Digital Social Hour
From Homelessness to UFC: A Fighter’s Rise & Fall | Uriah Hall DSH #1202
25 Feb 2025
From homelessness to UFC stardom and everything in between! 🥋💥 In this raw and riveting episode of the Digital Social Hour, Sean Kelly sits down with Uriah Hall to uncover the untold story of his rise from eating out of garbage cans to becoming a UFC sensation. Hear firsthand about his greatest fights, struggles with mental health, the politics of fighting, and his life after stepping out of the octagon. 🥊✨ Uriah gets real about the highs and lows of fame, the fight for authenticity in a world obsessed with influencers, and his journey of self-discovery after retirement. From the brutal realities of weight cuts to training with legends, this episode is packed with valuable insights and unfiltered honesty. 🧠🔥 Don't miss out on this inspiring and eye-opening conversation! 🙌 Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more powerful stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀🔥 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Training for Life 01:02 - Boxing Corruption and Rigging 06:06 - Struggles with Suicide After Retirement 10:21 - Growing Up in Poverty in Jamaica 15:14 - Experiencing Homelessness in NYC 20:05 - Tom Aspinall's Journey 22:10 - Insights from The Ultimate Fighter 26:59 - Challenges of a Bad Weight Cut 33:05 - UFC 189: Sean Strickland Analysis 34:30 - Decision to Retire from UFC 36:20 - Impact of Technology on Society 41:20 - Addressing Racism in America 44:07 - Future Plans and Next Steps 45:30 - Learning to Fight Through Video Games 47:24 - Finding Uriah: Where to Look APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Uriah Hall https://www.instagram.com/uriahhall/ https://linktr.ee/uriahhall LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ #mmanews #ufcweighin #wzzm13news #ufc #joerogan
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I remember going, ah, man, I used to train with Sean. I don't even want to fight Sean. Not right now. He's ranked 13. At least give me top five. I'm eight. Something, something, something. You got to do it. UFC doesn't like when you say no. And I'm like, all right, I'll do it. And it's right there. I checked out. Because I didn't want to do it.
Hey, there he is. We got your eye hall here today, fresh off a training session. That's right. Let's go, man. What you training for? For life, bro. Yeah?
I'm fat after I retired a little bit, you know? It's one of those cases where I see a lot of people let themselves go. A bunch of my friends, I'm not going to say who. But I didn't want to fall into that category. And it's so easy to just go down that spiral. You follow a routine. And I'm good with structure. So out here in Vegas, I decided to just go to PI.
A friend just invited me, which is weird because I'm the guest. I used to bring the guests. Now I'm the guest. Yeah, times have changed. Yeah, I saw you say on another show you were 230 pounds. You had to lose 30 pounds in, what, three weeks for that last boxing match you had? Oh, yeah, for, what's his name, Julio? Yeah. Julio Cesar Savage. That's nuts.
Yeah, I mean, you know what? I got off the couch. The fight, coulda, woulda, shoulda. Of course, the boxer's always going to talk smack. But... I look at it this way for getting off the couch, fighting a world, former world champ. I didn't have anything to lose. And in my mind, I'm like, oh, he's Mexican. I'm gonna fight like a Mexican. What Mexicans do? They walk at you.
But this fool was running and hitting. I'm like, all right. It's a tactic, man, because I think he was trying to fight Jake Paul. He's just trying to secure the win. So I was just like, I'm just going to walk at him and just do what I do. I had some injuries, of course. I was standing upright. I couldn't really utilize my frame as much as I could, but it was a good learning experience.
I take nothing away. I saw you say about the fight, you felt like boxing's pretty rigged overall, right?
Oh, fuck yes, rigged, dude. I mean, come on, man. so many politics, even with, you know, MMA, man, it's so many politics. It's gone away from the art. There's no more art anymore. It's just, let's get an influencer in there. Let's, I get it. It's like generating money because our attention span is so short. You know, you look at clips now, it's like seven seconds.
You know, I saw a dude slamming a lady the other day. And they were like, oh my God, that dude is, I'm like, well, what the bitch do? I'm just going to pick somebody and slam them. You know, where's the whole video? And our attention span is just so small. So money talks, of course. Yeah, let's get an influencer in there who has no fucking style, but it draws attention. It's just dumb to me.
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