Chris Lytle and Guy Mezger are two legendary mixed martial artists who cut their teeth in Pancrase, as well as the UFC.
Lytle and Mezger are contributing to a new documentary called Pancrase Hybrid History. Both men caught up with Bloody Elbow ahead of the film’s premiere to discuss just how important Pancrase is to the story of MMA and how Pancrase hopes to make the trek over to America.
“I don’t think a lot of people fully understand that UFC wasn’t the very beginning of fighting. A lot of people think they are the creator of it.