BOB MEYROWITZ - 1st UFC Owner DEEPDIVE

Send a text#BobMeyrowitz #UFC #UFCHistory Bob Meyrowitz UFCBOB MEYROWITZ - 1st UFC Owner DEEPDIVEIn 2001, the Fertitta Brothers and Dana White took over the UFC. The company had started in 1993 under the direction of music executive Bob Meyrowitz before he sold to the Vegas based ZUFFA.The Lytes Out Podcast caught up with Bob Meyrowitz for one of our patented DEEPDIVE interviewsHe states it early on in the interview - the Fertitta's, Dana, the hosts of the podcast and every fan out there got to ENJOY the early days of the sport. Bob was fighting for the sport's life ALONE since day 1 and he did this for more than eight years. Thank you Bob, for the interview and for fighting the good fight against very powerful forces.0:00 Podcast intro0:19 Guest intro2:50 Plugs and promos3:27 Interview start 4:30 How UFC 1 came together9:43 Big John McCarthy12:15 The evolution of MMA13:20 Art Jimmerson's deal14:11 Bill "Superfoot" Wallace14:46 Legal problems and pro-wrestling16:44 Traditional Martial Arts' reaction18:50 Dealing with critics and John McCain24:29 UFC 2 sixteen-man tournament25:53 Throwing in the towel26:42 Safety issues27:45 Rorion Gracie28:48 Promoting stars andTank Abbott30:08 Rickson Gracie33:13 Joe Son and Kimo34:37 Groin strikes and real fighting36:19 The Gracies and Kimo's entourage37:35 Talking the talk and walking the walk39:12 UFC 5 and potential fake fights42:56 Competition and star talent45:32 Ken Shamrock and theUFC fans49:00 Dealing with TankAbbott51:24 UFC 8 brawl54:38 New York legal issues59:22 UFC 12 switch to Dothan, Alabama1:06:29 UFC 7 pay-per-view issue1:08:30 UFC 13 post-event altercation1:10:23 Mark Coleman vs MoSmith, Pete Williams1:13:54 John Perretti and JoeSilva1:17:18 Ultimate Japan1:21:26 UFC 24 KevinRandleman incident1:23:35 Political pressure andJohh McCain1:27:43 NSAC and the UFCshakedown1:33:00 Dana White1:34:45 Andy Anderson1:38:05 Bob's split with Rorion Gracie and Art Davie1:39:43 Interview wrap up1:41:52 Closing thoughtsSubscribe to the Lytes Out MMA History Podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcebSeWpoMqcotWR_1rHnQ  Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/ iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LytesOutPodcast/ Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052  Patreon - [email protected] Thanks for listening to BOB MEYROWITZ - 1st UFC Owner DEEPDIVE Follow the #LOP team on Instagram: Chris - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike - @mikedavis632 Miguel - @iturratemOutro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MiguelIturrate #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FightPodcast #FightTalk #DEEPDIVE #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast #FightPodcast Support the show