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Ep 308 The Rise of EliteXC - Jared Shaw 

EliteXC made an incredible run to become an industry power in 2007. 

Joining us to talk about the historic rise is former Vice President of operations is Jared Shaw of the famous Shaw Boxing family. 

Details EliteXC's explosive growth: landing the Showtime deal, debuting in one month with Renzo Gracie vs. Frank Shamrock, pioneering women's MMA on TV with Gina Carano vs. Julie Kedzie (peaking ratings), co-promotions with K-1 and Strikeforce, building Kimbo Slice, and turning profitable in 14 months amid chaos are just a few of the subjects. 

0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
1:00 interview start 
1:02 current life 
5:04 transitioning from boxing to MMA 
Promoting 
12:20 having a meeting with Showtime 
15:18 UFC 70 was supposed to be on HBO
16:34 meeting continued with Showtime
20:21 offered to become vice president of Elite XC
20:42 cutthroat business of boxing 
21:52 getting the call to start promotion
23:50 building Elite XC
26:22 hosting first Elite XC show after 1 month 
29:27 tension behind the scenes 
33:13 Rich Chou’s involvement 
35:04 Jeremy Lappen
39:39 Renzo Gracie vs Frank Shamrock 
41:19 penny stocks for Elite XC
42:42 dealings with Frank Shamrock 
44:42 hosting first televised women’s MMA match
48:38 Julie Kedzie vs Gina Carano peaked ratings 
51:05 selecting ring announcers the Elite XC 
52:42 Sponsors for Elite XC
54:27 controversial ending in main event 
55:07 co promoting with K1 for K1 Dynamite 
58:39 K1 Dynamite fight card 
1:00:10 promoting K1 on the Fly 
1:02:08 issues with Co promoting events 
1:05:37 pay scale for fighters at Elite XC 
1:08:46 Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbott 
1:10:03 K1 Dynamite turning into a disaster 
1:14:06 dealings with Scott Coker 
1:16:27 Hosting first ShoXC card with only 16 days 
1:17:13 legitimizing Kimbo Slice as a fighter 
1:19:16 Kimbo Slice vs James Thompson 
1:19:43 dealings with Ted Williams 
1:20:51 rectangle cage design 
1:22:45 running small shows vs big shows 
1:23:46 purchasing Cage Rage 
1:26:04 Cage Rage fighters not coming to Elite XC 
1:28:22 purchasing Icon MMA
1:33:03 press conference for Elite XC 
1:38:53 wanting Bert Rodgers vs Kimbo Slice 
1:42:02 preview for part 2 
1:43:32 arranging event in Hawaii for Nick Diaz 
1:47:58 interview wrap up 
1:50:28 outro/ closing thoughts

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Ep 307 Jesse Taylor BEFORE the UFC 

Jesse Taylor dominated The Ultimate Fighter house, crushed everyone in sight, and was one win away from a UFC contract...
Then one wild night changed everything.
In this raw two-part episode, Jesse "JT Money" Taylor pulls no punches: early Team Quest chaos, underground San Diego stories, TUF glory and
heartbreak, worldwide redemption wars, and some insane behind-the-scenes bombs you've never heard.
Pure MMA history gold from a true 50-fight veteran.
 
0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
0:56 interview start 
1:06 inspiration watching old UFC 
2:11 meeting Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez 
3:17 leaving college wrestling behind 
5:22 Antonio McKee and Dan Henderson roll
6:31 Antonio McKee vs John Smith 
9:15 cancelled bout with Chris Lytle 
10:56 Jesse Taylor vs Robert Sarkozi
15:55 Jesse Taylor vs Chris Chiasson
17:30 training at Team Quest 
18:07 Sean Strickland thrown out of Team quest 
21:04 fighting in Tijuana 
22:48 Jesse Taylor vs Jesse Forbes
24:45 Jesse Taylor vs Jorge Ortiz
27:35 interactions with Toby Imada
And Warmachine 
28:16 training with Shawn Tompkins 
30:00 training with Duane Ludwig 
30:56 Jesse Taylor vs Kenny Ento
34:13 Jesse Taylor vs Matt Major
35:22 Jesse Taylor vs Jorge Ramirez
37:08 process getting on TUF 
39:19 Jesse Taylor vs Nick Rossborough
40:43 living with Mike Dolce
43:36 Jesse Taylor vs Dante Rivera
44:43 Jesse Taylor vs Tim Credeur
45:34 experience living in TUF house 
46:46 thoughts on Rudy Silva 
49:52 Kicked off TUF finale 
53:19 comments made by Rampage Jackson 
55:35 Jesse Taylor vs CB Dolloway
57:15 relationship with Vinny Magalhães
57:36 getting cut from the UFC 
59:20 Jesse Taylor vs Drew Fickett
1:01:22 reason for leaving Team Quest 
1:03:58 Jesse Taylor vs Rico Altamiro
1:05:18 Jesse Taylor vs Chris Camozzi
1:07:19 Jesse Taylor vs Dong Sik Yoon
1:08:46 outro/ closing thoughts

