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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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