Mac Danzig’s Last UFC Run, Training Knockouts & Walking Out “Not For Sale” - feat. Gray Maynard

<p>This week on the MMA History Podcast we close the book on Friend of the Show Mac Danzig’s UFC career. Title challenger Gray Maynard also joins Mike Davis and Joey Venti to walk through Danzig’s final run against Takanori Gomi, Melvin Guillard and Joe Lauzon, the camps at AKA and Extreme Couture, the grind of training while raising a young daughter, the Joe Silva relationship, the sponsorship machine, and the decision to walk out one last time with “Not For Sale” on his shorts.</p><p><br></p><p>Gray also talks Primed Combat in Michigan and life after the octagon. Mac looks back on the knockouts in camp, the Rico Chiapparelli chapter, and the six-hour nasal surgery that followed his final fight. </p><p><br></p><p>Support the Rafiel Torre documentary: a $10 donation gets you the window sticker and yellow card. Link in the description.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 start</p><p>0:34 MMA History Podcast intro</p><p>1:07 Joey Venti’s guest introduction </p><p>1:24 interview start</p><p>1:26 Gray Maynard current life/ plugs </p><p>3:06 Mac Danzig plugs/ promotions</p><p>5:46 Mac Danzig meeting Gray Maynard </p><p>7:16 relationship with Shawn Tompkins</p><p>9:40 leaving Vegas for California </p><p>12:00 reaction to Jim Miller UFC longevity</p><p>13:29 Mac Danzig’s relationship with Joe Silva</p><p>15:30 Gray Maynard’s relationship with Joe Silva</p><p>18:09 Mac Danzig vs Takanori Gomi</p><p>24:16 Gray Maynard training at AKA</p><p>32:21 issues with Bob Cook as a coach </p><p>34:07 Mac Danzig vs Takanori Gomi (continued) </p><p>36:50 wanting to advance training at AKA</p><p>40:35 destroying nose during fight career </p><p>43:08 ADHD and sleep apnea</p><p>46:42 Mac Danzig vs Melvin Guillard </p><p>55:04 training with Rico Chiapparelli</p><p>56:52 struggles going into Melvin Guillard fight </p><p>1:02:21 issues with finding a coach </p><p>1:05:34 going back to Rico Chiapparelli </p><p>1:08:00 hesitation during Melvin Guillard fight </p><p>1:11:42 Mevin Guillards conditioning for fight </p><p>1:16:26 Hand Speed and placement </p><p>1:17:51 Mac Danzig vs Joe Lauzon</p><p>1:23:16 Joe Lauzon requesting Gray Maynard </p><p>1:25:09 choosing not to have sponsors for fight </p><p>1:33:38 Cody McKenzie basketball shorts controversy</p><p>1:36:24 issues with Training mask</p><p>1:38:28 dealing with injury during Joe Lauzon fight </p><p>1:42:29 coaches giving fighter speeches </p><p>1:46:34 Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard 2</p><p>1:49:30 receiving nose surgery </p><p>1:54:25 interview