MARCUS DAVIS - Before the UFC DEEPDIVE (ep. 75)

#MarcusDavis #LytesOut #UFC MARCUS DAVIS - Early Career DEEPDIVE

Marcus Davis, known as "The Irish Hand Grenade" is a former pro boxer turned MMA fighter who fought on The Ultimate Fighter TV show and in the UFC's welterweight division in his heyday. Owner of an 8-1 record at the start of his UFC career, Davis takes us through his path getting there. We will tell you this much, it wasn't easy... Get to know "The Irish Hand Grenade."

Chapter Timings:
0:00- Intro
1:19- Rough upbringing growing up in Maine
5:30- "Irish" Micky Ward
7:24 - Transitioning from boxing to MMA (Meeting Tim Sylvia and Dana White in Maine)
9:27 - Dana White, the wild man
11:17 - Hiring Tim Sylvia as a security guard and forcing him to train
14:53 - Going to a UFC with Sylvia and meeting Pat Miletich
15:29 - Staying with Tim Sylvia and Tony "the Freak" Fryklund in Iowa, training at the Miletich Fighting Systems gym.
19:56 - Tim Sylvia shocking everyone to win UFC heavyweight title and work ethic
22:44 - Getting shot at and stabbed
24:36- Legal trouble from working at a bar and death threats from various biker gangs
31:06 - Getting on TUF 2
33:53 - Heavyweights being easier than lower weight classes
35:21 - First MMA fight vs Christopher Rea, threatening to kill promoters
39:57- Roger Brackett fight at Xtreme Fighting 5, threatening fans and security guards
43:28 - Threatening to kill Bruce Marshall and his family with a hammer
51:32 - Team Sityodang begging Mark DellaGrotte not to allow Marcus to train there
53:56 - Marcus Davis' brother
1:01:06- Micro dosing
1:02:09- 1st fight with Shaun Gay at ISCF
1:03:22 - HFC 2 fight vs Thiago Alves
1:07:20 - First submission loss to Nuri Shakir
1:09:33 - Renat Myzabekov fight in Combat Zone 10
1:11:09 - Learning the ground game on his own
1:12:12 - Fighting Joe Stevenson in the first round of TUF
1:13:54 - Jorge Gurgel
1:15:04 - Friendships on TUF
1:16:54 - TUF finale fight vs Melvin Guillard
1:18:57 - Learning how to grapple
1:22:17 - Training with Rich Franklin in Cincinnati
1:23:46 - Sport BJJ vs MMA BJJ
1:25:49 - Wild Bill's fight nights in Georgia
1:27:22 - Returning to the UFC to fight Forrest Petz
1:30:57 - Aikido in a Speedo, fight vs Shonie Carter
1:32:26 - Fight with Pete Spratt, improving ground game
1:36:03 - Tim Kennedy calling Marcus a "weirdo"
1:39:10 - Joe Silva
1:41:16 - Name change from "The Irish hand Grenade" to the "Celtic Warrior" for fight in Belfast, Northern Ireland for Jason Tan fight
1:45:51- Fight vs Jess Liaudin in Newcastle, England in octagon and airport
1:49:04 - Paul Taylor fight in London, England
1:53:57 - Dana White relationship
1:54:56 - Matt Hughes and karma
1:56:32 - The Diaz brothers
2:00:06 - Mike and Miguel wrap up

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