FLA Exposure

Greg Ricker, talented grappler and businessman out of Edmonton, Alberta.  Catching up for the first time since 2017 when we did an event out in Alberta, Cat and Greg spoke about the stress of competing, his busy schedule and what keeps him motivated to be the best.  Lots of great insight regarding how to be a great student and person on and off the mats.  Greg truly understands the sport and has d...

Jordan Noseworthy joins the FLA Exposure podcast to chat about his recent victory last October to claim the FLA 3 Amateur Heavyweight Title!  We spoke about him training and living in Alberta, mixing his schedule with being a full time teacher and why he made the transition to Alberta!   A true Newfoundlander who is looking to make his way back East in the coming year!  Lots of great topics about...

Good People, Bad Intentions Creator and Owner, Matthew Pyne came by to chat about his life and how he found Martial Arts as a teenager!  A wonderful human with likeness and kindness to him.    We covered the whys, how's and what's that drove him towards the martial arts / boxing lifestyle.  Lots of positive reflection in this conversation between two small town Nova Scotia combat sports fans!  Enj...

One of the brains behind the scenes of many great tournaments and events in the USA.  Megan Allison Parducho has been organizing and working large scaled Jiu Jitsu events for almost a decade.  We have spoke for many years behind the scenes on events and ideas and it was great to officially meet her and catch up on how things are in California!  We covered her history, her education and how she mad...

Jeremy Landry, representing Port Elgin BJJ.  A beautiful little community just before you make your way across the Confederation Bridge to PEI.  For all of you grapplers heading to PEI in the summer months, make sure to stop in!  Jeremy has a powerful story, one full of adversity, addiction, loss and very hard times.  A story of revival, overcoming the odds and becoming exactly what you were alway...

Rob Logan joined the #FLAEXPOSURE podcast last night to chat about his performance at Fight League Atlantic 2 last month!  An extremely dedicated and hungry athlete who has taken full advantage of both of his opportunities inside the FLA cage to make a statement.  We spoke about the event,  watched the fight together and discussed what changes he plans to make before making the walk again in 2022!...

Jon and Derek sat down to discuss the past weekend!  The in's and out's of FLA 2 and the 10 amazing fights that took place between these athletes who put it all on the line through many months of training camps, different provinces and more to show up on October 16th!  What an event!  Next up, Submission Kumite 4 in January! Enjoy

Josh Presley, one of the amazing Fight League Atlantic commentators joins Jon and Derek to break down the upcoming Fight League Atlantic 2 card taking place this weekend, October 16th, live from Moncton, New Brunswick!  10 amazing fights featuring athletes from across the Maritimes will be live, for the first time in 19 months! Join us LIVE on pay per view or buy a ticket and come check out the sh...

Two athletes competing in the upcoming FLA 2 event join us to discuss the love and passion they have for the sport.  We chatted the adversity and set backs of delayed events and the appreciation of the teams around them for continuing to set the bar and keep them motivated for October 16th!  Two talented up and coming young men looking to embrace the moment in just one months time!  Sponsored by o...

Alex Owen, co owner of Grants Martial Arts Academy and Black Belt under GF Team.  Finally great to sit down with this multi talented educator about how he got started in this crazy game of Martial Arts and more specifically Jiu Jitsu.  A long, candid discussion about the sports, the different rule sets and how entertainment is different than the Pan Ams.  We covered his competition days, his runni...

Corey Guitard, one of the toughest and most experienced Black Belts in Canada.  The co owner of 10th planet and the man behind some amazing instructionals, Corey Guitard joined us to discuss the decision to start training and teaching full time as he finishes his degree.  Teach in a classroom or teach in a gym, seems like a no brainer decision to us!  Lots of great insight in this technical conver...

Ryan Sandberg, the owner of GF Team Camrose in Alberta and a purple belt under CJ Hollett at 101 Academy in Calgary!  A wonderful young man with a fantastic outlook on life and giving back!  We spoke about owning a club in a small town hard aspects of keeping your game on par while teaching and bringing people into the sport!  We spoke about a program he developed for the Special Olympics communit...

