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Eddie Gordon Road to the Ultimate Fighter

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Eddie Gordon Road to The Ultimate Fighter Ep 267 

Eddie Gordon comes from the internationally renowned Serra Longo gym and the winner of TUF 19

Eddie Gordon helps break down why Serra Longo is so successful and the impact it had on him as a person and his career. 

Special Thank You to Nick Lamagna from the A Game podcast for landing this guest 

Eddie Hirdon Road to The Ultimate Fighter Ep 267 

0:00 plugs/ promotions 
0:42 Lytes out intro 
1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
1:41 interview start
2:20 beginnings in mixed martial arts
3:59 relationship with Chris Weidman
5:26 wrestling at a high weight class 
7:06 Jay Hieron
8:24 Chris Weidman not backing down from fights
10:12 first impression of Matt Serra 
11:36 current life 
13:45 dealing with highs from fights
18:27 Promoter Lou Neglia 
19:48 Eddie Gordon vs Mark García
24:45 coach Erik Hyer
26:27 Serra-Longo homegrown talent 
29:46 predictions for Phumi Nkuta 
31:08 Serra-Longo gym longevity 
33:16 turning pro in MMA
37:16 Eddie Gordon vs JA Dudley
39:58 “canceled” bout with Keith Berish
42:11 Eddie Gordon vs David Tkeshelashvii
43:40 Eddie Gordon vs Ryan Contaldi
44:35 Eddie Gordon vs Carlos Brooks
48:01 “cancelled” bout with Marvin Eastman
48:57 Eddie Gordon vs Anton Talaman
51:43 getting turned away from TUF 17
54:55 cancelled fight after making weight
56:12 interactions with Fallon Fox
58:25 importance of having a manager 
1:00:00 Jon Jones success in MMA
1:02:23 getting the call for TUF
1:04:17 Issues cutting weight 
1:08:17 Eddie Gordon vs Matt Gable 
1:09:46 Eddie Gordon vs Mike King 
1:10:15 fighters cheating with PED’s 
1:12:48 struggles while filming TUF
1:15:57 training with Mark Coleman 
1:17:18 fighters struggling moving on from the sport
1:21:52 receiving hate messages after TUF
1:25:32  training with Dhiego Lima
1:29:55 plugs/ promotions 
1:32:22 outro/ closing thoughts 

 
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