MMA History Podcast

MMA Detective Mike Davis, Joey Venti
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MMA Det Mike Davis and Herb Dean’s Dog Sitter Joey Venti being you incredibly researched subjects that will give you information that will  surprise the hardest of OG’s  From the No Holds Barred to the Modern Era and everything in between: from choir boys to felon’s we interview everyone   Please leave us a review on iTunes and a comment on Spotify 

  1. 3d ago

    Joe Brammer: From Chubby Preacher’s Kid to UFC Lightweight via the Wildest Midwest Circuit

    Joe Brammer, known as The South Side Strangler, joins the MMA History Podcast to recount his journey from a chubby son of a preacher man in Des Moines, Iowa, to a Midwest submission specialist who ground out a path to the UFC. He details the raw early 2000s Iowa scene built around Toad Holler bar fights and promotions like Midwest Cage Championships, sharing stories of training and fighting alongside Josh Neer, Houston Alexander, and Jeremy Stevens in an era of minimal oversight, high fight volume, and wild characters. Brammer walks through his early pro bouts, including a lights-out moment during an XKK Trials fight, his guillotine choke win over Michael Johnson that helped launch his UFC run, and his Octagon appearances against Mark Bocek and Aaron Riley after short-notice call-ups and brutal weight cuts. He also covers training stints with Ivan Salaverry in Seattle, time at Throwdown Training Center in San Diego around fighters like Dean Lister and Jocko Willink, plus the injuries and close calls that shaped his career before he returned home to run gyms in Waukee and Ankeny, Iowa. This episode captures the unique, under-the-radar Midwest pipeline that produced far more UFC talent than its size suggested. 0:00 start 0:27 MMA History Podcast intro 0:59 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:19 interview start 1:24 staying off of social media 3:19 plugs/ promotions 3:52 fighters coming out of Iowa 7:00 starting off with Jeet Kune Do 8:34 fighting at Toad Hollar 11:53 experience with promoter Chad Mason 14:40 becoming friends with Josh Neer 19:45 UFC mismatching fighters 21:16 experience with XKK promoters Nick and Jeff 22:22 lights shut off during fight with Joe Germain 26:09 the end of XKK 26:49 XKK Trials fight card 28:40 Joe Brammer vs Cody Geertz 29:31 MCC creating an app 32:40 thoughts on Jeremy Stephens 35:55 moving out of Iowa 37:44 reason for fighting once a year 38:34 breaking Jaw cutting weight 42:54 Chad Masons reputation 44:10 Josh Neer vs Houston Alexander 46:22 Joe Brammer vs Allen Hernandez 47:07 Joe Brammer vs Alonzo Martinez 47:55 Alonzo Martinez travel story 50:01 100 fight club members 51:40 Brandon Quigley taking 2 KOs in 2 nights 53:48 MMA organizations not following rules 57:11 dealings with Travis Fulton 58:18 training with Chris David 59:16 training with Ted Worthington 1:00:28 Bryan Bresler 1:01:16 experience with a Combat Doctor 1:03:08 Joe Brammer vs Michael Johnson 1:05:38 manager Monty Cox 1:06:11 Manager Ivan Salaverry 1:07:38 sparring with Josh Barnett 1:08:25 Terra LaRosa 1:08:58 Matt Hume 1:09:34 Maurice Smith career highlights 1:11:03 Joe Brammer vs Chris Mickle 1:18:46 receiving a call from the UFC 1:20:06 training at Throwdown 1:20:58 working with Rudy Silva 1:23:43 Rudy Silva stories 1:24:44 experience with Brandon Vera 1:27:31 Jocko Willink 1:29:08 Timmy Ford 1:29:25 training partners in San Diego 1:30:44 not joining Miletich fighting systems 1:31:28 Drew McFedries 1:34:11 Joe Brammer vs Mark Bocek 1:38:23 Houston Alexander vs Kimbo Slice 1:39:07 Eric Paulson 1:39:18 cornering Jeremy Stephens 1:41:56 Joe Brammer vs Aaron Riley 1:42:53 going 0-2 in the UFC 1:43:04 dealing with injuries 1:45:06 Tomasz Drwal 1:45:36 Victor Moreno 1:46:05 Interview wrap up/ outro NEW MMA History Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mmahistorypodclips Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qr Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8g Apple Podcast MMA History Podcast YouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_J Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 Thank you for your support. #MMAHistory #JoeBrammer #IowaMMA #UFCLightweight

