Jay Hieron & Mike Pyle on working w/ Denzel Washington, fighting Georges St Pierre, coaching + more

Verse Us with Eric Nicksick

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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!
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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