"G Man" Rich Goins UFC 1 | MMA History Podcast

"G Man" Rich Goins UFC 1 Deep Dive Ep 191 UFC 1 ring announcer Rich Goins welcomed the a brand new sport into our homes that would change the direction of our lives. Our UFC 1 October would NOT be complete without the legendary voice of Rich Goins joining us. This interview was NOT an easy one to get and we hope that you appreciate it as much as we do. 0:00 Lytes out intro 0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:47 interview start 1:23 Rich Goins current life/ career 2:21 business plugs/ promotions 3:01 Landing UFC 1 gig 5:51 the Sabaki challenge 7:52 Denver not having a boxing commission 9:00 meeting fighters for UFC 1 10:31 Gracies filming fighters before the fights 12:10 Gracie family backstage 12:36 Teila Tuli was in trouble 14:24 fighters that made impressions 15:37 Gerard Gordeau smoking In-between fights 17:20 UFC 1 pre fight rules meeting 18:16 Rorion Gracie not allowing fighters to wear gloves/ shoes 19:42 Zane Frazier being vocal about the rules 20:47 Teila Tuli vs Gerard Gordeau 24:28 Rich Goins first time seeing the octagon 27:17 current location of UFC 1 octagon 27:53 Teila Tuli’s tooth inside of Gerard Gordeau’s foot 28:52 Pat Smith reputation 31:36 Rich Goins recalls Pat Smith’s life 34:01 Aftermath of UFC 1 37:29 Erik Paulson being cage side for UFC 1 39:28 UFC contacting Rich Goins to announce for UFC 2 43:44 Denver running out of ambulances for UFC 2 46:29 Pat Smith vs Scott Morris UFC 2 48:37 Pat Smith wins 3 fights in one event 49:56 UFC 2 being different/ experiences with Art Davie 53:03 Royce Gracie Vs Harold Howard towel throw In 55:22 Politics backstage about no contest between Royce Gracie vs Harold Howard 56:56 Emmanuel Yarbrough 58:50 Keith hackney vs Emmanuel Yarbrough 1:00:58 experiences with Keith Hackney 1:01:30 octagon gate breaking open 1:03:35 absence from UFC 5 announcing 1:06:15 Rich Goins shows UFC all access passes 1:07:32 issues between Bob Meyrowitz and Art Davie 1:10:37 Tank Abbott fight in crowd with Allan Goes 1:13:15 Andy Anderson experiences 1:14:06 Tank Abbott drinking