    Joe Brammer: From Chubby Preacher’s Kid to UFC Lightweight via the Wildest Midwest Circuit

  2. Oct 12

    Ant Evans: Cursed UFC 108, Chael Sonnen's Belt Stunt & UFC’s Record Year of 2010

    The MMA History Podcast welcomes Ant Evans for his third appearance in episode 352. The former head of UFC media relations for the UK and continental Europe revisits 2010 as Zuffa’s international expansion accelerated. Evans covers the UK fighter wave led by Michael Bisping and Dan Hardy, the “cursed” UFC 108 card with multiple major pullouts including Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, and the office culture of the early Las Vegas years. He details Chael Sonnen’s Ric Flair-inspired belt stunt, press access battles of the era, and landmark shows such as the sold-out UFC 110 Australian debut with Cain Velasquez, Jon Jones’ first main event against Brandon Vera, Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy at UFC 111 (including Hardy’s storage-unit training camp), UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi with Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia and Frankie Edgar’s upset of B.J. Penn, Randy Couture’s submission of James Toney at UFC 118, and Brock Lesnar’s comeback win over Shane Carwin at UFC 116. The conversation contrasts the lean, record-breaking Zuffa period with the later corporate era while teasing a Cro Cop Canada story for the next instalment. 0:00 start 0:37 MMA History Podcast Intro 1:08 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:21 interview start 1:24 head of PR in the UK for the UFC 3:48 UFC 108 disaster 6:43 Joe Silva issues with Gerald Harris 7:27 UFC 109 helping Chael Sonnen with bad guy image 12:17 interactions with Doug Crosby 13:34 Chael Sonnen Dark side of the cage 15:24 Joey Venti’s studio set up 16:59 camaraderie in the UFC 19:18 the UFC original US office 20:36 2 UFC employees fighting 30:14 UFC hiring Karen Bell 31:45 UFC limiting access to the press 34:43 Sherdogs relationship with pride FC 37:10 getting media coverage for the UFC 40:13 issues with modern coverage on UFC 44:07 reporters receiving bad seating 46:33 importance of having reporters at events 47:59 Teddy Atlas and Max Kellerman 50:54 UFC 110 Australia 55:10 Mark Hunt legal issue with the UFC 58:41 Jon Jones vs Brandon Vera 1:03:04 UFC 111 GSP vs Dan Hardy 1:11:16 UFC 112 Ariel Helwani reporting 1:16:49 Ariel Helwani refusing pay from the UFC 1:21:13 Anderson Silva vs Damian Maia controversy 1:26:13 UFC 112 card 1:26:27 Frankie Edgar fight shorts controversy 1:29:55 UFC 113 card 1:30:22 Paul Daley sucker punching Josh Koscheck 1:31:10 Mike Russow vs Todd Duffee 1:32:12 Chuck Liddell condom story 1:35:05 UFC 116 1:39:36 Kendall Grove comments about TUF 1:41:04 UFC 117 1:41:25 James Toney vs Randy Couture 1:45:52 IRS issues with James Toney 1:47:55 Dana Whites personality behind the scenes 1:50:59 UFC in 2010 1:54:03 interview wrap up 1:55:19 outro/ closing thoughts Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qr Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8g Apple Podcast MMA History Podcast YouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_J Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 Thank you for your support. #MMAHistory #UFC2010 #AntEvans #MichaelBisping

