The Todd Atkins Show

Francisco Bueno, like many of my guests, is one of the original pioneers of the early MMA era. He is also one of the few Coral Belts in Jiu-jitsu on the planet. His pupil Carlos Mota Tizil is a Championship Contender in the LFA promotion. He lost a title fight in the last LFA event against Charles Johnson in an early Fight of the Year Candidate. Johnson is likely to move on to the UFC as a result. In the fight both fighters had combined for over 600 strikes through 4 rounds. Johnson went on to stop Carlos in the final round. In this episode we talk about the fight, the feeling of coming a big loss and how to battle those feelings.. Francisco talks about how he believes Carlos will be a UFC Champion and how this fight with take him to another level. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Dave Fretz is a photographer and graphic designer in the MMA community that has been doing amazing work for a number of promotions. In this interview we talk about his inspiring story which led him to leave his regular job during the pandemic and turn his MMA passion into a full-time paying career. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Dylan Smith is the Promoter of the new Martial Combat League event which is holding shows in and around the Oklahoma City Area. He is also the owner of Shah Mat Jiu-jitsu in Enid Oklahoma and a Black Belt in Jiu-jitsu under Piet Wilhelm. In this episode we focused on his new promotion and what he thought of getting into this arena after fighting and opening a gym of his own. This interview was done a week prior to his last event which took place on February 12th. So this discussion is all pre-event in nature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Lydia Des Dolles is an MMA journalist from Ireland that is currently based out of the UK. She is the founder of Fight Connect TV, host of the First Exchange Podcast, Media Director for Empire Fight Store as well as Public Relations and Communications for One Empire Management. In this episode we talked about her origins in covering MMA, her memories of being in Ireland during Conor McGregor's UFC title run and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Scott Bessac was Ken Shamrock's first student and fighter on the infamous Lion's Den Fight Team of the early UFC's. He would go on to fight multiple times in both Pancrase and the UFC. In this interview we talk about his memories of the brutal training sessions that the Lion's Den was known for, his memories of Ken and Frank Shamrock as well as how Ken changed once he became famous. This is a look behind both the good and bad that came with training inside the Lion's Den. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Tony Jackson is a rising fighter out of Greensboro, North Carolina. I was originally introduced to him through an interview I did with his manager Daryl Hatchett.  In this interview we discuss Tony's foundations of technique as a fighter and his plans for the future in turning professional. We also discuss his thoughts on the upcoming Kickboxing Superfight between Tenshin Nasukawa and Takeru Segawa in June.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

UFC Creator Art Davie and UFC II Fighter Robert Lucarelli join the show to discuss stories from the early UFC days. Art Davie shares some of his experiences from starting the early UFC events and Robert Lucarelli talks about his experiences leading up to UFC II and his fight with Orlando Wiet. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Enson Inoue of PRIDE FC fame returns with Bob Ostovich to discuss the #OPENUPHAWAIIMMA movement. For the past two years no Mixed Martial Arts events have been allowed to take place on any of the Hawaii islands. Concerts and jiujitsu tournaments are already being allowed to happen but MMA promoters are unable to get a permit from the state. In this episode we discuss some of our thoughts on why this is happening and Bob Ostovich talks about his thoughts for the future with his Trinity Sports Combat promotion. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Sidney Rosa is undefeated professional boxer from Portugal that is current based of Berlin Germany. He has trained in multiple countries along the way and was a sparring partner for Jose Aldo at Nova Uniao. In this episode we discuss his boxing background, training in Germany and memories of being a sparring partner of Jose Aldo. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Bobby Southworth was born in Madison, Wisconsin and was adopted when he was six weeks old. Southworth has three sisters. He grew up in Santa Cruz, California playing football and basketball, surfing and doing track. After graduating from Soquel High School, Bobby continued to Cabrillo College and yet UC Davis, playing basketball in all of them. His initial interest towards martial arts sparked after seeing Royce Gracie at UFC 1 and UFC 2. While Bobby was looking for a sport to stay fit, his friend invited him to a jiu-jitsu class in a nearby gym. Instantly hooked to the discipline, Bobby soon joined Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu academy before moving on to Gracie Systems which was formed after Cesar's cousin Ralph Gracie moved stateside. Subsequently, Ralph opened his own academy in Mountain View, California where Bobby continued teaching and training jiu-jitsu. Bobby grew interested to take a no holds barred bout which was disapproved by Ralph, leading to Bobby's departure from the academy. Subsequently Bobby joined American Kickboxing Academy which at the time had no proper Brazilian jiu-jitsu program, so he took the responsibility of teaching the discipline. Bobby co-founded the American Kickboxing Academy Sunnyvale in 2008. In 2015, Southworth began coaching at UFC Gym Hollow Brook in San Antonio, Texas until it closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Southworth has a 10-6 record in Mixed Martial Arts and was an original cast member in Season 1 of the The Ultimate Fighter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

