Johil DeOliveira MMA Pioneer - Ep 20 / #ufc

Johil DeOliveira MMA Pioneer - Ep 20 / #ufc The LytesOut Podcast recently caught up with Brazilian fighting legend Johil DeOliviera. DeOliveira is now fifty two, but he still looks terrific and he was happy to give his first full length interview to an English audience. Like in the mid-1990's when he fought in Brazil's rugged Vale Tudo circuit, DeOliveira still proudly carries the flag of Budokan Luta Livre. We go through long career, including his famous rivalry with Jose 'Pele' Landi and his infamous run in PRIDE in-depth. But it all started for Johil when he was 7 years old, when he started training at his father's Luta Livre Academy. His father's school had been opened since the 1960's and his father's partner was Joao Ricardo, Johil's head trainer throughout his MMA career. Let him tell you the rest... Special thanks to FiftyFightClub member Carlo Prater for the BIG assist on this one. 0:00 Podcast intro 0:18 Guest intro, interview start 1:36 Helio Vigio and Joao Alberto Barreto 5:26 Luta Livre and Vale Tudo 15:07 Budokan and other Luta Livre schools 18:16 BJJ history: Manoel Rufino vs the Gracies 24:00 Johil de Oliveira vs Crezio de Souza 31:44 Johil de Oliveira vs Pele Landi-Jons 1:00:32 Thoughts on Pele's loss to Eric Smith 1:05:12 Relationship with Sergio Batarelli 1:08:10 Frederico Lapenda and Sergio Batarelli 1:11:02 Johil de Oliveira vs Wallid Ismail at IVC 3 1:18:50 Thoughts on Wallid Ismail as promoter 1:21:57 Pyrotechnics accident at Pride 9 1:27:31 Compensation and recovery 1:34:48 Audio cuts out (full version on iTunes) Please follow our channels on Instagram Spotify Apple Podcast MMA History Podcast YouTube Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632  Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 Follow the MMA History Team on Instagram: Mike Davis - MMA Detective - @mikedavis632  Joey Venti - Assistant - @aj_ventitre Andrew Mendoza - Timestamps - @ambidexstress Andy Campbell - Social Media Manager - @martial_mindset_ Julio Macedo - Thumbnails @ju