  3. Oct 5

    Egan Inoue: My WAR with Relson Gracie

    Egan Inoue sits down with the MMA History Podcast and opens a Hawaiian career that ran from racquetball world titles straight into the chaos of the early fight scene. Younger brother of Enson Inoue, he talks training with Rickson Gracie before the UFC existed, learning jiu-jitsu from Enson, and a Space Needle street fight that finally pulled him in. His pro debut came at Lumax Cup: Tournament of J ’95 on October 13, 1995. Armbars over Alexander Otsuka and Akihiro Gono put him in the final, where Tsuyoshi Kosaka stopped the run. From there he covers a 1996 Shooto win over Gordon Dehdman, a Lumax Cup loss to Sanae Kikuta, a Rings disqualification against Masayuki Naruse, and a Pride 5 TKO of Minoru Toyonaga. Inoue is widely credited as the first non-Brazilian IBJJF world champion, blue belt in 1996 and purple belt in 1997. He also breaks down the footlock game that got him booed in Brazil. The Relson Gracie feud started on the mats and never really cooled off. Opening Grappling Unlimited in Honolulu, and his ties to kickboxer Dennis Alexio, poured fuel on it. The bad blood spilled into a Hawaii Pan American, a ban from the Florida Pan Ams, and a hired opponent at SuperBrawl 12 on June 1, 1999: Marcelo Dantas, known as Tigre. He also talks weekends at the gym with a young BJ Penn. At ADCC 1999 he submitted Robbie Kilpatrick, outpointed Renzo Gracie, and dropped the bronze match to Ricardo Libório. Mike Davis and Joey Venty keep the tape rolling! 0:00 start 0:29 MMA History Podcast intro 1:01 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:16 interview start 1:40 first time hearing about MMA 2:15 meeting Royce Gracie 4:11 joining Enson Inoue in learning Jiu jitsu 5:40 Enson Inoue Jiu jitsu on the street 9:28 learning bjj from brother 10:57 landing triangle choke on Relson Gracie 12:52 training with Rickson Gracie 15:39 Lumax Cup 8 man tournament 17:51 Egan Inoue vs Tsuyoshi Kosaka 19:39 pay for 8 man tournament 20:59 pay for racquetball tournaments 21:39 first non Brazilian bjj world champion 22:34 learning how to do foot locks 23:26 rule changes due to leg submissions 24:50 dragged out of arena in Brazil 27:16 Egan Inoue vs Gordon Dehdman 27:34 Egan Inoue vs Yasunobu vs Matsuo 29:25 recognizing the Yakuzas involvement 31:49 Egan Inoue vs Masayuki Naruse 36:10 training with Dennis Alexio 37:47 Jiu jitsu coaches 38:09 rolling with Rickson Gracie 40:34 getting into fight at bjj tournament 43:10 experience at the Pan Ams 48:20 receiving restraining order from Relson Gracie 50:05 Carlos Gracie Jr asking for apology 52:01 Egan Inoue vs Mauricio Silva 53:00 challenged by Saulo Ribeiro 54:56 false claims from Relson Gracie 55:57 BJ Penn theory 58:10 connecting with John Lewis and Andre Pederneiras 59:20 receiving black belt from John Lewis 1:01:24 falling out with bjj figures 1:03:23 invited to the ADCC 1:04:26 Egan Inoue vs Robbie Kilpatrick 1:05:13 Egan Inoue vs Renzo Gracie 1:08:48 Issue with Ryan Gracie 1:10:55 Egan Inoue vs Karimula Barkalaev 1:12:36 Egan Inoue vs Ricardo Liborio 1:13:18 Ricardo Liborio compared to Rickson Gracie 1:14:51 Enson Inoue vs Mario Sperry 1:15:53 opening Grappling Unlimited 1:17:04 not having Enson Inoue during fight camps 1:17:39 Enson Inoue vs Mark Kerr (Cancelled Bout) 1:18:03 Egan Inoue vs Marcelo Dantas 1:21:22 rule meeting for Marcelo Dantas fight 1:23:23 Marcelo Dantas issues with training partners 1:25:02 Egan Inoue vs Marcelo Dantas continued 1:33:14 Career highlights 1:34:30 beating Enson Inoue in racquetball 1:35:01 interview wrap up 1:35:31 outro/ closing thoughts Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qr Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8g Apple Podcast MMA History Podcast YouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_J Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power

