Still Friends Show

Ben ”The Bane” Davis | Still Friends Show EP. 45

Still Friends Show presents Ben "The Bane" Davis, one of the youngest play-by-play commentators, announcers, & personalities in the sport of MMA. Ben reveals how he got his foot in the door & how he has gained notoriety across the sport. We uncover the importance of relationships & Ben reveals his relationship with Jon Anik, the pinnacle of the profession. Ben talks about working on Brendan Fitzgerald's podcast, getting fired from Brendan Fitzgerald's podcast, grappling on UFC Fight Pass, not pulling out, his looming MMA career and much more!
 
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https://www.instagram.com/benthebanedavis/
 
Justin Hong:
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Jamari Smith:
https://www.instagram.com/j_smitttyyy/
 
Chapters
00:43 - Ben Bane Davis hype
07:39 - Start into MMA
13:09 - Confidence boost
14:55 - The turtleneck / start up/ branding
19:14 - The haters
23:25 - Brendan Schaub
28:49 - The major promotions
31:00 - The end goal
33:59 - Expressing the mistake
36:01 - Grappling experience w/ Brad
41:22 - Calabasas Fight Companion / Recap
43:51 - Passion for MMA
51:29 - Last words / sign off

Back To School | Still Friends Show Ep. 44

Still Friends Show presents I.Am.Tru.Starr, our part time host is back & class is in session. Tru is back in the city and we catch up on his travels. We recap the Errol Spence Jr. & Terrence Crawford boxing match & the tradition of street & backyard fighting in Hawai'i. We talk about the current state of music and new HOT releases that need more play time. We cover racial classification, Justin growing up with one black friend and much more!
 
Connect & Follow: Email - StillFriendsShow@gmail.com
I.Am.Tru.Starr:
https://www.instagram.com/iamtrustarr/
Justin Hong:
https://www.instagram.com/justinakonihong/
Still Friends Show:
https://www.instagram.com/stillfriendsshow/

DJ Murphi Kennedy I Still Friends Show EP. 43

Still Friends Show presents Murphi Kennedy, a internationally renown Professional Club DJ, digital marketer & successful businessman. We talk about Murphi's unstable acts in childhood and skipping the first grade. Murphi reveals his bare cheek mooning phase, finding stability in baseball that took him to college & eventually professional baseball. We talk turning down a career in criminal justice, his lifelong love for music, convincing a boss of his to pay for his DJ school and much more!
Timeline:
00:15 - Podcast coordination
01:23 - Murphi Kennedy origins
11:48 - DJ school / emerging in the industry
17:54 - The “Local DJ”
22:16 - Branching out of San Diego
26:44 - Music Genre expertise
32:21 - Personal life of a DJ
35:30 - Being prepared
38:40 - Murphi’s goal
40:12 - Keeping up with trends / DJ resources
42:44 - Working with artists
45:24 - DJ misconceptions
47:38 - Headlining
50:09 - Top 5 songs
56:17 - Advice to future DJ’s
1:00:23 - Sign off
 
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Email - StillFriendsShow@gmail.com
 
Murphi Kennedy:
https://www.instagram.com/murphikennedy/
 
Justin Hong:
https://www.instagram.com/justinakonihong/
 
Still Friends Show:
https://www.instagram.com/stillfriendsshow/
 

Hayden Iverson I Still Friends Show EP 42

Still Friends Show presents Hayden Iverson, emerging bettor influencer & content creator. Hayden talks about his start into content creation, his first taste of entrepreneurship, playing college football, the insane world of sports betting, experiencing his content blowing up & catching on and much more!
 
Timeline: 
 
00:15 - Start to content creation
 
11:18 - Shoe reselling business
 
22:28 - Getting into sports betting / breaking the 9-5
 
30:35 - Lessons from football
 
34:43 - The first post / beginning stages of social media
 
47:56 - The research behind sports betting
 
52:09 - Sacrifices / Platform build up
 
1:00:40 - The payout 1:08:00 - The spark of interest in MMA
 
1:23:00 - Hayden’s success in betting
 
1:30:00 - Best bet Hayden’s ever had
 
1:39:56 - What’s next / Closing remarks
 
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Email - StillFriendsShow@gmail.com
 
Hayden Iverson:
https://www.instagram.com/hayjivepicks/
 
Justin Hong:
https://www.instagram.com/justinakonihong/
 
Still Friends Show:
https://www.instagram.com/stillfriendsshow/

UFC Legend Brad Tavares | Still Friends Show EP. 41

Still Friends Show presents Brad Tavares, 13 year UFC Middleweight veteran originally from the small town Volcano, on the Big Island of Hawaii. A Waiakea class of 2005 graduate, Brad talks about being a star football player & pursing college football which led him to a brief junior college experience. He talks about starting training MMA after coming moving back to Hawaii after leaving his first semester early. We talk secrets that kept him out of The Ultimate Fighter season 10, getting on to season 11 & winning his UFC contract in the shows Finale. Brad talks the lack of resources & knowledge on the Big Island, improving his physique though his career, being the captain at Xtreme Couture, retirement, Sean Strickland stories and much more!
 
