• Mario Sperry ADCC & MMA Deep Dive

  • May 6 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Mario Sperry ADCC & MMA Deep Dive

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  • Ep 219 Mario Sperry ADCC & MMA Deep Dive

    Mario Sperry can be described by the word “legend”; a fierce competitor in both Jiu Jitsu and MMA Mario Sperry takes us through the no holds barred era of the sport as well as his path to the ADCC Hall of Fame.
    Mario Sperry gives us incredible insight into his years with Carlson Gracie as well as a behind the scene look at Pride Fc.

    Mario Sperry ADCC & MMA Deep Dive Ep 219

    0:00 Lytes out intro
    0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
    0:50 interview start
    0:56 relationship between Mehdi and the Gracie’s
    3:27 Jason Delucia Blue belt rumor
    3:51 claiming the wrong version of BJJ was being taught in the United States
    6:46 Luta Livre and Jiu jitsu rivalry
    7:37 Chute Boxe rivalry
    9:42 Vale Tudo 2 street instructional
    12:18 Rickson Gracie and Marco Ruas rivalry
    15:15 Super fight rumor against Rickson Gracie
    16:58 getting a call to fight Royce Gracie
    20:25 Mario Sperry vs Jose Balduino
    23:35 getting in touch with John Perretti
    24:20 Battlecade Extreme Fighting 1
    25:23 wiping blood on mat causing tapout loss confusion
    26:21 Royce Gracie’s UFC opponents
    30:14 Pentagon Combat Riot breakout
    32:01 Current Sport Jiu jitsu
    35:12 Oleg Taktarov vs Renzo Gracie
    36:02 Australias first MMA event false advertised as UFC Australia
    37:28 Chris Haseman digging chin rumor
    38:45 getting the call to compete at ADCC 1998
    40:35 Jorge Patino story
    42:50 street style Jiu Jitsu
    44:41 Mario Sperry vs Enson Inoue
    45:28 Departure from Carlson Gracie
    48:55 Todd Medina receiving black belt
    49:45 taking time off from MMA
    53:18 opinion on Rickson Gracie as a competitor
    55:57 Mario Sperry vs Igor Vovchancyn
    1:01:21 knowing Pride FC was going out of Business
    1:03:25 Mario Sperry vs Maurilo Rua
    1:06:20 visiting Japan 52 times
    1:07:34 ADCC Gracie homecoming
    1:09:36 volunteering to fight Gordon Ryan
    1:10:37 Pride FC asking to work fights
    1:11:57 Mario Sperry vs TK Kosaka
    1:14:34 leaving the Blackzillians
    1:17:58 time spent traveling to Japan
    1:21:37 Minotouro Nogueira split from Brazilian Top Team
    1:22:19 training Anderson Silva
    1:23:12 thoughts on Walter Mattos
    1:24:24 becoming an Airplane pilot
    1:25:12 Carlos Barreto
    1:25:22 Alan Goes never competing against Rickson Gracie
    1:28:11 interview wrap up
    1:28:49 outro/ final thoughts

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