    Egan Inoue: My WAR with Relson Gracie

  4. Sep 28

    Pete Rodley: Building UCC, Booking GSP & The Wild Birth of Canadian MMA

    Pete Rodley was co-owner and vice president of Universal Combat Challenge, the Montreal promotion that helped launch sanctioned Canadian MMA and gave early platforms to Georges St-Pierre, David Loiseau, Ivan Menjivar, Mark Hominick and Patrick Côté. In this MMA History Podcast interview he traces his path from a traditional karate family and godson of UFC 3’s Harold Howard through IFC work on the reserves, the Combat List era, and the first UCC cards with Stéphane Patry. Rodley covers the last-minute UCC 1 main-event scramble after Kimo Leopoldo pulled out, Elvis Sinosic versus Dave Beneteau, Wagnney Fabiano, Sean Sherk against Claudionor Fontinelle, the rain-out show, GSP’s debut against Menjivar, Full Contact Fighter ranking UCC among the world’s biggest promotions, and why he walked away before later returning with Freedom Fight. A detailed look at the names and chaos that built MMA north of the border. Subscribe to the MMA History Podcast for interviews and stories from the people who lived the early days of mixed martial arts. 0:00 start 0:29 MMA History Podcast intro 1:01 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:20 interview start 1:31 beginnings in MMA 4:24 meeting Harold Howard 8:00 attending IFC events 9:10 Battlecade Extreme Fighting 2 9:47 introduction to promoting 10:43 legalities for Battlecade Extreme Fighting 2 12:54 the Bikers in Canada 15:45 partnership with IVC and Sergio Batarelli 17:03 meeting Stephane Patry 21:00 issues with Stephane Patry 22:25 dealings during UCC 25:22 UCC 1 original main event 28:50 Kimo Leopoldo vs Elvis Sinosic cancelled bout 32:00 negotiations with Tom Erickson 34:28 Dave Beneteau 35:33 giving Elvis Sinosic options 42:48 UCC 1 fight card 43:53 experience with Shawn Tompkins 46:16 losing money due to rain 48:49 fighter pay at UCC events 50:03 Claudionor Fontenelle crimes 52:47 title bouts on UCC 2 53:11 UCC 3 fight card 54:00 Jay Winger vs Richard Nancoo 55:56 working with other Canadian Promoters 59:14 experience with Angelo Exarhakos 1:02:12 Renzo Gracie’s influence on Ottawa 1:04:09 Claudionor Fontenelle vs Donald Ouimet 1:06:52 Claudionor Fontenelle vs Sean Sherk 1:07:11 UCC 4 highlights 1:08:16 fallout with Stephane Patry 1:15:23 false rumor of Stephane Patry 1:19:01 finding out Stephane Patry was ill 1:20:03 Claudionor Fontenelle vs Sean Sherk continued 1:21:18 Full contact fighter 3rd place ranking 1:22:03 understanding how to market 1:25:45 UCC 7 highlights 1:26:33 Sean Pierson current career 1:30:35 Gsp vs Ivan Menjivar 1:32:14 taking a swing at Andy Anderson 1:32:53 Kevin Rosier vs Brad Gabriel 1:37:18 UCC 8 1:38:05 Jason Black vs Ivan Menjivar 1:38:49 Tony Fryklund vs Jonathan Goulet 1:39:51 Michael Depasquale Jr 1:41:46 UFC 3 Harold Howard training 1:43:28 Harold Howard vs Royce Gracie 1:48:35 telling Harold Howard to back of Mark Hall fight 1:49:24 John Anderson 1:49:53 wedding video incident 1:51:06 Sean Alvarez vs Mike Radnov 1:51:45 Mark Hominick vs Richard Nancoo 1:52:10 Ivan Menjivar vs Jeff Curran 1:52:29 Drew McFredies vs Claude Patrick 1:54:11 calling it quits with UCC 1:58:21 Joe Doerksen vs Denis Kang 2:00:52 reason for fall out with Stephane Patry 2:02:14 dealings with David Lee 2:03:20 Freedom fight vs TUF 2:05:25 attempted robbery 2:09:24 regrets from the UCC 2:12:48 interview wrap up/outro Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qr Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8g Apple Podcast MMA History Podcast YouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_J Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 Thank you for your support. #MMAHistory #CanadianMMA #GeorgesStPierre #UCC

