EPISODE · Dec 20, 2021 · 1H 56M
RIP STEPHAN BONNAR - UFC Career LAST INTERVIEW
from MMA History Podcast · host MMA Detective Mike Davis, Joey Venti
Send a textStephan Bonnar - The UFC Years - Epsiode 78 (Last Interview) / #ufc Stephan Bonnar fought Forrest Griffin in the Finals of The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 in a match that is credited with saving the sport at the Zuffa owned UFC.But how did Stephan Bonnar get to that historic spot in MMA history? Here, "The American Psycho" takes the DEEPDIVE with Chris Lytle and company to talk about his roots in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Thanks to Stephan, who will certainly be back on to talk about his career AFTER "TUF" as well - enjoy!0:00- Mike and Miguel Intro 2:36 Stephan Bonnar joins3:25 Trainer at Gold Coast gym6:54 SPIKETV pay8:35 UFC deception with winning "six figure contract"10:20 First fight post-Griffin, sharting on Sam Hoger 12:02 Mark DellaGrotte and Carlson Gracie in corner15:05 Fame and wealth not matching 16:26 "The American Psycho" name18:08 Fight vs James "the Sandman" Irvin, last fight with Carlson Gracie in corner23:33 First fight post Carlson Gracie vs Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine25:00 Training with Pat Barry and Andrei Arlovski26:28 Boxing vs UFC 28:17 Dana White wanting Bonnar to lose29:46 Making fighters take fights too frequently 32:20 Fight vs Rashad Evans, trying to use BJJ34:00 Stephan Bonnar vs the UFC40:22 Joe Silva42:26 Relationship with other fighters43:30 Fight vs Mike Nickels, both DellaGrotte and Rufus in corner45:35 Fight vs Eric Schafer, DellaGrotte cornering against Rufus47:55 Canceled fight vs Matt Hamill due to "Super Bowl of knee surgeries"50:27 First fight post knee surgery vs Jon "Bones" Jones54:31 Fight vs Mark "the Hammer" Coleman at UFC 10057:32 First fight vs Krzysztof Soszynski 1:02:47 New contract increments 1:05:46 Power of the matchmaker 1:08:02 Krzysztof Soszynski rematch 1:10:38 Brock Lesnar 1:11:14 Fight vs Igor Pokrajac, Steve Mazzagatti refereeing1:15:08 Josh Koscheck cabbage patch shirt public apology 1:16:02 Winding down, being pushed towards retirement 1:18:40 Anderson Silva fight in final UFC match in Rio de Janeiro Brazil1:23:48 Getting fired by the UFC1:24:25 Offer from Bellator to fight Tito Ortiz and getting blackballed1:26:10 Anderson Silva feeling tough 1:27:00 Bellator not giving him a job1:27:42 Justin McCully, Scott Coker, and Tito Ortiz 1:30:53 Jimmy Smith holding the microphone 1:32:34 Tito Ortiz screwing over Justin McCully and others1:33:05 Tito grabbing Stephan's shorts1:34:06 Training with Paul Herrera and Justin McCully 1:35:15 Real Water sponsorship almost killing Stephan1:40:19 Northstar combat1:41:20 Joshua Fabia and Diego Sanchez1:48:54 Mike and Miguel wrap up Also, don't forget to join our channel for more content - 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 - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052 Thanks for listening to Stephan Bonnar - The UFC Years - Epsiode 78 (Last Interview) / lytes out podcastFollow the #LOP team on Instagram: Chris - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike - @mikedavis632 Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#mma #Stephanbonnar #theultimatefighter #mmahistory #UFC #NHB #lytesoutpodcast #lytesout #mixedmartialarts #ChrisLytle #mmadetective #ufchistory #MikeDSupport the show
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Send a textStephan Bonnar - The UFC Years - Epsiode 78 (Last Interview) / #ufc Stephan Bonnar fought Forrest Griffin in the Finals of The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 in a match that is credited with saving the sport at the Zuffa owned UFC.But how did Stephan Bonnar get to that historic spot in MMA history? Here, "The American Psycho" takes the DEEPDIVE with Chris Lytle and company to talk about his roots in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Thanks to Stephan, who will certainly be back on to talk about his career AFTER "TUF" as well - enjoy!0:00- Mike and Miguel Intro 2:36 Stephan Bonnar joins3:25 Trainer at Gold Coast gym6:54 SPIKETV pay8:35 UFC deception with winning "six figure contract"10:20 First fight post-Griffin, sharting on Sam Hoger 12:02 Mark DellaGrotte and Carlson Gracie in corner15:05 Fame and wealth not matching 16:26 "The American Psycho" name18:08 Fight vs James "the Sandman" Irvin, last fight with Carlson Gracie in corner23:33 First fight post Carlson Gracie vs Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine25:00 Training with Pat Barry and Andrei Arlovski26:28 Boxing vs UFC 28:17 Dana White wanting Bonnar to lose29:46 Making fighters take fights too frequently 32:20 Fight vs Rashad Evans, trying to use BJJ34:00 Stephan Bonnar vs the UFC40:22 Joe Silva42:26 Relationship with other fighters43:30 Fight vs Mike Nickels, both DellaGrotte and Rufus in corner45:35 Fight vs Eric Schafer, DellaGrotte cornering against Rufus47:55 Canceled fight vs Matt Hamill due to "Super Bowl of knee surgeries"50:27 First fight post knee surgery vs Jon "Bones" Jones54:31 Fight vs Mark "the Hammer" Coleman at UFC 10057:32 First fight vs Krzysztof Soszynski 1:02:47 New contract increments 1:05:46 Power of the matchmaker 1:08:02 Krzysztof Soszynski rematch 1:10:38 Brock Lesnar 1:11:14 Fight vs Igor Pokrajac, Steve Mazzagatti refereeing1:15:08 Josh Koscheck cabbage patch shirt public apology 1:16:02 Winding down, being pushed towards retirement 1:18:40 Anderson Silva fight in final UFC match in Rio de Janeiro Brazil1:23:48 Getting fired by the UFC1:24:25 Offer from Bellator to fight Tito Ortiz and getting blackballed1:26:10 Anderson Silva feeling tough 1:27:00 Bellator not giving him a job1:27:42 Justin McCully, Scott Coker, and Tito Ortiz 1:30:53 Jimmy Smith holding the microphone 1:32:34 Tito Ortiz screwing over Justin McCully and others1:33:05 Tito grabbing Stephan's shorts1:34:06 Training with Paul Herrera and Justin McCully 1:35:15 Real Water sponsorship almost killing Stephan1:40:19 Northstar combat1:41:20 Joshua Fabia and Diego Sanchez1:48:54 Mike and Miguel wrap up Also, don't forget to join our channel for more content - 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 - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052 Thanks for listening to Stephan Bonnar - The UFC Years - Epsiode 78 (Last Interview) / lytes out podcastFollow the #LOP team on Instagram: Chris - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike - @mikedavis632 Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#mma #Stephanbonnar #theultimatefighter #mmahistory #UFC #NHB #lytesoutpodcast #lytesout #mixedmartialarts #ChrisLytle #mmadetective #ufchistory #MikeDSupport the show
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