Art Davie UFC 1 Deep Dive

Send a textArt Davie UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 192UFC founder Art Davie weighs in on UFC 1 October and the road to Nov 11 1993. Art Davie gives is a candid behind the scenes look at all of the moving parts of the first UFC. UFC October started with Ken Shamrock and is ending with Art Davie. 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction1:15 interview start1:29 Art Davie’s book “Is this legal?”/ Sean Wheelock helping with the book5:34 Sean Wheelock work ethic/ involvement with combat sports 6:35 Art Davie recalls Chris Lytle’s fighting career8:47 Art Davie tells story meeting Rorion Gracie 11:31 creating a tournament with no rules/ finding a state with no athletic commission 14:03 Zane Frazier throwing Frank dux over the table story 16:29 why Rickson Gracie was not in UFC 118:24 video tape of Rickson Gracie wrestling Mark Schultz19:34 Dan Severn helping recruit wrestlers for UFC20:34 issues betweenGene LeBell and Rorion Gracie 21:41 Ernesto Hoost/ meeting Gerard Gordeau24:32 First time talking to Ken Shamrock about UFC 126:27 Ken Shamrock not believing Royce Gracie was a good fighter 28:03 Gracie’s filming the fighters for the pre fight workout 29:10 Art Jimmerson wanting to pull out of UFC 130:16 how Art Davie found Teila Tuli31:16 Gerard Gordeau smoking between fights32:44 problems at the fighter meeting with Rorion Gracie34:49 Helio Vigio story 37:24 Big John McCarthy making the unified rules for the UFC38:08 not giving out fines to fighters at UFC 9 38:56 Frank Hamaker story 40:18 UFC 2 being more brutal than UFC 143:06 Kimo Leopoldo wanting jiu jitsu lessons from the Gracie’s 44:24 Art Davie tells Kimo Leopoldo cross story 47:16 hesitation to have Ron van Clief fight in UFC 448:12 Rickson Gracie wanting $1 million to fight in UFC 6/ Rorion Gracie not wanting to sell the UFC50:51 getting hired as UFC commissioner by Bob Meyrowitz51:22 wrestlers taking over the UFC51:54 fighters being afraid of Mark Coleman52:50 matching up Maurice Smith against Mark Coleman54:18 Ken Shamrock turning down $60,000 to fight Harold Howard54:43 problems with Vitor Belfort and Mark Coleman55:32 Big John McCarthy issues with Mark Coleman fence grabbing during fight 56:41 Pete Williams head kick to Mark Coleman with shoes on 58:56 fighters having to adapt to the new rules1:00:32 Art Davie deciding to sell the UFC after UFC 51:01:13 Andy Anderson getting locked up for 35 years1:03:08 why Art Davie preferred no holds barred/ boxer head injuries 1:06:08 Chris Lytle and Art Davie talk difference between glove and bare knuckle 1:07:01 relationship with Tank Abbott / Pat smith elevator attack 1:10:35 Igor Vovchanchyn no showing UFC event rumor1:11:00 meeting Julian Sanchez 1:11:39 Art Davie recalls IFC event 1:12:48 trying to find new locations UFC 1:13:55 the Gracie’s looking for Gerard Gordeau after bitting Royce Gracie’s ear1:17:39 relationship with charlie Anzalone1:18:43 Fang Maturi1:19:28 relationship with Rorion Gracie1:21:21 interview wrap up 1:21:54 closing thoughts Want to help the show??? Leave a comment or a reviewArt Davie UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 191 Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@LytesOutClipsSocials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/ iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSSupport the show