James Werme UFC Dark Era

Send a textJames Werme UFC Dark Era James Werme was a UFC employee from the Ultimate Ultimate 1995 to UFC 35. James Werme was originally hired by SEG’s David Isaaks as an assistant; behind the scenes Werme quickly developed into bigger rolls eventually becoming an on air personality. James takes us through the Wild West of the No Holds bar era and its transition into becoming “Mixed Martial Arts”.  James Werme UFC Dark Era 0:00 Lytes out intro0:19 guest introduction0:30 interview start 0:35 background working for SEG1:59 chaos that goes on behind the scenes 2:44 family reaction after joining the UFC4:44 working with David Isaacs6:29 attending first UFC event 7:37 UFC 8 being cancelled 11:03 Buddy Albin IFC controversy 14:46 UFC 9 issues 16:09 Art Davie and Bob Meyrowitz relationship 21:32 UFC 10 23:49 Bruce Buffer UFC announcing debut 24:57 finding an opponent for Mark Coleman 25:56 wanting Igor Vovchanchyn in the UFC27:37 talks of replacing Art Davie 28:58 extreme fighting battlecade 2 fighter arrest issues30:32 manager Robert DePersia pressuring Mark Hall33:07 experience with Richard Hamilton 34:41 Charlie Anzalone rumors 35:26 John Perretti getting the blame for New York not wanting MMA 37:28 moving UFC 12 to Dothan Alabama on 24 hour notice 40:07 moving the cage on an airplane 46:38 dealings with Dana White 47:35 Mark Coleman vs Maurice Smith 54:07 Bruce Beck UFC departure 55:08 Art Davie fired after UFC 15 57:43 fighters leaving to fight in Japan 58:30 working with the Yakuza for UFC 15.51:01:25 Conan Silveira vs Kazushi Sakuraba 1:04:21 reactions to John Perretti hiring 1:06:00 Coining the phrase “mixed martial arts” 1:08:22 Pat Miletich losing outside of the UFC1:09:38 Tito Ortiz vs Guy Mezger 1:11:11 Frank Shamrock retiring to get out of his contract 1:13:14 UFC champions retiring while still having the belt 1:17:00 UFC Japan 1:20:29 Kevin Randleman vs Pedro Rizzo 1:23:19 Dana White at UFC 27 1:24:25 negotiations of selling the UFC 1:29:14 Dan Lambert helping fund the UFC1:30:30 John Perretti fired after UFC 29 1:35:56 issues at the weigh ins at UFC Japan 1:37:12 Dana White introduced to fans at UFC 301:40:39 UFC 33 being the worst event 1:46:58 staff getting food poisoning at UFC 351:48:16 UFC working behind the scenes with WWE 1:51:40 interview wrap up/ outroInstagram - 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 - Founder/Owner - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike - MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Joey - Assistant - @aj_ventitreAndrew - Timestamps - @ambidexstressOutro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast Support the show