MMA History Podcast

Send a text IAN MCCALL - Early Career DEEPDIVE The man known as Uncle Creepy, Ian McCall steps up for a DEEPDIVE with the LytesOut crew. McCall was in the UFC's first ever title fight in the flyweight division, a fight that ended in a draw against the great Demetrious Johnson. It gets stranger, this man led a colorful life and career! 0:00 Podcast intro 0:19 Interview start 0:55 lan's ma...

Send a text #LuisPalomino #BKFC #MMA Luis Palomino BKFC and Early MMA Career DEEPDIVE Bare Knuckle boxing world champion Luis Palomino joins the LytesOut Podcast to talk about his amazing BKFC title reign. But those who know Palomino understand that the man paid his due for years in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Palomino takes us for a walk down memory lane as we  talk to a modern day two sport...

Send a text Bas Rutten Pancrase Years DEEPDIVE - Episode 100 / #ufc   Bas Rutten grew up in the Netherlands but became a household name in the UFA. Bas Rutten joins us to talk about his beginnings in the Pancrase organization. Bas Rutten had an incredible fight career prior to beating Kevin Randleman for the UFC title. In this episode we go deep to Japan and even touch on the Dutch mafia's co...

Send a text #ErikPaulson #MMA #CatchWrestling Erik Paulson - MMA Pioneer Career DEEPDIVE (ep. 99) In this latest DEEPDIVE, the LytesOut Podcast sits down with Erik Paulson, one of the founding fathers of modern MMA. Paulson talks about training with Royce and Rickson Gracie in the garage back in the late 1980's and he fought his first sanctioned MMA fight in Japan months before the first UFC....

Send a text #SamAlvey #UFC #MMA Smilin' Sam Alvey - Before The UFC DEEPDIVE UFC Veteran Smiling Sam Alvey takes the LytesOut DEEPDIVE. Alvey came up through what we like to call the midwest grind before making the UFC. Here we talk thrught hi early career, fight by fight, LytesOut style. CHAPTERS: 0:00- Intro 2:07- Athletic background  6:25- Transitioning to fighting 7:37- First amateur fight...

Send a text #PatMiletich #UFC #MMA Pat Miletich - Before The UFC DEEPDIVE The UFC's first lightweight champion is Pat Miletich and the man from Bettendorf, Iowa himself joins us to talk about his storied career. Miletich is also the founder of Miletich fighting Systems, an academy that became the premiere training facility in the world for more than a decade. Meet the "Croatian Sensation...

Send a text #ClayGuida #UFC #MMA CLAY GUIDA - Before The UFC DEEPDIVE Clay Guida has been a fixture in the UFC for the last decade and a half and he is still going strong. But, did you know that this #FiftyFightClub member logged more than twenty five fights before getting to the big show? Clay joining the #LytesOut crew to tell THAT story... buckle up... Subscribe to the Lytes Out MMA History Pod...

Send a text #ErikApple #MMA #MMAHistory Erik Apple - MMA Career DEEPDIVE (ep. 95) Erik Apple has been a fixture of the California MMA scene for the last two decades. In this latest #LytesOut DEEPDIVE, Apple drops by to talk about his fight  career as well as his overall involvement on the MMA scene. CHAPTERS 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:10 Erik Apple Start 0:03:01 Sports Beginnings 0:05:25 Marco Ruas openin...

Send a text #ForrestGriffin #UFC #UFCHistory Forrest Griffin Before The UFC DEEPDIVE (ep. 94) Forrest Griffin joins the LOP for a DEEPDIVE on his career before UFC stardom. Forrest Griffin remembers the first season of The Ultimate Fighter where Forrest Griffin won the $100k contract with the UFC, but this is the story of what went on before and how he got there, from Forrest Griffin own mouth. Re...

Send a text #BriishMMA #Leigh Remedios #MMA British MMA Leigh Remedios - Career DEEPDIVE / #LytesOutPodcast (ep. 93) Brit Leigh Remedios joins the LytesOut Podcast to talk about his long career in MMA. Remedios has been all over the fight world, with his story starting in Vancouver, Canada and ending as one of the most decorated ritish fighters from the early periodd of the sport. 0:00- Intro  2:4...

Send a text #JeremyStephens #UFC #MMA Jeremy Stephens - Before the UFC DEEPDIVE (ep. 92) Fasten your seat belts for the incredible and inspiring story of Jeremy Stephens.  Stephens is still just 35 years old and he is looking forward to fighting in the PFL's $1million tournament after a decade and a half with the UFC. This is Jeremy taking us back to his days paying dues, coming up. Making th...

Send a text #DavidBielkheden #SwedishMMA #MMA DAVID BIELKHEDEN - Swedish MMA Pioneer DEEPDIVE David Bielkheden was the first Swedish fighter in the UFC and in Pride and he is close to a #FiftyFightClub veteran.  Bielkheden was one of the first Europeans accepted as a member of Brazilian Top team and he counts Murilo Bustamante as his friend and master. All the way from Sweden, Bielkheden joins the...

Send a text #EnsonInoue #JapanMMA #MMA Enson Inoue Career DEEPDIVE The Old School credentials are in full effect as we are joined by Enson Inoue for the LytesOut DEEPDIVE. Enson has built up a large presence on the internet over the years, so it is going to be hard to get unheard stories... I can tell you one thing, however - Enson and Lytle clicked and Enson was clearly having fun during this wal...

