The #LytesOut Podcast sat down with Spencer Fisher for a traditional #DEEPDIVE.
Few fighters have earned the title "crowd pleaser" like Fisher did during his decade long career. Since his retirement, Spencer's name also comes up from time to time around the subject of PTSD and head trauma.
We are happy to say we found Spencer looking good and ready to talk fights! We appreciate Spencer's honesty when it comes down to the subject of head trauma, and we think some of what he has to say should be a wake up call to the sport. Listen in to a warrior who left a little something in the octagon for all-time....
0:00 Podcast intro
0:19 Guest intro, interview start 2:30 Spencer Fisher vs Mark
Despacio
5:01 Early unrecorded fights
7:21 Spencer Fisher vs Ryan
Heckert at VFC 2
8:17 Moved to lowa to train with Miletich
9:44 Began career as a heavyweight
10:42 Won VFC 3 eight-man tournament:
Dave Gries, Tim Palmer,
Adam Copenhaver
11:42 First time cutting weight
12:31 Monte Cox's Tuesday Night Fights
14:32 Spencer Fisher vs Josh
Neer at VFC 7
16:07 Josh Neer joins MFS
gym
16:40 Jeremy Stephens
17:17 Training at Miletich
Fighting Systems
19:06 High turnover rate at
MFS
19:29 Experiences with
"Lightning" Lee Murray
20:54 The Tito vs Lee Murray incident
23:11 Spencer Fisher vs Daryl
Guthmiller at ICC 2
26:14 Thoughts on Jason Black
27:48 Spencer Fisher vs Carlo
Prater at FFC 9
29:21 "Big Poppa" Schnake
29:58 Spencer Fisher vs Kyle
Watson at CFC 2
31:51 Thoughts on Matt Pena
34:40 First UFC fight: Spencer
Fisher vs Thiago Alves
38:36 Spencer Fisher vs Aaron
Riley
40:15 Spencer Fisher vs Sam
Stout I
43:35 Dana White and managers
45:07 Jeff Curran and Bart
Palaszewski
45:56 Cecil Peoples and judging
47:08 Spencer Fisher vs Matt
Wiman
49:20 Spencer Fisher vs Dan
Lauzon
50:53 Fight Bonuses
52:16 Manager percentage
54:08 Spencer Fisher vs
Hermes Franca
56:23 Hitting cardio wall
57:21 First CTE symptoms
58:36 Hard sparring vs smart sparring
1:02:30 CTE: don't ask, don't tell
1:05:17 Spencer Fisher vs Sam
Stout 2
1:13:28 Independent contractor vs employee
1:14:50 Spencer Fisher vs
Jeremy Stephans
1:17:20 Spencer Fisher vs Joe
Stevenson
1:18:06 Working with Jeff
Joslin
1:19:13 Spencer Fisher vs Curt
Warburton
1:19:53 Mickey Dubberly as manager
1:20:48 Deadbeat sponsor
1:22:41 When Jeremy Horn left
MFS
1:25:30 The Gracie Challenge
1:28:51 Stabbed while
Bouncing
1:31:15 Tim Sylvia
1:32:58 Mark Hanssen and Pat
Miletich
1:33:56 CTE symptoms and treatments
1:39:22 UFC Hof potential
1:42:10 Interview wrap up
Thanks to Emily and the rest of the Fisher family as well.
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