I was first came across some of Pequeno's fights while I was living on Oahu. A lot of us that were into the MMA scene there had exposure to Shooto because they having professional Shooto fights in T Jay Thompson's Superbrawl event.  There was also a Japanese video store there that rented out VHS tapes of the latest Shooto events and we would take turns renting them.  Pequeno became one of Shooto's early Champions and also one of their most dominant.  He became known for his devastating guillotine chokes that were thought be secret techniques that only Luta Livre guys knew.  Obviously we talk about these techniques in this interview. We also talked about his importance in Shooto, the pressure to fight injured and Pequeno's thoughts on the later parts of his career. We also discussed his thoughts on fighting a young Jose Aldo in WEC and what he thinks of Aldo's long term success in the sport. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Brian McGrath was born and raised in the Rocky Mountains of Western Montana. As a former high school wrestler and Tae Kwon Do practitioner with an interest in Japanese culture, he decided to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance along with a minor in Japanese at the University of Montana. While working on his degree, he competed in Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Natural Bodybuilding, and Mixed Martial Arts. He completed a study abroad program at Toyo University, during which time he trained with the boxing and kickboxing teams. After graduating he found his way back to Japan as an English Teacher on the Japanese Exchange Program. In what would prove to be a life changing encounter, He was soon introduced to Akira Matsui, owner and head coach of Jyoshu Matsui Gym (上州松井ジム). As a friend and mentor, he Brian to build his career and professional Kickboxer in Japan. He is currently competing as a professional Kickboxer and working as Head Combat Coach at Club 360 in Tokyo, Japan. In this episode we discuss Brian's origins in Martial Arts, his experiences in Japan and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Elvin Lozada is a young amateur MMA fighter and kickboxer from Puerto Rico. In this episode he talks about the growing MMA scene in Puerto Rico, his training and fighting in Miami and more. Thamires Vieira joins me to conduct the interview as well. Featuring a brief cameo from Enson Inoue. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Ivan Robinson was introduced to the boxing world on HBO's Boxing After Dark series in 1998. He was part of an incredible war with Arturo Gatti on August 22nd of that year. The fight would be voted as Ring Magazine's Fight of the Year for 1998. Ivan also fought legends such as Julio Cesar Chavez and Oscar Delahoya in the Olympics. In the interview we discuss the development of his high volume style, his training with Pernell Whitaker, the two fights with Arturo Gatti and much more over almost two hours.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Thamires Vieria is a long-time follower of my content. Recently I asked if she could help me work on some projects with Brazilian fighters, promoters and journalists. Luckily for me she was willing to help out. In this episode Thamires talks about learning martial arts from a young age through her Father and what is was like growing up around the sport in Brazil during her life. In future episodes you will be hearing more from her both on my show and others. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

HONOLULU, Hawaii (Hawaii News Now) - It sounds like the plot of a crime drama: An organized crime boss orders a hit on a man in order to get revenge for the death of his son. But federal prosecutors investigating Mike Miske, the alleged leader of what they describe as a sprawling criminal enterprise, say that's exactly what happened. And Lindsey Kinney says he was caught in the middle of it. Kinney says in 2016, he was offered $50,000 to kill a young man named Johnathan Fraser but he turned it down. Kinney said that decision — to deny Miske's request — put his own life in danger. In 2017, he said, Norman L. Akau III told him Mike Miske wanted to fight him near Kualoa Ranch on Oahu. But when Kinney showed up, he narrowly escaped gunfire. Months after Kinney said he turned down Miske's request to kill Fraser, the 21-year-old vanished. Fraser was the sole survivor of a Kaneohe car crash the year before, in which Miske's son, Caleb, died. Kinney said after the crash, Miske started plotting Fraser's murder. In this episode we discuss the events above, Lindsey's dedication to God and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

