Fred Ettish is a Karate Black Belt who competed in UFC 2 which took place on March 11th 1994 at the Mammoth Gardens in Denver Colorado. Ettish mainly participated in point fighting tournaments and wanted to test himself so he decided to send a letter to UFC Founder Art Davie. Ettish was given a spot as an alternate and was brought into the tournament when Frank Hamaker broke his hand. Ettish would end up losing his fight against Johnny Rhodes and become a source of ridicule in both the MMA and Karate communities for his performance. In this episode we talk his experience at UFC 2. His approach to martial arts and struggles in life after UFC 2 as well as his thoughts on what we are seeing today in Combat Sports.
