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Still Friends Show presents Brad Tavares, 13 year UFC Middleweight veteran originally from the small town Volcano, on the Big Island of Hawaii. A Waiakea class of 2005 graduate, Brad talks about being a star football player & pursing college football which led him to a brief junior college experience. He talks about starting training MMA after coming moving back to Hawaii after leaving his first semester early. We talk secrets that kept him out of The Ultimate Fighter season 10, getting on to season 11 & winning his UFC contract in the shows Finale. Brad talks the lack of resources & knowledge on the Big Island, improving his physique though his career, being the captain at Xtreme Couture, retirement, Sean Strickland stories and much more!
Timeline:
00:11 - Hawaii origins
14:40 - Football career
16:00 - Freshman year of college
25:30 - Development into fighting
29:39 - Childhood sports
37:00 - Physical development
49:00 - Brad's journey to success
56:00 - Coming to Vegas / The Ultimate Fighter
1:07:45 - Career retrospect / future
1:19:45 - Xtreme Couture
1:27:25 - Retirement/ Hawaii / Family
1:39:45 - Send off / Closing thoughts
Connect & Follow:
Brad Tavares:
https://instagram.com/bradtavares808?igshid=Y2IzZGU1MTFhOQ==
Justin Hong:
https://instagram.com/justinakonihong?igshid=Y2IzZGU1MTFhOQ==
Still Friends Show:
https://instagram.com/stillfriendsshow?igshid=Y2IzZGU1MTFhOQ==
By Justin Hong4.4
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Still Friends Show presents Brad Tavares, 13 year UFC Middleweight veteran originally from the small town Volcano, on the Big Island of Hawaii. A Waiakea class of 2005 graduate, Brad talks about being a star football player & pursing college football which led him to a brief junior college experience. He talks about starting training MMA after coming moving back to Hawaii after leaving his first semester early. We talk secrets that kept him out of The Ultimate Fighter season 10, getting on to season 11 & winning his UFC contract in the shows Finale. Brad talks the lack of resources & knowledge on the Big Island, improving his physique though his career, being the captain at Xtreme Couture, retirement, Sean Strickland stories and much more!
Timeline:
00:11 - Hawaii origins
14:40 - Football career
16:00 - Freshman year of college
25:30 - Development into fighting
29:39 - Childhood sports
37:00 - Physical development
49:00 - Brad's journey to success
56:00 - Coming to Vegas / The Ultimate Fighter
1:07:45 - Career retrospect / future
1:19:45 - Xtreme Couture
1:27:25 - Retirement/ Hawaii / Family
1:39:45 - Send off / Closing thoughts
Connect & Follow:
Brad Tavares:
https://instagram.com/bradtavares808?igshid=Y2IzZGU1MTFhOQ==
Justin Hong:
https://instagram.com/justinakonihong?igshid=Y2IzZGU1MTFhOQ==
Still Friends Show:
https://instagram.com/stillfriendsshow?igshid=Y2IzZGU1MTFhOQ==

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