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Edwin “Babyface” Dewees: Fighting at 17 in Arizona’s Wild West | MMA History Podcast 355

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In episode 355 of the MMA History Podcast, hosts Joey Venti and Mike Davis sit down with Arizona pioneer and former Rage in the Cage light heavyweight champion Edwin “Babyface” Dewees. A UFC veteran, The Ultimate Fighter Season 4 contestant, and 50 Fight Club member, Dewees began his pro career at just 17 years old in the unregulated Wild West of early Arizona MMA, where his mother signed the waiver and he stepped into the cage with almost no formal training.

Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introduction · interview start · first pro fight at 17 years old · high school wrestling career · Richard Hamilton

TJay Thompson: How a Nightclub Oil Wrestling Show Launched Hawaiian MMA | Episode 354

1.1K views · 1w ago · 1:23:17

Guest: TJay Thompson

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Topics: MMA History Podcast Intro · Joey Venti’s guest introduction · interview start · Foxy oil wrestling tapes · Jay R Palmer · hosting events at the Blaisdell Arena

Joe Brammer: From Chubby Preacher’s Kid to UFC Lightweight via the Wildest Midwest Circuit

1.1K views · 2w ago · 1:48:31

Guest: Joe Brammer

Joe Brammer, known as The South Side Strangler, joins the MMA History Podcast to recount his journey from a chubby son of a preacher man in Des Moines, Iowa, to a Midwest submission specialist who ground out a path to the UFC.

Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introduction · interview start · staying off of social media · fighters coming out of Iowa · starting off with Jeet Kune Do

Ant Evans: Cursed UFC 108, Chael Sonnen's Belt Stunt & UFC’s Record Year of 2010

1.2K views · 3w ago · 1:58:11

Guest: Ant Evans

The MMA History Podcast welcomes Ant Evans for his third appearance in episode 352. The former head of UFC media relations for the UK and continental Europe revisits 2010 as Zuffa’s international expansion accelerated. Evans covers the UK fighter wave led by Michael Bisping and Dan Hardy, the “cursed” UFC 108 card with multiple major pullouts including Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, and the office culture of the early Las Vegas years.

Topics: MMA History Podcast Intro · Joey Venti’s guest introduction · interview start · head of PR in the UK for the UFC · UFC 108 disaster · Joe Silva issues with Gerald Harris

Egan Inoue: My WAR with the 1st Family of Jiu Jitsu

12K views · 4w ago · 1:39:14

Guest: Egan Inoue

Egan Inoue sits down with the MMA History Podcast and opens a Hawaiian career that ran from racquetball world titles straight into the chaos of the early fight scene. Younger brother of Enson Inoue, he talks training with Rickson Gracie before the UFC existed, learning jiu-jitsu from Enson, and a Space Needle street fight that finally pulled him in.

Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introduction · interview start · first time hearing about MMA · meeting Royce Gracie · joining Enson Inoue in learning Jiu jitsu

Pete Rodley: Building UCC, Booking GSP & The Wild Birth of Canadian MMA

1.9K views · 1mo ago · 2:14:04

Guest: Pete Rodley

In this MMA History Podcast interview he traces his path from a traditional karate family and godson of UFC 3’s Harold Howard through IFC work on the reserves, the Combat List era, and the first UCC cards with Stéphane Patry.

Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introduction · interview start · beginnings in MMA · meeting Harold Howard · attending IFC events

Andy Geer: Elite XC Bought Cage Rage, Then Killed It | Tank Abbott, Bob Sapp & Kimo

2.8K views · 1mo ago · 1:55:21

Guest: Andy Geer

Also discussed are the UFC dispute over the eight-sided cage and the phrase “ultimate fighting,” the deal Geer says was worth ten million dollars with four million paid in cash, Sky Sports live television, last-minute replacements, and the budget cuts and culture clash that followed the sale.

Topics: MMA History Podcast Intro · Joey Venti’s guest introductions · interview start · brawl at the mall 2 · Dan Hardy trained by the Shaolin monks · Robbie Olivier vs Brad Pickett

Mac Danzig’s Last UFC Run, Training Knockouts & Walking Out “Not For Sale”

3.7K views · 1mo ago · 1:59:33

Gray also talks Primed Combat in Michigan and life after the octagon. Mac looks back on the knockouts in camp, the Rico Chiapparelli chapter, and the six-hour nasal surgery that followed his final fight. Support the Rafiel Torre documentary: a $10 donation gets you the window sticker and yellow card. Link in the description.

Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introduction · interview start · Gray Maynard current life/ plugs · Mac Danzig meeting Gray Maynard · relationship with Shawn Tompkins

Matt Grice: UFC Fight of the Night Vet Who Survived Two Car Wrecks and a Coma

3.1K views · 1mo ago · 1:39:33

Guests: Matt Grice, Mike Davis

Matt “The Real One” Grice was supposed to be unbreakable. A four-time Oklahoma state wrestling champion at Harrah High School, three-time Outstanding Wrestler, and the most recruited wrestler in his weight class, a car wreck threw him through a windshield and stole the college career everyone saw coming.

Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introductions · interview start · current life/ career · 4 time state champ in Oklahoma · recruiting process for wrestling

Anthony “Mad Dog” Macias: I Weighed 160lbs at UFC 4 and Padded the Scale to Face Dan Severn

5.8K views · 2mo ago · 1:39:26

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Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introduction · interview start · current life/ career · fighting during the headbutt era · announced as a state champ wrestler

Kimo Leopoldo: I Nearly Beat Royce Gracie & Joe Son stories

16K views · 2mo ago · 2:12:40

Guest: Kimo Leopoldo

Kimo Leopoldo joins the MMA History Podcast to recount the raw early days of the sport, from his Huntington Beach roots and Christian transformation to the unforgettable moment he carried a full-sized cross into the Octagon and pushed Royce Gracie harder than almost anyone at UFC 3.

Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introductions · interview start · attending elementary with John Lewis · getting introduced to Christ by Joe Son · High School wrestling career

John Perretti: My UFC Years – Matchmaking, Rules Changes & The Real Dark Era Story

2.9K views · 2mo ago · 1:57:16

Guest: John Perretti

Honest, unfiltered stories on talent evaluation, fighter management, and the slow professionalisation of the sport from one of the key figures who lived it. Apple Podcast MMA History Podcast YouTube Outro song: Power Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@ / ph#: 773-491-5052

Topics: MMA History intro · Joey Venti’s guest introductions · interview start · Art Davey and Bob Meyrowitz issues · finding out some fights were works in UFC Japan · Dealings with Mr Karoke

Tyrone Roberts: Meskwaki UFC Pioneer on Extreme Challenge, Miletich Gym & Early MMA Days

810 views · 2mo ago · 1:02:48

Guest: Tyrone Roberts

Tyrone Roberts joins the MMA History Podcast for a deep dive into the earliest days of Midwest MMA. A Meskwaki First Nation pioneer and one of only three tribal members to compete in the UFC, Roberts recounts his path from high school wrestling state champion to Extreme Challenge standout under Monty Cox and Pat Miletich.

Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · guest introduction · interview start · current career · 1 of 3 to compete in UFC from Meswaki tribe · Tyrone Roberts vs Rick Graveson

Charlie Brenneman: From Spanish Teacher to UFC Co-Main Event in One of MMA’s Craziest Journeys

1K views · 2mo ago · 1:29:20

Guest: Charlie Brenneman

Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman went from junior-high Spanish teacher and college wrestler to Pros vs. Joes champion and UFC fighter. In this episode of the MMA History Podcast, hosts Joey Venti and Mike Davis sit down with Brenneman for an uplifting deep dive into one of the more unlikely paths in mixed martial arts.

Topics: MMA History podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introductions · interview start · current life · different Spanish accents · participant on Pros vs Joes

Frank Trigg - Before the UFC | MMA History Podcast #341

2.9K views · 3mo ago · 1:47:51

Guest: Frank Trigg

This week on the MMA History Podcast episode 341, hosts Joey Venti and the MMA Detective Mike Davis sit down with two-time UFC welterweight title challenger, Hollywood stuntman and actor Frank Trigg for a raw, unfiltered look at the chaotic early days of mixed martial arts.

Topics: MMA History Podcast intro · Joey Venti’s guest introduction · interview start · training at RAW · Reality super fighting tournament · Rico Chiapparelli forced to leave Renzo Gracie’s gym