Just a few short weeks ago, UFC and MMA fans finished watching another come from behind victory from "The Damage" Darren Elkins as he defeated Darrick Minner at the UFC on ESPN 27 event July 24th. Here, Elkins sat down with the #LytesOut crew for a career review, up to and including the Minner fight. Elkins has 2 fights left on his UFC contract and isn't ready to call it quits just yet, but the #LOP couldn't miss this chance to talk with the UFC's lifetime leader in wins from the "underdog" position. Get to know Darren Elkins, right here.
Interview Date - August 6th, 2021
CHAPTERS:
0:00:00 Start
0:03:13 Darren Elkins Joins Interview
0:04:20 MMA Beginnings
0:05:40 First Fight
0:06:42 Wrestling as a Kid
0:08:40 Keith Wisniewski as a Fighter
0:11:10 Jeremy Markham Fight
0:13:00 Shady Promoters
0:15:00 Justin Wisniewski DVT
0:18:52 Matt Joseph Fight
0:21:45 Developing a Fighter
0:23:45 Daniel Wanderlay Fight
0:27:45 Adam Beady Fight
0:28:34 Atsuhiro Tsuboi Fight
0:35:40 DeCarlo Johnson Fight
0:39:15 Ray Flores
0:42:10 Pat Curran Fight
0:50:00 Ted Worthington Fight
0:54:17 Learning from a loss
0:56:18 Gideon Ray Fight
0:58:10 Duane Ludwig UFC
1:06:07 Leaving Duneland Vale Tudo
1:09:29 Charles Oliveira UFC
1:12:00 Edson Barboza
1:13:12 Michihiro Omigawa UFC
1:15:05 Teamsters 597
1:16:15 Chad Mendes Fight
1:18:20 Joining Team Alpha Male
1:22:40 Coach Steve Colon
1:25:10 Mirsad Bektic UFC
1:33:54 Bektic Breaking Point
1:35:42 Street Fighting & Concussions
1:39:00 Concussions at Practice
1:42:20 Michael Johnson UFC
1:44:50 Justin Buchholz Split
1:46:50 Eduardo Garagorri UFC
1:48:07 Darrick Minner UFC
1:52:10 Future in Fighting
2:00:23 Wrap up
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