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Tedd Williams MMA & Gladiator Challenge 

Tedd Williams is a UFC veteran, grappling pioneer a national AAU Sambo champion, Gene LeBell black belt, and 7-1 pro fighter and one of the longest tenured promoters in the country. 
 Tedd Williams shares stories from the sport's raw early days: training with Bas Rutten, his UFC 24 main-event elbow KO over Steve Judson, co-founding King of the Cage, launching Gladiator Challenge, and building the regional scene that helped launch fighters like Urijah Faber and Charles Bennett.
A deep dive into MMA's Wild West era straight from one of its true architects. 

0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
0:50 interview start 
1:40 learning Sambo early on 
3:36 training with Gene LeBell 
5:15 training with John Perretti 
6:37 interactions with John Lewis 
7:28 starting friendship with Oleg Taktarov
8:29 using sambo to become a better wrestler 
9:26 starting Victorville Jets program 
11:33 Universal above ground fighting 
14:10 Antonio McKee vs John Smith 
15:27 Antonio McKee gun story 
17:15 owning half of KOTC at the beginning 
21:09 meeting Terry Trebilcock
22:39 using same venue for KOTC and Gladiator Challenge 
25:24 hosting Gladiator Challenge in Colorado 
26:41 Tedd Williams vs Robert Burnell 
28:06 Empire fighting 
29:10 Bas Rutten invitational 
30:14 training Bas Rutten 
33:00 Tedd Williams vs Joseph Marquez 
34:46 Tedd Williams vs Travis Fulton
37:30 experience with Jamie Levine 
38:29 Tedd Williams vs Joe Campanella 
40:25 Holiday Fight Party 
47:20 Phillip Miller split from the UFC
50:45 Phillip Miller vs James Zikic 
52:07 Lee Murray and Tito Ortiz street fight 
54:26 letter to get into ADCC 2000
56:46 training with Rowdy Roddy Piper
57:44 Tedd Williams vs Steve Judson 
1:02:08 false UFC fighter resumes 
1:03:13 Tedd Williams fight camp exposed 
1:05:17 cancelled bout with Andre Roberts
1:06:27 friendship with Cal Worsham 
1:09:37 dealing with Dan Severn 
1:10:30 cross training bjj and wrestling 
1:11:02 KOTC purchased by EliteXC 
1:19:43 Tedd Williams vs Bill Parker 
1:21:39 dealings with Bob Shamrock 
1:23:01 Tony Galindo 
1:23:41 Ken Shamrock backstage fight with Mark Hall 
1:24:15 attending regional shows 
1:25:25 pushing Tito Ortiz out of cage 
1:30:05 KOTC Wet ‘N’ Wild 
1:34:43 selling Gladiator challenge video library 
1:37:16 KOTC losing money 
1:38:07 experience with Charles Bennett 
1:41:58 Charles Bennett changing name to Felony 
1:43:03 sued by Terry Trebilcock
1:46:43 Gladiator Challenge, KOTC buyouts 
1:50:27 relationship with Chris Cordero 
1:52:36 Experience with Rafiel Torre 
1:55:49 Gerald Strebendt 
1:56:34 interview wrap up 
1:59:55 outro/ closing thoughts

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