Ep 244 Miletich Fighting Systems Championship Years - Jeremy Horn

Pat Miletich, Matt Hughes, Jens Pulver and Tim Sylvia captured the UFC championship belts while all working out at the Miletich Fighting System in Davenport Iowa.

Jeremy Horn was the architect and master planner behind the work that went into this incredible moment in mixed martial arts.

Jeremy Horn and the MMA set Mike Davis discuss this historic championship run while also examining the science that went into each fight.

Ep 244 Miletich Fighting Systems Championship Years - Jeremy Horn

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:57 interview start
0:59 making the switch to Miletich fighting systems
2:14 reason for the move to MFS
4:33 deciding to make fighting a career
7:49 Matt Hughes and Pat Miletich friendship
9:34 realizing Miletich fighting systems was special
11:33 cornering Pat Miletich at UFC 16
14:53 Jeremy Horn vs Frank Shamrock
22:53 giving Vitor Belfort a pep talk.
23:11 payment issues with the IFC
24:34 training in Montreal
25:42 cornering Mark Coleman
29:59 Amaury Bitetti training Pat Miletech
32:49 Jens Pulver early days at MFS
35:57 Robbie Lawler at MFS
38:05 Carlos Newton vs Pat Miletich
40:00 Matt Hughes vs Dennis Hallman
41:45 handling a loss
42:42 Jens Pulver winning lightweight title
43:28 Manager Monte Cox
47:42 Jens Pulver vs BJ Penn
48:31 Carlos Newton vs Matt Hughes
49:26 Matt Hughes vs Hayato Sakurai
50:50 UFC not wanting Pat Miletich
51:59 Robbie Lawler vs Aaron Riley
52:25 Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton “rematch”
53:19 Matchmaker Joe Silva
54:12 Tim Sylvia vs Ricco Rodriguez
55:18 Matt Hughes vs Sean Sherk
56:34 first thoughts on Tim Sylvia
59:27 Matt Hughes vs BJ Penn
1:01:27 Frank Mir vs Tim Sylvia “arm break”
1:03:32 Tim Sylvia cut from the UFC
1:04:11 Andre Arlovski
1:05:04 MFS winning multiple titles
1:06:01 Tim Sylvia vs Fedor Emelianenko
1:07:22 experience with Don Frye
1:08:47 Rulon Gardner
1:09:43 BJ Penn callout rumor
1:09:56 choking out Promoter Chad Mason
1:10:37 thoughts on Miletich fighting systems era
1:15:09 reason for never reffing fights
1:15:48 realizing it was time to leave Iowa
1:18:39 50 fight club members
1:21:08 fighters not being able to move on after career
1:22:17 interview wrap up
1:22:41 outro/ final thoughts

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Ep 243 Court McGee Addiction Before the UFC

Court McGee has a story that can compete with Ian Heinisch when it comes to their activities prior to fighting in the UFC.
Court McGee shares with us aspects of his life and career BEFORE he got to the UFC.

Ep 243 Court McGee Addiction Before the UFC

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:32 interview start
0:40 early life/ battle with addiction
4:21 experimenting with drinking
6:54 getting prescribed Oxycodone after injury
8:51 being arrested for DUI while underage
11:01 losing a college scholarship
13:38 drug of choice
15:28 introduced to heroin
23:59 deciding to become sober
27:56 the night of becoming sober
29:45 getting a job
31:54 early training partners
38:00 Court McGee vs Jack Dencker
39:00 Court McGee vs Ry Stone
40:18 Court McGee vs Nick Rossborough
41:10 Competing while on probation
43:54 beating top 3 fighters in same state
45:08 getting phone call from friend to help get sober
52:09 getting offer to fight Jeremy Horn
54:03 trying out for TUF 7
55:11 going to Jury trial
56:17 moving out of town to train for the UFC
58:50 attending friends funerals
1:00:03 Process for TUF 11 tryout
1:02:28 outro/ final thoughts

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Ep 242 Gary Marino MMA Pioneer

Gary Marino's journey into the world of MMA started at UFC 7, having gained noteriety as both a manager and a matchmaker there isbt a job within the sport that Marino has not excelled at.
IFL team owner, Jon Jones manager and the first person to bring Kimbo Slice into the cage; Gary Marino's career is a wild ride

