#50 - Natan Levy - Insane Struggle From Traditional Martial Arts in Asia to the UFC

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Natan's early years in Isreal, his brutal introduction to Kung Fu, his hilarious journey in Japan, travelling to Vegas alone at 22 to chase his dream, his constant set backs, taking a Dana White's Contender Series fight on days notice and much more.
Natan Levy is an Israeli professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division in the UFC with a record of 8-2. Prior to his professional MMA career, Levy worked as a martial arts instructor and ran a Karate dojo in Tel Aviv, Israel. After being awarded his 3rd degree black belt in Uechi-Ryū Karate, he moved to Las Vegas at the age of 22 in order to train in mixed martial arts and pursue a professional career.
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00:00 Intro
02:24 Growing Up in Isreal
06:22 Crazy 1st Kung Fu Session
12:00 I’d Try to Bite Their Neck
17:37 Funny Japan Story
25:46 Training in Japan
29:20 Switching to MMA
33:49 Coach Jimmy Giff
40:05 Training in Vegas
48:53 UFC Contender Series
53:36 Fighting in the UFC
01:02:33 Sean Strickland
01:05:18 Doing USDC
01:13:00 USDC Scenarios
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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Growing Up in Isreal (00:02:24)

3. Crazy 1st Kung Fu Session (00:06:22)

4. I’d Try to Bite Their Neck (00:12:00)

5. Funny Japan Story (00:17:37)

6. Training in Japan (00:25:46)

7. Switching to MMA (00:29:20)

8. Coach Jimmy Giff (00:33:49)

9. Training in Vegas (00:40:05)

10. UFC Contender Series (00:48:53)

11. Fighting in the UFC (00:53:36)

12. 01:02:33 Sean Strickland (01:02:33)

13. Doing USDC (01:05:18)

14. USDC Scenarios (01:13:00)