17:25 Andy Anderson vs John Hess

21:00 owning several topless bars

22:09 Cornering Anthony Macias for fixed fight

25:16 Pat smith attacked in Elevator by Tito Ortiz

27:06 Remco Pardoel alleged Marco Ruas of greasing

28:41 Marco Ruas calling out the Gracie’s

29:44 Bas Rutten calling out Rickson Gracie

30:20 Japanese promotions hand picking fights

32:22 Tank Abbott Hard Rock Cafe incident

35:40 interactions with Joe Son and Kimo Leopoldo

38:12 Ken Shamrock dropping women off a balcony

40:04 Art Davie split with Bob Meyrowitz

42:51 living with Frank Shamrock

44:23 living with Scott Bessac

46:01 reason for being locked up

49:36 initial offering for sentencing

51:53 locked up with Tiger King

53:30 amount of time being served

56:45 current living situation

1:00:51 IFC Ukraine Debut controversy

1:08:50 Ron Van Clief

1:10:10 interactions with Leon Spinks

1:11:09 reason for the UFC logo at IFC event

1:12:21 Stuck in Ukraine after IFC event

1:15:48 Bas Rutten Paul Varelans incident

1:19:23 escaping to Paris from Ukraine

1:21:05 the local mafia wanting the tapes

1:22:06 Buddy Albin grab and go plan

1:22:52 Igor Vovchanchyn reputation at IFC event

1:23:52 Art Davie not involved in the IFC

1:25:40 Anthony Macias vs Sakuraba

1:28:30 John McCarthys relationship with Bob Meyrowitz

1:29:30 John Perretti coming to the UFC

1:31:19 Bob Meyrowitz thoughts on John Perretti

1:36:25 early UFC matchmaking

1:37:16 UFC not allowing John Perretti to purchase

1:41:06 Bob Meyrowitz interactions with Oprah Winfrey

1:41:53 fondest memories of the UFC

1:42:38 UFC changing rules because of mark Coleman

1:44:28 Andy Anderson outro

1:45:56 outro/ closing thoughts

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