0:00 Lytes out intro

0:19 guest introduction

0:31 interview start

0:48 early beginnings in MMA

4:04 being on administrative side of early UFC

6:09 meeting Dana White prior to Zuffa

10:13 experience with David Isaacs

14:40 Art Davie

15:31 interactions with Buddy Albin

17:11 beginnings in managing fighters

20:09 UFC 33 controversy

26:30 John Perretti erased from UFC

27:09 attending Extreme fighting

27:55 involvement in CFFC

32:55 relationship with Carlos Nieves

35:24 Deividas Taurosevicius vs Dan Lauzon

40:20 CFFC 4 matchmaking

42:04 Kimbo Slice vs Sean Gannon

48:00 getting in contact with Kimbo Slice

55:11 Felix Martinez thoughts on CFFC 5

58:31 CFFC 6 cancelled event

1:01:06 money offer for 2nd Kimbo Slice fight

1:03:59 hotel employee challenging Chuck Lidell

1:06:46 Drew Fickett vs Kenny Florian

1:08:28 dealings with Drew Fickett

1:10:06 meeting Jon Jones

1:13:29 Jon Jones being a gifted fighter

1:15:40 Jon Jones leaving management

1:21:24 finding out CFFC went out of business

1:24:47 Jon Jones drug test

1:26:51 Helping out Jon Jones

1:30:30 Jon Jones vs Stephan Bonnar

1:33:35 using fake urine to pass drug test

1:35:16 King of the cage being 2nd runner up to UFC

1:38:20 Keith Evans

1:41:07 opinion on Bruce Marshall

1:42:32 Nick Serra

1:43:58 Shelby Walker attending UFC 50

1:51:02 speaking on press conference for Kimbo Slice vs Ray Mercer

1:54:33 interview wrap up/ outro

Ep 242 Gary Marino MMA Pioneer

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Ep 241 John Dixson Career Deep Dive

John Dixson comes to us from Mississippi and is a veteran of international No Holds Barred competitions. John Dixson has fought some incredible names, Carlos Barreto, Igor Vovchancyn, Andrei Arlovski, Remco Pardoel and Jeremy Horn to name a few.

John Dixson fought in the "Outlaw Era" of Mixed Martial Arts and is one of the few Americans that had intimate dealings with mafia goops from 4 different countries. This is a wild listen, I suggest that you sit back and take this one in.

Special thank you to Preston Thigpen for helping make this episode happen.

Ep 241 John Dixson Career Deep Dive

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:39 plugs/ promotions
1:35 entry to MMA
2:36 John Dixson vs Michael Stam
3:19 Buddy Albin
3:58 Mafia run experience
4:57 Promoter Federico Lapenda
5:31 accusations of Buddy Albin ripping off the UFC
7:46 John Dixson vs Igor Vovchanchyn
11:21 getting stiffed for $20,000
14:43 John Dixson vs Carlos Barreto
20:15 Jose Pele Landi
21:42 getting paid for Carlos Barreto fight
22:21 John Dixson vs Maxim Tarasov
24:14 experience with Andy Anderson
25:54 relationship with Dan Severn
26:34 John Dixson vs Kazunari Murakami “worked fight”
30:15 local Mafia in Louisiana
31:24 Russian Mafia and Japanese Mafia
33:33 Pride 1 audience
34:40 pay for Pride fight
36:29 John Dixson vs Remco Pardoel
37:43 The Dutch Mafia
40:17 IFC 8 man Tournament
42:15 dealings with the Dutch Mafia
46:35 paid in Canadian Loonie for IFC 9
47:51 breaking the ring ropes at CSO
50:06 John Dixson reffing fights
52:40 experience with Tommy Sauer
53:11 Vladimir Matyushenko
57:20 promoter Jamie Levine
58:42 John Dixson vs Andre Arlovski
1:00:26 John Dixson vs Kerry Schall
1:00:47 John Dixson vs Tra Telligman
1:01:24 John Dixson vs Moti Horenstein
1:03:17 John Dixson vs Johnathan Wiezorek
1:04:34 thoughts on Lee Coates and Rob Brandif
1:05:15 John Dixson vs Mario Neto
1:07:02 John Dixson vs Jonathan Ivey
1:07:31 John Dixson vs Travis Wiuff
1:09:47 John Dixson vs Tadas Rimkevicius
1:11:03 student John Brown stiffed on pay by promoter
1:11:18 Kevin Jordan
1:11:38 Robert parham
1:11:59 training Alan Belcher
1:12:28 training Skip hall
1:12:45 interview wrap up
1:17:55 outro/ final thoughts


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Ep 240 Sam Hoger TUF 1 Deep Dive

Sam Hoger was a participant on one of the most important moments within the history of the UFC.
The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 brought the UFC from spectacle to mainstream sport.
Sam Hoger takes us through his journey to get on the TUF show as well as the process of the first ever Ultimate Fighter TV show.
Sam Hoger is full of stories in this historic interview.

