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MMA History Podcast

MMA Detective Mike Davis, Joey Venti

MMA History Podcasts brings you a different episode every week hearing stories directly from the people involved.MMA Det Mike Davis and Herb Dean’s Dog Sitter Joey Venti being you incredibly researched subjects that will give you information that will even surprise even the smartest of MMA fans.Please leave us a review on iTunes and a comment on Spotify

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132:21

Rafiel Torre Corcoran Prison

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2025/11/03

Send us a text Ep 300 Rafiel Torre Corcoran Prison Rafiel Torre is a notorious figure from the “Dark Ages” of the sport; a revered journalist, an alleged Black Belt and a powerfully connected insider to some of the sports biggest names. Rafiel Torre was arrested in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison in 2005 He has been taken to task publicly by Joe Rogan, Eddie Bravo and Eddy Millis At his trial Gerald Strebendt, Chris Brennan and Joe Rogan testified against him ...

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127:17

Jorge Rivera Career Deep Dive

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2025/10/27

Send us a text Ep 299 Jorge Rivera Career Deep Dive Jorge Rivera is a legend of the Atlantic Northeast MMA scene His career started with the legendary Jason Delucia and continues through one of the sports most respected trainers Keith Rockel. Throughout his career Jorge Rivera has faced some of the world’s toughest fighters; Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva are just a few of the names. Rivera bout with Lee Murray and the reputation that Murray carried a...

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104:36

Brad Imes Career Deep Dive

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2025/10/20

Send us a text Ep 298 Brad Imes Career Deep Dive Brad Imes has a story that very few can even imagine. Within 15 months of stepping into his first MMA gym, Imes found himself in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. Brad Imes recalls his time sparring with Tim Sylvia and Ben Rothwell at the Miletich Fighting Systems. Brad Imes the man tied with the most Gogoplata finishes in MMA gave us an incredible interview. Ep 298 Brad Imes Career Deep Dive 0:00 MMA h...

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144:07

Brian McLaughlin Deep Dive

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/10/13

Send us a text Ep 297 Brian McLaughlin Deep Dive Brian McLaughlin is one of the sports unsung heroes; most widely known as Jim Miller’s BJJ coach, Brian takes us through some incredible highs when competing against names such as Wilson Reis and Ryan Hall. We also hit a few controversial topics like Gene Simco, Dillon Danis and the often times “hard attitudes” of the Atlantic Northeast. It’s a great listen with a legend of the sport 0:00 MMA history podcast intro &...

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Jeremy Horn Fighting in the early 2000’s

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/10/06

Send us a text Ep 296 Jeremy Horn Early 2000’s Jeremy Horn joins us again to discuss a part of his career that saw him do battle with a who’s who of the worlds best fighters. Imagine a 24 month period of fighting Antonio Nogueira, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Kiyosho Tamura, Ricardo Arona 2x, Eugene Jackson, Randy Couture & Akira Shoji… that is what we discuss in this episode. Jeremy Horn also gives his opinion on some of the lasting conflicts within the Miletich Fighting System...

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90:04

Josh Neer BEFORE the UFC

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/09/29

Send us a text Ep 295 Josh Neer BEFORE the UFC Josh Neer burst onto the professional scene boasting a record that had just under 100 amateur fights. Neer’s MMA journey had him training in Canada with Joe Doerkson as well as many years at the Miletich Fighting Systems Chris Lytle joins us on this fantastic listen documenting the Indy grind of the Midwest Ep 295 Josh Neer BEFORE the UFC 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:...

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114:31

Brock Larson BEFORE the UFC

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/09/22

Send us a text Ep 294 Brock Larson BEFORE the UFC 50 Fight Club member Brock Larson is a stand out fighter from the tough Midwest grind. Larson started his career as a training partner to Sean Sherk and advanced himself to being a top 5 ranked fighter. Dave Menne, Brock Lesnar & Brad Kohler are all talked about with some killer stories. Ep 294 Brock Larson BEFORE the UFC 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joe...

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117:57

Ant Evans 2008 UFC Media Relations

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/09/15

Send us a text Ep 293 Ant Evans 2008 UFC Media Relations The year 2008 was a wild year for the UFC; it featured 3 of the largest grossing PPV’s in company history and some incredible main events. Ant Evans returns to the show to discuss what took place in 2008 and share never heard from before stories from an incredible era. Ep 293 Ant Evans 2008 UFC Media Relations 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introducti...

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118:56

Shark Tank w/ Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/09/03

Send us a text Ep 292 Shark Tank with Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez Shark Tank owner Eddy Millis and Jay Martinez are two influential members of the early NHB movement in California Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez share their stories from an era that is referred to as the golden era of Mixed Martial Arts Ep 292 Shark Tank w/ Eddy Millis & Jay Martinez 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1...

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117:34

Mac Danzig The UFC Years

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/09/01

Send us a text Ep 291 Mac Danzig UFC Years 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:32 interview start 3:44 plugs/ promotions 6:27 jiu jitsu for the current generation 8:54 backroom bonus from the UFC 12:02 Mac Danzig vs Josh Neer 15:16 suffering 3 straight losses in the UFC 18:26 opportunities from Joe Silva 21:12 firing Monte Cox as a manager 23:17 moving to Los Angeles&nbs...

