Paul Buentello BEFORE the UFC
50 Fight Club Member Paul Buentello started his journey fighting for Steve Nelson in the very tough and rugged Amarillo Texas MMA scene.
Buentello dives into what it was like fighting absolute legends in Evan Tanner, Gan McGee and Bobby Hoffman prior to getting his opportunity within the UFC.
This is a feel good story featuring a guy that is hard not to like
0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:52 interview start
1:00 reffing fights
4:38 training taekwondo early on
5:48 training partner Cedric Marks
7:38 Ultimate Athlete 2 riot
9:36 guarding the pain inc booth
14:11 stiffed on payment for Kerry Schall fight
19:22 USWF 8 man tournament
24:56 Paul Buentello vs Dan Severn
28:43 competing in tough man contest
33:57 Lenard Garcia coming out of USWF
34:33 Paul Buentello vs Larry Parker
39:00 training with Sven Bean
40:36 Paul Buentello vs Todd Broadaway
42:40 Heath Herring current life
44:49 getting mistaken for Babalu
47:08 losing to a WWE wrestler
48:44 Paul Buentello vs Jimmy Westfall
51:50 forcing hands into smaller MMA gloves
53:36 Paul Buentello vs Bobby Hoffman
55:18 UFC current crowd compared to previous
57:58 self managing early career
59:09 driving 27 hours to IFC event with daughter
1:02:39 Paul Buentello vs Rocky Batastini
1:04:08 Paul Buentello vs Gan McGee
1:05:29 Paul Buentello vs Rico Rodriguez Wet & Wild
1:10:39 leaving to California to Train MMA
1:12:38 training with Cain Velazquez
1:13:25 Cameron Earle story
1:17:54 Paul Buentello vs Roger Neff
1:19:57 Paul Buentello vs Mike Kyle
1:23:48 KOTC contract
1:25:20 journey to get to the UFC
1:27:13 training for Gary Marshall
1:30:49 experience with Bob Cook
1:31:45 thoughts on Frank Shamrock
1:34:18 meeting Andy Anderson
1:39:48 training partners at AKA
1:42:22 cancelled bout with Forrest Griffin
1:42:57 Bobby Hoffman protected KOTC
1:45:29 Paul Buentello vs Andy Montana
1:46:21 Paul Buentello vs Lloyd Marshbanks
1:48:59 mentally not prepared for first UFC fight
1:50:32 getting into the UFC
1:52:27 relationship with Joe Silva
1:53:05 refusing to use PEDs
1:54:35 traveling the world to fight
1:57:01 paying dues to fight
1:58:58 Bob Cook gym stories
2:03:07 interview wrap up
2:06:37 outro/ closing thoughts
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