Ep 247 Paul Jones Career Deep Dive

Paul Jones started his career in Steve Nelson’s United Shoot Wrestling Federation.
Heath Herring, Evan Tanner and Ali Elias are a few of the names that he worked out with on his way to fighting in the UFC.

Paul’s career has some of the most stringent MMA experts debating exactly how good he was.; an alternate Olympic wrestler and a world champion Sambo player it comes with no surprise that he has dominant wins over Erik Paulson, Heath Herring and Sanae Kikuta.

Paul Jones life, career and mindset are all on display with this interview.

Ep 247 Paul Jones Career Deep Dive

0:00 Lytes out intro

0:19 guest introduction

0:32 interview start

0:34 overall fight record

1:01 fighting Heath Herring in tournament finals

4:47 Early beginnings in MMA

6:42 Boys Ranch Texas high school

11:45 Paul Jones vs Steve Faulkner “canceled bout”

14:55 Dealings with John Perretti

16:12 transitioning to full time fighter

17:38 Paul Jones vs Jeff Zastro

20:14 Paul Jones vs Erik Paulson

22:25 getting invited to compete on TUF 4

24:17 expectations going into Erik Paulson fight

26:58 experience with Evan Tanner

28:32 leg lock defense during Erik Paulson fight

30:04 training with Ali Elias

31:56 avoiding injuries during fight career

32:41 Paul Jones vs Erik Paulson in Japan

34:23 Paul Jones vs Juan Mott

35:49 USWF outdrawing the UFC

37:58 going on the Jerry Springer show

39:15 Paul Jones vs Sanae Kikuta

42:22 Phyllis Lee

42:44 Paul Jones vs Larry Parker

43:09 Paul Jones vs Flavio Luiz Moura

46:21 Paul Jones vs Chuck Lidell

50:26 being accepted as a fighter by friends and family

52:07 career highlights

53:53 favorite career moment

55:29 finishing off fight career

57:51 regrets during fight career

1:00:14 current life

1:02:32 first and last time drinking Alcohol

1:07:15 Igor Zinoviev

1:08:19 scouting talent at the boys ranch

1:10:28 Coach Craig Kimberland arrested for murder

1:12:13 Andy Anderson

1:12:49 interview wrap up

1:13:05 outro/ final thoughts

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Ep 246 Joe Pardo Gracie Academy Torrance

Joe Pardo started at the Gracie Academy Torrance 1 week after UFC 1 aired. Joe Pardo was featured on the Gracie in Action tapes taking on all challengers those that doubted the Gracie system.

Joe takes us through his fight career and all of the political back room dealings that have never been addressed

Ep 246 Joe Pardo Gracie Academy Torrance

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:44 interview start
1:00 first day at the Gracie academy
3:32 LAPD no choking policy
5:30 taking part in the Gracie challenge
7:01 thoughts on Jason Delucia
8:35 interactions with Rickson Gracie
9:12 why Rickson Gracie wasent picked for UFC 1
11:57 interactions with Helio Gracie
14:04 Lowell Anderson and Craig Kukuk leaving the Gracie academy
16:15 opinion on Richard Bressler
17:24 instructor program at the Gracie academy
20:40 time spent at Gracie academy
21:16 experience with Rorion Gracie
22:21 interactions with Erik Paulson
25:10 Oleg Taktarov blocked from the UFC by Rorion Gracie
28:13 Joe Pardo vs Obake
30:02 training with Rico Chiapparelli
30:49 Tom Erickson vs Murilo Bustamante
31:43 Rico Chiapparelli kicked out of Gracie academy
32:57 Chris Brennan in the instructor program
34:01 Joe Pardo vs Brad Kohler
36:51 training leg locks with Royce Gracie
39:00 purposely teaching back techniques
42:01 Royce Gracie’s fighting record
43:28 Training Royce Gracie for UFC 2
44:13 Randy Ziegler doing private lessons with Rickson Gracie
46:11 Beverly Hill Jiu Jitsu
47:09 training with Marc Laimon
47:44 Marc Laimon vs Ryron Gracie
48:37 Royce Gracie flying to Europe to avenge loss
50:30 getting picked to fight during the Gracie challenge
52:07 Joe Pardo vs Mike Van Arsdale
57:21 Joe Pardo vs John Lober
1:02:41 fighting at Kajas cage combat
1:04:32 relationship with Kajas
1:06:17 outlaws in the Huntington Beach fight scene
1:11:09 experience with Henry Akins
1:11:51 Joe Pardo vs Vladimir Matyunshenko
1:12:49 Kajas claim of creating the octagon cage
1:15:25 tapout logo borrowed from Kajas
1:16:19 Gracie Challenge coming to an end
1:16:54 Baret Yoshida
1:17:01 rolling with Rico Rodriguez
1:17:51 Pacific Northwest fighters
1:19:24 training partner John Crouch
1:19:49 Mauricio Zingano
1:21:12 Jon Burke
1:21:49 Lowell Anderson
1:22:46 Mark Baumeister
1:23:34 interview wrap up/ outro


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Ep 245 John Perretti Extreme Fighting 3

John Perretti joins us once again in order to continue to document the incredibly important Extreme Fighting Battlecade events.

John Perretti is the foundation of which “Modern” MMA is built on top of; his Extreme Fighting Battlecade events are the blue prints for which grew the understanding of the sport.

This is a fun one

Ep 245 John Perretti Extreme Fighting Battlecade


0:00 Lytes out intro

0:19 guest introduction

0:55 interview start

2:51 dealing with John Perretti

6:51 fighters getting arrested at extreme fighting 2

9:44 believing in extreme fighting promotion

15:20 advertisements for Extreme fighting 3

16:59 finances during event

19:18 getting kicked out of Machado gym

20:04 John Perretti’s matchmaking

21:28 extreme fighting match making vs ufc

22:50 Extreme fighting DVDs

24:51 disappearing for 20 years

27:10 Todd Bjornethun vs Rudyard Moncoyo

28:08 Rudyard Moncoyo’s reputation outside the ring

31:01 leg lock submissions being frowned upon

33:33 gyms in Japan not being sanitary

35:31 Johil De Oliveira vs John Lewis

42:46 event doctor disappearing

44:46 dealing with Allan Goes outside of ring

46:22 Allan Goes vs Anthony Macias

50:35 thoughts on Chuck Liddell

53:08 dealings with Ralph Gracie

56:16 dealings with Ryan Gracie

57:10 Ralph Gracíe vs Ali Mihoubi

1:00:00 dealing with John Lober

1:01:03 Igor Zinoviev vs John Lober

1:09:58 wanting to match John Lober with Rico Chiapparelli

1:10:54 Matt Hume vs Erik Paulson

1:16:30 Kazunari Murakami vs Bart Vale

1:19:27 Gerard Gordeau blinding Yuki Nakai

1:21:16 Maurice Smith vs Marcus Silviera

1:26:24 when modern MMA began

1:27:28 favorite memory of Extreme fighting

1:28:52 cage height “John Lewis Rule”

1:30:26 getting in communication with the UFC

1:31:48 interview wrap up

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