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Ep 308 The Rise of EliteXC - Jared Shaw

EliteXC made an incredible run to become an industry power in 2007.

Joining us to talk about the historic rise is former Vice President of operations is Jared Shaw of the famous Shaw Boxing family.

Details EliteXC's explosive growth: landing the Showtime deal, debuting in one month with Renzo Gracie vs. Frank Shamrock, pioneering women's MMA on TV with Gina Carano vs. Julie Kedzie (peaking ratings), co-promotions with K-1 and Strikeforce, building Kimbo Slice, and turning profitable in 14 months amid chaos are just a few of the subjects.

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
1:00 interview start
1:02 current life
5:04 transitioning from boxing to MMA
Promoting
12:20 having a meeting with Showtime
15:18 UFC 70 was supposed to be on HBO
16:34 meeting continued with Showtime
20:21 offered to become vice president of Elite XC
20:42 cutthroat business of boxing
21:52 getting the call to start promotion
23:50 building Elite XC
26:22 hosting first Elite XC show after 1 month
29:27 tension behind the scenes
33:13 Rich Chou’s involvement
35:04 Jeremy Lappen
39:39 Renzo Gracie vs Frank Shamrock
41:19 penny stocks for Elite XC
42:42 dealings with Frank Shamrock
44:42 hosting first televised women’s MMA match
48:38 Julie Kedzie vs Gina Carano peaked ratings
51:05 selecting ring announcers the Elite XC
52:42 Sponsors for Elite XC
54:27 controversial ending in main event
55:07 co promoting with K1 for K1 Dynamite
58:39 K1 Dynamite fight card
1:00:10 promoting K1 on the Fly
1:02:08 issues with Co promoting events
1:05:37 pay scale for fighters at Elite XC
1:08:46 Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbott
1:10:03 K1 Dynamite turning into a disaster
1:14:06 dealings with Scott Coker
1:16:27 Hosting first ShoXC card with only 16 days
1:17:13 legitimizing Kimbo Slice as a fighter
1:19:16 Kimbo Slice vs James Thompson
1:19:43 dealings with Ted Williams
1:20:51 rectangle cage design
1:22:45 running small shows vs big shows
1:23:46 purchasing Cage Rage
1:26:04 Cage Rage fighters not coming to Elite XC
1:28:22 purchasing Icon MMA
1:33:03 press conference for Elite XC
1:38:53 wanting Bert Rodgers vs Kimbo Slice
1:42:02 preview for part 2
1:43:32 arranging event in Hawaii for Nick Diaz
1:47:58 interview wrap up
1:50:28 outro/ closing thoughts

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Ep 307 Jesse Taylor BEFORE the UFC

Jesse Taylor dominated The Ultimate Fighter house, crushed everyone in sight, and was one win away from a UFC contract...
Then one wild night changed everything.
In this raw two-part episode, Jesse "JT Money" Taylor pulls no punches: early Team Quest chaos, underground San Diego stories, TUF glory and
heartbreak, worldwide redemption wars, and some insane behind-the-scenes bombs you've never heard.
Pure MMA history gold from a true 50-fight veteran.

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:56 interview start
1:06 inspiration watching old UFC
2:11 meeting Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez
3:17 leaving college wrestling behind
5:22 Antonio McKee and Dan Henderson roll
6:31 Antonio McKee vs John Smith
9:15 cancelled bout with Chris Lytle
10:56 Jesse Taylor vs Robert Sarkozi
15:55 Jesse Taylor vs Chris Chiasson
17:30 training at Team Quest
18:07 Sean Strickland thrown out of Team quest
21:04 fighting in Tijuana
22:48 Jesse Taylor vs Jesse Forbes
24:45 Jesse Taylor vs Jorge Ortiz
27:35 interactions with Toby Imada
And Warmachine
28:16 training with Shawn Tompkins
30:00 training with Duane Ludwig
30:56 Jesse Taylor vs Kenny Ento
34:13 Jesse Taylor vs Matt Major
35:22 Jesse Taylor vs Jorge Ramirez
37:08 process getting on TUF
39:19 Jesse Taylor vs Nick Rossborough
40:43 living with Mike Dolce
43:36 Jesse Taylor vs Dante Rivera
44:43 Jesse Taylor vs Tim Credeur
45:34 experience living in TUF house
46:46 thoughts on Rudy Silva
49:52 Kicked off TUF finale
53:19 comments made by Rampage Jackson
55:35 Jesse Taylor vs CB Dolloway
57:15 relationship with Vinny Magalhães
57:36 getting cut from the UFC
59:20 Jesse Taylor vs Drew Fickett
1:01:22 reason for leaving Team Quest
1:03:58 Jesse Taylor vs Rico Altamiro
1:05:18 Jesse Taylor vs Chris Camozzi
1:07:19 Jesse Taylor vs Dong Sik Yoon
1:08:46 outro/ closing thoughts

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Ep 306 Andy Main TUF to the King of Pancrase

Andy Main is currently a stand out coach at Pure Martial Arts in Rockaway NJ.

Andy rose through ranks of the regional MMA scene at an incredibly early age… we go in depth with our analyzation of his career.

From competing on the Ultimate Fighter tv series to winning the King of Pancrase belt, this is a great listen

Special Thank You to our friend Brian McLaughlin for helping with the research and landing Andy Main for us.

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
1:03 interview start
1:22 interactions with Jamie Varner
2:52 Amanda Nunes sparring with Jamie Varner
4:26 hard sparring sessions
5:57 longevity in MMA gyms
8:30 fighting with injuries
10:10 Andy Main vs Jimmy Rivera
15:46 thoughts after first loss
18:23 khabib nurmagomedov training at AMA
21:19 training khabib nurmagomedov and Amanda Nunes
24:36 high level fighters from the East Coast
25:40 Promoter Lou Neglia
29:07 Andy Main vs Ricky Lee
31:12 learning to strike as a southpaw
33:46 Ricky Lee Muay Thai experience
34:42 Andy Main vs Steve McCabe
36:13 Andy Main vs Jackson Galka
37:58 kicked out of Renzo Gracie affiliate gym
44:32 where issues began with Renzo Gracie
51:58 being mature at a young age
54:12 Andy Main vs Lester Caskow
56:54 tryout for TUF season 12
58:55 interview for TUF
1:04:09 feelings living in TUF house
1:05:58 Andy Main vs Jason Brenton
1:06:33 reason for not being on GSPs team
1:07:09 Andy Main vs Kyle Watson
1:08:41 picked for Josh Koscheck’s team
1:10:27 thoughts on Andy Main going to TUF
1:14:53 left off TUF finale
1:16:40 reason for walking away from AKA
1:20:30 interactions with Dillon Danis
1:23:05 interactions with Gordon Ryan
1:26:09 Dillon Danis vs Logan Paul
1:29:51 UFC fighter pay
1:36:55 Jeff Novitzky
1:38:39 Andy Main vs Bobby Reardanz
1:45:19 the WMA
1:49:02 dealings with Alliance MMA
1:56:19 Andy Main vs Felipe Arantes “controversy”
1:59:41 Andy Main vs Hioki Aok
2:02:05 Tattoo issues at Golds gym in Japan
2:05:54 assumptions of being part of LGBT in Japan
2:08:56 story from Japan teammates
2:10:51 interview wrap up/ outro

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