Art Davie UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 192
UFC founder Art Davie weighs in on UFC 1 October and the road to Nov 11 1993.
Art Davie gives is a candid behind the scenes look at all of the moving parts of the first UFC.
UFC October started with Ken Shamrock and is ending with Art Davie.
0:00 Lytes Out Intro
0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
1:15 interview start
1:29 Art Davie’s book “Is this legal?”/ Sean Wheelock helping with the book
5:34 Sean Wheelock work ethic/ involvement with combat sports
6:35 Art Davie recalls Chris Lytle’s fighting career
8:47 Art Davie tells story meeting Rorion Gracie
11:31 creating a tournament with no rules/ finding a state with no athletic commission
14:03 Zane Frazier throwing Frank dux over the table story
16:29 why Rickson Gracie was not in UFC 1
18:24 video tape of Rickson Gracie wrestling Mark Schultz
19:34 Dan Severn helping recruit wrestlers for UFC
20:34 issues betweenGene LeBell and Rorion Gracie
21:41 Ernesto Hoost/ meeting Gerard Gordeau
24:32 First time talking to Ken Shamrock about UFC 1
26:27 Ken Shamrock not believing Royce Gracie was a good fighter
28:03 Gracie’s filming the fighters for the pre fight workout
29:10 Art Jimmerson wanting to pull out of UFC 1
30:16 how Art Davie found Teila Tuli
31:16 Gerard Gordeau smoking between fights
32:44 problems at the fighter meeting with Rorion Gracie
34:49 Helio Vigio story
37:24 Big John McCarthy making the unified rules for the UFC
38:08 not giving out fines to fighters at UFC 9
38:56 Frank Hamaker story
40:18 UFC 2 being more brutal than UFC 1
43:06 Kimo Leopoldo wanting jiu jitsu lessons from the Gracie’s
44:24 Art Davie tells Kimo Leopoldo cross story
47:16 hesitation to have Ron van Clief fight in UFC 4
48:12 Rickson Gracie wanting $1 million to fight in UFC 6/ Rorion Gracie not wanting to sell the UFC
50:51 getting hired as UFC commissioner by Bob Meyrowitz
51:22 wrestlers taking over the UFC
51:54 fighters being afraid of Mark Coleman
52:50 matching up Maurice Smith against Mark Coleman
54:18 Ken Shamrock turning down $60,000 to fight Harold Howard
54:43 problems with Vitor Belfort and Mark Coleman
55:32 Big John McCarthy issues with Mark Coleman fence grabbing during fight
56:41 Pete Williams head kick to Mark Coleman with shoes on
58:56 fighters having to adapt to the new rules
1:00:32 Art Davie deciding to sell the UFC after UFC 5
1:01:13 Andy Anderson getting locked up for 35 years
1:03:08 why Art Davie preferred no holds barred/ boxer head injuries
1:06:08 Chris Lytle and Art Davie talk difference between glove and bare knuckle
1:07:01 relationship with Tank Abbott / Pat smith elevator attack
1:10:35 Igor Vovchanchyn no showing UFC event rumor
1:11:00 meeting Julian Sanchez
1:11:39 Art Davie recalls IFC event
1:12:48 trying to find new locations UFC
1:13:55 the Gracie’s looking for Gerard Gordeau after bitting Royce Gracie’s ear
1:17:39 relationship with charlie Anzalone
1:18:43 Fang Maturi
1:19:28 relationship with Rorion Gracie
1:21:21 interview wrap up
1:21:54 closing thoughts
Want to help the show??? Leave a comment or a review
Art Davie UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 191
Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/@LytesOutClips
Socials:
Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/
iTunes -
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809
Spotify -
https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQS