Ray Sefo on being a Milk Boy, K1 glory days, being Japan's Michael Jackson & the future of PFL

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Eric and Randy are joined by Ray Sefo, one of the greatest kickboxers of all-time! Ray talks growing up in New Zealand, fighting Bob Sapp on 5 days notice, battle with Mark Hunt, future of PFL and so much more! Make sure to submit your questions for the show after listening to the podcast and let us know who you'd like to see and what you'd like to hear on the next episode!
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:32 Guest introduction
00:02:22 Recap of UFC311
00:03:08 Aljermain's fight breakdown
00:04:04 How is Tembo doing after the fight
00:05:46 Did Volkov get robbed?
00:06:36 Holding the judges accountable for their decisions
00:07:09 Judges should go to gyms to get reps in
00:10:13 Main and Co-main event breakdown
00:11:30 Sean Strickland vs DDP in Australia
00:12:49 Tatiana fight in sydney
00:13:32 PFL World Championships talk with Ray Sefo
00:18:01 What's next for Francis in the PFL
00:18:22 Ray Sefo's beginnings in combat sports in New Zeland
00:20:12 Rey's first fight and weight classes back in the day
00:22:25 Rey's first fight in K1 was against Ernest Hoost
00:24:43 What was it like fight in Japan in the 90's and 2000's
00:26:10 Fight another K1 legend in Jermoe Le Banner
00:27:37 What is the step over
00:30:21 Ray's history with Mark Hunt and being from the same country
00:32:36 What was it like fight Bob Sapp
00:38:27 Ray's favorite K1 experience or fight
00:40:32 Where was Ray training in LA
00:41:24 Ray being a Legend in Japan and dealing with the fame
00:45:21 Eric giving shoes to homeless man story
00:48:38 How did Ray ending up coming to vegas and linking with XC
00:51:46 First time Eric seeing ray at XC hitting pads and them meeting
00:54:14 Early days at XC and Eric learning to hit pads with Ray
00:56:24 Having Ray and Randy as Erics mentor
00:57:08 Early day XC stories
00:59:02 Ray slapping a guy for talking bad about him
01:05:21 Frank Mir's training partner coming to the gym
01:09:45 Why do people think they can come to an MMA gym and think they can run with pro's
01:12:49 What are the top red flags when people come to the gym
01:15;08 The idea of live streaming sparring at the gym
01:15:37 When did ray start transitioning into coaching
01:18:23 Talking Anthony Smith losing a friend before his fight and sharing stories
01:21:35 What it's like to fight a friend from Ray's perspective
01:22:41 Does Ray ever get any fighters or coaches from Asia and the Oceanic area raeching out to