John Perretti MMA Matchmaker Interview (Audio Only)

4,993 views · Published 3 October 2013 · 50:56 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Stephan Kesting · 2013 · Sports

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Stephan interviews John Perretti, the matchmaker for the early UFC and the EFC (Extreme Fighting Championship), who put together some of the iconic matches still talked about today.

In this interview John Perretti talks about the rules and weight classes he created for the fledgling sport of Mixed Martial Arts (a term that he is credited with coining), how he found and selected fighters, brain trauma in the combat sports, his disdain for the current state of the UFC, and much more.

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