Send us a textEp 300 Rafiel Torre Corcoran PrisonRafiel Torre is a notorious figure from the “Dark Ages” of the sport; a revered journalist, an alleged Black Belt and a powerfully connected insider to some of the sports biggest names. Rafiel Torre was arrested in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison in 2005 He has been taken to task publicly by Joe Rogan, Eddie Bravo and Eddy Millis At his trial Gerald Strebendt, Chris Brennan and Joe Rogan testified against him This is the 1st time that Torre has ever had a voice to recall his place at a time in the sport that is considered “the beginning of the “Modern Era” #joerogan #eddiebravo 0:00 MMA history podcast intro  0:33 Disclaimer 2:26 interview start 4:41 beginnings in MMA 5:27 beginnings into combat journalism6:26 receiving invite to the first ADCC8:02 Rafiel Torre vs  Beau Hershberger9:26 creating “Lessons in humility” 11:02 working for ADcombat13:13 rolling with Royler Gracie 15:20 friendship with Mark Kerr 16:55 Mark Kerr vs Igor Borisov 17:47 relationship with Rico Rodriguez 18:35 Kazushi Sakuraba vs Renzo Gracie 21:25 rolling with Rico Rodriguez and Mark Kerr 23:19 Ken Shamrock and Mark Hall KOTC incident 24:32 Cobra Fighting Federation 25:25 Chuck Liddell Anal comments 26:22 Chuck Liddell street fights 26:56 meeting Joe Rogan 27:52 meeting Eddie Bravo 29:37 Mark Kerr substance issues 32:19 Mark Coleman and Mark Kerr relationship 33:14 experience with Ryan Gracie34:32 Kumite event in the woods 36:00 meeting Gerald Strebendt 38:32 backstage during Pride 11 40:29 Heath Herring vs Tom Erikson 41:10 Bruce Buffer Chris Brennan incident 42:49 Mario Sperry vs Mark Kerr 44:04 Mark Kerr vs Ricardo Arona 45:32 Mario Sperry choked out during match 46:19 noticing Mark Kerr’s struggles with opioids 47:22 relationship with Eddy Millis 49:39 called out by Eddie Bravo over Blackbelt 51:01 relationship with Larry Landless 51:11 relationship with the Tapout crew 52:03 Rampage Jackson airplane incident 55:56 Rampage Jackson gold chains 56:51 favorite “Lessons in humility” 58:35 Trained Luigi Fioravante59:22 Journalism during dark age of MMA 1:00:05 dealing with Joe Son and Kimo Leopoldo 1:01:32 never getting to interview Ken Shamrock 1:02:03 Rafiel Torre vs Ioka Tianuu1:06:51 changes made from being in Prison 1:08:56 message to friends from MMA industry 1:10:24 attending UFC 31:12:01 clarifying Eddie Bravo comments 1:14:39 reason for cutting ties with Eddie Bravo 1:15:31 issue with a Correctional officer 1:20:22 Dorm living vs Cell living1:21:53 Prison politics 1:25:00 interactions with Dana Stubblefield 1:27:01 doing Magic in prison 1:30:03 struggles going into interview 1:30:36 finding a purpose performing Magic 1:33:19 going to dark places mentally 1:34:33 interview wrap up 1:35:11 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://youtubSupport the show