Antonio Banuelos Career Deep Dive

Send a textEp 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/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast intro 1:14 guest introduction1:31 interview start 1:33 wrestling in high school 2:54 having a fallout with coach 3:34 transition to MMA training 6:54 hanging out with Bo Taylor and Jake Shields 10:20 training at SLO kick boxing 12:51 living in a house full of fighters 16:13 cornering Jake Shields 17:26 plugs/ promotions 18:51 Jason Von Flu 20:36 cornering Casey Olson22:37 getting a tattoo after every fight 23:41 meeting John Hackleman 24:58 Glover Teixeira sparring with Chuck Lidell 28:02 Antonio Banuelos vs Daniel Garlet31:28 fighting in the IFC 33:58 John Hacklemen intro 35:08 hanging out with Chris Brennan 36:25 Antonio Banuelos vs Stephan Pauling37:00 first impression on Antonio Banuelos 40:53 taking a year off fighting 43:14 Antonio Banuelos power punching 45:54 experience with Ian McCall 48:46 Universal above ground fighting 53:02 stitching up opponent after fight 54:48 Antonio Banuelos vs Jeff Bedard56:13 Antonio Banuelos vs Jim Kikuchi58:32 fighters from Hawaii 1:00:40 Chuck Liddell vs Randy Couture1:04:55 experience with Matt Horwich 1:08:59 manager Dwane Zinkin1:09:55 Antonio Banuelos vs Kyong Song1:11:21 Antonio Banuelos vs Brandon Shuey1:15:50 Antonio Banuelos vs Mike Lindquist1:17:48 cancelled bout with Max Marin1:19:45 Antonio Banuelos vs Justin Tavernini1:20:44 Antonio Banuelos vs Kimihito Nonaka1:21:50 Antonio Banuelos vs Eddie Wineland1:23:38 Antonio Banuelos vs Cole Escovedo1:25:15 Cobb28 clothing brand 1:27:10 Sinister clothing sponsor 1:28:15 war MMA promotion1:28:45 not getting paid by Dream FC 1:31:25 fighting on Tap out reality show 1:33:10 hiding injuries till after fight 1:34:09 becoming part of the pit 1:35:10 influence from John Hackleman 1:41:20 interview wrap up 1:46:44 outro/ final thoughtsSubscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcastDiscord:https://discord.gg/s3mV6wyNgvSocials: Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027449255187255/?mibextid=oMANbwInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052 Follow the #LOP team on Instagram: Chris Lytle - Founder/Owner - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike Davis - MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Joey Venti - Assistant - @aj_ventitreTyson Green - Producer - @ty.green.weldingAndrew Mendoza - Timestamps - @ambidexstressAndy Campbell - Social Media Manager - @martial_mindset_Josh Campbell - ContributerJohn Perretti - Historical ContributerOutro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSupport the show