Episode 25 - A Tribute to Evan Tanner with Top MMA Director Bobby Razak

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  • Making the world a better place through cage-fighting
  • "I will not live by rules that make no sense to me" - Evan Tanner
  • "One of the ultimate things a human can learn is kindness for their fellow humans"
  • Joe Rogan on Evan Tanner
  • Daniele's article about Evan Tanner http://www.danielebolelli.com/2013/09/25/on-death-evan-tanner-daniele-bolelli
  • A lesson in samurai spirit: Evan Tanner vs. Rich Franklin II
  • Evan brings out the best and worst in people
  • There are more epic qualities in Tanner's failures than in most cynical critics' greatest successes
  • See Evan Tanner speak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBwjaPyqxYc
  • Evan Tanner part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y0LadiZdOA
  • Here's Bobby Razak's website: http://www.bobbyrazakmovies.com
  • And this is the link to support Bobby's movie http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/evan-tanner-film
  • Daniele is thrilled to talk with someone with an accent as thick as his (or at least, that's what he thinks... let's not shatter his illusions)
  • Bobby and his work with Tapout
  • How Bobby became MMA's premiere director
  • Rich and Bobby geek out about cameras and other high tech toys
  • Bobby's vision for the Tanner film
  • Tanner and Nietzsche
  • Chatting about "Girlfight" and the limited budgets
  • The desert...
  • How Tanner refused a very lucrative Tapout sponsorship, because he preferred his shorts with no logo on
  • Thank you to the hot woman who seduced Daniele and convinced him to stay into the United States
  • Relationships in L.A. (and anywhere in the world for that manner)
  • The pace of life in L.A.
  • A drone may be hovering over Bobby
  • All the power to Joe Rogan!
  • "Now, you may ask if I regret it, if I would do it differently if I could, if I would take it back. NOT A CHANCE!!!!! I went for it. I put it all on the line. I always will. I knew what the consequences would be if I failed, and I was willing to accept them. So, any of you reading who might be feeling a twinge of sympathy, don't. I made my decisions, and I accept the consequences. I'm no victim. And to those who are thinking about preaching at me, don't bother. I won't hear you. I haven't accomplished anything in this life worth remembering by playing it safe. That's boring to me anyway." - Evan Tanner

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