Timeline: 
00:11 - Hawaii origins
14:40 - Football career
16:00 - Freshman year of college
25:30 - Development into fighting
29:39 - Childhood sports
37:00 - Physical development
49:00 - Brad's journey to success
56:00 - Coming to Vegas / The Ultimate Fighter
1:07:45 - Career retrospect / future
1:19:45 - Xtreme Couture
1:27:25 - Retirement/ Hawaii / Family
1:39:45 - Send off / Closing thoughts
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Brad Tavares:
https://instagram.com/bradtavares808?igshid=Y2IzZGU1MTFhOQ==
Justin Hong:
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Harrison Rogers | Still Friends Show Ep.40

Still Friends Show presents Harrison, founder and owner of United Fight League, F3 Energy, Lexington Services, the HJR Experiment & many other successful companies. Brought to you by Unko Franks Hawaiian BBQ. Harrison Rogers has teamed up with MMA legends Frank Mir, Rampage Jackson, Tito Ortiz, & more to change the game of MMA. Harrison talks about his "everyone eats" business mindset, doing movies & starting Hollywood 3.0 in Arizona & much more!
Follow Harrison : https://www.instagram.com/harrisonjrogers/
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https://www.instagram.com/justinakonihong/ 
https://www.instagram.com/j_smitttyyy/
https://www.instagram.com/talofa_liva/

King David MMA | Still Friends Show Ep.39

Still Friends Show presents King David, a professional MMA fighter, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, businessman, entrepreneur & master of the post fight speech. Brought to you by Unko Franks Hawaiian BBQ. David Bollea is the nephew of Professional Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan aka Terry Bollea. King David talks relationship with Andrew Tate. We talk about his infamous post fight speeches, getting kicked out of Montana, being booed by thousands of people and going 5-0 in his last five fights since turning 40, his UFC shot & much more!
Follow King David : https://www.instagram.com/kingdavidmma/
 
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https://www.instagram.com/justinakonihong/ 
 
https://www.instagram.com/j_smitttyyy/
 
https://www.instagram.com/talofa_liva/

Aliens Underwater I.Am.Tru.Starr | Still Friends Show Ep.38

Still Friends Show presents I.Am.Tru Starr, a rapper artist manager and founder & owner of Viva House Records. Brought to you by Unko Franks Hawaiian BBQ, Tru is back and we talk growing up in poverty, Pride month, aliens, time travel, underwater lakes and sinkholes in China. The boys talk selling narcotics to make it by, Narcotics Anonymous, federal indictments, prison-life and its stereotypes. Tru talks his goal to own a true rehabilitation prison bringing upon true prison reform, the importance of being in the studio with the artists they’re making music with, his first certified gold record & much more!
 
Follow I.Am.Tru.Starr : https://www.instagram.com/iamtrustarr/
 
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https://www.instagram.com/justinakonihong/
 
https://www.instagram.com/j_smitttyyy/
 
https://www.instagram.com/talofa_liva/

Ty ”Savage” Gwerder | Still Friends Show Ep.37

Still Friends Show presents Ty Gweder, a veteran Middleweight Hawaiian professional fighter currently fighting in the UFL. Ty "Savage" is coming off of his masterful knock by a question mark kick followed up by ground-strikes at United Fight League 1. The UFL is the first organization to give it's fighter health insurance and ownership stake in the same organization they fight in. Ty talks growing up on Oahu, HI and his parents splitting at a young age, his father passing away at nine and growing up without a father. He opens about depression at a young age and the day that he had an epiphany his late father would've been proud of. We talk his first love football following in the footsteps of his father who was also a Washing high school star Linebacker himself, injuries that ultimately robbed him of his collegiate football career and his character of service and selflessness led him to becoming the main training partner for perpetual UFC Top 15 ranked fighter Brad Tavares, a long time family friend. We cover his Bellator stint, dating current UFC's #12 Flyweight Casey O'Neill and more! Enjoy our vulnerable podcast with one of the most dangerous strikers on the planet, Ty "Savage" Gwerder.
Follow Ty : https://www.instagram.com/ty.savage.mma/
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https://www.instagram.com/justinakonihong/
https://www.instagram.com/j_smitttyyy/
https://www.instagram.com/talofa_liva/

Aupuni Pagaoa Da Hawaiian Hitman | Still Friends Show Ep.36

Still Friends Show presents Aupuni Pagaoa, a surging flyweight professional fighter currently fighting in LFA. Da Hawaiian Hitman is fresh off of his huge walk-off knockout victory at LFA 158 that aired on UFC Fight Pass. Puni talks his humble beginnings in Kaneohe, HI and growing up a multi-sport athlete never thinking fighting was in his future. From hustling as a freshman selling weed to moving with UFC's ranked featherweight fighter Dan Ige to fellow UFC fighter Brad Tavares' house in Las Vegas. Enjoy the incredible and improbable story of the future champion from Kaneohe, Da Hawaiian Hitman, Aupuni Pagaoa.
Follow Travis : https://www.instagram.com/aupunipagaoa125/
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https://www.instagram.com/j_smitttyyy/
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