    Pete Rodley: Building UCC, Booking GSP & The Wild Birth of Canadian MMA

  5. Sep 21

    Andy Geer: The Fall of Cage Rage

    In this episode of the MMA History Podcast, Cage Rage co-founder Andy Geer returns to cover the promotion’s final chapter. Elite XC and parent company ProElite arrived with cash and television promises, American names poured in, and a run of Wembley Arena cards mixed British regulars with imported stars before the brand collapsed after ProElite failed in 2008. Geer talks through Kimo Leopoldo’s British debut at Cage Rage 18, where the Pride and UFC veteran lost by guillotine to Dave Legeno, and addresses the talk that followed that fight. He also tells the Cage Rage 21 story in full: Bob Sapp was booked, recorded promos and did the usual cage walk, then pulled out midweek after claiming threats tied to his earlier walkout in Holland; Tank Abbott took the main event on a few days’ notice, flew in, drank the night before, promised a short burst of chaos, and was stopped by Gary Turner. Also discussed are the UFC dispute over the eight-sided cage and the phrase “ultimate fighting,” the deal Geer says was worth ten million dollars with four million paid in cash, Sky Sports live television, last-minute replacements, and the budget cuts and culture clash that followed the sale. Cage Rage shut its doors but left a lasting mark on European MMA. Subscribe for more first-hand interviews with the people who built the sport. 0:00 start 0:37 MMA History Podcast Intro 1:10 Joey Venti’s guest introductions 1:21 interview start 1:34 brawl at the mall 2 3:12 Dan Hardy trained by the Shaolin monks 4:00 Robbie Olivier vs Brad Pickett 5:34 Alexandru Lungu vs Mark Buchanan 6:23 experience with Kimo Leopoldo 9:17 Kimo Leopoldo vs Dave Legeno 10:18 Cabbage Corrreira mugged on the street 15:21 Butterbean in MMA 17:23 Jason Barrett 19:27 cage rage 20 fight card 19:53 Mark Kerr hotel story 22:20 Anderson Silva detained at customs 23:13 Bob Sapp at Cage Rage 27:27 Dan Severn vs Dave Legeno 28:25 copyright issues with the UFC 34:50 broadcasted live on Sky Sports 36:08 Cage Rage 21 highlights 36:53 Tom Watson vs Xavier Pokam 38:21 Murilo Rua vs Alex Reid 38:38 Cyborg Santos vs James Zikic 40:07 Vitor Belfort mental issues 41:29 choosing Wembley stadium as a home 44:06 Mario Sperry vs Lee Hasdell 46:00 Butterbean helping market Cage Rage 48:03 agreement with EliteXC 54:28 $10 million offer to sell Cage Rage 59:47 legal proceedings with the UFC 1:03:34 Jeremy Lappin 1:04:18 Chris Brennen affiliation program 1:05:09 Gary Turner vs Julius Francis 1:06:57 Paul Daley F word controversy 1:08:04 Sky TV dropping Cage Rage 1:12:27 OJ Borg 1:14:16 communications with Jared Shaw 1:15:09 dealing with Phil Baroni 1:17:00 Mark Epstein vs Tom Watson 1:18:01 Drew Fickett vs Mark Weir 1:18:24 Robert Berry vs Ken Shamrock 1:23:46 Andy Geer leaving Cage Rage 1:30:42 false rumors about Andy Geer 1:32:54 EliteXC planning events outside of London 1:34:02 Manchester Combat sports market 1:34:52 how swing bouts worked in Cage Rage 1:37:21 finding out Cage Rage was finished 1:42:48 silent partner in Cage Rage 1:43:55 Terry Trebilcock after Cage Rage 1:47:22 having to a judge at a Cage Rage event 1:50:08 interview wrap up 1:52:06 outro/ closing thoughts #MMAHistory #CageRage #EliteXC

