Ep 290 Kazja Kage Kombat & Conspiracy
When it comes to pioneers of the early No Holds Barred days, the name Kazja is associated with both progress and controversy.
Kazja gave us a look at what it was like to be on the front lines fighting the athletic commissions tooth and nail on every decision and how he was able to subvert their system.
Some of the sports biggest names attended and participated in his events and in this interview we remember what is considered the sports “Golden Era”
Ep 290 Kazja Kaged Kombat & Conspiracy
0:00 plugs/ promotions
0:42 MMA history podcast intro
1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
1:45 interview start
1:46 plugs/ promotions
4:17 introduction to submission fighting
8:04 first MMA event Kazja hosted
12:00 inspiration behind octagon cage
13:25 shoot fighter movie using cage
17:55 dealings with Joe Son
22:47 stick fighting tournament
23:58 Tapout similar logo to MatRat clothing
28:13 screwed on deal by Charles Mask Lewis
32:56 relationship with Punkass
34:30 relationship with Scrape
36:23 struggles hosting first event
43:43 Beau Hershberger
44:48 cops showing up after event
48:32 thoughts on cobra fighting championship
52:38 Hitman fight promotions
53:39 Ryan Chenoweth
55:55 LA times covering fight event
1:00:55 dealings with Joe Pardo
1:02:35 experience with Tracy Hess
1:04:39 Erica Montoya
1:10:58 thoughts on Ryan Greg
1:11:14 thoughts on Jeremy Williams
1:12:10 Karo Parisian early start
1:15:18 Harout Terzyan
1:16:54 Kanji Ishibashi
1:17:05 Toby Imada
1:17:52 Sean Loeffler
1:18:39 Rafiel Torre
1:19:15 Lodune Sincaid
1:19:56 Brian Peterson
1:20:06 Extreme Pancrase 1
1:23:53 fallout with Ryan Channel
1:25:22 Jeremy Jackson
1:27:09 Joe Moriera vs Joe Son
1:30:37 Shamrock 2000
1:32:09 Jason Maxwell
1:32:43 Toby Imada taking tough fights
1:34:54 Shannon Ritch
1:37:07 Mike Bitonio
1:38:17 backstage at WCC event
1:41:29 dealings with Armando Garcia
1:45:52 John Matua vs Tank Abbott
1:48:02 interview wrap up
1:50:31 outro/ closing thoughts
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