I first saw Gilbert Yvel in the RINGS Holland and Japan events. He was one of the most devastating and feared strikers in the world. Gilbert went on to become the RINGS Japan Champion. From there he moved on to the PRIDE GP and later the UFC. In this episode we talk about the early years and what he's doing now in Holland. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support

Rudyard Moncayo is a Veteran of the early "No Holds Barred" days of Mixed Martial Arts as we know it today. He competed in both the UFC and John Perretti's Extreme Fighting promotion. In this episode we discuss Woodley vs Paul, Delahoya vs Belfort, Rudyard's long battle with Covid and why we both feel John Perretti is the real Godfather of Mixed Martial Arts. Please support my content using the link below https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Marcelo Tigre was one of the combatants in the biggest MMA fight in Hawaii history along with Egan Inoue. This fight took place in June of 1999 at the Neal Blaisdell Center on Oahu. This fight was the culmination of a rivalry that was built on the back of the Pan Am riot between Grappling Unlimited and Relson Gracie. In this episode we talk about that rivalry and how Marcelo ended being the one to take part on the Relson side. We also talk about his gym on Oahu which he ran for 5 years and his institute in Brazil which is helping to provide for the less fortunate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Eddy Rolon is a long time practitioner of the Martial Arts with extensive experience in both amateur and professional Mixed Martial Arts. In this interview we discuss what it was like coming up in the early years of the sport, the differences in training and the small community within the sport at that time. Eddy shares a number of his experiences training with the likes of Pat Miletich, Randy Couture, Mark Kerr and others. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

In this episode we break down what happened in the the 3 main fights of UFC 263. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

