UFC referee Steve Perceval on MMA, controversial decisions, and the early Australian scene

Steve Perceval is a martial arts gym owner, Hapkido and Machado BJJ practitioner, and one the most recognizable MMA referees on the planet, having worked for the UFC and a number of other organizations.

In this wide ranging podcast, Steve discusses the pre-UFC era of the Australian martial arts scene, the growth of BJJ, and the path he’s taken to become one of mixed martial arts’ most visible referees.

He shares his run-ins with many of Australia’s notable martial arts personalities including Anthony Perosh, Elvis Sinosic, Peter Graham, Larry Papadopolous, Tony Bonello, John Wayne Parr, Mark Hunt, “Big” Jim York, Hector Lombard, Fabio Galeb, John Pedro, Kyle Noke, Robert Whittaker and more.

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Rich Franklin – UFC Champion, UFC Hall of Famer, Vice President ONE Championship

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We talk to the latest inductee into the UFC’s Hall of Fame, Rich Franklin. Once the UFC’s Middleweight Champion, he moved on to a number of superfights having tangled with the likes of Ken Shamrock, Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell, and Forrest Griffin.

He’s now the Vice President of ONE Championship and we discuss his career, being part of the famed Millitech Fighting Systems camp, the differences between Asia and North America, the business of MMA, and how ONE Championship is striving to become the world’s largest MMA organization.

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NHL hockey player Theoren Fleury

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This interview also appears in The Canadian Business Quarterly, http://thecbq.ca.

Theoren Fleury was one of the biggest hockey players on the planet during the 90’s. He was one of Calgary’s sporting superstars with the Flames at a time when the city laid claim to WWF/WWE wrestler Brett “Hitman” Hart, and Doug Flutie had just arrived to join the Calgary Stampeders before going on to ascend the NFL.

Theo has gone through a hell of a journey, rising to a new level of recognition in Canada after discussing his sexual abuse as a young player. He’s written two books including the best-selling “Playing with Fire” discussing these events, and how that led down a path of gambling and addiction. Nowadays, he uses these experiences to reach out and assist others through his Fleury Enterprises organization.

We chat his hockey career and how the game has changed, dealing with the trauma of sexual assault, healing, and the current Canadian political environment from the perspective of an staunch Albertan.

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Find out more about Theo’s work through Fleury Enterprises by visiting https://www.theofleury.life/.

Sherdog.com founder Jeff “Sherdog” Sherwood on how he got involved with the sport, built the world’s largest MMA website, and some of his old school NHB stories

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I speak with the founder of sherdog.com Jeff “Sherdog” Sherwood who’s been a mainstay of the MMA/UFC/Pride FC scene since the 90’s.

He discusses the origins and history of mixed martial arts/NHB including memories of dealing with the many fighters who originated from Huntington Beach California, how the sport grew, traveling to Japan for Pride FC, his dealings with Dana White, and ultimately his sale of the largest MMA website in the world in Sherdog.com.

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Tim Kennedy – MMA & UFC fighter, Army Special Forces, and entrepreneur

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Tim Kennedy is a badass. A recently retired Top 5 UFC contender and member of the Army Special Forces, Tim chats about a number of things including how he got into MMA, training with guys like Chuck Liddell, his military service including Iraq and Afghanistan, what he thinks of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and his entrepreneurial endeavours including Sheepdog Response, and Ranger Up clothing.

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