    Andy Geer: The Fall of Cage Rage

  6. Sep 14

    Mac Danzig’s Last UFC Run, Training Knockouts & Walking Out “Not For Sale” - feat. Gray Maynard

    This week on the MMA History Podcast we close the book on Friend of the Show Mac Danzig’s UFC career. Title challenger Gray Maynard also joins Mike Davis and Joey Venti to walk through Danzig’s final run against Takanori Gomi, Melvin Guillard and Joe Lauzon, the camps at AKA and Extreme Couture, the grind of training while raising a young daughter, the Joe Silva relationship, the sponsorship machine, and the decision to walk out one last time with “Not For Sale” on his shorts. Gray also talks Primed Combat in Michigan and life after the octagon. Mac looks back on the knockouts in camp, the Rico Chiapparelli chapter, and the six-hour nasal surgery that followed his final fight. Support the Rafiel Torre documentary: a $10 donation gets you the window sticker and yellow card. Link in the description. 0:00 start 0:34 MMA History Podcast intro 1:07 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:24 interview start 1:26 Gray Maynard current life/ plugs 3:06 Mac Danzig plugs/ promotions 5:46 Mac Danzig meeting Gray Maynard 7:16 relationship with Shawn Tompkins 9:40 leaving Vegas for California 12:00 reaction to Jim Miller UFC longevity 13:29 Mac Danzig’s relationship with Joe Silva 15:30 Gray Maynard’s relationship with Joe Silva 18:09 Mac Danzig vs Takanori Gomi 24:16 Gray Maynard training at AKA 32:21 issues with Bob Cook as a coach 34:07 Mac Danzig vs Takanori Gomi (continued) 36:50 wanting to advance training at AKA 40:35 destroying nose during fight career 43:08 ADHD and sleep apnea 46:42 Mac Danzig vs Melvin Guillard 55:04 training with Rico Chiapparelli 56:52 struggles going into Melvin Guillard fight 1:02:21 issues with finding a coach 1:05:34 going back to Rico Chiapparelli 1:08:00 hesitation during Melvin Guillard fight 1:11:42 Mevin Guillards conditioning for fight 1:16:26 Hand Speed and placement 1:17:51 Mac Danzig vs Joe Lauzon 1:23:16 Joe Lauzon requesting Gray Maynard 1:25:09 choosing not to have sponsors for fight 1:33:38 Cody McKenzie basketball shorts controversy 1:36:24 issues with Training mask 1:38:28 dealing with injury during Joe Lauzon fight 1:42:29 coaches giving fighter speeches 1:46:34 Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard 2 1:49:30 receiving nose surgery 1:54:25 interview wrap up 1:54:46 outro/ closing thoughts Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qr Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8g Apple Podcast MMA History Podcast YouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_J Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 Thank You for your support #MMAHistory #MacDanzig #GrayMaynard #UFC

