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Jay Hieron & Mike Pyle on working w/ Denzel Washington, fighting Georges St Pierre, coaching + more
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Eric Nicksick is joined by former UFC fighters turned Hollywood actors Jay Hieron & Mike Pyle. Jay & Mike discuss their journey coming up in MMA in the late 1990s & early 2000s, getting into Hollywood post fighting career, the early days of coaching at Xtreme Couture, and much more!
#JayHieron #MikePyle #DenzelWashington #Hollywood #MMA #UFC
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timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:18 guest introduction
00:02:16 early days and building XC
00:02:48 eric's first time meet jay and mike
00:03:40 training at TUF before XC and leading to opening the gym
00:04:24 the first MMA gym in vegas
00:06:40 early training day stories of XC and fighters who trained there
00:09:26 randy fighting for the title while training at XC
00:10:19 tim sylvia showing up to randys workshop before the fight
00:11:49 game plan leading to the fight and working the first round
00:13:03 who were the training partners for the Sylvia fight
00:13:45 randy fighting gabe gonzaga BTS story
00:16:53 eric realizing how good randy is
00:17:44 what other fighters have that killer mentality
00:18:59 Mike meeting martin kampmann
00:21:48 why do they wear knee pads at XC after cut
00:22:30 what was it like trying to establish a gym culture in the beginning
00:24:17 how to you navigate being in the corner of someone you admire
00:25:15 how did the relationship start with eric mike and jay and seeing where he is now
00:29:00 mike meeting eric and being his jiu jitsu coach
00:32:08 the people at XC made it what the gym became
00:33:32 how did green lighting start at the gym
00:35:23 guy coming into the gym and getting green lit
00:38:03 why are people so delusional about fighters vs any other pro sports
00:41:41 whats the biggest difference between up and comers verses their era
00:44:37 who was ahead of their time in the early days
00:47:10 jay's advice to the young generation
00:50:26 Pyle fight almost didn't happen because his opponent got kidnapped
00:51:17 Mike's first official pro fight was with rampage Jackson
00:54:57 who would jay or mike wish they had a chance to rematch
01:00:24 how jay spent $100k after winning
01:01:35 favorite knockout
01:04:08 Jay learning step over right before using it in the fight
01:08:38 Who would jay and mike have in their corner if they fought today
01:14:12 When did they know it was time to walk away
01:20:51 Transitioning out of MMA
01:22:41 how do you tell a fighter its time to retire
01:25:15 its sean strikland a throw back to the old days
21 episodios
Manage episode 459823523 series 3583592
Submit your questions to the show!
Eric Nicksick is joined by former UFC fighters turned Hollywood actors Jay Hieron & Mike Pyle. Jay & Mike discuss their journey coming up in MMA in the late 1990s & early 2000s, getting into Hollywood post fighting career, the early days of coaching at Xtreme Couture, and much more!
#JayHieron #MikePyle #DenzelWashington #Hollywood #MMA #UFC
Have any guests, topics or a little bit of advice for us? Comment on this video and let us know your thoughts!
Follow 'Verse Us' on all social media @VSUSPod
Subscribe to 'Verse Us' on Youtube
Listen to 'Verse Us' on all streaming platforms wherever you get your podcasts
Follow Eric Nicksick on all social media @Eric_XCMMA
Follow Randy Faehnrich on all social media @RandallAnthony_
timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:18 guest introduction
00:02:16 early days and building XC
00:02:48 eric's first time meet jay and mike
00:03:40 training at TUF before XC and leading to opening the gym
00:04:24 the first MMA gym in vegas
00:06:40 early training day stories of XC and fighters who trained there
00:09:26 randy fighting for the title while training at XC
00:10:19 tim sylvia showing up to randys workshop before the fight
00:11:49 game plan leading to the fight and working the first round
00:13:03 who were the training partners for the Sylvia fight
00:13:45 randy fighting gabe gonzaga BTS story
00:16:53 eric realizing how good randy is
00:17:44 what other fighters have that killer mentality
00:18:59 Mike meeting martin kampmann
00:21:48 why do they wear knee pads at XC after cut
00:22:30 what was it like trying to establish a gym culture in the beginning
00:24:17 how to you navigate being in the corner of someone you admire
00:25:15 how did the relationship start with eric mike and jay and seeing where he is now
00:29:00 mike meeting eric and being his jiu jitsu coach
00:32:08 the people at XC made it what the gym became
00:33:32 how did green lighting start at the gym
00:35:23 guy coming into the gym and getting green lit
00:38:03 why are people so delusional about fighters vs any other pro sports
00:41:41 whats the biggest difference between up and comers verses their era
00:44:37 who was ahead of their time in the early days
00:47:10 jay's advice to the young generation
00:50:26 Pyle fight almost didn't happen because his opponent got kidnapped
00:51:17 Mike's first official pro fight was with rampage Jackson
00:54:57 who would jay or mike wish they had a chance to rematch
01:00:24 how jay spent $100k after winning
01:01:35 favorite knockout
01:04:08 Jay learning step over right before using it in the fight
01:08:38 Who would jay and mike have in their corner if they fought today
01:14:12 When did they know it was time to walk away
01:20:51 Transitioning out of MMA
01:22:41 how do you tell a fighter its time to retire
01:25:15 its sean strikland a throw back to the old days
21 episodios
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