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Ep 306 Andy Main TUF to the King of Pancrase

Andy Main is currently a stand out coach at Pure Martial Arts in Rockaway NJ. 

Andy rose through ranks of the regional MMA scene at an incredibly early age… we go in depth with our analyzation  of his career. 

From competing on the Ultimate Fighter tv series to winning the King of Pancrase belt, this is a great listen 

Special Thank You to our friend Brian McLaughlin for helping with the research and landing Andy Main for us. 

0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
1:03 interview start 
1:22 interactions with Jamie Varner 
2:52 Amanda Nunes sparring with Jamie Varner 
4:26 hard sparring sessions 
5:57 longevity in MMA gyms 
8:30 fighting with injuries 
10:10 Andy Main vs Jimmy Rivera
15:46 thoughts after first loss 
18:23 khabib nurmagomedov training at AMA 
21:19  training khabib nurmagomedov and Amanda Nunes 
24:36 high level fighters from the East Coast 
25:40 Promoter Lou Neglia 
29:07 Andy Main vs Ricky Lee 
31:12 learning to strike as a southpaw 
33:46 Ricky Lee Muay Thai experience 
34:42 Andy Main vs Steve McCabe
36:13 Andy Main vs Jackson Galka
37:58 kicked out of Renzo Gracie affiliate gym 
44:32 where issues began with Renzo Gracie 
51:58 being mature at a young age 
54:12 Andy Main vs Lester Caskow
56:54 tryout for TUF season 12 
58:55 interview for TUF 
1:04:09 feelings living in TUF house 
1:05:58 Andy Main vs Jason Brenton
1:06:33 reason for not being on GSPs team
1:07:09 Andy Main vs Kyle Watson
1:08:41 picked for Josh Koscheck’s team
1:10:27 thoughts on Andy Main going to TUF 
1:14:53 left off TUF finale 
1:16:40 reason for walking away from AKA
1:20:30 interactions with Dillon Danis 
1:23:05 interactions with Gordon Ryan 
1:26:09 Dillon Danis vs Logan Paul 
1:29:51 UFC fighter pay 
1:36:55 Jeff Novitzky 
1:38:39 Andy Main vs Bobby Reardanz
1:45:19 the WMA 
1:49:02 dealings with Alliance MMA 
1:56:19 Andy Main vs Felipe Arantes “controversy” 
1:59:41 Andy Main vs Hioki Aok
2:02:05 Tattoo issues at Golds gym in Japan 
2:05:54 assumptions of being part of LGBT in Japan 
2:08:56 story from Japan teammates 
2:10:51 interview wrap up/ outro

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Ep 305 War Machine Jon Koppenhaver Career & Controversy

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War Machine Jon Koppenhaver interview took place from his living unit at Ely Prison. 

The video / audio is NOT in sync due to the prison security settings NOT allowing voice recording for video visitations. 

War Machine Jon Koppenhaver is a controversial figure whose career started with Ken Shamrock & the Lions Den Gym and eventually moved to Las Vegas to train with some of the best fighters in the world. 

Koppenhaver does not shy away from hard subjects like his relationship with Phil Baroni or problems he experienced outside of the cage. 

You have never heard War Machine speak about the topics that he were addressed in this special interview.

