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Ep 292 Shark Tank with Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez 

Shark Tank owner Eddy Millis and Jay Martinez are two influential members of the early NHB movement in California  

Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez share their stories from an era that is referred to as the golden era of Mixed Martial Arts 

Ep 292 Shark Tank w/ Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez 

0:00 plugs/ promotions 
0:42 MMA history podcast  intro 
1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
1:41 interview start 
2:02 beginnings in jiu jitsu 
5:30 early NHB fights 
7:39 having bare knuckle fights in the gym 
9:11 California being a hub for fighting 
10:55 kickboxing in Europe 
11:49 Jay Martinez fight record 
13:45 Genki Sudo
15:26 Jay Martinez joining the Shark tank 
17:13 taking short notice fights 
19:17 fighting in Hawaii 
21:13 struggles fighting in Mexico 
24:20 using leg locks early in MMA 
27:32 Jay Martinez vs Andy Wang 
34:01 Jay Martinez vs Justin Davis 
35:51 fighting under headbutt rule set 
38:13 pancrase blue envelope 
39:14 Phyllis Lee in Japan 
40:29 American spy in Japanese locker room 
43:06 Roppongi story 
44:12 Jason Delucia
44:55 training Gary Goodridge 
45:37 finding Mighty Mo
48:25 Training Kimo Leopoldo 
52:06 Bob Sapp story 
54:18 K1 fighters gambling entire fight purse 
55:18 Jay Martinez fight pay
57:37 Bob Sapp walking away from fight 
58:19 experience in the Netherlands 
1:02:42 Mark Hall issues with Ken Shamrock 
1:05:06 training at the Lions den 
1:07:16 Lions den initiation process 
1:08:42 Jay Martinez experience with Ken Shamrock 
1:14:17 Mark Coleman sparring at the Lions den 
1:16:20 interactions with Bob Shamrocks 
1:16:42 connecting with the Lions Den
1:20:03 Joe Son story 
1:21:37 Rafiel Torre story  
1:25:38 Gerald Strebendt 
1:25:53 Cameron Earl 
1:27:13 experience with Bobby Hoffman 
1:32:00 fighter quitting after 1 hit 
1:34:00 dealings with Ryan Greg 
1:34:43 Travis Fulton controversy 
1:37:48 training John Alessio 
1:38:27 Pete Cunningham 
1:39:24 training Josh Hall 
1:43:06 Airplane ride story 
1:44:11 Danny Fowl 
1:46:08 interview wrap up 
1:50:30 outro/ closing thoughts

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