Gerard Gordeau UFC 1 & Japan | MMA History Podcast

Gerard Gordeau UFC 1 & Japan Ep 188 Gerard Gordeau has been on our wish list to interview since the very beginning of this podcast. Gerard Gordeau does NOT disappoint in this legendary sit down Gerard Gordeau discusses issues with the Japanese Yakuza, the Dutch Mafia and what it was like fighting in the UFC 1 finals. No subject is off of the table and the research for the interview was done years prior to this interview ever taking place; this was our most difficult interview to have ever tracked down. 0:00 Lytes Out Intro 0:20 Joey Venti Guest Introduction 0:47 Interview Start 0:54 Current Life/Business Plugs 1:46 Early Career Path 3:59 Early Home Life 5:00 Chris Lytle Discusses Gerard Gordeau 7:27 Dirty Bob Schrijber Experiences 9:02 Getting the Call to Participate in UFC 1 10:33 Master Oyama Not Letting Gerard Gordeau to Represent Karate Style 11:27 Thoughts on First UFC Event 12:57 Seeing the Compeition for the First Time 15:15 The Infamous Rules Meeting from Gerard Gordeau's Perspectivve 16:36 Smoking During Rules Meeting 18:51 Andre Brilleman Experiences 22:30 Gerard Gordeau vs Taylor Willy 23:30 Knocking Taylor Willy's Teeth Out 24:20 Tooth stuck in Gerard Gordeau's Foot 26:09 Open Workouts/Spying Theory 28:02 Mindset After First UFC Victory 29:29 Gerard Gordeau vs Kevin Rosier 31:03 Using Elbows After Breaking Hand 32:33 Learning The Event was Fixed for Gracie to Win 34:10 Training w/ Bas Rutten 35:17 Gerard Gordeau vs Royce Gracie 36:49 Biting and Eye Gouging During the Fight 41:48 Turning Down UFC 2 Contract 43:53 Coaching Fighters for UFC 2 47:00 Steps to disrupt Gracie Family Advantage During Tournament 50:24 Training Fighters to Be the Best 52:03 Having 2 Fighters in the Same Tournament 52:36 Frank (Freek) Hamaker Withdrawing from Tournament 54:05 UFC 2 Not Favoring Gracie Family as much as UFC 1 55:37 The Ulimate Ultimate Tournament 56:48 Gerard Gordeau vs Yuki Nakai (The Eye Gouge) 58:12 Potential Problems w/ Yakuza 59:28 Yuki Nakai Losing Eye Due to Infection 1:00:34 Gerard Gordeau vs Branco Cikat