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EPISODE · Apr 14, 2025 · 1H 57M

Sean Sherk Early Years

from MMA History Podcast · host MMA Detective Mike Davis, Joey Venti

Send a textEp 270 Sean Sherk Early Years Sean Sherk has one of the most unique journeys to becoming a UFC World Champion. His departure from the sport has always been somewhat of a mystery; in this interview we discuss his path to being called World Champion. It is a powerful listen Ep 270 Sean Sherk Early years 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 Lytes out intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction1:39 interview start 2:08 departure from fighting 4:43 wrestling career 10:22 Jiu Jitsu match with Chris Brennan 11:47 dealings with Brad Kohler 14:26 Travis Wiuff 16:13 Sean Sherk vs Roscoe Ostyn19:10 training with Greg Nelson 22:28 Frank Shamrock not in UFC hall of fame23:26 Midwest mma Championship tournament 25:26 Extreme Challenge 2828:08 Sean Sherk vs Karo Parisyan33:09 Sean Sherk vs Karo Parisyan rematch 34:09 fighting with a full time job37:14 wrestling in high school 39:17 choosing to persue fighting 40:41 chasing the highs in life 43:38 getting the call from the UFC 46:50 getting the nick name “Juggernaut”47:40 Sean Sherk vs Tiki Goshen48:47 Sean Sherk vs Manny Gamburyan52:04 training with Matt Hughes 52:34 choosing not to train at MFS 54:10 getting into street fights 55:49 Sean Sherk vs Marty Armendarez1:00:48 training ground and pound 1:04:03 training partner Tom Schmitz1:05:05 Clint Class 1:06:09 Damian Hertz 1:07:04 cancelled bout with Jutaro Nakao1:09:47 Sean Sherk vs Curtis Brigham1:11:07 Sean Sherk vs Kiuma Kunioku1:17:38 Sean Sherk vs Claudionor Da Silva Fontinelle1:22:25 getting back into the UFC 1:27:12 Sean Sherk vs Jutaro Nakao1:28:33 Sean Sherk vs Benji Radach1:32:53 Sean Sherk vs John Alexander1:34:50 overcoming adversity 1:35:56 Sean Sherk vs Matt Hughes 1:38:13 getting cut from the UFC 1:40:11 retiring from fighting 1:44:07 co owning training mask 1:46:40 life after fighting 1:52:06 interview wrap up 1:53:37 outro/ closing thoughts Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcastDiscord:https://discord.gg/s3mV6wyNgvSocials: 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 Lytle - Founder/Owner - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike Davis - MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Joey Venti - Assistant - @aj_ventitreTyson Green - Producer - @ty.green.weldingAndrew Mendoza - Timestamps - @ambidexstressAndy Campbell - Social Media Manager - @martial_mindset_Josh Campbell - ContributerJohn Perretti - Historical ContributerOutro 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

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