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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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