Oleg Taktarov Career DEEPDIVE - Episode 3 / #ufc
Chris Lytle and his Lytes Out team are off on another "deep dive" interview. NHB and UFC legend Oleg Taktarov joins us to talk about his storied career and fight history in general.
Oleg Taktarov made his UFC debut at UFC 5, and he is the UFC 6 tournament winner.
Oleg Taktarov was on vacation in Mexico when he joined us, and he gives everyone a taste of both his fun side and his serious side. Hats off to the original "Russian Bear."
We are where we are happiest, at the Old School! Enjoy.
Podcast timings -
0:00 Introduction
1:21 Oleg remembers pre-UFC fights, Fighting circus tent, White Dragon.
05:40 Maxim Tarasov, Russian Army, being “Iron Gladiator” champion
14:50 Arriving in USA, Rorion Gracie, Buddy Alvin and old school PEDs
20:50 Talks first Dan Severn fight, UFC 5
23:00 Prep for UFC 6, Supposed to fight Pat Smith, Talking Tank Abbott
31:31 Remembering Marco Ruas, UFC Ultimate Ultimate, Brazil re-match
38:01 Fighting Renzo Gracie, MARS Promotion, Sean Alvarez
46:01 The WFF, Chuck Kim fight, Opinion on Gokor versus Maeda
49:00 PRIDE FC, Post Brazil Party
1:02:00 Layoff, Fighting Dolph Lundgren, Bodog, Yamma
1:04:00 Helicopter crash, stranded in Namibia, Crocodiles and Thirst
1:11:40 Rickson Gracie, Igor Zhinoviev, Jeffrey Epstein
1:17:01 KGB, Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finkelstein, Aleksandr Emelianenko
1:21:28 Being an old school fighter. Sport today, hunger. Signing off.
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