Send a text #FrankTrevino #UFC #FrankTrevino Frank Trevino - Career DEEPDIVE Frank Trevino cut his teeth in MMA fighting most of his early career in shows on the Mexico-Texas border. Trevino took care of business, maintaining and undefeated record until he got the call and a three fight UFC contract... but things didn't go as planned. Thanks to Frank for the entertaining and real interview. S...

Send a text #ChrisBrennan #MMA #MMAHistory CHRIS BRENNAN - Career Close and Beyond (ep. 88) The Westside Strangler returns to close out his extreme #DEEPDIVE with the LytesOut crew. Here we delve into his legacy as a Jiu Jitsu instructor and we get into the second generation Brennan's. Episodes 76, 80 and 84 are also dedicated to interviewing Chris Brennan - don't miss the entire series....

Send a text #MattBrown #UFC #MMA Matt Brown - Before the UFC Career DEEPDIVE (ep. 87) MMA History Matt Brown took the DEEPDIVE with Chris Lytle and company, coming by to discuss his path to the UFC. As one would expect from this Ohio native Brown does NOT pull any punches in this one. Let's just say that Matt's path to becoming "Immortal" was filled with obstacles... Brown is c...

Send a text #DenisKang #PrideFC #MMAHistory Denis Kang is a #FiftyFightClub member who put in the work. Once he got to the "big show" which in his case is Japan's Pride FC, e was considered one of the top 3 middleweights in thee world. Here is a rare chance to have Denis himself take you through his rise to the top... Denis Kang's DEEPDIVE on his pre-Pride FC career is episode...

Send a text #GeraldMeerschaert #UFC #UFCHistory GERALD MEERSCHAERT - Before The UFC DEEPDIVE (ep. 85) Active UFC middleweight Gerald Meerschaert stopped by for a visit with the MMA Detective and the LytesOut Podcast. Meerschaert is closing in on fifty official fights on his record and there are a few that aren't event on his record. That is where we start in this DEEPDIVE... enjoy. 0:00 Podca...

Send a text #ChrisBrennan #UFC #MMAHistory 0:00 Intro  1:23 Almost Fake Fight - Rob Emerson 8:08 Erik Apple Story  12:43 Gerald Strebent & Rafael Torre 15:30 Murder for Hire  21:19 Gerald Strebent Legal Issues 25:00 Rafael Torre 26:55 Jason St Louis vs Chris Brennan 29:23 Josh Thompson - Gerald Strebent 32:31 GSP having issues 33:57 Gerald Strebent Pre Fight   37:15 Eddie Bravo  41:05 Challeng...

Send a text #ChrisLytle #JeremyHorn #UFC CHRIS LYTLE Early UFC Career w/Jeremy Horn DEEPDIVE Special guest and #FiftyFightClub member Jeremy Horn sits in with the LytesOut team to look at host Chris Lytle's start with the UFC.  We start with Chris' UFC 45 fight with Robbie Lawler in November of 2003 and go for a couple of hours. Horn, a fixture of the Midwest scene, was also present in t...

Send a text #GilbertYvel #PrideFC #MMA Gilbert Yvel Pride FC Gilbert Yvel Early Career & Pride FC Years (ep. 82) 0:00Intro  0:17 Start in MMA  3:10 Early Holland Fight Scene  4:30 Meeting Peter Aerts 5:39 Fighting Rob Van Leeuwen  9:55 Fighting Leon Van Dijk 11:45 Rings Rule Set  14:37 Fighting Referee Vyacheslav Kiselev 17:44 M1 Tournament Sergei Tunic 18:44 Fighting Oleg Tsygolnic 21:33 Figh...

Send a text #FrankieEdgar #UFC #UFCHistory Frankie Edgar - Before the UFC, Early UFC DEEPDIVE 0:00:00 intro  0:01:35 What got Frankie Edgar into fighting  0:02:56 Fighting Eric Uresek Illegal Fight 0:09:18 Street Fighting  0:11:40 Mark Getto Ring of Combat 0:12:40 James Isip 0:15:15 trading at Team Rhino  0:16:35 Fighting Deividas Taurosevicious O:18:30 losing ear in Jim Miller Fight  0:21:34 Meet...

Send a text #ChrisBrennan #UFC #MMAHistory Chris Brennan returns for part 2 of his DEEPDIVE with the LytesOut Podcast. We are still talking about the early part of Brennan's career and barely get into the 2000's. Be on the lookout for part 3. 0:00 Podcast intro 0:19 Guest intro 0:59 Chris Brennan vs Robert Wynne at RSF 1 7:53 Chris Brennan vs Marc Laimon at Grapplers Quest 10:12 Randy Gr...

Send a text #BobMeyrowitz #UFC #UFCHistory Bob Meyrowitz UFC BOB MEYROWITZ - 1st UFC Owner DEEPDIVE In 2001, the Fertitta Brothers and Dana White took over the UFC. The company had started in 1993 under the direction of music executive Bob Meyrowitz before he sold to the Vegas based ZUFFA. The Lytes Out Podcast caught up with Bob Meyrowitz for one of our patented DEEPDIVE interviews He states it e...

Send a text Stephan Bonnar - The UFC Years - Epsiode 78  (Last Interview) / #ufc  Stephan Bonnar fought Forrest Griffin in the Finals of The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 in a match that is credited with saving the sport at the Zuffa owned UFC. But how did Stephan Bonnar get to that historic spot in MMA history? Here, "The American Psycho" takes the DEEPDIVE with Chris Lytle and company to t...