EPISODE · Apr 17, 2023 · 2H 1M
Duane Ludwig Early Career Deep Dive
from MMA History Podcast · host MMA Detective Mike Davis, Joey Venti
Send a textDuane Ludwig Early Career Deep Dive Ep 157Duane Ludwig is the first K1 Crossover star that entered into the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Duane Ludwig hails from Denver Colorado and started his early training under the tutelage of Bas Rutten. Duane Ludwig shares his stories and reminisces about his fights in this incredible episode.Ty Green with the time stamps!!! 0:00 Lytes Out Intro0:19 Interview Intro0:35 Current business/school plugs2:31 Fighting in Bas Ruten Invitational 53:38 Meeting two very important people8:59 Starting Grappling Journey11:33 Fighting in King of the Cage15:03 Earning first sponsorship15:50 Most viewed fight20:20 Fighting Kelly Dullanty23:07 Meeting Sven Bean24:12 Fighting the Legendary Alex Gong in K-127:40 Fighting Charles "Crazy Horse" Bennett33:35 The "sick kid" with cancer34:58 Training style and traveling to train37:33 Meeting Trevor Wittman43:04 Martial Arts saving and changing lives43:35 Fighting Isao Kobayashi in K-1 Max49:40 First UFC fight getting canceled 50:38 Competing in the TKO organization54:45 "Will never fight in Canada again unless I'm prepaid"58:00 Highs and Lows of MMA1:04:22 Training Camp with Chuck Liddell1:07:00 "Lucky" Shorts1:08:19 The Origins of "Bang" moniker1:08:48 Rumer of Phil Baroni fight1:10:11 Back to K-1 Kickboxing1:11:34 Bouncing between MMA and Kickboxing1:13:33 What makes the Dutch Kickboxing style so different1:18:25 Contracts w/ UFC and personal choices1:20:55 Fighting in Ring of Fire at hometown1:24:23 Leaving Colorodo to train at AKA1:37:18 Fighting John Wayne Parr1:45:25 Fighting BJ Penn on 2 weeks notice1:47:27 Relationship with Joe Silva1:53:19 Personal Experiences with Team Quest1:57:39 Justin Gaethje friendship2:00:08 OutroPLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEWiTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809 Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcebSeWpoMqcotWR_1rHnQ Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb Cash App - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052 Follow the #LOP team on Instagram: Chris - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike - @mikedavis632 Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#Duaneludwig #Basrutten #K1#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #UFChistory #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FightPodcast #FightTalk #DEEPDIVE #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast #FightPodcastSupport the show
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Send a textDuane Ludwig Early Career Deep Dive Ep 157Duane Ludwig is the first K1 Crossover star that entered into the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Duane Ludwig hails from Denver Colorado and started his early training under the tutelage of Bas Rutten. Duane Ludwig shares his stories and reminisces about his fights in this incredible episode.Ty Green with the time stamps!!! 0:00 Lytes Out Intro0:19 Interview Intro0:35 Current business/school plugs2:31 Fighting in Bas Ruten Invitational 53:38 Meeting two very important people8:59 Starting Grappling Journey11:33 Fighting in King of the Cage15:03 Earning first sponsorship15:50 Most viewed fight20:20 Fighting Kelly Dullanty23:07 Meeting Sven Bean24:12 Fighting the Legendary Alex Gong in K-127:40 Fighting Charles "Crazy Horse" Bennett33:35 The "sick kid" with cancer34:58 Training style and traveling to train37:33 Meeting Trevor Wittman43:04 Martial Arts saving and changing lives43:35 Fighting Isao Kobayashi in K-1 Max49:40 First UFC fight getting canceled 50:38 Competing in the TKO organization54:45 "Will never fight in Canada again unless I'm prepaid"58:00 Highs and Lows of MMA1:04:22 Training Camp with Chuck Liddell1:07:00 "Lucky" Shorts1:08:19 The Origins of "Bang" moniker1:08:48 Rumer of Phil Baroni fight1:10:11 Back to K-1 Kickboxing1:11:34 Bouncing between MMA and Kickboxing1:13:33 What makes the Dutch Kickboxing style so different1:18:25 Contracts w/ UFC and personal choices1:20:55 Fighting in Ring of Fire at hometown1:24:23 Leaving Colorodo to train at AKA1:37:18 Fighting John Wayne Parr1:45:25 Fighting BJ Penn on 2 weeks notice1:47:27 Relationship with Joe Silva1:53:19 Personal Experiences with Team Quest1:57:39 Justin Gaethje friendship2:00:08 OutroPLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEWiTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809 Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcebSeWpoMqcotWR_1rHnQ Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb Cash App - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052 Follow the #LOP team on Instagram: Chris - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike - @mikedavis632 Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#Duaneludwig #Basrutten #K1#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #UFChistory #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FightPodcast #FightTalk #DEEPDIVE #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast #FightPodcastSupport the show
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