Ep 229 Luke Cummo Career Deep Dive

Luke Cummo made a name for himself on The Ultimate Fighter season 2. The Matt Serra & Ray Longo fighter went into the house as a huge underdog and would up in the finals.

We track Luke’s career and dig into his journey to becoming the pioneer class of the ultimate fighter.

Ep 229 Luke Cummo Career Deep Dive

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:35 interview start
1:33 plugs promotions/ dealing with brain injury
5:47 experience with Ken Pavia
9:05 promoter Lou Neglia
12:05 meeting Ray Longo
17:33 Luke Cummo vs Kadir Kadri
18:55 training with Nick serra
24:14 struggling with wrestlers
28:44 shu merrata
30:18 Luke Cummo vs Dave Tirelli
35:11 Luke Cummo vs Mike Thatcher
36:13 auditioning for TUF season 2
44:31 getting last pick for team Hughes
47:30 thoughts on Matt Hughes
51:21 Luke Cummo vs Anthony Torres
52:30 Jason Von Flue feeling unwelcomed at TUF house
56:07 Luke Cummo vs Sam Morgan
59:33 wall sit challenge on TUF
1:03:35 training for TUF finale
1:07:26 training with John Danaher
1:08:44 training partner Anthony Ladonna
1:10:11 Chris Liguori
1:11:39 coach Mark Wizbicki
1:17:28 relationship with Joe Silva
1:20:15 Luke Cummo vs Luigi Fioravante
1:21:19 offered Steve Bruno for last fight
1:24:04 turning down PEDs
1:26:13 career regrets
1:31:37 Luke Cummo vs Josh Haynes
1:34:33 Matt Serra winning KO of the night bonus
1:36:02 Matt Serra story
1:39:15 interview wrap up
1:39:52 outro/ final thoughts

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Ep 228 John Perretti Extreme Fighting 1

John Perretti is largely attributed as coining the phrase “Mixed Martial Arts”. In this episode we dive into his first event Extreme Fighting Battlecade.
John Perretti is joined by Igor Zinoviev and we recall an event that we consider to be the start of the “Modern Era” of Mixed Martial Arts.
This episode is full of gems and highlights why we love John a perretti as a guest.

Ep 228 John Perretti Extreme Fighting 1

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0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:49 interview start
0:59 how Extreme fighting came to be
4:38 Igor Zinoviev finding out about Extreme fighting
6:05 meeting Donald Zuckerman
9:36 CEO Rick Blume
10:21 who coined the term “Mixed martial arts”
12:35 “mixed martial arts” on UFC 7 poster
15:10 showcasing Gracie fighters on extreme fighting
16:57 making connections with the Gracie’s
19:44 negotiations with Royce Gracie
21:07 Igor Zinoviev thoughts on fighting Royce Gracie
23:23 training partners giving information to the Gracie’s
25:43 Royce Gracie’s price for a fight
29:09 forced to move Extreme fighting out of New York
33:36 difficulties for Igor Zinoviev with weight cutting
39:28 filling up the audience for Extreme fighting
40:01 Mr T on the DVD cover of Extreme fighting
41:47 Alfonso Alcarez vs Robert Loyer
45:07 Ralph Gracie vs Makoto Muraoka
48:40 Gokor as a referee
51:52 Igor Zinoviev’s thoughts on Gokor
53:44 Gina Lamarka walking around the ring
56:06 Igor Zinoviev vs Harold German
1:00:41 Victor Tatarkin in corner
1:02:40 Igor Zinoviev story
1:05:28 Igor Zinoviev finishing fight quickly
1:09:08 Gary Myers vs Tommy Glanville
1:11:49 manager Phyllis Lee
1:13:54 Mario Sperry vs Rudyard Moncayo
1:19:34 Conan Silveira vs Victor Tatarkin
1:22:55 penthouse ring card girl Stacy Moran
1:23:19 John Lewis vs Carlson Gracie Jr
1:28:59 Andi Sue Irwin
1:30:20 Gary Myers vs Conan Silveira
1:33:35 Igor Zinoviev vs Mario Sperry
1:43:36 Igor Zinoviev being too quick for the camera
1:46:32 Extreme Fighting recap
1:48:31 John Perretti’s ways of training
1:52:49 Black belt Magazine Article bashing John Perretti
1:56:30 Modern MMA starting after extreme fighting event
1:58:31 creating MMA gloves
1:59:38 opinion on Bart Vale
2:00:58 Matt Hume worked fights rumor
2:01:36 Eugene Tadeu Gracie controversy
2:02:40 Rickson Gracie vs Bas Rutten
2:05:02 Igor Zinoviev Extreme fighting belt
2:05:45 Orlando Wiet
2:06:45 interview wrap up
2:08:10 outro/ final thoughts


