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Kurt  Holobaugh TUF Deep Dive Ep 183 

Kurt Holobaugh’s career had many instances were a lesser fighter would have quit along the way. 
Kurt Holobaugh takes us through his up hill battle in order to call himself season 31 Ultimate Fighter.  

Kurt Holobaugh TUF Deep Dive Ep 183

0:00 Lytes Out Intro

0:19 Interview Start

0:38 Business Plugs/Promotion

1:05 Experiences with Media for Ultimate Fighter

1:54 Getting on UFC's Radar/Staying Relavent

6:40 Mindset When Coaches Pick Teams

7:52 Mental Pressure During First UFC Fight

20:48 Earning Respect from Coach

24:28 Gil Gilroy Promoter Experiences

26:42 First Pro Fight

28:19 Early Amateur Career Fights

30:01 Going the Distance for the First Time

31:58 Kurt Holobaugh vs JC Pennington in XFC

36:49 Relationship with Josh Weems

37:50 Kurt Holobaugh's Son, Zaden Competing

48:02 Lurt Holobaugh vs Wellington Brito

50:24 Scott Smith Being in Kurt Holobaugh's Corner

52:18 Brandon Wells as Wrestling Coach

53:24 Kurt Holobaugh vs Wesley Dunlap

55:33 Kurt Holobaugh vs Pat Healy

59:05 Competing in UFC 159

1:02:17 Getting Released from UFC

1:03:58 Meeting Wife, Breann Holobaugh

1:06:35 Kurt Holobaugh vs Eric Marriott

1:08:28 Kurt Holobaugh vs Lloyd Woodard

1:09:52 Broken Patella

1:10:59 Gaining Full Custody of Children

1:12:20 Kurt Holobaugh vs Desmond Green

1:16:43 Periods of Inactivity

1:23:00 Fighting in Russia

1:27:48 Kurt Holobaugh vs The Pink Panther

1:29:46 Fork In the Road After Defeat

1:31:09 Adressing Potentially Being Targeted by the Blackzilians

1:33:32 Defeating JZ Cavalcante

1:34:32 Victory Turning No Contest in DWCS

1:40:44 Managers Opinion on No Contest

1:41:39 7 Fight Win Streak

1:43:10 0-3 in UFC after Suspension

1:44:56 Damonte Robinson Story

1:53:07 Signing with EagleFC and Never Debuting

1:55:11 Brian Butler Relationship

1:57:28 Preston Thigpen Relationship

1:58:41 Wrap-Up

2:00:47 Upcoming Interviews



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