Anything Combat

In this episode of The Anything Combat Show , Johnny K sits down with rising ONE Championship Muay Thai contender Nico Carrillo , fresh off a dominant victory over Luke Lessei. Nico reflects on his transition to a higher weight class — a change that has dramatically improved his health, confidence, and performance. He admits that fighting at bantamweight left him entering bouts at around 50–60% ca...

In this episode of The Anything Combat Show, Johnny K sits down with UFC bantamweight Muin Gafurov to explore his journey from growing up in the mountains of Dushanbe, Tajikistan to competing on the world stage. Muin reflects on being raised in a family of wrestlers, judokas, and Sambo athletes, crediting his uncles for introducing him to Combat Sambo and shaping his MMA foundation. He explains th...

In this episode of The Anything Combat Show , host Johnny K sits down with Coach Samir Aliev — former Moldovan MMA champion, Combat Sambo master, and one of the most respected coaches rising from Eastern Europe’s fighting scene. Samir shares his journey from Azerbaijan to Moldova , how his freestyle wrestling roots and Combat Sambo success shaped his philosophy, and why he believes wrestling is th...

UFC lightweight Nazim “The Black Wolf” Sadykhov joins host Johnny K on The Anything Combat Show for an in-depth conversation about his incredible knockout win over Nikolas Motta in front of a roaring hometown crowd in Baku, Azerbaijan . He reflects on earning $100,000 in bonuses , how that changed his mindset, and why money will never replace his drive to build a lasting legacy in the UFC. The epi...

Anything Combat Show , host Johnny K sits down with ONE Championship Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nabil Anane , one of the most talented young strikers on the planet. At just 21 years old, Nabil has already beaten elite names like Superlek Kiatmuu9. Nabil decided to move from Muay Thai to kickboxing, his mindset after avenging his loss to Superlek. Nabil shares his thoughts on top names l...

In this episode of The Anything Combat Show , host Johnny K sits down with one of the masterminds behind Australia’s MMA dominance — Joe Lopez , head coach of Freestyle MMA and long-time mentor to UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski . We discuss Volkanovski’s statement win over Diego Lopez , how the champ silenced doubters, and the tactical blueprint that made the difference. Lopez sh...

On this episode of The Anything Combat Show , host Johnny K sits down with newly-signed UFC fighter Mandel Nallo — a veteran of the sport whose unorthodox style and 100% finish rate just earned him a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series. This episode includes Mandel’s mindset as one of the oldest fighters ever signed through the show, how creativity drives his “maximum damage” fighting style....

UFC featherweight contender Youssef Zalal joins Johnny K on The Anything Combat Show to break down his upcoming clash with Josh Emmett at UFC 320. From his early kickboxing roots in Morocco to his resurgence under coach Marc Montoya at Factory X, Zalal opens up about his evolution as a fighter, the lessons learned after being cut and re-signed by the UFC. He ref;ects on how his performance against...

In this episode, we dive into Lone'er Kavanagh vs Charles Johnson, Johnny K unpacks Lone'er Kavanaghs future potential, Johnson’s killer résumé, and how these performances shake up the rankings. Joshua Van’s elite boxing and upcoming title shot against Alexandre Pantoja and grappling threat Tatsuro Taira and Ramazan Temirov this episode covers the flyweight division. Once seen as shallow, flyweigh...

On this episode of the Anything Combat Show , we are joined by one of Europe’s most dangerous welterweights — Roberto “Robocop” Soldić. Known for his knockout power, Soldić has built a reputation as one of the most exciting fighters outside the UFC, making waves in KSW and now ONE Championship. We speak on his transition to boxing and his humble beginnings in Bosnia to becoming a two-division worl...

In this episode of the Anything Combat Podcast, Johnny K sits down with Lubomir Guedjev , the International Growth Director of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), to talk about the explosive rise of one of combat sports’ fastest-growing promotion. Lubo shares how BKFC is expanding across the globe with upcoming events in Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria, and Dubai, and reflects on the key moment...

Mike Swick Entrepreneur 15x @UFC Veteran Founder/Owner: AKAThailand, FightClubExperience and LiveMuayThaiFights This episode of the Anything Combat Show wit UFC veteran and AKA Thailand CEO, Mike Swick explains the post-fight journey of building one of the most unique fight gyms in the world. Swick shares the origin story of AKA Thailand, from his early days training in parking garages in Bangkok...

ANYTHING COMBAT Undefeated Karate Combat World Champion Shahzaib Rind sits down with Johnny K ahead of his much-anticipated bout against Luiz Rocha on August 22, 2024 . With an unblemished record of 8-0 and two world titles under his belt, Shahzaib opens up about the journey leading to this title unification fight. We explore whether Rocha presents the toughest challenge of Shahzaib’s career and h...

Malcolm “The Machine” Wellmaker In this episode, we sit down with a dynamic knockout artist whose three wins which consisted of three punches has an average fight time of just 141 seconds in his last three performances. But behind the numbers is a deeper journey of perseverance, discipline, and self-belief. BECOME A COMBATANT

Youssef Boughanem x Johnny K In this episode, we dive deep with legendary Muay Thai fighter and rising MMA talent Youssef Boughanem. With multiple titles at Lumpinee, Rajadamnern, and victories over icons like Saiyok, Sudsakorn, Rungrawee, and Wanchalerm, Youssef now finds himself undefeated in MMA under BRAVE CF, sitting at 4-0. Unpacking his latest MMA win against Dimitris Moirotsos, breaking do...

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Jonathan Haggerty is a British professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer currently signed with ONE Championship. He is the reigning ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion and former ONE Flyweight & Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion.

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3x Unified World Champion | WBC & WMC

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Joseph Anthony Martinez is an American ring announcer known for having worked with Mixed Martial Arts promotions Invicta FC , and the UFC .

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