#37. UFC Director & World Martial Arts Champ - Joe Long

Eventful Lives Podcast

Dodge Woodall

Eventful, True Crime, Risk, Interviews, Crime, Events, Entrepreneurship, Festivals, Sports, Life Story, Entrepreneur, Roger Woodall, Start Ups, Society & Culture, Military, Business

5 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

How I Built An Events Business & UFC Gyms With Dana White and now the Director of UFC Gym UK.

Joe went from a dedicated karate champ from East London, to a world renowned sporting events organiser.

He’s now responsible for bringing the UFC to the UK and franchising out their branded gyms, with his business partner, former UFC champ, Michael Bisping.

We talk about his meetings with Dana White and his involvement in the forthcoming Arnold Sports Festival.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the eventful entrepreneur.
0:05.0	I'm Dodge Woodall, founder of Bournemouth Sevens, the world's largest sport and music festival.
0:10.0	We are born of sevens!
0:12.0	Ever since events across the world came to a grinding halt,
0:16.0	I've been bringing people back together, but in a different way.
0:20.0	On this week's episode, I'm chatting to director of UFC Jim. I've been bringing people back together, but in a different way.
0:26.0	On this week's episode, I'm chatting to director of UFC gyms, Joe Long.
0:32.6	Joe went from dedicated karate champ from East London to a world-renowned sporting events organiser.
0:38.7	He's now responsible for bringing the UFC to the UK and franchising out their branded gyms with his business partner,
0:44.8	former UFC champ, Michael Bisping. We talk about his meeting with Dana White and his involvement with Arnold Schwarzenegger. He's a proper gentleman. Here's the man himself, Mr Joe Long.
0:51.0	Joe, welcome to the show, mate. Thanks, Dodge. Lovely to see you. Yeah, and you?
0:55.6	When last time we saw each other?
0:56.2	Last year?
0:57.5	I think it was September.
0:58.9	We were on stage, won't me?
1:01.6	At that thing at Lafrey University with Gabby Logan.
1:02.7	Gabby.
1:04.2	She's better looking than you, though, Doc.
1:05.3	Do you reckon?
1:08.1	Sorry, Kenny.
1:09.7	He won't mind.
1:10.9	He won't mind. He won't mind. Yeah, we met at the, it was like a fitness expo type thing, wasn't it?
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