I first heard of Eddy Millis when I saw his fighters competing in some of the early Superbrawl events on Oahu. When it comes to fight teams the Shark Tank was one of the very first to pop up. Eddy's team featured guys like Victor Hunsaker, Brian Warren, Jose Lopez, Tony Covington, John Allesio and Jay Martinez to name a few. In this interview we talk about his origins in Martial Arts, the creation of the Shark Tank, his appearance in the documentary "Fighting in Plain Sight" and his passion for day trading. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Cruz Gomez started his "formal" training Feb. 11th of '98. Under the tutelage of Chuck Liddell and Scott Adams, Cruz began his fight career in Aug. of '99. After only 1.5 years of Jiu-Jitsu, Cruz became the grappling instructor of SLO Kickboxing in San Luis Obispo, CA, and was its owner from 2011-2015, where it was known as The PIT SLO. Cruz has had 31 pro fights throughout his career and has since retired and is now only coaching and training. After moving to Boise in 2016 Cruz reopened the gym as The PIT Idaho. He is a 4th Degree Hawaiian Kempo Black Belt under John Hackleman and Chuck Liddell. Cruz is also a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Luigi Mondelli of Kore Jiu-Jitsu and American Top Team. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Miguel Iturrate has been involved in MMA since 1997, and he has been a follower of the sport for much longer. He has served primarily as a matchmaker, licensed in New Jersey, Florida, Massachusetts, Vancouver BC, and California. Iturrate has matchmade for global events in Asia, Europe, South America, North America and the Middle East. He has also contributed to the growth of MMA by serving as a counselor to the competitors. Many of the top MMA athletes in the world today have expressed thanks to him for guidance provided early in their careers. Iturrate has been a Matchmaker for over 100 Mixed Martial Arts events including Euphoria, MFC, FightForce, AFC (Florida), HOOKnSHOOT and BodogFIGHT --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Rudyard Moncayo is a Veteran of UFC 6 and John Perretti's Battlecade presents Extreme Fighting events. In this episode we talk about his fight with Pat Smith in UFC 6, his memories of fighting for John Perretti, being a stuntman in Hollywood and his interest in the new Triller Boxing Events featuring Jake Paul. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Derek Meyer Galanis is currently under house arrest after being in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was born into the Galanis Crime Family, never having a normal life or a real job besides learning and teaching martial arts. When he was released from federal custody, his dream was to start a Combat Sports non-profit so that kids can experience the positive benefits of martial arts like he has. In this episode we talk about his life of crime, his introduction to Martial Arts and how it has impacted his life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Brian Johnston is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competed throughout the mid 1990s, most notably in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and New Japan Pro Wrestling. His effective mix of precision striking and ground fighting would help set the standard for what are now common traits in modern-day fighting styles. Johnston holds a black belt in Judo and was a former Golden Gloves champion. He fought many MMA legends in their prime such as Don Frye, Mark Coleman and Ken Shamrock. Brian suffered a massive stroke in August 2001 while in Japan prior to a fight, at 32 years of age and only 3 weeks before his wedding. In this episode we discuss his beginnings in Martial Arts, his thoughts on facing a number of legends of MMA and what he thinks about the sport we are seeing today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Remco Pardoel is a retired Dutch Mixed Martial Artist who competed in the Heavyweight Division. He has fought in promotions such as the UFC, Pancrase, Shooto, Rings and World Vale Tudo Championships. Remco won a Gold Medal at the 1988 Junior National Judo Championships and a number of titles in jiu-jitsu throughout Europe. In 1994 he was invited to compete in the 2nd Ultimate Fighting Championship where he won two fights before losing to Royce Gracie in the semi-finals. In this episode we talk about his origins in Martial Arts, the experience of fighting in the early UFC events and his thoughts on the last night's UFC 261 card. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Michael Hanson is a rising ring announcer in combat sports. He currently works with Taura MMA, Warriors Cup and Friday Night Fights. In this episode we talk about his first exposure to MMA in 2008, as well as the small and very competitive world of ring announcing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Daniel Herbertson was a combats sports journalist who I first heard about soon after I left in Japan in 2005. He was responsible for the arrangement of an interview with Miro Mijatovic that produced a lot of information behind the demise of PRIDE due to their affiliation with organized crime families in Japan. In this interview we talk about Dan's background, the fallout he received from covering the bankruptcy of K1 and the interview that aired with Miro MIjatovic. We also talk about the gyms he has been running in Australia called Absolute MMA and his memories of the visits he took to the tsunami ravaged areas of Japan in 2011 with Enson Inoue. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Matt Hamilton is another Veteran of the original MMA scene that started up in the mid to late 90's. I first saw him compete in Superbrawl in 1999 when I was living on Oahu. I had previously spoken with his business partner Roli Delgado and was interested in getting Matt's insights as well. In this episode we talked about some of his good and bad experiences competing and we dive more into Bryce Mitchell competing in the UFC. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Roli Delgado is a jiujitsu blackbelt from Philadelphia who moved to Little Rock Arkansas at the age of 15. He is one of the owners of Westside MMA along with Matt Hamilton. Delgado is a pioneer of the NHB and jiujitsu scene in the United States who has been training since the late 90's. He is currently helping to coach rising UFC star Bryce "Thug Nasty" Mitchell. In this episode we talk about Roli's beginnings in Martial Arts, the rise of Bryce Mitchell and his opinions on MMA and jiujitsu today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Francesca Dominique is a popular content creator on Instagram who got into MMA in 2018. She currently appears on the MMA Power Hour show which airs on Fite.tv on Wednesdays. She also hosts the Bluntreview and Words with Fran Podcasts. In this episode we talk about her first exposure to MMA, how she got into covering the sport and some of her thoughts on various UFC fights. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Din Thomas is a pioneer and legend of Mixed Martial Arts that fought in all the major organizations coming up. In this episode we talk about his experiences fighting around the world, his time as a fighter/trainer at American Top Team in Flordia, his feelings mental health issues with fighters and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

This wrap-up show panel consisted of Shane Garrett, Adam Guerra, Lincoln Tyler, Raphael Santana and a brief appearance from Jesse Merl that was ended due to technical issues on his end. We broke down the 3 title fights and also discussed Islam Makhachev vs Drew Dober. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Emanuel Thompson is the host of the ProspectMMA Podcast. He does almost daily live interviews with rising fighters in the U.K. om his Instagram page @prospectmmapodcast. In this episode we talk about how he first found Mixed Martial Arts, what life is like living in Ireland and what some of his base content is surrounded around. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Jesse Merl is the former CEO and founder of Major League Fantasy Sports which was one of the first social gaming platforms ever created. Jesse is also an avid Mixed Martial Arts fan and content creator who I first started to notice on Instagram and Youtube. He has channels on all media platforms called "Jesse on Fire" and "Jesse on Everything." In this episode we talk about his interest in the sport and his brand of content creation. He also talks about getting married on a reality show and what it's like to work in the reality show industry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Christian Natividad is a rising prospect in the LFA organization. He is undefeated with a 5-0 amateur record and is 3-0 as a pro. I first met Christian while living on Oahu and training with Paul Ano's Eightsixx Jiu-Jitsu. In this episode we talk about his latest with over Evan Woosley and some of the difficulties he had leading up the fight as well as his thoughts on having the first decision with of his pro career. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

