Rich Chou Match Maker Deep Dive

Rich Chou Deep Dive Ep 199

Rich Chou cut his teeth in MMA with the Hawaiian promotion Rumble on the Rock.
Quickly establishing himself as a match maker, he also worked for EliteXC, StrikeForce and Bellator.
Rich Chou currently works for Alta and recently purchased MixedMartialArts.com and its “Underground Forum” message board.

Rich Chou Deep Dive Ep 199

0:00 Lytes out intro

0:19 guest introduction

0:37 interview start 

0:41 early beginnings in bjj

1:41 doing business with Enson Inoue

3:36 getting “Purebred”on the ultimate fighter

5:47 selling clothing at ADCC

7:22 getting a phone call from Dana White

9:36 meeting JD Penn

12:11 becoming a matchmaker/ promoter 

14:41 BJ Penn leaving the UFC 

16:13 Contract issues with the UFC

18:23 getting a call from EliteXC 

20:09 conflict with TJ Thompson 

24:08 the vision for EliteXC

25:40 KJ Noons vs Yves Edwards

29:56 Nate Diaz brawl 

31:00 Ken Shamrock cut prior to Kimbo slice fight 

35:01 opinion on the Ken Shamrock cut

36:12 realizing it was the end of EliteXC 

38:29 Signing Kimbo Slice to EliteXC

41:44 Nick Diaz Boxing Clause in contract 

42:51 criticism for bringing in fighters

44:28 Experience with Bob Cook

46:19 Rumble on the Rock 8

49:17 Cabbage vs Butterbean 

52:24 special rules for the fight

57:05  Bj Penn vs Ralph Gracie cancelled 

1:00:02 attendance for Bj Penn vs Renzo Gracie

1:02:50 mixedmartialarts.com

1:04:36 growing the MMA community

1:07:46 fight finder 

1:12:59 learning about fighters on fight finder 

1:14:43 censorship/ freedom of speech

1:17:02 trainalta.com/ 20 week camp

1:21:32 fights that didn’t come to fruition

1:24:32 Fedor Emelianenko’s management 

1:25:27 Strikeforce never being hosted in Russia 

1:27:30 promotions/ plugs 

1:28:22 Ken shamrock vs Kimbo Slice being relocated 

1:30:22 sneak peak of Underground Forum

1:32:19 BKFC/ Dave Feldman 

1:35:11 interview wrap up/ outro 

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