Ep 305 War Machine Jon Koppenhaver Career & Controversy

0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:33 Disclaimer 
2:40 interview start 
3:08 feedback on Vice documentary 
3:58 beginnings in MMA 
5:07 showing up to Lions Den tryout 
7:10 Vince Pashell throwing a brick at War Machine 
8:45 roommate Erik Del Fierro
9:15 relationship with Tony Galindo
10:21 interactions with Bob Shamrock 
11:01 bringing supplements in from Mexico 
12:47 War Machine vs Angle Santibanez
13:35 experience at Total Combat 
14:46 Richard Dalton
15:05 training partner Cedric Marks
16:40 relationship with Lions Den team mates 
18:06 War Machine vs Frank Duffy
19:08 meeting Phil Baroni
19:52 training with Matt Hendricks 
20:48 training at Cobra Kai 
21:48 War Machine vs Andrew Ramirez
22:37 War Machine vs Mike Odonnell
27:08 process getting on TUF 6 
29:37 living in the TUF house 
30:46 friendship with Mac Danzig 
31:30 issues with Matt Serra 
32:41 Mac Danzig Bird feeder prank 
33:23 how War Machine was portrayed on TUF 
33:56 training experience at TUF 
34:43 manager Matt Stansell stolen money 
35:31 getting a contract for the UFC 
36:18 War Machine vs Jared Rollins TUF finale 
37:47 speaking out against Lloyd Irvin 
40:05 War Machine vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida
41:39 problems with matchmaker Joe Silva 
43:25 fired from the UFC over Evan Tanner comment 
44:08 relationship with Dana White 
45:20 War Machine vs David Anderson
47:42 training with Vernon White 
50:01 War Machine vs Guillaume DeLoremzi
52:12 thought on Phil Baroni’s current situation 
57:17 Julio Bazan Teamate & roommate
59:07 War Machine vs Timothy Woods
1:00:25 War Machine vs Erick Montaño
1:02:00 War Machine vs David Mitchell
1:03:09 training with Baret Yoshida
1:04:16 training with Junie Browning
1:05:01 Shawn Tompkins
1:06:13 War Machine vs Zach Light
1:06:36 War Machine vs John Alessio
1:07:48 surrounded by bad influences 
1:09:20 Ed Ratcliff
1:09:46 Charlie Kohler
1:10:03 Christian Vargas 
1:10:19 Miguel Reyes
1:10:31 canceled bout with Gideon Ray
1:11:25 friendship with Wade Shipp
1:12:08 relationship with Mother 
1:13:18 War Machine vs Roger Huerta
1:15:30 relationship with Sam Kaplan
1:16:24 2 year lay off due to lock up 
1:17:00 predicting more MMA tragedies 
1:19:05 converting to Christ while in Prison 
1:21:05 walking away from fights in prison
1:23:07 punched in the face 
1:24:45 War Machine vs Vaughn Anderson
1:26:09 Tony Galindo Pen*s pump story 
1:27:36 calling Tony Galindo after Ken Shamrock OD 
1:29:16 training with Ashe Bowman
1:29:33 War Machine vs Ron Keslar
1:30:52 herniated disc while training
1:32:06 wanting to get out for Wife and Kids 
1:33:24 message to forme

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Ep 304 Jim Miller BEFORE the UFC w/ Brian McLaughlin 

Jim Miller is on the precipice of becoming the first ever member of the 50 Fights in the UFC. 

Jim Milers journey to the UFC is largely undocumented and with the help of his long time friend and trainer Brian McLaughlin we explore his path within the independent grind. 

Special Thank You to friend of the show Brian McLaughlin for helping out this together. 

Ep 304 Jim Miller BEFORE the UFC 

 0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
1:01 interview start 
2:05 Forced to miss weight against Thigo Alves
11:44 Interactions with Joe Silva 
14:13 beginnings in MMA 
18:09 story about Jim Millers father 
23:14 Micky Galls original coach 
26:04 thoughts on Cm punk vs Micky Gall
28:28 Cm punks training camp 
29:21 Jim Miller vs Eddie Fyvie
33:41 Jim Miller vs Kevin Roddy
36:31 Kevin Roddy story 
38:15 Watching brother Dan Miller lose a fight 
39:29 Jim Miller vs Ryan Ciotoli
42:42 Reality Fighting 13 4 man tournament 
45:40 Jim Miller vs Muhsin Corbbrey
46:48 Johnathon Helwig vs Mike Constantino
48:12 thoughts on Frankie Edgar
50:49 Muhsin Corbbrey story before fight 
52:08 Jim Miller vs James Jones 
52:41 Planet Jiu jitsu closing doors week of fight 
54:51 training partner Chris Liguori 
56:57 Jim Miller vs Frankie Edgar 
1:01:23 not returning to Reality fighting
1:03:28 TUF 5 tryouts 
1:06:29 previous opponents at TUF tryouts 
1:08:41 receiving nick name A10 
1:10:08 not getting into TUF 5 
1:11:03 training at AMA 
1:13:46 Jim Miller vs Al Buck
1:15:39 Jim Miller vs Anthony Morrison
1:17:55 Jim Miller vs Nuri Shakir “Weight miss” 
1:23:08 undefeated in welterweight fights 
1:24:31 fighting at different weight classes 
1:29:29 Jim Miller vs Chris Ligori
1:31:06 Dan Miller vs John Howard 
1:34:40 finishing Chris Ligori 
1:36:21 the “Jim Miller rule”
1:36:41 AMA fighting training partners 
1:38:38 Jim Miller vs Chris Ligori rematch 
1:41:22 researching Jim Miller 
1:42:51 getting the call from UFC while in IFL 
1:46:06 Jim Miller vs Bart Palaziewski
1:48:50 fights prior to UFC being in New Jersey 
1:50:55 feelings when receiving call from UFC 
1:54:19 interview wrap up 
1:55:14 outro/closing thoughts