John Hackleman is the legendary trainer of The Pit which produced fighters like Chuck Liddell, Glover Teixeira, Antonio Banuelos and Tim Kennedy. In this interview we discuss the recent incident between Gordon Ryan and Andre Galvao, John's training roots on Oahu, Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz III and his thoughts on the ESPN 30 for 30 Documenty "Chuck vs Tito." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Cyrille Diabate is a retired French Martial Artist who has fought all over the world. Some of the shows he has competed in include PRIDE FC, UFC, Cage Rage, Elite XC, Tachi Palace Fights etc. In this episode we talk about the French history of Kickboxing, his experiences living in Japan and his views on the rise of Mixed Martial Arts in France and some of the fighters that are coming out of the country. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Nate Anderson is a former training partner of mine from Oklahoma. We both trained together at Triton Fight Center and Omar French Brazilian Jiujitsu for several years. This was a conversation done on Instagram live. What I wanted to do was get a younger competitor's perspective on moving from one area where Jiujitsu was not as popular to pursue training at higher level. In this episode we talk about him moving to Florida and training at Fightsports Gym in Fort Lauderdale. Nate is a guy who competes a lot so it was interesting to hear his experiences of trying to accomplish something bigger by taking some risks in life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Matt Lucas is a former professional Muay Thai fighter, commentator for Max Muay Thai, Social Media Manager for the Fairtex Training Center and host of the On Fighting in Thailand Podcast. In this episode we talk about his background in Muay Thai that led him to Thailand, the emergence of Thai fighters in ONE Championship and the various projects he is involved with that have allowed him to make a living in Thailand. Check out the Blue Yeti condenser microphone which I use for my podcasts: https://amzn.to/3bxJDWq --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Colin Mackenzie is the original founder and Coach of God's Army in Makaha which would later become Team Ruthless. In forming this gym he helped to produce a number of talented fighters including Max Holloway, Jon Barnard, Shaison Laupola and others. In this interview we talk about his idea behind forming the team, his approach to being a coach and mentor, the success of Max Holloway and more. Check out the Blue Yeti condenser microphone which I use for my podcasts: https://amzn.to/3bxJDWq --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Jon Barnard is one of Max Holloway's original training partners and mentors in MMA from Waianae on the island of Oahu. Jon and Max were part of A team called God's Army which later became Team Ruthless. In this interview we discuss Max's origins prior to the UFC and the background of the God''s Army team. For fans of Max Holloway this is great insight from someone that was there in the beginning. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

In this episode I talk with Anthony Hamlett about his beginnings in wrestling and his career in MMA with Matt Hume at AMC Pankration in Kirkland Washington. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

In this episode Denis Kang and I discuss UFC 256 and the upcoming fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

This is another Instagram Live session I did with Chris Leben. In this discussion we talked about his role in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship tryouts and some of the things he is seeing competitors do as they learn positives and negatives of competing in this kind of event. We also talked about memories from his career, his involvement in the UFC Anti-Trust lawsuit, as well as some of his memories of Robert Follis and Evan Tanner. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

This is another Instagram Live session I did with Combat Sports announcer Sean Wheelock. In this episode we focused mostly on Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and Sean's thoughts on what he is seeing in the sport of boxing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Ryan Bow previously appeared on my 27th episode.  This is another Instagram live that I converted to podcast.  In this episode we discuss the screenplay Ryan is writing about his life called :"Fighting Blind" as well as his experiences training in Thailand, Dubai and Japan. We also talk about his work with Mounir Lazzez who is a rising fighter in the UFC from Team Noguiera in Dubai. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

This is another Instagram Live interview I did with Enson Inoue and his girlfriend Sara. In this interview they are training Tsuyoshi Sidario for his upcoming fight in RIZIN on New Year's Eve in Tokyo. You can hear him hitting mitts in the background during most of the interview. In this episode we discuss why it took so long for Enson to resume seriously training a fighter for Mixed Martial Arts and how much potential he sees for Sudario as a fighter long-term. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support

Doug Korenic is a former Honolulu Police Officer who was featured in my 36th and 44th episodes. In this show we dive into the newest updates on the Mike Miske organized crime case on Oahu and we also talk about a number of other crime topics that pertain to the islands. This was a show previously done on Instagram Live that I converted to a podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-atkins8/support