Stephan Bonnar - Before The UFC (Episode 70) / #ufc  

Stephan Bonnar fought Forrest Griffin in the Finals of The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 in a match that is credited with saving the sport at the Zuffa owned UFC.

But how did Stephan Bonnar get to that historic spot in MMA history? Here, "The American Psycho" takes the DEEPDIVE with Chris Lytle and company to talk about his roots in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Thanks to Stephan Bonnar, who will certainly be back on to talk about his career AFTER "TUF" as well - enjoy!

0:00  Introduction
2:58  Bonnar joins
3:42  Carlson Gracie
5:55  Ironheart Crown 4-Man Tournament 
9:20  Jeff Neal
11:35  Purdue 
13:45  Brian Ebersole Vs Stephan Bonnar 
17:20  Josh Kruger Vs Stephan Bonnar
22:15  Jay Massey Vs Stephan Bonnar
24:50  Frank Shamrock vs Stephen's brother
26:30  Chris Lytle joins 
28:35  Terry Martin Vs Stephan Bonnar
36:10  Roshkof the Bulgarian
38:15  Lyoto Machida Vs Stephan Bonnar
48:00  Post Jungle Fight in Rio
49:20  Brad Lynde Vs Stephan Bonnar
53:18  Wrestling background
57:00  Miguel Torres vs Ryan Ackerman
1:01:01  Bill Hill
1:02:40  Terry Martin talking from crowd
1:05:30  Bobby Southworth Ironheart fight moves to UFC
1:13:45 Jon Fitch and not fighting on TUF
1:16:30 Jason Thacker
1:18:10 Staph infection outbreak in house and Chris Leben
1:21:35 Mike Swick Vs Stephan Bonnar
1:24:30 Two months in house and TUF finale
1:28:25 Police presence during TUF fights
1:29:50 Forrest Griffin Vs Stephan Bonnar
1:37:00 Post-Griffin fight popularity and fame
1:41:15 Golden gloves and boxing
1:48:30 Phil Baroni 
1:50:35 Stephen vs Death Touch on Local television 
1:55:00 Contender series tryout
1:56:42 Mike and Miguel wrap up 


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