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122:35

Kazja Kaged Kombat & Conspiracy

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2025/08/25

Send us a text Ep 290 Kazja Kage Kombat & Conspiracy When it comes to pioneers of the early No Holds Barred days, the name Kazja is associated with both progress and controversy. Kazja gave us a look at what it was like to be on the front lines fighting the athletic commissions tooth and nail on every decision and how he was able to subvert their system. Some of the sports biggest names attended and participated in his events and in this interview we remember what is ...

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Cecil Peoples w/ Herb Dean Career Deep Dive

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2025/08/18

Send us a text Ep 289 Cecil Peoples w/ Herb Dean Deep Dive Cecil Peoples joins us to discuss the developmental days of mixed martial arts and its transition into modern day fighting. We delve into stories about Frank Dux, Zane Frazier and the reputation of Gene LeBell Herb Dean sat in on this special episode with a true pioneer of the sport Cecil Peoples Ep 289 Cecil Peoples w/ Herb Dean Career Deep Dive 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro...

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Homer Moore Career & Controversy

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/08/11

Send us a text Ep 288 Homer Moore Career & Controversy Homer Moore started him MMA journey with a Richard Hamilton who was a criminal coach enrolled in the witness protection program He later connected with Sammy the Bull Gravano where he was arrested for an over a decade old m*rder Homer Moore takes us through these troubling times while also addressing why he tried to street fight Rick Roufus, getting targeted at the Lions Den and the truth about the notorious rigged fight invo...

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Apy Echteld M1 Global & Fedor

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2025/08/04

Send us a text Ep 287 Apy Echteld M1 Global & Fedor Apy Echteld comes from the rich history of the famous Dutch promotion 2 Hot 2 Handle as well as managing Fedor Emelianenko Echteld walks us through an incredibly difficult year for M1 (2010) while also balancing the management aspects of Fedor. The questions in this interview are not easy to answer and the stress that Echteld dealt with comes though in his answers. This is a peak behind the scenes that we never expe...

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105:04

Gan Mcgee Career Deep Dive

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/07/28

Send us a text Ep 286 Gan McGee Career Deep Dive Gan McGee takes us through his career that had him in a world title fight while also watching his Teamate Chuck Lidell become the sports first global superstar. Once again legendary coach John Hackleman sits in on another interview featuring one of his prized athletes. Ep 286 Gan McGee Career Deep Dive 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:37 intervie...

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Ant Evans 2007 UFC Deep Dive

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2025/07/21

Send us a text Ep 285 Ant Evans 2007 UFC Deep Dive Ant Evans spent 13 years working administratively for the UFC under the capacity of media manager and Fight Pass president. In his first ever interview; Ant gives us an incredible look into what was being said behind the scenes when the UFC became the global leader of mixed martial arts. This is an interview of the year candidate and we hope that you enjoy it as much as we did. Ep 285 Ant Evans UFC 2007 Deep Dive.&...

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125:43

Bas Boon Golden Glory & Yakuza

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2025/07/14

Send us a text Ep 284 Bas Boon Golden Glory & Yakuza Legendary manager Bas Boon takes us through the incredibly dangerous behind the scenes from one of the world’s most dominant gyms as well as transitioning to having to deal with the Pride FC and the Japanese Yakuza. The Golden Glory gym had gangland type hits, internal fighting and a global reputation for NOT being an organization to oppose. Bas Boon leaves no stone unturned in this incredibly personal look into his...

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151:36

Jason Von Flue Career Deep Dive

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/07/07

Send us a text Ep 283 Jason Von Flue Career Deep Dive Jason Von Flue made a name for himself on the Ultimate Fighter Season 2; his appearance thar was somewhat controversial due to how he was treated on the show. An original member of The Pit fight team Jason recalls his time watching Chuck Lidell become the sports biggest superstar This is Jason Von Flue’s first ever podcast and to say that this was a difficult get… would be an understatement; we hope that you enjoyed th...

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Antonio Banuelos Career Deep Dive

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2025/06/30

Send us a text Ep 282 Antonio Banuelos Career Deep Dive Antonio Banuelos is a pioneer of the 135# weight class; he was the WEC champion prior to the weight class existing in the UFC Banuelos takes us through his career as well as what it was like to live with Chuck Lidell at the height of his fighting career. Special Thank You to John Hackleman for once again joining us on this very special episode. Ep 282 Antonio Banuelos Career Deep Dive 0:00 plugs/ promot...

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115:43

Bas Boon Dutch Mafia & MMA

MMA History Podcast ·

2025/06/23

Send us a text Ep 281 Bas Boon Dutch Mafia & MMA Bas Boon is one of MMA’s most prolific managers, his involvement in K1 & Pride FC is largely undocumented This interview took almost 3 years to finally track down and it guarantee’s a multi part series with a man that has made deals with mafia organizations over 3 different continents Ep 281 Bas Boon Dutch Mafia & MMA 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 guest intro...

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