Andy Main TUF to the King Pancrase

Ep 306 Andy Main TUF to the King of Pancrase

Andy Main is currently a stand out coach at Pure Martial Arts in Rockaway NJ. 

Andy rose through ranks of the regional MMA scene at an incredibly early age… we go in depth with our analyzation  of his career. 

From competing on the Ultimate Fighter tv series to winning the King of Pancrase belt, this is a great listen 

Special Thank You to our friend Brian McLaughlin for helping with the research and landing Andy Main for us. 

0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 
1:03 interview start 
1:22 interactions with Jamie Varner 
2:52 Amanda Nunes sparring with Jamie Varner 
4:26 hard sparring sessions 
5:57 longevity in MMA gyms 
8:30 fighting with injuries 
10:10 Andy Main vs Jimmy Rivera
15:46 thoughts after first loss 
18:23 khabib nurmagomedov training at AMA 
21:19  training khabib nurmagomedov and Amanda Nunes 
24:36 high level fighters from the East Coast 
25:40 Promoter Lou Neglia 
29:07 Andy Main vs Ricky Lee 
31:12 learning to strike as a southpaw 
33:46 Ricky Lee Muay Thai experience 
34:42 Andy Main vs Steve McCabe
36:13 Andy Main vs Jackson Galka
37:58 kicked out of Renzo Gracie affiliate gym 
44:32 where issues began with Renzo Gracie 
51:58 being mature at a young age 
54:12 Andy Main vs Lester Caskow
56:54 tryout for TUF season 12 
58:55 interview for TUF 
1:04:09 feelings living in TUF house 
1:05:58 Andy Main vs Jason Brenton
1:06:33 reason for not being on GSPs team
1:07:09 Andy Main vs Kyle Watson
1:08:41 picked for Josh Koscheck’s team
1:10:27 thoughts on Andy Main going to TUF 
1:14:53 left off TUF finale 
1:16:40 reason for walking away from AKA
1:20:30 interactions with Dillon Danis 
1:23:05 interactions with Gordon Ryan 
1:26:09 Dillon Danis vs Logan Paul 
1:29:51 UFC fighter pay 
1:36:55 Jeff Novitzky 
1:38:39 Andy Main vs Bobby Reardanz
1:45:19 the WMA 
1:49:02 dealings with Alliance MMA 
1:56:19 Andy Main vs Felipe Arantes “controversy” 
1:59:41 Andy Main vs Hioki Aok
2:02:05 Tattoo issues at Golds gym in Japan 
2:05:54 assumptions of being part of LGBT in Japan 
2:08:56 story from Japan teammates 
2:10:51 interview wrap up/ outro

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