  7. Sep 7

    Matt Grice: UFC Fight of the Night Vet Who Survived Two Car Wrecks and a Coma

    Matt “The Real One” Grice was supposed to be unbreakable. A four-time Oklahoma state wrestling champion at Harrah High School, three-time Outstanding Wrestler, and the most recruited wrestler in his weight class, a car wreck threw him through a windshield and stole the college career everyone saw coming. He clawed his way back, made it to the UFC, earned Fight of the Night honors against Jason Black and Dennis Bermudez, then a second crash in Shawnee shattered his skull and ended his fighting career. Most men would have stayed down. Grice didn’t. He rebuilt his life as an Oklahoma City police officer, coach, and gym owner. On episode 347 of the MMA History Podcast, Matt Grice sits down with Mike Davis and Joey Venti to recount his legendary high school career, the wreck that cost him his years at Oklahoma, the promise he kept to his parents before his first fight, his UFC run, the 2013 accident that put him in a coma, and how he came back to coach the next generation at American Elite MMA. 0:00 start 0:44 MMA History Podcast intro 1:16 Joey Venti’s guest introductions 1:31 interview start 1:47 current life/ career 2:23 4 time state champ in Oklahoma 4:12 recruiting process for wrestling 7:30 getting hurt in a car crash 8:54 wrestling while injured 11:47 taking a season off wrestling 13:05 meeting MMA coach Jason Merrill 14:46 competing in BJJ after 1 day or practice 17:57 taking first amateur fight 19:32 relationship with Ron Tripp 20:16 Mikey Burnett 20:51 training with Anthony Macias 21:45 Matt Grice vs Matt Grey 23:17 choosing to do MMA over wrestling 24:10 being a ticket seller 24:41 Matt Grice vs Marco Adamballi 24:58 Matt Grice vs Rocky Long 26:35 taking 3 fights in 2 months 27:17 Matt Grice vs Shervin Alavi 28:31 Matt Grice vs Joe Davis 29:22 Matt Grice vs Lee King 29:43 manager Greg Stewart 30:55 Matt Grice vs Dan Marks 33:46 offered to be on TUF 35:40 Matt Grice vs Clint Kerley 36:52 flying out to Manchester for UFC debut 37:54 UFC 70 card 38:34 Matt Grice vs Terry Etim 39:20 taking training seriously 41:00 how traveling affects a fighters lungs 42:13 Matt Grice vs Jason Black 45:00 accepted into the police academy 50:22 work day as a police officer 53:51 Matt Grice vs Matt Veach 57:00 Matt Grice vs Shannon Gugerty 58:42 training at shape fitness 1:00:47 getting cut from the UFC 1:02:20 having a supportive wife 1:04:08 current coaches at gym 1:06:03 Matt Grice vs Dave Gardner 1:07:57 earning 3 straight finishes 1:09:09 Matt Grice vs Ricardo Lamas 1:09:51 experience training at Top Notch 1:12:05 connecting with Tom Vanghn 1:12:55 2 cancelled bouts in the UFC 1:13:26 Matt Grice vs Leonard Garcia 1:15:19 Matt Grice vs Dennis Bermudez 1:17:06 crashed into at a red light 1:20:59 ending up in a coma after accident 1:28:40 choosing not to take medications 1:30:06 Matt Grice day April 4th 1:33:32 life after accident 1:35:25 outro/ closing thoughts Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qr Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8g Apple Podcast MMA History Podcast YouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_J Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 Thank You for your support #MMAHistory #UFC #Wrestling #Oklahoma

    Matt Grice: UFC Fight of the Night Vet Who Survived Two Car Wrecks and a Coma

  8. Aug 31

    Anthony “Mad Dog” Macias: I Weighed 160lbs at UFC 4 and Padded the Scale to Face Dan Severn

