Onassis Parungao Interview - From The Vault #7

#OnassisParungao #UFC #UFCHistory We found Onassis Parungao in Connecticut, teaching Kung-fu and Tai-Chi, arts that he has dedicated his life to. In the world of traditional martial arts, Parungao is set apart and associated with MMA because of the following: In 1995, he fought an alternate fight at UFC 7, defeating Francesco "Fang" Maturi. The tournament held together and was won by Marco Ruas, but Parungao was standing by to jump in. In those days, traditional martial artists were known to shun the UFC. You can count on just 1 or 2 hands the number of traditional martial artists who stepped up to test themselves. Parungao is undefeated in the UFC at 1-0. Though it is one fight, very few can make that statement. Before deciding to discontinue in his fighting career, Parungao also traveled to Russia and participated in the notorious 32-man Absolute tournament that was won by Renzo Gracie student Ricardo Morais. Parungao went 1-1 that night. Onassis Parungao goes one on one with Miguel Iturrate of the #LytesOut team. This one is for the hardcores... You can visit Onassis at Connecticut's Cheng Yee (Righteous) Kung Fu School. 0:00 Podcast intro 0:19 Interview start and guest intro 1:10 Current school and martial arts background 2:23 Intro to UFC 7 experience 5:50 Rules meeting 7:56 Onassis Parungao VS Francesco Maturi at UFC 7 11:48 Aftermath and contracts 14:38 Offers to fight in Japan and Russia 16:55 The first UFCs versus MMA today 22:16 Paul Varelans and potential matchups 25:21 Dad and knife fighting 26:47 The Gracies' influence over early UFCs 31:34 Intro to IAFC tournament in Moscow 35:15 Experience in Russia, 1995 43:35 The Absolute FC 32-man tournament 48:38 Onassis Parungao vs Pavel Byshiv at AFC 1 51:58 Ricardo Morais vs Onassis Parungao at AFC 1 56:53 Thoughts on the final and overall experience 1:04:05 Walking away from MMA and regrets 1:07:17 Turning down the next Russian offer 1:12:00 Bare knuckle fighting 1:14:11 Favorite fighters and ONE Championship 1:16:40 Interview wrap up Please follow our chan