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Steve Nelson - MMA Pioneer Career DEEPDIVE
Back in the late 1990's Texas was a hotbed for "Shootfighting" and that was because of one man - MMA Pioneer Steve Nelson. An Oklahoma State wrestler, Nelson comes from a family of professional wrestlers and his USWF promotion operating out of Amrillo ws at one point a bigger attraction than the UFC. Though he went 0-2 against the legendary Ralph Gracie, Nelson was at the forefront of the Wrestling vs BJJ rivalry and he was a pioneer of the lower weight classes back when the UFC was basically a heavyweight show. Meet Steve Nelson - a humble, lifelong martial artist who should not be forgotten.
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Start in Combat Sports
2:07 Sambo Roots
3:33 Phyllis Lee
5:09 Evan Tanner In Japan
8:14 Fighting in Japan
9.38 Partying with Evan Tanner
10:32 Sambo NOT Catching On
12:53 Bigger than the UFC
16:25 Ron Tripp BEAT Rickson
21:10 Wrestling Sakuraba
26:10 United Shoot Wrestling Federation
28:10 Ethan Andrews World Combat Championship
31:00 Pre Nerves
32:50 Ralph Gracie
33:50 Erik Paulson Hair Pulling Fight
36:07 Arrested in Canada
40:20 Ralph Gracie - Extreme Fighting
42:48 Self Trained
44:48 Mexican Cartel & Texas
47:45 Choking Out a Sheriff
49:43 Japan Connection
53:29 Jutaro Nakao Pancrase
55:55 Steve Nelson is Cheap
56:22 Ralph Gracie Rematch $20k
1:01:00 Ralph Gracie Issues
1:02:57 John Peretti Strange Relationship
1:06:28 Evan Tanner Silva Semmy Schultz
1:08:24 Evan Tanner ADCC
1:09:40 Leon Dijke - Evan Tanner
1:11:40 Karl Gotch
1:14:50 Tough Pro Wrestlers
1:18:15 Closing USWF
1:23:48 USWF Japan Connection
1:26:15 Modern Combat Sports
1:30:00 Promoting Today
1:34:40 Chris Lytle Career Retrospect
1:39:14 Mark Schultz Wrestling
1:40:10 Miguel & MMA Detective Wrap Up
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