Rich Chou Match Maker Deep Dive

Send a textRich Chou Deep Dive Ep 199Rich Chou cut his teeth in MMA with the Hawaiian promotion Rumble on the Rock. Quickly establishing himself as a match maker, he also worked for EliteXC, StrikeForce and Bellator. Rich Chou currently works for Alta and recently purchased MixedMartialArts.com and its “Underground Forum” message board. Rich Chou Deep Dive Ep 199 0:00 Lytes out intro0:19 guest introduction0:37 interview start 0:41 early beginnings in bjj1:41 doing business with Enson Inoue3:36 getting “Purebred”on the ultimate fighter5:47 selling clothing at ADCC7:22 getting a phone call from Dana White9:36 meeting JD Penn12:11 becoming a matchmaker/ promoter 14:41 BJ Penn leaving the UFC 16:13 Contract issues with the UFC18:23 getting a call from EliteXC 20:09 conflict with TJ Thompson 24:08 the vision for EliteXC25:40 KJ Noons vs Yves Edwards29:56 Nate Diaz brawl 31:00 Ken Shamrock cut prior to Kimbo slice fight 35:01 opinion on the Ken Shamrock cut36:12 realizing it was the end of EliteXC 38:29 Signing Kimbo Slice to EliteXC41:44 Nick Diaz Boxing Clause in contract 42:51 criticism for bringing in fighters44:28 Experience with Bob Cook46:19 Rumble on the Rock 849:17 Cabbage vs Butterbean 52:24 special rules for the fight57:05  Bj Penn vs Ralph Gracie cancelled 1:00:02 attendance for Bj Penn vs Renzo Gracie1:02:50 mixedmartialarts.com1:04:36 growing the MMA community1:07:46 fight finder 1:12:59 learning about fighters on fight finder 1:14:43 censorship/ freedom of speech1:17:02 trainalta.com/ 20 week camp1:21:32 fights that didn’t come to fruition1:24:32 Fedor Emelianenko’s management 1:25:27 Strikeforce never being hosted in Russia 1:27:30 promotions/ plugs 1:28:22 Ken shamrock vs Kimbo Slice being relocated 1:30:22 sneak peak of Underground Forum1:32:19 BKFC/ Dave Feldman 1:35:11 interview wrap up/ outro 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/reels/ 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 - @ambidexstressOutro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FightPodcast #FightTalk #DEEPDIVE #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast #FightPodcastSupport the show