Mike McAloon, a featherweight from Toronto now training out of the talented team at Toshido MMA in Kelowna, BC.  He steps back into the cage next weekend for BFL for the first time in two years!  We spoke about the set backs COVID created, the move to BC and the new focus he has since making this important step in his career.   We covered the early days for him getting started in the sport, growin...

Jett Grande, Canada's #1 Ranked Amateur Welterweight jumped on the show to discuss his career thus far.  Having a 15-1 record, compiling handful of belts from promotions such as Havoc, XFFC, the World Amateur Championships, Pan Am Championships and more, this kids got a tonne of experience but more importantly a fantastic attitude and outlook.  Young, smart and full of talent, this guys got a brig...

Dave Reynolds, a wealth of knowledge in business and on the mats!  We spoke to Dave about his successful consulting business, the RUMIN 8 Group and the forward and strategic approach they use with helping businesses grow and fill the gaps to become as successful as they can be.  He applies alot of his business acumen to his competition on the mats.  A multiple time medals, Pan Am gold Masters 1 di...

Canadian Music Sensation and competitive martial artist, Ben Chase stopped by to discuss how he got into martial arts, why he continues and how his life evolved from the skills he learned on the mats.  A wonderful human at just 23 who tours the country making #1 hits and lives in beautiful PEI, training with the team at Lot 36 Jiu Jitsu under coach Matt McGrath!  Lots of great insight about life,...

Brandon Kelvey, Carlson Gracie JR Black Belt and Physiotherapist chatted with us this week!  Sorry about the audio issues in this episode!  Blame streamyard.   We spoke about his competitive side, what made him fall in love with martial arts and how he's adjusted his training schedules with work and other hobbies.   A talented guy who works with the team at Pro Active in Dartmouth, where he specia...

Dwayne Ward joined us for this episode!  A gentlemen that i've known for almost ten years after meeting at the Nova Scotia Indigenous Summer Games!   Always motived by his story and how he constantly is evoking positivity onto people.  Whether dressing up as Macho Man or opening a new gym in his home town of Listuguj; this man is always following a passsion.  Most likely why we get along so easily...

It takes much more than talent to get what you want!  This guy fought Saturday and was back to work on Monday doing what is needed to pay the bills and keep the journey moving.   Coming off an impressive win this weekend, we spoke with Russ McCumber about the fight itself and his camp leading up to it.  We covered fight anxiety, why he does it and the importance of his team at ZUMA including the e...

Josh Presley, one of the most accomplished competitors on the East Coast and definitely and OG of the grappling scene.  Super talented in any aspect of the art, he teaches a lot of classes at Halifax BJJ and has recently started putting out more content featuring his style, along with breaking down the in house tournament they are doing at the school.  We covered how competing has been for him thr...

These two are certainly not kids anymore!  After you listen to this episode, you will quickly realize how smart, mature and realistic these two young athletes are.  At just 17 & 14 and after many years of competition, these two super successful teenagers sat down with us to catch up on travelling the world to compete, having a massive support system in both Canada and the US.  We also covered some...

Alex Thompson, originally from Australia and now living in the Halifax area since he was 16.  A competitive athlete his entire life on the rugby side of sports; when he moved to Halifax, he started training with the team at 374 MMA!  A close knit community led by Radafy Ranaivo, Alex spoke about his journey into Personal Training and now opening his own space in the Dartmouth area of Nova Scotia,...

James Lynch, one of the most recognized names in MMA media jumped on to chat about his story.  We spoke about how he got into journalism and what drew him to combat sports instead of traditional sports or media.  The hard work and dedication that goes into it and how his niche style of content started back in 2008.  A guy who puts a tonne of work into it but also is super humble and really great t...

Sean Finnigan, a member of the Crandall University Boxing Team in New Brunswick; the only collegiate team in the country!  A super talented boxer with a tonne of heart to back it up.  A veteran of over 50 plus amateur fights, his pro debut isn't far.  Focusing on education before he makes that leap, we spoke about his decision and what led him to that route.  Lots of great chat as we were joined w...

Paul Blais Fisher, a talented athlete out of Kelowna, BC dropped by to discuss his career, life in BC and the big delays in his career.   Some really good insight on becoming a professional fighter, what motivates him and why he continues to push forward, even throughout a pandemic.  We spoke about injuries, injuries during fights, his last opponent and how durable he was and the respect he had fo...