Ep 240 Sam Hoger TUF 1 Deep Dive

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:37 interview start
0:45 early life
3:45 current life
6:31 first Jiu Jitsu coach
8:40 taking a greyhound to the Miletich fighting systems
24:23 fighters quiting at the Miletich camp
27:31 first day at Miletich fighting systems
32:19 Tim Sylvia’s ground game
33:01 getting KO’d by Tim Sylvia in training
38:43 underground fight
43:47 thoughts on Rich Clementi
45:53 Sam Hoger vs Robert DiMarco
50:55 location of underground fights
55:44 Sam Hoger vs Matt Freeland
57:18 manager Joe Cavallaro
1:00:36 TUF 1 cast members envious of Dana White
1:03:01 Sam Hoger vs Josh Hendricks
1:06:42 promoter Corey Fisher
1:06:57 daily training routine
1:09:06 Brian Bresler
1:12:13 Sam Hoger vs Adam Maciejewski
1:16:48 ring announcer Big Poppa Schnake
1:18:15 Joe Cavallaro story
1:20:28 matchmaker Gary Marino
1:23:24 process getting on TUF 1
1:33:39 first impressions when starting TUF 1
1:38:18 doing lines in movie”Grudge Match”
1:38:37 finding out you leave TUF house if you fail challenges
1:39:25 finding out who TUF coaches were going to be
1:40:28 thoughts on Marc Laimon
1:41:49 thoughts on Ganyao Fairtex
1:42:19 training with Floyd Mayweather Senior
1:50:42 boxing coach Peter Welch
1:52:13 Jason Thacker last pick on TUF
1:57:00 Top 5 moments of UFC history
1:59:16 accused of stealing on TUF
2:02:09 TUF loser house
2:03:47 taking first loss to Forrest Griffin
2:05:24 being recognized after TUF show
2:06:35 finding out about TUF Finale
2:12:14 TUF 1 reunion
2:14:13 Ryan Bennett
2:17:31 becoming a different fighter after TUF
2:20:52 relationship with Jeremy Horn
2:23:32 Sam Hoger Facebook questions
2:26:02 Sam Hoger vs Jeff Newton
2:32:18 interview wrap up/ outro


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Ep 239 Extreme Fighting Batlecade 2 - Donald Zuckerman

Donald Zuckerman & John Perretti came together to create the Extreme Fighting Battlecade series; although they only had 4 events, what they put together can be described as the beginning of the sports “Modern Era”.
Donald Zuckerman and John Perretti discuss an event that had its participants arrested and international scrutiny of the sport as a whole.
This is a must listen for the hardcore history fans.

Ep 239 Extreme Fighting Batlecade 2 - Donald Zuckerman

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:47 interview start
0:58 current life
1:29 plugs/ promotions
2:08 meeting John Perretti
4:21 Extreme fighting 1 forced to move locations
6:00 how Exteme fighting 1 came to be
16:10 John Perretti bringing in gloves and weight classes
20:33 issues holding Extreme fighting 2 in Canada
22:52 Mike Thomas
34:05 John Perretti dealing with fighters not showing up
38:47 hosting weigh ins 48 hours before event
41:28 Orlando Weit honeymoon trip during event
43:23 fighters not allowed to use bare fist at event
44:41 Ring announcer Scott Berlinger
46:33 feelings when first fight bell rang
47:29 fighters getting arrested at the hotel
50:30 struggles with the production crew during event
55:10 getting turned into the police
57:39 debuting the first 155 pound fight in MMA
59:16 negotiations with the Gracie’s
1:04:12 rumor of bribing Federico Lapenda
1:06:07 fighter pay
1:08:15 John Perretti explains the tournament format
1:09:09 belts not getting recognition
1:10:27 Executive producer Anthony Guccione
1:13:34 discovering Carlos Newton
1:14:22 Conan Silviera vs Carl Franks
1:17:24 acquiring Madison Square Garden
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1:17:52 creation of the Cage
1:20:21 not getting credit for modernizing MMA
1:25:31 interview wrap up/ outro


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Ep 238 John Lober Career Deep Dive

John Lober is one of the sports biggest mysteries; his body of work isnt lengthy, but the fighters that he competed against are considered to be some of the world’s best.

When researching John and speaking to his contemporaries, the stories of both inside and out of the cage were always intense and often times difficult to believe.

John Lober comes to us and gives us a raw look into a man that many today both still fear and respect.

