Show 87 and this show we are going to the Underground with two of our guests. It’s time we start showing some love to guys you might know nothing about and we plan to get you up to speed in the first hour. Then the second hour we got a boxing coach who works with one of the best camps in the nation and a man that is “GAMEBRED.”
Our fist guest is the man hoping that a win on WEF’s next card in Orlando on April 22nd will set him up for a title shot in June against Luigi Fioravanti. If you don’t know who we are talking about, it’s Gareth Joseph. Gareth is training out of Victory MMA in San Diego, CA. Gareth has been competing since he was 11 years old in wrestling. He holds honors of 2003 FHSAA All-American, and was runner-up in the Florida State championship finishing his senior year with a record of 41-1. So word of advice to all fighters, don’t let this Kat get his hands on you. We will talk to Gareth about being thrown to the game a little early, his time at Victory, his love for the sport, and much more.
The Ultimate Fighter 13 is about to kick off and you know we had to go out and find another cat to come on weekly to give us the insider update. Well ladies and gents allow me to introduce our man for this year Shamar Bailey. Shamar holds a professional record of 10-3 and very well could be the man to watch in this season of TUF. Shamar trains out of Integrated Fighting in Indianapolis, IN with Chris Lytle and Jake Obrien. Shamar is a graduate of Maranatha Bible College with a degree in ministry, where he also was a Division III Wrestler. One quick fact about Shamar he was a NCAA national qualifier after only wrestling his senior year in high school. We will talk to Shamar this first show about his time trying out for the show, the nerves, and what made him try out for the show. I can’t wait to find out more about this season and we welcome Shamar as our go to guy for all things TUF this season.
Second hour we kick things off Xtreme Couture style. Why is that well what if I said we have the one and only Gil Martinez. Gil is the head boxing coach at Xtreme Couture here in Las Vegas, NV. Gil has not only worked with the big names of Xtreme Couture such as the bossman Randy Couture, his son Ryan, and the rest of the cast like Gray Maynard, Mike Kyle, Martin Kampman, etc. Gil also coaches the amateur MMA team at Xtreme Couture. Gil has been coaching Boxing and MMA for many years, so trust me this interview will be a solid one and I worry we won’t have enough time to hammer everything out in one interview. I can’t wait to talk to Gil about Randy’s upcoming match with Lyoto Machida, working with the young guys like Jimmy Jones, Gil Guardado, and the rest of the crew, and how he got brought into the MMA world. This is an interview that promises to be good and I have a feeling Gil could quickly become a show favorite.
You better be like our last guest and be “GAMEBRED” cause we got Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal. Jorge trains with American Top Team and holds a professional MMA record of 21 wins with 6 losses, with wins over notables such as Joe Lauzon, Yves Edwards, and Billy Evangelista. Jorge recently signed with Strikeforce, so we will talk to him about his last fight on the big level, the UFC buyout of Strikeforce and more on that situation. We will also talk to Jorge about the controversial loss to Paul Daley that many think he should’ve won. Jorge also become quite the popular fighter on the Internet when he fought Kimbo Slice’s street fighting protégé Ray. We will talk to Jorge about walking into a backyard to scrap a guy who’s bigger, and is rolling with a crew like Kimbo’s. We have plenty to talk about this show so make sure to tune in.
FIST-ta-CUFF Radio on FIGHTHUBTV show 86 will be like every other show, loaded with the best in the sport and you know it might get a little wild. The show starts Sunday March 27th at 7:30pm PST. Phone lines will be open all show and you can call in with any questions to 347-637-3023.
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