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Ep 309 Ed Herman BEFORE the UFC

Dive deep into the raw origins of UFC veteran Ed "Short Fuse" Herman - The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 runner-up, a middleweight powerhouse with 26 official UFC bouts (plus his TUF Octagon appearances), 13 wins inside the promotion, and an impressive eight post-fight bonuses, including Knockout of the Night, Submission of the Night, Fight of the Night, and Performance of the Night honors. As the UFC's longest consecutively tenured athlete, his journey is legendary.
From his gritty Pacific Northwest roots, wrestling under the influence of Dan Gable's legacy, to grinding at Team Quest alongside legends like Randy Couture, Matt Lindland, and Chael Sonnen, Ed shares untold stories of his pre-UFC wars against future stars like Glover Teixeira and Nick Thompson.
Now retired after a storied career spanning 2003-2023, he's giving back as owner of Short Fuse Martial Arts in Vancouver, WA, and coach at American Top Team Portland, mentoring the next generation.

From his gritty Pacific Northwest roots, wrestling under the influence of Dan Gable's legacy, to grinding at Team Quest alongside legends like Randy Couture, Matt Lindland, and Chael Sonnen, Ed shares untold stories of his pre-UFC wars against future stars like Glover Teixeira and Nick Thompson.
Now retired after a storied career spanning 2003-2023, he's giving back as owner of Short Fuse Martial Arts in Vancouver, WA, and coach at American Top Team Portland, mentoring the next generation.
Hosted by MMA detective Mike Davis and Joey Venti - the only podcast preserving MMA's untold history through exclusive interviews. Don't miss this kickoff to 2026!

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:53 interview start
0:57 plugs/ promotions
1:52 training at team quest
3:05 wrestling in High school
5:03 experience with Phil Baroni
6:11 Chael Sonnen hard worker comment
6:59 early career managers
8:50 training prior to first fight
9:52 joining Team Quest
11:51 having a rough upbringing
17:55 Ed Herman vs Noel Tworek
19:43 Ed Herman vs Byron Yates
20:54 Ed Herman vs Andrew Taylor
23:44 Bouncer work for a strip club
26:40 feelings after first loss
27:43 Ed Herman vs Ryan Pope
28:50 Ed Herman vs Shane Davis
30:57 training with Dennis Hellman and Jeff Monson
32:09 Ed Herman vs Rich Guerin
34:51 Ed Herman vs Derek Downey
36:05 coaching at Team Quest
37:04 Ed Herman vs Justin Hawes
37:50 Ed Herman vs Jacen Flynn
39:01 Ed Herman vs Cory Devela
39:39 Ed Herman vs Shane Davis “rematch”
40:15 flying to Japan to fight
41:00 Ed Herman vs Kazou Misake
45:03 Ed Herman vs Brian Ebersole
46:18 Ed Herman vs Joe Doerkson
47:27 trying out for TUF season 1
50:04 Ed Herman vs Glover Teixeira
53:18 Ed Herman vs Rhomez Brower
54:23 Ed Herman vs Nick Thompson
56:34 Ed Herman vs Dave Menne
57:56 calling out Matt Hughes post fight
59:22 teammate Ryan Schultz
59:58 relationship with Evan Tanner
1:01:35 thoughts on Matt Lindland
1:03:17 Kim Couture
1:03:55 reaction to Team Quest splitting
1:08:12 working out with Jesse Taylor
1:08:35 interview wrap up
1:13:29 outro/ closing thoughts

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In 2025 we experienced a lot of growth and recorded some incredible history pieces

Joining is for a recap of the years events is Julio Macedo (RagdollMMA), Referee Kevin MacDonald, Brian McLaughlin & James Hergott

This year we had 55 total drops
51 Deep Dives & 2 round tables

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Phil Barker, Hong Kong Phooey 613Json and Thomas Mural for watching on his wife’s account


Thank You for all of the support and growth thar we experienced this year and we promise to deliver the same quality product for many years to come

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Ep 308 The Rise of EliteXC - Jared Shaw

EliteXC made an incredible run to become an industry power in 2007.

Joining us to talk about the historic rise is former Vice President of operations is Jared Shaw of the famous Shaw Boxing family.

Details EliteXC's explosive growth: landing the Showtime deal, debuting in one month with Renzo Gracie vs. Frank Shamrock, pioneering women's MMA on TV with Gina Carano vs. Julie Kedzie (peaking ratings), co-promotions with K-1 and Strikeforce, building Kimbo Slice, and turning profitable in 14 months amid chaos are just a few of the subjects.

0:00 MMA history podcast intro
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
1:00 interview start
1:02 current life
5:04 transitioning from boxing to MMA
Promoting
12:20 having a meeting with Showtime
15:18 UFC 70 was supposed to be on HBO
16:34 meeting continued with Showtime
20:21 offered to become vice president of Elite XC
20:42 cutthroat business of boxing
21:52 getting the call to start promotion
23:50 building Elite XC
26:22 hosting first Elite XC show after 1 month
29:27 tension behind the scenes
33:13 Rich Chou’s involvement
35:04 Jeremy Lappen
39:39 Renzo Gracie vs Frank Shamrock
41:19 penny stocks for Elite XC
42:42 dealings with Frank Shamrock
44:42 hosting first televised women’s MMA match
48:38 Julie Kedzie vs Gina Carano peaked ratings
51:05 selecting ring announcers the Elite XC
52:42 Sponsors for Elite XC
54:27 controversial ending in main event
55:07 co promoting with K1 for K1 Dynamite
58:39 K1 Dynamite fight card
1:00:10 promoting K1 on the Fly
1:02:08 issues with Co promoting events
1:05:37 pay scale for fighters at Elite XC
1:08:46 Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbott
1:10:03 K1 Dynamite turning into a disaster
1:14:06 dealings with Scott Coker
1:16:27 Hosting first ShoXC card with only 16 days
1:17:13 legitimizing Kimbo Slice as a fighter
1:19:16 Kimbo Slice vs James Thompson
1:19:43 dealings with Ted Williams
1:20:51 rectangle cage design
1:22:45 running small shows vs big shows
1:23:46 purchasing Cage Rage
1:26:04 Cage Rage fighters not coming to Elite XC
1:28:22 purchasing Icon MMA
1:33:03 press conference for Elite XC
1:38:53 wanting Bert Rodgers vs Kimbo Slice
1:42:02 preview for part 2
1:43:32 arranging event in Hawaii for Nick Diaz
1:47:58 interview wrap up
1:50:28 outro/ closing thoughts

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