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Ep 303 Rafiel Torre RND Table 2 

Legendary Reporter Jeff Sherwood, Documentary film maker Ed Doty and Referee Larry Landless weigh in on Rafiel Torre. 

The panel was out together to get a look at Rafiel Torre and his appearance from the side of the media. 

Rafiel Torre the person, the competitor and the reporter is an onion with many many layers….

We hope to do RoundTable discussions once a month for an additional drop, please let up know who you would like to hear from 

Ep 303 Rafiel Torre RND Table 2 

0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
1:08 interview start 
2:25 Jeff Sherwood start in MMA 
6:51 Ed Doty background in MMA 
8:58 Larry Landless introduction 
11:11 meeting Rafiel Torre 
17:24 Rafiel Torre red flags 
23:25 Kumite in the woods story 
25:46 Frank Dukes kicking speed claims 
26:58 Rafiel Torre lying tactics 
33:14 credibility from the Brazilians 
35:18 early MMA reporting 
38:48 attending MMA events frequently 
42:31 Jay Martinez vs Tito Ortiz 
43:17 Rafiel Torre Lifestyle 
44:00 Rafiel Torre Abilities
47:22 Rafiel Torre mindset 
48:21 Rafiel Torre vs Ioka Tianuu
51:00 Bruce Buffer Introduction 
55:05 What Torre paid Tianuu
1:00:35 Rafiel Torre Creation 
1:05:45 Sherdog Interview 
1:08:47 Torre Partying & Decline 
1:11:30 The Crime 
1:16:14 The Change in Torre 
1:18:02 Torre Social Awareness 
1:21:20 Court Case 
1:25:00 Lessons in Humility 
1:26:00 Interview Difficulties
1:26:30 Magic in Jail 
1:29:55 Gerald Strebendt
1:32:30 Torre Sentencing 
1:34:00 wrap up 

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Ep 302 Ron Waterman Career Deep Dive 

Ron Waterman stepped out of the classroom as a teacher and made his way into the cage to fight some of the world’s toughest men. 

Ron takes us through his journey that includes legendary manager Phyllis Lee, dealings with Math maker John Perretti and wrestling in the WWE

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0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
1:02 interview start 
1:21 current life 
1:50 training with Bas Rutten 
2:54 beginnings in MMA 
4:28 Bas Rutten invitational 1
4:47 experience with John Perretti
6:49 Ron Waterman vs Daniel James
7:46 Ron Waterman vs Joshua Jenkins
9:02 Ron Waterman vs Matt Asher
11:51 Ving Tran 
13:16 going back to work after tournament 
14:24 Went to UFC 19 to introduce himself
16:11 manager Phyllis Lee 
19:44 receiving black belt under Leo Sawyer 
20:47 Nate Marquardt 
25:23 getting the call for UFC 20 
27:46 Ron waterman vs Chris Condo
30:26 Ron Waterman vs Andre Roberts
34:34 Ron Waterman vs Tim Lajcik
39:17 pay for early UFC 
39:32 receiving messages from Eddie Goldman
40:16 Ron Waterman vs Satoshi Honma
41:00 trained Shane Carwin for Brock Lesnar fight 
44:20 refusing to sell soul in WWE 
48:31 WWE occult imagery 
49:49 using submissions in fights 
50:58 training with Brendan Schaub
52:19 Ron Waterman vs Valentijn Overeem
55:00 experience with Jon Jones 
55:41 relationship with Mark Coleman 
57:14 Ron Waterman vs Jerry Vrbanovich
59:09 Ron Waterman vs Jun Ishii
1:00:47 experience with the Yakuza 
1:01:41 Ron Waterman vs Mirco Crocop
1:04:40 fighters greasing before fights 
1:05:53 Japanese fighters struggling in the US 
1:07:31 Ron Waterman vs Keigo Takamori
1:10:13 never giving take down points 
1:10:54 Ron Waterman vs Kevin Randleman
1:14:15 Ron Waterman vs Tsyoshi Kosaka
1:15:40 cancelled Pancrase event 
1:16:20 Ron Waterman vs Rico Rodriguez
1:19:11 injuries going into rematch with Rico Rodriguez
1:21:51 Ron Waterman vs Roger Gracie
1:24:54 Alternate for at a YAMMA pit fighting event 
1:27:32 interview wrap up/final message 
1:31:20 outro/closing thoughts

