Paul Jones Career Deep Dive

Send a textEp 247 Paul Jones Career Deep Dive Paul Jones started his career in Steve Nelson’s United Shoot Wrestling Federation. Heath Herring, Evan Tanner and Ali Elias are a few of the names that he worked out with on his way to fighting in the UFC. Paul’s career has some of the most stringent MMA experts debating exactly how good he was.; an alternate Olympic wrestler and a world champion Sambo player it comes with no surprise that he has dominant wins over Erik Paulson, Heath Herring and  Sanae Kikuta. Paul Jones life, career and mindset are all on display with this interview. Ep 247 Paul Jones Career Deep Dive 0:00 Lytes out intro0:19 guest introduction0:32 interview start 0:34 overall fight record 1:01 fighting Heath Herring in tournament finals4:47 Early beginnings in MMA 6:42 Boys Ranch Texas high school11:45 Paul Jones vs Steve Faulkner “canceled bout” 14:55 Dealings with John Perretti 16:12 transitioning to full time fighter 17:38 Paul Jones vs Jeff Zastro 20:14 Paul Jones vs Erik Paulson22:25 getting invited to compete on TUF 424:17 expectations going into Erik Paulson fight 26:58 experience with Evan Tanner 28:32 leg lock defense during Erik Paulson fight 30:04 training with Ali Elias31:56 avoiding injuries during fight career 32:41 Paul Jones vs Erik Paulson in Japan 34:23 Paul Jones vs Juan Mott 35:49 USWF outdrawing the UFC 37:58 going on the Jerry Springer show 39:15 Paul Jones vs Sanae Kikuta42:22 Phyllis Lee 42:44 Paul Jones vs Larry Parker43:09 Paul Jones vs Flavio Luiz Moura46:21 Paul Jones vs Chuck Lidell50:26 being accepted as a fighter by friends and family 52:07 career highlights 53:53 favorite career moment 55:29 finishing off fight career 57:51 regrets during fight career 1:00:14 current life 1:02:32 first and last time drinking Alcohol1:07:15 Igor Zinoviev 1:08:19 scouting talent at the boys ranch 1:10:28 Coach Craig Kimberland arrested for murder 1:12:13 Andy Anderson 1:12:49 interview wrap up 1:13:05 outro/ final thoughts Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@LytesOutClipsSocials: Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027449255187255/?mibextid=oMANbwInstagram - 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_ventitreTyson - Producer - @ty.green.weldingAndrew - Timestamps - @ambidexstressAndy - Social Media Manager - @martial_mindset_Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast #FightPodcastSupport the show