Adrian Serrano BEFORE the UFC

EP 223 Adrian Serrano Before the UFC

Adrian Serrano is a legend within the early No Holds Barres era of MMA. 

With almost 150 fights, Adrian Serrano recalls traveling all over the world fighting  under a limited rule set. 

Special Thank You to Jake Klipp for connecting us and helping preserve this very important piece of Mixed Martial Arts history 

Adrian Serrano BEFORE the UFC Ep 223


0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:35 interview start 
0:40 plugs/ promotions
1:30 beginnings in MMA
3:07 learning the history of Sambo 
4:28 Ron Tripp 
5:26 Adrian Serrano vs Ray Brinzer 
8:28 Igor Zinoviev vs Mario Sperry 
10:17 fights missing from record 
12:04 Adrian Serrano vs Roger Mendosa
15:47 pay for Roger Mendosa fight
18:13 early training partners 
23:15 training Greta Hicks
24:01 cornering Rob Smith
25:21 thoughts on Rampage Jackson 
25:50 Cancelled bout with Jason Guida 
29:57 story about a show at the Silver Slipper
33:37 building a team 
34:12 getting a call from Monty Cox 
35:40 competing in a 4 man tournament 
36:40 Adrian Serrano vs Dennis Reed
37:37 locker room during 1997
38:52 4 man tournament that took 2 days 
42:02 Adrian Serrano vs Dave Strasser
43:09 training with Marc Laimon 
49:29 Dave Strasser rematch
49:59 getting invited to compete in ADCC
53:49 training with Fabiano Iha 
54:25 Adrian Serrano vs Dave Menne 
59:03 Adrian Serrano vs Kiuma Kunioku
1:00:34 getting mistaken for Bas Rutten 
1:03:02 Adrian Serrano vs Ikuhisa Minowa
1:03:29 Jason DeLucia
1:04:53 experience with Phyllis Lee 
1:06:57 United Shoot Fighting 8 man tournament 
1:09:05 Adrian Serrano vs Bart Guyer
1:09:25 Adrian Serrano vs Wanderlay Silva
1:10:38 experience fighting in Brazil
1:12:11 Brian Madden
1:12:54 Adrian Serrano vs Jermaine Andre
1:14:00 Duke Roufus comments 
1:17:06 Arian Serrano vs Toby Imada
1:20:14 Adrian Serrano vs Keith Wisniewski
1:20:57 Adrian Serrano vs Jim Theobald
1:21:50 getting the call from the UFC
1:22:14 Adrian Serrano vs Shonie Carter
1:23:42 thoughts on John Perretti as a match maker 
1:25:53 Reese Shaner
1:26:04 Ron Faircloth 
1:26:50 having a skin eating disease
1:28:31 reason for not competing in shooto tournaments 
1:30:50 Adrian Serrano vs Joe Doerkson
1:31:18 Adrian Serrano vs Mauricio Zingano
1:32:37 career highlights 
1:35:24 promoter Jason Steele
1:36:44 Travis Fulton 
1:38:04 Henry Matamoros
1:39:11 Rich Kostuck
1:39:31 Eric Snyder
1:39:44 Brian Fowler
1:40:23 Jordan Griffin
1:40:35 Bob Schemer fight rumor 
1:40:53 Adrian Serrano vs Carlson Gracie Jr
1:41:24 interview wrap up 
1:48:06 not fighting Shonie Carter at the Tropicana 
1:57:20 outro/ final thoughts 

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