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Ep 286 Gan McGee Career Deep Dive 

Gan McGee takes us through his career that had him in a world title fight while also watching his Teamate Chuck Lidell become the sports first global superstar. 

Once again legendary coach John Hackleman sits in on another interview featuring one of his prized athletes. 

Ep 286 Gan McGee Career Deep Dive

0:00 plugs/ promotions 
0:42 MMA history podcast  intro 
1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
1:37 interview start 
1:57 wrestling champ in college 
7:03 California having good fighters?????
7:29 connecting with John Hackleman
8:25 Glover Teixeira vs Eric Schwartz at gym 
10:02 John Hackleman intro 
11:25 first time seeing Gan McGee enter gym 
14:27 Chuck Liddell drawing people into the gym 
16:16 fighting navy seals on the street 
20:06 Chuck Liddell in a street fight 
21:40 Chris Kyle involved in street fight 
23:02 Gan McGee vs Sam Adkins
26:39 Gan McGee vs Rickey Herro
27:32 Gan McGee vs Aaron Brink
29:06 Marc Hall as a promoter 
30:08 Aaron Brink controversies 
31:59 cross training at different gyms 
37:09 American Top Team funding opportunities 
39:20 IFC 8 man tournament 
41:39 Gan McGee vs Paul Buentello
42:13 Knees to grounded opponent banned 
44:47 the Gan McGee rule 
47:00 Gan McGee vs Josh Barnett
50:43 discovering Gan McGee has asthma
51:53 Gan McGee vs Rocky Batastin
54:29 Gan McGee vs Seth Petruzelli
56:33 never fighting in KOTC
58:07 interactions with Dana White 
59:19 expectations of the WEC 
1:02:13 Gan McGee vs Ron Faircloth
1:03:57 difficulties finding fights 
1:05:51 Gan McGee vs Pedro Rizzo
1:09:20 Gan McGee vs Alexandre Dantas
1:10:12 Gan McGee vs Tim Sylvia 
1:11:55 Tim Sylvia testing positive after fight for PEDs 
1:14:33 getting dropped from the UFC 
1:18:15 Gan McGee vs Heath Hearing
1:24:31 interactions with Corey Peterson 
1:25:23 John Hackleman experience in Japan 
1:26:42 Gan McGee vs Semmy Schilt
1:29:03 avoiding interviews after fighting career
1:31:06 sparring with Glover Teixeira
1:33:00 favorite fight career memory 
1:33:42 interview wrap up 
1:34:06 outro/closing thoughts 


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