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Ep 297 Brian McLaughlin Deep Dive 

Brian McLaughlin is one of the sports unsung heroes; most widely known as Jim Miller’s BJJ coach, Brian takes us through some incredible highs when competing against names such as Wilson Reis and Ryan Hall.  

We also hit a few controversial topics like Gene Simco, Dillon Danis and the often times “hard attitudes” of the Atlantic Northeast. 

It’s a great listen with a legend of the sport 

0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
2:49 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
3:13 interview start 
5:14 connecting with Jim Miller 
11:49 experience with the Diaz brothers 
14:00 early BJJ coach 
34:03 disclosure clearing up accusation 
38:23 exposing fake black belts 
39:52 experience with Dillon Danis 
44:09 Dillon Danis career defining injuries 
46:52 Mike Davis interaction with Dillon Danis
48:58 Dillon Danis reaction to criticism 
54:01 training prior to first fight 
57:38 training with Dan Sanchez
58:57 training with Shawn Alvarez 
1:02:16 experience with Lou Neglia 
1:03:32 Brian McLaughlin vs Carmine Zocchi 
1:08:46 Brian McLaughlin vs Ryan Hall 
1:13:16 donating prize money from Ryan Hall match 
1:16:14 thoughts on Lloyd Irving 
1:18:28 Lloyd Irving addressing allegations 
1:21:00 gyms running as a MLM 
1:22:51 Brian McLaughlin vs Mike Tierney 
1:26:04 Brian McLaughlin vs David Sachs 
1:28:52 trying out for TUF 
1:31:57 Brian McLaughlin vs Brandon Garner 
1:41:37 Brian McLaughlin vs Rene Nazare 
1:47:51 not having a fight manager 
1:49:02 offered fight with Edson Barboza 
1:50:21 Brian McLaughlin vs Wilson Reis 
1:57:52 mentally losing fights 
2:02:29 dealing with Gary Foreman 
2:06:36 Brian McLaughlin vs Luis Felix 
2:11:34 Sherdog picture 
2:13:14 interview wrap up 
2:14:50 outro/ closing thoughts 


Ep 297 Brian McLaughlin

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