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Ep 232 Remco Pardoel Career Deep Dive 

Remco Pardoel made his UFC debut at the 2nd event in the companies history. Remco Pardoel is a true pioneer of the sport; Cornered by the notorious Gerard Gordeau & Freek Hamaker, Pardoel gives us an excellent look into the Dutch underworld and its players while traveling the world fighting all comers. 

This is a special interview and a great addition to our collection of Dutch fighters from a time in history that can never be repeated. 

Remco Pardoel Career Deep Dive Ep 232


0:00 Lytes out intro

0:19 guest introduction

0:39 interview start 

0:51 early beginnings in combat sports

2:16 training with Gerard Gordeau

3:33 early days with Gerard Gordeau 

14:30 Remco Pardoel vs Orlando Wiet

17:40 training with Gerard Gordeau

18:21 life upbringing 

20:42 dirty fighters coming from the same country 

22:30 training with Dirty Bob Schrijber

25:13 Dirty Bob story 

28:00 Hans Nijmen story 

29:00 dealing with the local government 

31:42 Andre Brillerman

34:02 Remco Pardoel vs Royce Gracie 

39:00 issues traveling with Prize money

40:39 Fedor Emelianenko’s management captured during negotiations 

41:04 Bas Boon 

43:30 Ron Nyquist not getting enough credit 

46:57 bomb in Ron Nyquist’s car 

47:43 getting set up to drive car with bomb in it 

51:24 Remco Pardoel vs Vernon White

54:26 Remco Pardoel vs Minoru Sazuki

59:39 Remco Pardoel vs Carl Franks

1:01:10 Satoru Sayama 

1:02:36 relationship with Simon Rutz

1:05:24 Dirty Bob urinating on fighters gloves 

1:09:24 Dirty Bob vs Moti Horenstein 

1:12:06 Remco Pardoel vs Ryan Parker

1:14:21 Marco Ruas greasing skin for fight 

1:16:59 learning from Eugenio Tadeu

1:20:42 training with Fernando Margarida 

1:22:27 Remco Pardoel vs Ricardo Liborio

1:24:08 training with Renzo Gracie 

1:27:03 competing in black belt tournament as a purple belt 

1:30:24 politics in early Jiu Jitsu 

1:34:34 Remco Pardoel vs Michael Deligiannakis

1:36:23 training with Lee Murray 

1:39:44 Lee Murray story 

1:42:58 Lee Murray vs Anderson Silva 

1:44:26 training Lee Murray 

1:49:04 promoter Federico Lapenda

1:50:16 Remco Pardoel vs Pete Williams 

1:53:31 Craig Jones invitational 

1:54:52 experience fighting in Russia 

1:57:05 experience with Don Plass  

1:58:03 Hans Nijmen 

2:02:37 Dutch fighters attitudes 

2:04:15 Yakuza issues 

2:06:46 interview wrap up 

2:14:39 outro/ final thoughts



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