Ep 239 Extreme Fighting Batlecade 2 - Donald Zuckerman
Donald Zuckerman & John Perretti came together to create the Extreme Fighting Battlecade series; although they only had 4 events, what they put together can be described as the beginning of the sports “Modern Era”.
Donald Zuckerman and John Perretti discuss an event that had its participants arrested and international scrutiny of the sport as a whole.
This is a must listen for the hardcore history fans.
Ep 239 Extreme Fighting Batlecade 2 - Donald Zuckerman
0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:47 interview start
0:58 current life
1:29 plugs/ promotions
2:08 meeting John Perretti
4:21 Extreme fighting 1 forced to move locations
6:00 how Exteme fighting 1 came to be
16:10 John Perretti bringing in gloves and weight classes
20:33 issues holding Extreme fighting 2 in Canada
22:52 Mike Thomas
34:05 John Perretti dealing with fighters not showing up
38:47 hosting weigh ins 48 hours before event
41:28 Orlando Weit honeymoon trip during event
43:23 fighters not allowed to use bare fist at event
44:41 Ring announcer Scott Berlinger
46:33 feelings when first fight bell rang
47:29 fighters getting arrested at the hotel
50:30 struggles with the production crew during event
55:10 getting turned into the police
57:39 debuting the first 155 pound fight in MMA
59:16 negotiations with the Gracie’s
1:04:12 rumor of bribing Federico Lapenda
1:06:07 fighter pay
1:08:15 John Perretti explains the tournament format
1:09:09 belts not getting recognition
1:10:27 Executive producer Anthony Guccione
1:13:34 discovering Carlos Newton
1:14:22 Conan Silviera vs Carl Franks
1:17:24 acquiring Madison Square Garden
For event
1:17:52 creation of the Cage
1:20:21 not getting credit for modernizing MMA
1:25:31 interview wrap up/ outro
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