#60 - The Sudden Violence Of Bad Decisions - The Madness of Vernon Maxwell

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This week, a longtime UFC mainstay, and notoriously colorful character, who always seems to say the exact wrong thing. Mostly, at the exact wrong time. Training alongside his brother, from a young age...

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2 Sep 20252h 16min

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This week, we talk about an Olympic gold medalist boxer, who actually beat Mike Tyson, twice in one month! He came from South Central, LA, landing hinself in jail, at 13. His teen years bring more tro...

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