MARCUS DAVIS - Before the UFC - DEEPDIVE

Send a text#MarcusDavis #LytesOut #UFCMarcus Davis, known as "The Irish Hand Grenade" is a former pro boxer turned MMA fighter who fought on The Ultimate Fighter TV show and in the UFC's welterweight division in his heyday. Owner of an 8-1 record at the start of his UFC career, Davis takes us through his path getting there. We will tell you this much, it wasn't easy... Get to know "The Irish Hand Grenade."0:00- Intro 1:19- Rough upbringing growing up in Maine5:30- "Irish" Micky Ward 7:24- Transitioning from boxing to MMA (Meeting Tim Sylvia and Dana White in Maine)9:27- Dana White, the wild man11:17- Hiring Tim Sylvia as a security guard and forcing him to train14:53- Going to a UFC with Sylvia and meeting Pat Miletich15:29- Staying with Tim Sylvia and Tony "the Freak" Fryklund in Iowa, training at the Miletich Fighting Systems gym.19:56- Tim Sylvia shocking everyone to win UFC heavyweight title and work ethic22:44- Getting shot at and stabbed24:36- Legal trouble from working at a bar and death threats from various biker gangs 31:06- Getting on TUF 233:53- Heavyweights being easier than lower weight classes35:21- First MMA fight vs Christopher Rea, threatening to kill promoters39:57- Roger Brackett fight at Xtreme Fighting 5, threatening fans and security guards43:28- Threatening to kill Bruce Marshall and his family with a hammer51:32- Team Sityodang begging Mark DellaGrotte not to allow Marcus to train there53:56- Marcus Davis' brother1:01:06- Micro dosing1:02:09- 1st fight with Shaun Gay at ISCF1:03:22- HFC 2 fight vs Thiago Alves1:07:20- First submission loss to Nuri Shakir1:09:33- Renat Myzabekov fight in Combat Zone 101:11:09- Learning the ground game on his own1:12:12- Fighting Joe Stevenson in the first round of TUF1:13:54- Jorge Gurgel1:15:04- Friendships on TUF1:16:54- TUF finale fight vs Melvin Guillard1:18:57- Learning how to grapple1:22:17- Training with Rich Franklin in Cincinnati 1:23:46- Sport BJJ vs MMA BJJ1:25:49- Wild Bill's fight nights in Georgia1:27:22- Returning to the UFC to fight Forrest Petz1:30:57- Aikido in a Speedo, fight vs Shonie Carter1:32:26- Fight with Pete Spratt, improving ground game1:36:03- Tim Kennedy calling Marcus a "weirdo"1:39:10- Joe Silva1:41:16- Name change from "The Irish hand Grenade" to the "Celtic Warrior" for fight in Belfast, Northern Ireland for Jason Tan fight 1:45:51- Fight vs Jess Liaudin in Newcastle, England in octagon and airport1:49:04- Paul Taylor fight in London, England1:53:57- Dana White relationship 1:54:56- Matt Hughes and karma1:56:32- The Diaz brothers2:00:06- Mike and Miguel wrap up Subscribe 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 Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: [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#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MiguelIturrate #MikeDavis #MMAHistoSupport the show