Ep 238 John Lober Career Deep Dive

0:00 Lytes out intro

0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction

0:42 interview start

1:24 meeting Ken Gabrielson

2:52 training length before first fight

3:39 John Lober vs Eric Heberstreit

5:47 IFC Canvas logo needing to be painted over

6:09 LA Underground Fight Series

9:48 featured in “When we were bouncers” book

10:19 getting set up by Pat Miletich

12:53 John Lober vs Jamie Faucett

14:49 getting yelled at by Gene Labell

15:38 John Lober vs Igor Zinoviev

21:06 current life

25:42 introduction to MMA

28:05 early training partners

29:03 Frank Shamrock handshake Rumor

29:39 John Lober vs Frank Shamrock

36:36 growing up differently from Frank Shamrock

38:50 defeating Frank Shamrock

39:51 opinion on John Perretti

40:56 crossing paths with Joe Son

44:48 Eddie Ruiz

44:56 tough fighters coming from Huntington Beach

46:46 John Lober vs Kevin Jackson

48:00 training with Dan Henderson

50:38 receiving 8 red cards for hair pulling

53:00 manager Phyllis Lee

53:57 John Lober vs Osami Shibuya

55:00 Todd Medina

56:58 training with Allan Goes

59:33 working for City Boxing

1:00:30 John Lober vs Ryushi Yanagisawa

1:04:46 wrestling coach Paul Hallowen

1:05:31 thoughts on Tito Ortiz

1:07:12 issue with Tank Abbot and his crew

1:12:22 John Lober vs Minoru Sazuki

1:12:46 thoughts on the Japanese MMA Scene

1:17:19 Chuck Liddell fight rumor

1:19:46 John Lober vs Frank Shamrock

1:23:04 John Perretti calling John Lober a psycho

1:24:18 attacking Steve Heath after fight

1:26:22 friend named Frenchy who faked his Death

1:27:06 training with Chris Brennan

1:28:12 getting bonded out to make weigh ins

1:30:17 feelings towards fighting today

1:33:45 thoughts on TiKi

1:34:28 respecting Gokor

1:35:00 ability to predict things before they happen

1:36:38 thoughts on Frank Shamrock

1:37:04 Interview wrap up

1:39:15 Outro/ final thoughts

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Ep 237 Valentijn Overeem Early Career Deep Dive

Valentijn Overeem is a 50 fight club member that started his career in the mid 90’s.
Valentijn takes us through the early Dutch MMA/Kickboxing scene with some incredible stories while at the same time diving into some career highs.

Interviews like this are exactly the reason we love the early Dutch scene

Ep 237 Valentijn Overeem Early Career Deep Dive

Ep 237 Valentijn Overeem Early Career Deep Dive

Valentijn Overeem is a 50 fight club member that started his career in the mid 90’s.
Valentijn takes us through the early Dutch MMA/Kickboxing scene with some incredible stories while at the same time diving into some career highs.

Interviews like this are exactly the reason we love the early Dutch scene

Ep 237 Valentijn Overeem Early Career Deep Dive

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:33 interview start
1:08 early life
1:45 beginnings in MMA
2:13 experience at Chris Doleman’s gym
4:21 Valentijn Overeem vs Remy Bonjasky
6:32 relationships with Chris Dollman
8:30 sparring with Andre Brilleman
8:51 what it’s like sparring it Holland
10:13 Valentijn Overeem vs Tjerk Vermamen
11:20 only leaving the 1st round twice in entire career
12:45 not wanting to embarrass Chris Dollman
13:10 meeting Dirty Bob Schrijber
14:06 experience with Gerard Gordeau
16:45 Gerard Gordeau issues in Japan
18:21 Valentijn Overeem vs Jeroen Waringa
19:49 bar fight with bouncers
23:54 Valentijn Overeem vs Masayuki Naruse
25:58 being a big ticket seller
26:44 meeting the Lions Den
27:27 Valentijn Overeem vs Chris Haseman
28:44 Gilbert Yvel vs Dirty Bob Schrijber
30:08 Valentijn Overeem vs Gilbert Yvel
32:09 Ron Nyquist car bomb incident
34:37 relationship with Bas Boon
36:38 experience with Yon Plass
38:40 getting approached by Freek Hamaker
42:39 growing up with brother Alistair Overeem
47:00 local fighters not having a platform to compete in MMA
48:30 injuries in Bareknuckle fighting
50:01 mentality after losing 3 fights
53:48 negotiation differences between pride and Rings
55:57 what it’s like fighting in Russia
1:00:49 never having issues with the Yakuza and the Mafia
1:03:12 Dutch fighters only supported by fans in other countries
1:05:37 experience with Simon Rutz
1:07:47 thoughts on Apy Echteld
1:08:06 Rings King of kings Tournament
1:11:20 Valentijn Overeem vs Randy Couture
1:13:50 Valentijn Overeem vs Minotauro Nogueira
1:16:08 Assuerio Silva worked fight
1:16:25 thoughts on Bas Rutten
1:18:08 career highlights
1:21:49 attending Hans Nijmen’s funeral
1:24:13 Valentijn Overeem vs Rodney Glunder “Greasing”
1:26:21 interview wrap up
1:31:15 outro/ final thoughts


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