Ron Waterman Career Deep Dive

Send a textEp 302 Ron Waterman Career Deep Dive Ron Waterman stepped out of the classroom as a teacher and made his way into the cage to fight some of the world’s toughest men. Ron takes us through his journey that includes legendary manager Phyllis Lee, dealings with Math maker John Perretti and wrestling in the WWEPlease 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_Thumbnails Julio Macedo  @juliosemacentoInstagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qrSpotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8gApple Podcast MMA History PodcastYouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_JOutro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-powerMike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052 #MMA #UFC #NHB #MixedMartialArts #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #MMAPodcast #fightpodcast Thank You for your support0:00 MMA history podcast intro  0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:02 interview start 1:21 current life 1:50 training with Bas Rutten 2:54 beginnings in MMA 4:28 Bas Rutten invitational 14:47 experience with John Perretti6:49 Ron Waterman vs Daniel James7:46 Ron Waterman vs Joshua Jenkins9:02 Ron Waterman vs Matt Asher11:51 Ving Tran 13:16 going back to work after tournament 14:24 Went to UFC 19 to introduce himself16:11 manager Phyllis Lee 19:44 receiving black belt under Leo Sawyer 20:47 Nate Marquardt 25:23 getting the call for UFC 20 27:46 Ron waterman vs Chris Condo30:26 Ron Waterman vs Andre Roberts34:34 Ron Waterman vs Tim Lajcik39:17 pay for early UFC 39:32 receiving messages from Eddie Goldman40:16 Ron Waterman vs Satoshi Honma41:00 trained Shane Carwin for Brock Lesnar fight 44:20 refusing to sell soul in WWE 48:31 WWE occult imagery 49:49 using submissions in fights 50:58 training with Brendan Schaub52:19 Ron Waterman vs Valentijn Overeem55:00 experience with Jon Jones 55:41 relationship with Mark Coleman 57:14 Ron Waterman vs Jerry Vrbanovich59:09 Ron Waterman vs Jun Ishii1:00:47 experience with the Yakuza 1:01:41 Ron Waterman vs Mirco Crocop1:04:40 fighters greasing before fights 1:05:53 Japanese fighters struggling in the US 1:07:31 Ron Waterman vs Keigo Takamori1:10:13 never giving take down points 1:10:54 Ron Waterman vs Kevin Randleman1:14:15 Ron Waterman vs Tsyoshi Kosaka1:15:40 cancelled Pancrase event 1:16:20 Ron Waterman vs Rico Rodriguez1:19:11 injuries going into rematch with Rico Rodriguez1:21:51 Ron Waterman vs Roger Gracie1:24:54 Alternate for at a YAMMA pit fighting event 1:27:32 interview wrap up/final message 1:31:20 outro/closing thoughtsSupport the show