In This Corner with Cyrus Fees

The Russian Bear. The name Oleg Taktarov struck fear in the hearts of opponents throughout his incredible career.

The UFC 6 tournament champion took out names like Marco Ruas and Mark Kerr, while taking Ken Shamrock to a draw at his peak. We will dig into his fighting journey and how he fought his way into Hollywood.

Also, we will get to the bottom of the feud with fellow Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov. How it began and where it stands today!

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Two of the most dominant big men of the 2000s on ONE podcast! Former UFC heavyweight champions, FRANK MIR and TIM "THE MAINIAC" SYLVIA join Cyrus on this episode.

Two-time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir has had some of the most memorable battles in the UFC and two of the most brutal finishes. You'll hear his thoughts on the epic feud with Brock Lesnar, his cringe-inducing finishes where he broke his opponents arm, his legacy with his kids, and more!

Also holding the UFC heavyweight strap twice, Tim Sylvia has a wild ride of a career. We'll look into his entry into the sport, the incredible run leading up to the championship, his relationship over the years with UFC president Dana White, some of the intense health issues he's dealt with, and a number of other topics.

When these two met, Mir ended up breaking Sylvia's arm and that of course is discussed as well! Enjoy the interviews with these similar, but VERY DIFFERENT heavyweight kings!

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Behind a UFC champion… is a great manager! Monte Cox will go down as one of the most successful MMA managers in history. A long list of former UFC champs and Hall of Famers!

You’ll hear stories about those great fighters, the Wild West of promoting early mixed martial arts, and how connected Monte really was to his fighters. It’s a different piece of the MMA machine, but one of the most important.

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LETS GET IT ON! We’ve brought in the officials for this one. They’ve spent more time in the cage than all the UFC Hall of Famers. BIG JOHN MCCARTHY & HERB DEAN are on In This Corner!

One of the most laid back guys in the sport, Herb Dean talks about his journey into MMA, including his fighting days. You’ll hear awesome stories about Chuck Liddell, traveling the world, dealing with criticism online,  living in LA during the Rodney King riots, and much more!

Big John McCarthy has been with the UFC since the beginning… and is a wealth of stories. On top of that, Big John was on the LAPD for many years and gives his insight on riots and social justice. Big fights, traveling the globe for fights, transitioning to a color commentator on Bellator, and alot more!

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Hall of Famers. Icons. Champions. Coaches. Media Savants. BAS RUTTEN AND PAT MILETICH both made indelible impacts on MMA in their careers. Now, they both join In This Corner!

You’ll hear about Bas’s incredible days in Pancrase, his short but vicious run in the UFC that led to the heavyweight championship, and how he ended up working alongside Kevin James in “Here Comes The Boom”, “Kevin Can Wait”, and more!

Pat Miletich started out wrestling in Iowa and became an icon in MMA and the first UFC Welterweight Champion. We will cover that run, his days coaching the legendary Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, Iowa, and even delve into the very analytical but controversial views on government and COVID-19. 

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From the hardwood of the NBA to the cage! Former first round draft pick Royce White fought a battle against the NBA concerning mental health. Now, he’s ready to battle as a professional MMA fighter.

Hear his story from the blacktops in Minnesota, incredible success at Iowa State University, the high of being drafted to the NBA and the low of being blackballed due to his mental health and unwillingness to back down.

It’s a detour from regular In This Corner programming, but a road worth taking!

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In This Corner just got a LIL EVIL this episode! This week, we welcome the first ever UFC Lightweight Champion, JENS PULVER to the show.

Jens sits down with Cyrus and covers a myriad of topics in this over 60 minute interview. We will dig into the tragic childhood of Jens and how wrestling was his savior. You'll hear how the MMA dream came about and some of the epic rivalries that followed.

We cover Jens relationship with the uber-popular YouTube phenomenon Street Beefs, his thoughts on when he might go into the UFC Hall of Fame, his days at Miletich Fighting Systems, and his new streaming persona on Twitch. All this and so much more!

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Put the kids to bed and buckle up! JASON “MAYHEM” MILLER & “FELONY” CHARLES BENNETT on the same podcast is going to be a wild ride for everybody involved!

UFC & Strikeforce veteran and the host of MTV’s Bully Beatdown, Jason “Mayhem” Miller has a reputation that precedes him... and he doesn’t disappoint. We dig into Mayhem’s thoughts on the pandemic, the real story behind the Bully Beatdown production, his dream bout with Sakuraba, and so many more topics.

Then it’s the man formerly known as “Krazy Horse”, Charles Bennett. It was his KO of KJ Noons on Elite XC that vaulted him into his incredible popularity with fight fans. We will talk about that fight, the evolution from Krazy Horse to Felony, the famed brawl with Wanderlei Silva in PRIDE, and a lot more. Charles Bennett = Entertainment.

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It’s our first non-traditional In This Corner episode with some famous  MMA fans from the entertainment world!

First, the “Jet Ski King” from the Netflix superhit Tiger King series, James Garretson joins the podcast from the comforts of a STRIP CLUB. James talks about some controversial topics including Joe Exotic, why he’s not a snitch, and some of his favorite fighters and moments from MMA.

Next, YouTube superstar Pat Contri joins the show. Pat is famous for his “Pat the NES Punk” series, as well as The Completely Unnecessary Podcast and his popular Ultimate NES & SNES Guidebooks. Pat is a lifelong wrestling fan and MMA transplant fan. We will talk life as a content creator, the emergence of famous YouTubers like Logan & Jake Paul fighting, and MMA video games.

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When you talk UFC legends, it's hard to match the popularity of Tank Abbott and Don Frye! Both hard-nosed brawlers that became icons of the Golden Age of UFC. Both Tank and Don made a huge impact on the sport, but also crossed over to the colorful world of professional wrestling!

We kick it off with Don "The Predator" Frye, a man that's known as much by his Magnum P.I. power mustache just as much as his in-your-face style. Don will talk about some of his biggest fights, his time in New Japan Pro Wrestling, getting stabbed in the back by PRIDE FC, and he will probably offend any sensitive listeners on the left.

Tank Abbott had his UFC heyday, but also was incredibly memorable for his short run in WCW during The Attitude Era. Tank will recall the launching of the UFC, some wild claims about his former friend UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz,  WCW/Eric Bischoff, his interactions with WWF prior to that (including a Stone Cold feud?), and the incredible battle for his life he's endured in the last decade.

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