Send us a textEp 295 Josh Neer BEFORE the UFC Josh Neer burst onto the professional scene boasting a record that had just under 100 amateur fights. Neer’s MMA journey had him training in Canada with Joe Doerkson as well as many years at the Miletich Fighting Systems Chris Lytle joins us on this fantastic listen documenting the Indy grind of the Midwest Ep 295 Josh Neer BEFORE the UFC 0:00 plugs/ promotions 0:42 MMA history podcast  intro 1:14 Joey Venti’s guest introduction1:36 interview start 3:06 amateur career 7:10 experience at Toad Hollar8:22 early training 11:34 Josh Neer vs Houston Alexander 14:52 receiving nick name “the dentist”16:10 not paid for bare knuckle fight 19:02 turning pro in MMA 21:18 Josh Neer vs Anthony Smith 23:16 turning down GSP fight due to name value 27:17 Josh Neer vs Joe Jordan 29:18 Josh Neer vs Joe Chacon 31:03 Josh Neer vs Spencer Fisher33:05 relationship with Jeremy Stephens 34:50 Jeremy Stephen’s vs Mike Perry 38:13 Miletich camp initiation 43:16 50 fight club mentality 46:03 Josh Neer vs Kyle Jensen 46:56 Josh Neer vs Anthony Macias 47:49 Josh Neer vs David Gardner 48:45 Josh Neer vs Mark Bear 51:23 Josh Neer vs Derrick Noble 52:36 Jeff Perez boxing coach 53:43 student Johnny Hopper 54:50 Josh Neer vs Todd Kiser 56:17 not matched properly in the UFC 56:58 relationship with the Diaz brothers 59:19 training cardio at a high level 1:00:27 interview wrap up1:00:56 outro/ closing thoughtsPlease follow our channels on Follow the MMA History Team on Instagram: MMA Detective Mike Davis @mikedavis632 Co Host Joey Venti @aj_ventitreRecords Keeper-  Andrew Mendoza @ambidexstressSocial Media Manager Andy Campbell  @martial_mindset_Thumbnails Julio Macedo  @juliosemacentoInstagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qrSpotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8gApple Podcast MMA History PodcastYouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_JOutro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-powerMike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 #MMA #UFC #NHB #MixedMartialArts #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #MMAPodcast #fightpodcast Thank You for your supportSupport the show