Episode 22: Ken Rodriquez, Host of MMA Dude Bro!
Mind Of The Warrior
Dr Mike Simpson
4.8 • 900 Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2016
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
Ken Rodriquez has been graphic arts professional for over 20 years. He has been involved in podcasting since 2008. Previously, Ken co-hosted the podcast, Milk of Minutia, where he interviewed people as diverse as Harvey Pekar, Mary Jo Buttafuoco & Eddie Pepitone. Starting out as an avid pro wrestling fan, Ken migrated to mixed martial arts around 2005 with the explosion of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. Some of his favorite MMA fighters include Tonya Evinger, Carlos Condit, & Luke Rockhold.
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Serving over 3 decades in the military as an Airborne Ranger, a Special Forces Operator, and finally as an Emergency Medicine Physician assigned to Special Operations, Mike Simpson is well acquainted with what it truly means to be a warrior. As a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician, and a practicing fight doctor, Mike works extensively with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, law enforcement, and military organizations providing medical care and training. As one of the foremost experts in both tactical medicine and combat sports medicine, he is highly sought after as a lecturer and instructor. Now, as host of the Mind Of The Warrior podcast, Mike shares his knowledge, and that of his guests, in an effort to spread to warrior ethos to the general public.
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| 0:00.0 | The Since the dawn of time there has existed an elite warrior class those with the courage |
| 0:20.3 | and the will to achieve victory have always set themselves apart. |
| 0:24.1 | Today, these warriors can be found not only on the modern battlefield, but also in the |
| 0:28.7 | sports arena, in the boardroom, and in the classroom. |
| 0:32.3 | Now join our host Dr. Mike Simpson, |
| 0:35.0 | former Special Forces Operator and highly regarded |
| 0:37.5 | mixed martial arts fight doctor, |
| 0:39.0 | as he takes you inside the mind of the warrior. |
| 0:50.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to mind of the warrior. Hey everybody, welcome to mind of the warrior. Been on hiatus a while I apologize for that but I am back the interview that we have today is one that I did with Ken Rodriguez from |
| 0:59.6 | MMA Dude Bro did that back at the end of the year and I'm just now getting it out to you I |
| 1:04.9 | apologize for that as well a lot of real world stuff getting in the way not |
| 1:09.1 | going to bore you with the details but I am back. Tonight, of course, UFC 196, Connor Merrigger versus Nate Diaz, and Holly Holmes set to defend |
| 1:19.4 | her title in the co-main event against Misha Tate. |
| 1:24.0 | These are really the only two fights I'm going to talk about before I cue directly to the interview. |
| 1:28.0 | What I think you can expect from Holly versus Misha tonight? |
| 1:32.0 | I would definitely expect that fight to go longer than the fight |
| 1:34.8 | did against Ronda, possibly even all the way through the fifth round and possibly going to a decision. |
| 1:40.7 | Keep in mind that although Ronda had defeated Misha every time they met previously, |
| 1:45.5 | Misha has a different style of fighting and Holly's camp has even said that they |
| 1:49.5 | expect Misha to be a little bit more difficult match up for Holly. |
| 1:54.0 | I expect me should come out a little bit more |
| 1:56.3 | classically wrestling going for classic wrestling style |
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