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BOB MEYROWITZ - 1st UFC Owner DEEPDIVE
In 2001, the Fertitta Brothers and Dana White took over the UFC. The company had started in 1993 under the direction of music executive Bob Meyrowitz before he sold to the Vegas based ZUFFA.
The Lytes Out Podcast caught up with Bob Meyrowitz for one of our patented DEEPDIVE interviews
He states it early on in the interview - the Fertitta's, Dana, the hosts of the podcast and every fan out there got to ENJOY the early days of the sport. Bob was fighting for the sport's life ALONE since day 1 and he did this for more than eight years. Thank you Bob, for the interview and for fighting the good fight against very powerful forces.
0:00 Podcast intro
0:19 Guest intro
2:50 Plugs and promos
3:27 Interview start 4:30 How UFC 1 came together
9:43 Big John McCarthy
12:15 The evolution of MMA
13:20 Art Jimmerson's deal
14:11 Bill "Superfoot" Wallace
14:46 Legal problems and pro-wrestling
16:44 Traditional Martial Arts' reaction
18:50 Dealing with critics and John McCain
24:29 UFC 2 sixteen-man tournament
25:53 Throwing in the towel
26:42 Safety issues
27:45 Rorion Gracie
28:48 Promoting stars and
Tank Abbott
30:08 Rickson Gracie
33:13 Joe Son and Kimo
34:37 Groin strikes and real fighting
36:19 The Gracies and Kimo's entourage
37:35 Talking the talk and walking the walk
39:12 UFC 5 and potential fake fights
42:56 Competition and star talent
45:32 Ken Shamrock and the
UFC fans
49:00 Dealing with Tank
Abbott
51:24 UFC 8 brawl
54:38 New York legal issues
59:22 UFC 12 switch to Dothan, Alabama
1:06:29 UFC 7 pay-per-view issue
1:08:30 UFC 13 post-event altercation
1:10:23 Mark Coleman vs Mo
Smith, Pete Williams
1:13:54 John Perretti and Joe
Silva
1:17:18 Ultimate Japan
1:21:26 UFC 24 Kevin
Randleman incident
1:23:35 Political pressure and
Johh McCain
1:27:43 NSAC and the UFC
shakedown
1:33:00 Dana White
1:34:45 Andy Anderson
1:38:05 Bob's split with Rorion Gracie and Art Davie
1:39:43 Interview wrap up
1:41:52 Closing thoughts
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