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Ep 227 Sergio Batarelli IVT 1996-98

Sergio Batarelli was a world champion kick boxer that transitioned to being one of the pioneers of the No Holds Barred era.
Sergio Batarelli’s International Vale Tudo Championship was made famous for its 30 minute round and very few rules.
Sergio is a legend within our sport and is a foundational father of the term No Holds Barred.


0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:59 interview start
1:25 getting involved in fighting
3:10 Jiu Jitsu vs Martial Arts
4:50 roots of MMA
5:15 not getting paid by Robson Gracie
6:33 pretending to be Italian
12:27 getting respect from Renzo Gracie
12:59 learning Jiu Jitsu from Flavio Behring
14:57 experience with Carlson Gracie
16:07 current life/ personal training
18:16 bringing Vale Tudo to the United States
22:59 Sergio Batarelli vs Duke Roufus
24:30 Sergio Batarelli vs Mike Labree
29:05 partnering with Frederico Lapenda
For WVC
31:13 WVC Japan 8 man Tournament
32:24 Marco Ruas and Rickson Gracie rivalry
34:38 Oleg Taktarov vs Marco Ruas
35:33 becoming the representative for Pride FC
37:48 Pedro Rizzo relationship with Marco Ruas
38:33 Oleg Taktarov vs Renzo Gracie
39:13 Refusing offer to fight Art Jimmerson
42:09 meeting a young Wanderlei Silva
43:19 understanding match making
45:05 Fabio Gurgel vs Pat Smith
46:25 introducing John Perretti to Wanderlei Silva
47:40 selling IVC library to the UFC
48:44 creating the “big daddy rule”
51:36 Mark Kerr vs Sidney Goncalves
Controlling the crowd
53:35 Fabio Gurgel vs Mark Kerr
58:04 Pele vs Johil De Oliveira
1:03:03 creating the Vale Tudo confederation
1:03:55 splitting up with Frederico Lapenda
1:05:20 IVC doctors checking fighters while keeping position
1:07:04 Ebenezer Braga
1:08:10 Sean Bormet vs Wanderlei Silva
1:11:48 Wanderlei Silva proposing loser gets no money
1:13:19 predicting Mirko Cro Cop’s success
1:17:30 Montanha Silva story
1:21:26 Pentagon Combat riot
1:22:41 getting Carlson Gracie’s guys to fight
1:24:53 Luta Livre BJJ Rivalry
1:29:18 Pacatau
1:29:42 Bob Schrijber vs Wanderlei Silva
1:30:23 dealings with high ups
1:32:06 fighters respecting eachother
1:33:04 becoming the go to guy for problem solving
1:35:34 Vitor Belfort claiming he was drugged before fight
1:35:55 Kazushi Sakuraba vs Ebenezer Braga
1:36:13 Problem with Mark Coleman at a show
1:38:22 Edson Carvalho and Marco Ruas and Walid Ishmael arguing
1:40:02 first recorded head stomp
1:43:00 interview wrap up
1:43:36 outro/ closing thoughts

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