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Ep 301 Rafiel Torre RoundTable 

Gerald Strebendt, Chris Brennan & Eddy Millis joined us to discuss their fallen friend Rafiel Torre 

Stebendt, Brennan & Millis recall their time with Rafiel Torre along with their current day feelings for him. 

The episode is filled with explosive truths, damning lies and fun stories involving Rafiel Torre. 

The RoundTable format is going to reoccur once a month, please tell
Us who you would like to see on it 

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0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
1:18 interview start 
2:18 meeting Rafiel Torre 
4:36 emotions listening to Rafiel Torre interview 
5:53 Rafiel Torre affiliations with Chris Brennan 
7:58 Eddy Millis reaction to interview 
12:36 Rafiel Torre stand up 
14:52 landing a journalism job 
18:19 rolling with Chris Brennan
22:41 James Krause betting scandal 
27:57 Joe Francis being extorted 
30:45 Tapout crew getting screwed out of money 
34:32 Eddie Bravo confronting Rafiel Torre
36:42 Eddie Bravo K1 match 
37:31 Rafiel Torre living situation 
40:10 Angel Richards/ Life insurance policy 
43:26 going into the Rafiel Torre interview 
46:22 MMA’s first sports journalist 
51:55 Lucas Brennan article 
52:44 airplane incident 
53:17 Wet & Wild fake fight 
59:22 Chris Brennan’s thought after interview 
1:00:38 reason for throwing fake fight 
1:02:16 Rico Rodriguez reaction to Rafiel Torre
1:06:06 Rafiel Torre potential to be released 
1:06:41 False claims of being Brazilian 
1:07:33 the Rise and fall of Rafiel Torre 
1:09:13 Instructional tapes and T shirts 
1:10:23 being pioneers of the sport 
1:12:25 paying to fight in tournament 
1:13:32 Rafiel Torre backing up Chris Brennan 
1:15:26 Gerald Strebendt BJJ tournament incident 
1:17:16 family gathering after Rafiel Torre arrest 
1:20:00 Angel Richard’s current life 
1:22:13 Brian Richard’s ashes 
1:23:24 Rafiel Torre feelings towards Chris Brennan 
1:24:55 Eddy Millis current thoughts on Rafiel Torre 
1:25:39 Gerald Strebendt thoughts on Rafiel Torre 
1:29:18 interview wrap up 
1:34:29 outro/ closing thoughts

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Ep 300 Rafiel Torre Corcoran Prison

Rafiel Torre is a notorious figure from the “Dark Ages” of the sport; a revered journalist, an alleged Black Belt and a powerfully connected insider to some of the sports biggest names. 

Rafiel Torre was arrested in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison in 2005 

