Ep 215 Mark Robinson Sumo & ADCC DeepDive  Mark Robinson hails from South Africa and is known as his countries greatest athlete. Although he had one fight in the UFC, what Mark Robinson accomplished in Sumo and ADCC is absolutely legendary and filled with controversy. Mark Robinson does not sugar coat feelings nor avoid hard topics that were rumored but never discussed on record. This interview is an incredible look into the dark world of combat sports; bribery, fixed fights often go unspoken within international competitions... NOT in this interview. 0:00 Lytes out intro 0:19 guest introduction 0:37 interview start  1:21 being an athlete in South Africa  2:33 Beating a bronze medalist in Judo 3:38 getting approved to compete in the Olympics  5:19 entering Sumo competition with no experience  7:12 motivation and hard work  8:35 Mark Robinson vs Emmanuel Yarbrough 12:13 Elon Musk injured by Sumo wrestler  12:41 technique vs strength for Sumo  13:50 Mark Robinson vs Ahmad Bally 14:48 Mark Robinson vs Paul Kingi 15:37 Mark Robinson vs Jorg Brummer 16:30 Mark Robinson vs Bat-Erdene 17:15 getting invited to ADCC 1999 18:28 Mark Robinson vs Luis Roberto Duerte 21:38 getting stranded in Atlanta  23:30 training in America  24:48 thoughts on Obake  25:51 returning to ADCC  26:27 Mark Robinson vs Lee Hasdale 27:26 Mark Robinson vs Ricardo Morias 28:49 incidents at early ADCC events  32:39 promoter Jamie Levine  36:27 Mark Robinson vs Bobby Hoffman 39:52 Mark Robinson vs Valeriy Yureskul 40:51 Mark Robinson vs Vitor Belfort  42:30 Mark Robinson vs Jeff Monson  43:42 Mark Robinson vs Ricco Rodriguez 45:53 relationship with ADCC  47:38 Lubomir Guedjev 48:48 the Gracie’s losing at ADCC 2003 50:24 Mark Robinson vs Mike Van Arsedale 51:37 Mark Robinson vs Reese Andy 52:07 training in Brazil  53:03 Ranking career achievements  54:09 current life  55:44 Dricus du plessis title win  59:20 interview wrap up  1:00:06 outro/ final thoughts  Ep 215 Mark Robinson Sumo & ADCC DeepDive Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@LytesOutClips Socials:  Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/ iTunes -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb  Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632  Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052  Follow the #LOP team on Instagram:  Chris Lytle - Founder/Owner - @chrislightsoutlytle  Mike Davis - MMA Detective - @mikedavis632  Joey Venti - Assistant - @aj_ventitre Andrew Mendoza - Timestamps - @ambidexstress Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power #sumo #adcc #UFC #MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast #FightPodcast Support the Show.