The Godfather of MMA Mike Murray

The Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei · Jun 9, 2022 · 45m

The OG of MMA, well maybe one of the OG's…. This week's guest on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is Mike Murray. Murray fought in the first MMA in March of 1980. So No! UFC is not groundbreaking, people. It was the first sanctioned MMA fight recognized in the United States and the SHowtime documentary entitled "Tough Guys" reaffirms that. Recognized with Dave Jones as the first two in the sport of MMA in the US they have help to transcend what has become one of the most beloved sports questionably surpassing boxing.

We will talk with Mike about his early years and what drove him…