Thursday, June 22, 2006
NO HOLDS BARRED: Phyllis Lee, the First Lady of NHB
On this week’s edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman speaks with one of the true pioneers in the sport once known as no-holds-barred fighting (NHB) and now known as mixed martial arts, Phyllis Lee.
For years, Phyllis has been called the First Lady of NHB. She was involved in the earliest days of two of the major original mixed martial arts companies, Japan’s Pancrase and UFC, and still actively manages fighters all over the world in the seasoned promotions such as Pancrase as well as the newest groups, like the World Fighting Alliance (WFA), on whose July 22 show in Los Angeles her fighter Ron Waterman takes on former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez.
In a wide-ranging discussion, we talk about the past and the present of this sport, about what shows and happenings in Japan, California, Montreal, Indiana, Texas, Colorado, and Hawaii, and even about both pro and amateur wrestling. And she also explains why she, a grandmother from the Toledo, Ohio, area, has such a passion for the combat sports.
To listen to NO HOLDS BARRED, just click here or here.
Also, NO HOLDS BARRED is available through iTunes.
The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.
NO HOLDS BARRED is free to listen to and is sponsored by:
Underhook, with Next Level Apparel, the tops in grappling shorts, rashguards, and more.
BJJMart.com, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.
King of the Cage, the number one cage fighting promotion on the planet.
For years, Phyllis has been called the First Lady of NHB. She was involved in the earliest days of two of the major original mixed martial arts companies, Japan’s Pancrase and UFC, and still actively manages fighters all over the world in the seasoned promotions such as Pancrase as well as the newest groups, like the World Fighting Alliance (WFA), on whose July 22 show in Los Angeles her fighter Ron Waterman takes on former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez.
In a wide-ranging discussion, we talk about the past and the present of this sport, about what shows and happenings in Japan, California, Montreal, Indiana, Texas, Colorado, and Hawaii, and even about both pro and amateur wrestling. And she also explains why she, a grandmother from the Toledo, Ohio, area, has such a passion for the combat sports.
To listen to NO HOLDS BARRED, just click here or here.
Also, NO HOLDS BARRED is available through iTunes.
The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.
NO HOLDS BARRED is free to listen to and is sponsored by:
Underhook, with Next Level Apparel, the tops in grappling shorts, rashguards, and more.
BJJMart.com, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.
King of the Cage, the number one cage fighting promotion on the planet.
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