OLEG TAKTAROV, Career #DEEPDIVE

Send a textOleg Taktarov Career DEEPDIVE - Episode 3 / #ufc Chris Lytle and his Lytes Out team are off on another "deep dive" interview. NHB and UFC legend Oleg Taktarov joins us to talk about his storied career and fight history in general.Oleg Taktarov made his UFC debut at UFC 5, and he is the UFC 6 tournament winner.Oleg Taktarov was on vacation in Mexico when he joined us, and he gives everyone a taste of both his fun side and his serious side.  Hats off to the original "Russian Bear."We are where we are happiest, at the Old School! Enjoy.Podcast timings -0:00 Introduction1:21 Oleg remembers pre-UFC fights, Fighting circus tent, White Dragon.05:40 Maxim Tarasov,  Russian Army, being “Iron Gladiator” champion14:50 Arriving in USA, Rorion Gracie, Buddy Alvin and old school PEDs20:50 Talks first Dan Severn fight, UFC 523:00 Prep for UFC 6, Supposed to fight Pat Smith, Talking Tank Abbott31:31 Remembering Marco Ruas, UFC Ultimate Ultimate, Brazil re-match38:01 Fighting Renzo Gracie, MARS Promotion, Sean Alvarez46:01 The WFF, Chuck Kim fight, Opinion on Gokor versus Maeda49:00 PRIDE FC, Post Brazil Party1:02:00 Layoff, Fighting Dolph Lundgren, Bodog, Yamma1:04:00 Helicopter crash, stranded in Namibia, Crocodiles and Thirst1:11:40 Rickson Gracie, Igor Zhinoviev, Jeffrey Epstein1:17:01 KGB, Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finkelstein, Aleksandr Emelianenko1:21:28  Being an old school fighter. Sport today, hunger. Signing off.Please follow our channels on Follow the MMA History Team on Instagram: MMA Detective Mike Davis @mikedavis632 Co Host Joey Venti @aj_ventitreRecords Keeper-  Andrew Mendoza @ambidexstressSocial Media Manager Andy Campbell  @martial_mindset_Support the show