Veteran slugger Rich Crunkilton sat with the LytesOut crew to talk about his career in MMA and in the UFC. Crunkilton continues to operate at the sport's highest level as a trainer. A great listen!
0:00 Podcast intro
O:19 Guest intro, Interview start 1:07 Rich's martial arts background
2:20 First fight and the Jamie
Levine experience
8:34 Charles "Krazy Horse"
Bennett
9:17 Linking up with Crazy Bob
Cook and AKA
11:17 Meeting Frank Shamrock
12:52 Rich Crunkilton vs Scott
Johnson at WVF
14:36 The mysterious "Rival, Inc."
16:05 Rich Crunkilton vs Zviad
Abuseridze at WEF
17:26 Staying with AKA, leaving
Jamie Levine
18:25 Rich Crunkilton vs Eric
Hibler
19:55 Ultimate Athlete 2: The Gathering
21:36 Rich Crunkilton vs Bao
Quach at UA 2
25:29 Rich Crunkilton vs Cruz
Gomez at WEC 3
27:52 Rich Crunkilton vs
Luciano Oliveira at WEC 4
29:47 Relationship with Crazy
Bob Cook
31:27 Frank Shamrock and
Josh Thomson
34:13 Meeting Trevor Prangley
35:08 Rich Crunkilton vs Víctor
Estrada at WEC 5
39:26 UFC opportunity
40:35 Hard sparring at AKA
42:03 Rich Crunkilton vs
Hermes França at UFC 42
46:21 Grappling match with
Gerald Strebendt
50:35 Thoughts on Eddie Bravo
51:56 Rich Crunkilton vs Paul
Jenkins at WEC 15
54:54 Rich Crunkilton vs
James Martinez at FF
55:50 Rich Crunkilton vs Nick
Ertl at WEC 18
56:15 WEC contract versus
UFC contract
56:58 Travel between Florida and California
57:50 Wins over Adam Lynn and Mike Joy
59:47 Training with Hermes
Franca
1:01:47 Training with Matt
Lindland
1:02:41 Ricardo "Chita" Barros
1:03:32 Rich Crunkilton vs Rob
McCullough at WEC 30
1:05:32 Rich Crunkilton vs
Sergio Gomez at WEC 33
1:08:10 Serious foot injury
1:09:48 Rich Crunkilton vs
Dave Jansen at WEC 43
1:10:47 Cut by WEC
1:11:44 Russian connection
1:12:57 Experience with Cain
Velasquez at AKA
1:14:33 Mike Kyle
1:15:04 Training in Russia
1:16:10 Experience with Josh
Koscheck at AKA
1:17:07 Phil Baroni
1:18:57 Life after retirement
1:20:07 Rich Crunkilton vs
Akhmet Aliev at BoM 14
1:22:59 Interview wrap up
1:23:00 Closing thoughts
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