    Anthony “Mad Dog” Macias finally sits down with the MMA History Podcast after years of pursuit. At UFC 4 he was billed at 190 pounds, weighed closer to 160, and drew Dan Severn in the tournament. He went on to win multiple eight-man tournaments in Oklahoma and the IFC, then met Kazushi Sakuraba at Pride 7. Macias tells the unfiltered story of the headbutt era, promoter Buddy Albin, the controversial nine-second UFC 6 meeting with Oleg Taktarov, and the early fights that never made official records. He also discusses two decades as an Oklahoma referee and raising sons who now compete. The only podcast dedicated 100% to preserving mixed martial arts history through interviews with the men who lived it. 0:00 start 0:46 MMA History Podcast intro 1:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:35 interview start 2:38 current life/ career 3:17 fighting during the headbutt era 5:11 announced as a state champ wrestler 6:04 introduction to submission grappling 6:41 thoughts on promoter Buddy Albin 10:40 Anthony Macias sons MMA career 11:02 lying about weight on UFC application 11:44 Buddy Albins relationship with the UFC 12:39 UFC 4 name draw for matches 14:01 Anthony Macias vs Dan Severn 17:12 Anthony Macias vs Oleg Taktarov 18:22 early training partners 18:48 working for Andy Anderson 19:50 refusing to joining the Lions Den 20:37 cornering Oleg Taktarov 22:34 Oleg Taktarov vs Dan Severn 23:03 Anthony Macias vs He-Man Gibson 25:27 alternate bout at UFC 6 26:19 full contact fighter interview 27:17 rough childhood growing up 28:18 working out with Ron Tripp 28:41 conversations backstage at UFC 6 30:28 relationship with Buddy Albin after UFC 30:52 thoughts on Tank Abbott 32:22 Ken Shamrock vs Oleg Taktarov 35:01 Underestimating Vladimir Matyushenko 36:27 OFFF 8 man tournament 38:35 Anthony Macias vs John Dixson 39:36 Anthony Macias vs Jason Nicholsen 40:29 IFC Ukraine event 43:35 IFC 2 8 man tournament 45:12 payment for 8 man tournaments 46:11 Anthony Macias vs Brian Gassaway 47:55 fighting over 20 bouts in 1 year 49:00 meeting John Perretti 49:50 Anthony Macias vs Allan Goes 51:29 thoughts on Andy Anderson/ stories 56:27 Oleg Taktarov vs Renzo Gracie 1:00:42 having grit and durability as a fighter 1:02:19 tearing hamstring during fight 1:03:43 Anthony Macias vs Frank Trigg 1:05:08 Anthony Macias vs Wes Gassaway 1:05:29 rematch with Vladimir Matyushenko 1:06:57 Anthony Macias vs Cedric Marks 1:08:47 taking a 2 year break 1:09:35 Anthony Macias vs Kazushi Sakuraba 1:12:13 experience in Japan 1:12:42 relationship with Steve Nelson 1:13:34 Anthony Macias vs Tony Ross 1:13:59 relationship with Paul Smith 1:15:07 C3 struggles staying in business 1:16:07 Anthony Macias vs Jesse Jones 1:16:31 Anthony Macias vs Eiji Mitsuoka 1:17:15 Anthony Macias vs Chad Cook 1:18:00 FFC promotion 1:19:27 Anthony Macias vs Josh Neer 1:21:07 Combat Corner program 1:21:54 Anthony Macias vs Kevin Gittemeir 1:22:28 issues with Rafael Lovato 1:23:24 turned away from Jean Jacques Machado 1:24:50 Gene LeBell 1:25:02 Anthony Macias vs Shonie Carter 1:26:34 having an underrated career 1:27:26 C3 and their limitations 1:28:28 Evan Tanner 1:29:16 receiving different black belts 1:30:14 dealings with Bob Shamrock 1:31:01 future plans for Neko Macias 1:34:36 Mikey Burnett 1:34:47 receiving the name Mad Dog 1:35:03 interview wrap up 1:35:55 outro/ closing thoughts Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qr Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8g Apple Podcast MMA History Podcast YouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_J Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 Thank You for your support MMAHistory #UFC #PrideFC #noholdsbarred

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    MMA Detective Mike Davis, Joey Venti
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