He has been taken to task publicly by Joe Rogan, Eddie Bravo and Eddy Millis 

At his trial Gerald Strebendt, Chris Brennan and Joe Rogan testified against him 

This is the 1st time that Torre has ever had a voice to recall his place at a time in the sport that is considered “the beginning of the “Modern Era” 
#joerogan #eddiebravo 
0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:33 Disclaimer 
2:26 interview start 
4:41 beginnings in MMA 
5:27 beginnings into combat journalism
6:26 receiving invite to the first ADCC
8:02 Rafiel Torre vs  Beau Hershberger
9:26 creating “Lessons in humility” 
11:02 working for ADcombat
13:13 rolling with Royler Gracie 
15:20 friendship with Mark Kerr 
16:55 Mark Kerr vs Igor Borisov 
17:47 relationship with Rico Rodriguez 
18:35 Kazushi Sakuraba vs Renzo Gracie 
21:25 rolling with Rico Rodriguez and Mark Kerr 
23:19 Ken Shamrock and Mark Hall KOTC incident 
24:32 Cobra Fighting Federation 
25:25 Chuck Liddell Anal comments 
26:22 Chuck Liddell street fights 
26:56 meeting Joe Rogan 
27:52 meeting Eddie Bravo 
29:37 Mark Kerr substance issues 
32:19 Mark Coleman and Mark Kerr relationship 
33:14 experience with Ryan Gracie
34:32 Kumite event in the woods 
36:00 meeting Gerald Strebendt 
38:32 backstage during Pride 11 
40:29 Heath Herring vs Tom Erikson 
41:10 Bruce Buffer Chris Brennan incident 
42:49 Mario Sperry vs Mark Kerr 
44:04 Mark Kerr vs Ricardo Arona 
45:32 Mario Sperry choked out during match 
46:19 noticing Mark Kerr’s struggles with opioids 
47:22 relationship with Eddy Millis 
49:39 called out by Eddie Bravo over Blackbelt 
51:01 relationship with Larry Landless 
51:11 relationship with the Tapout crew 
52:03 Rampage Jackson airplane incident 
55:56 Rampage Jackson gold chains 
56:51 favorite “Lessons in humility” 
58:35 Trained Luigi Fioravante
59:22 Journalism during dark age of MMA 
1:00:05 dealing with Joe Son and Kimo Leopoldo 
1:01:32 never getting to interview Ken Shamrock 
1:02:03 Rafiel Torre vs Ioka Tianuu
1:06:51 changes made from being in Prison 
1:08:56 message to friends from MMA industry 
1:10:24 attending UFC 3
1:12:01 clarifying Eddie Bravo comments 
1:14:39 reason for cutting ties with Eddie Bravo 
1:15:31 issue with a Correctional officer 
1:20:22 Dorm living vs Cell living
1:21:53 Prison politics 
1:25:00 interactions with Dana Stubblefield 
1:27:01 doing Magic in prison 
1:30:03 struggles going into interview 
1:30:36 finding a purpose performing Magic 
1:33:19 going to dark places mentally 
1:34:33 interview wrap up 
1:35:11 outro/ closing thoughts

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Ep 299 Jorge Rivera Career Deep Dive 

Jorge Rivera is a legend of the Atlantic Northeast MMA scene 

His career started with the legendary Jason Delucia and continues through one of the sports most respected trainers Keith Rockel. 

Throughout his career Jorge Rivera has faced some of the world’s toughest fighters; Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva are just a few of the names. 

Rivera bout with Lee Murray and the reputation that Murray carried are talked about extensively in this episode 

Ep 299 Jorge Rivera Career Deep Dive 



Jorge Rivera 

0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
0:58 interview start 
1:38 learning from Jason DeLucia 
5:30 Judo Black belt Keith Racquel 
5:58 training partner Doug Kalindo
8:30 Jorge Rivera vs Elias Rivera 
10:54 Jorge Rivera vs Tim Sylvia 
14:06 Vale Tudo Rhode Island 4 man tournament 
16:25 Jorge Rivera vs Brandon Lee Hinkle
19:40 Jorge Rivera vs Anatoly Yaschenko
21:05 being a B side fighter early on 
22:36 Training with Matt Phiney
23:32 relationship with Tom Haffers
25:02 Jorge Rivera vs Joe Nye
25:48 Jorge Rivera vs Travis Lutter
27:30 thoughts on greasing for fights 
28:29 Jorge Rivera vs Andy Landen
30:39 Jorge Rivera vs Solomon Hutcherson
31:30 getting the call from the UFC 
33:15 Jorge Rivera vs David Loiseau
36:29 Jorge Rivera vs Lee Murray 
38:36 interactions with Lee Murray 
41:23 fighting in an empty arena 
46:19 Jorge Rivera vs James Gabert
50:18 Jorge Rivera vs Mark Weir
52:22 Jorge Rivera vs Rich Franklin 
54:46 Jorge Rivera vs Alex Reid
57:44 Jorge Rivera vs Anderson Silva 
1:00:30 Promoter Mario Ramos & Zach Tesler 
1:00:57 experience with Dr Lenny Waice
1:03:23 Jorge Rivera vs Danny Vega
1:06:13 Street Wise Fight gear sponsor 
1:08:20 Ranger Up clothing sponsor 
1:11:52 Jorge Rivera vs Dennis Hallman
1:12:47 Jorge Rivera vs Chris Leben
1:14:06 cancelled bout with Alessio Sakara
1:15:16 Jorge Rivera vs Tim Williams
1:16:14 Jorge Rivera vs Kendall Grove 
1:19:01 interview wrap up 
1:19:29 outro/ closing thoughts

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