FLA Exposure

One of Canada's brightest prospects, Zackery Powell joined us to chat about his main event fight this weekend in Alabama for Strike Hard Promotions.  We covered fighting during the pandemic, how hard it's been to keep training and getting a fight.  We spoke about the Dodge Sports family and how much they have helped him keep traction and get eyes on him.  As well, the importance of a good room and...

Diego Sanchez, UFC Hall of Fame Fighter and one of the biggest names in our sports history!  Super honoured to be joined by Diego to chat about his upcoming fight on Fight Island, the journey through the School of Self Awareness and how it came to be with his mentor and coach Joshua Fabia!  We spoke about the current situation in the world, his haters and how he is able to ignore the negativity on...

Mateo Vogel, another one of Canada's rising stars in the making!  Hailing from the New Era Combat Sports Club, this kid has an incredible ground game and skill set!  We spoke about his skill set, how he got here and the dedication that surrounds being a martial artist on the path to greatness.  At just 24 years of age, he's 4-1 as a pro and coming off an extremely impressive performance against an...

Do you love fluid conversation with lots of details, well this is a great listen for you!  Emily Kwok, Canadian Black Belt & Co-Owner of Princeton Jiu Jitsu in New Jersey joined Christine Royal Fader to catch up and cover all kinds of knowledgeable and important topics!  They spent alot of time covering important topics like training as you get older & the smart ways to keep training fun for you. ...

Ryan Dickson, professional MMA fighter out of Hamilton, Ontario!  A guy who had alot of hype in his early career, back in 2011 when he started!  A guy that took on all challenges, took the tough fights and really did well!  He's back, after a 5 year hiatus and feeling better than ever, which is really fantastic!  As a fan and promoter, I love seeing Ryan back in the mix!  A true talent and a gritt...

Ali Wasuk, what a wonderful guy!  A talented bantamweight out of Tristar Vancouver under Kajan Johnson.  We spoke about why he got into Martial Arts, growing up in Toronto and the influence of his older brother, a black belt in TKD who would help mould him into the man he is today.  We spoke about his mother, his family and the upbringing in Afghanistan and how hard she worked to get her three kid...

Nova Scotian icon & legendary martial artist, TJ Grant dropped by to catch up and chat about his fantastic career and everything in between! Now running his own club,  Grant's Martial Arts, we spoke about the transition of getting to this point, teaching kids and growing his club.   He's overcome alot in his career, we covered the tough points on concussions and it being part of the sport.  The ri...

Coming off an incredible fight at UAE Warriors last month in Abu Dhabi, Corinne Laframboise is as tough and talented as they come!  Representing BTT in Montreal, she's on the cusp of the big show.   We spoke about coming her getting started in martial arts through the love of Jiu Jitsu; her winning at the highest level in grappling an the transition to MMA.  We spoke how she's coming off that loss...

Mitch Clarke, former UFC lightweight and current grappling coach at Shave Bears MMA dropped by to catch up!  Mitch was on an earlier episode and someone who has become a great friend over the years!  He's competed for us a few times, competed against some of the best names in the sport at the highest levels and now competed against the famous Maritime Madness One Chunk Challenge!  Take a listen, t...

Smooth conversation with both of these guys!  Brett Beaton, talented boxer out of the City of Lakes Boxing Club in Dartmouth and the co-owner of Hustle. Believe. Achieve joined us to chat about his amateur career, why it's important to him to lead by example and how nutrition and training people has really become a big motivator for him.  A super great guy with a fantastic head on his shoulders, n...

Dave Feldman, President & CEO of Bare Knuckle FC joined us today to discuss the BKFC brand, his work over the last decade to build it to this point and the struggles behind the scenes to become as big as they are today!  We covered how athletes can become a BKFC athlete, the important steps any athlete should be taking to become noticed and what's important to Dave as he continues to take his bran...

So much fun catching up with these two talented athletes out of Kansas City!  These guys are both Black Belts out of the Mid West who travelled to Nova Scotia back in 2017 to compete for our Chokes By The Ocean event!  We spoke about the trip, why they made it and what the experience was like.  We covered the differences between the US & Canada and why the US is struggling so bad with Covid and be...

Matt Poulin, the head coach for the Canadian National MMA team and owner of TMAC in Timmons, Ontario!  Matt has cornered over 500 fights all over the world and has an extreme wealth of knowledge in martial arts!  A fantastic guy who understands the importance of support at the grass roots level.  Living 10 hours north of Toronto, he knows what it is like living like we do on the East Coast.  We sp...

Braulio Estima, a legend of the grappling world.  3 time world champion, ADCC champion and 3rd degree Black Belt, Braulio Estima joined us for an incredible discuss on life.  He went over alot of great philosophy on life learnt through competition and training at the highest level.  He spoke about us coming out of COVID in a few years time with a new level of appreciation for the things around us...

If you are an MMA fan, especially a Canadian one, you best know this guy! Mark Hominick, one of the true originals of the Canadian MMA scene and heritage.  A veteran of the UFC, WEC & Affliction, this guy put our country on the map with the likes of GSP, Patrick Cote, Rory MacDonald and Sam Stout!  We were really excited to have Mark join us and catch up as it's been a few years since we spoke!  W...

The 100th!  Such a great episode and a big mark for us, especially during COVID and the shit year that everyone in our industry has had, regardless if anyone watches, we hit 100:)  Had a blast catching up with old friend Stuart Cooper about his journey in the sport and working with Team Envisage owner Kev Johnson on the fantastic pre work out coffee, available soon here in Canada!  Make sure to gr...

Everyone's favourite agent, Matt Dodge joins us to chat about his busy schedule for his athletes in the coming weeks, how impressive the UFC has handled this pandemic along with the local promotions in the US!  The importance of his agency and working with his athletes to ensure everyone is on the same page, happy and part of the Feel Good, Look Good, Fight Good process!  A truly great guy with go...

Super show full of Canadian talent across the board!  Were talking to three Canadian MMA athletes who put a mark on the sport here in our country!  Starting off with Dejan Kajic, originally from Bosnia & Herzegovina and moving to Canada in the mid 90's to avoid the war, ending up in Vancouver.  As he says, it's like winning the life lottery to end up in Vancouver and our beautiful country of Canad...

Jesse Gough, coach at ATC MMA in London, Ontario under the guidance of Mark Hominick as well as a black belt under Jake MacKenzie!  We caught up to chat about his recent experience travelling to YAS Island for Fight Island with Jesse Ronson and the amazing win, how they got there and the rollercoaster experience it was right up until the fight happened.  We spoke about why he wasn't supposed to be...

Shane Monaghan, an Irish native, now living in Windsor, Ontario for the last 6 years who has made the leap into martial arts!  Starting when he moved to Canada for work, he did his research and found himself at MTC, one of the greatest gyms in the country with a group of high level athletes such as the Laramie brothers and Kyle Prepolec!  We spoke about why he started, the confidence it builded an...

Another talented prospect out of Montreal jumped on to join us tonight!  Mr Brandon Lee, a talented bantamweight with a tonne of amateur fights popped by to chat about the career, why he's chose it and what it's been like moving clubs from Quebec City to Montreal full time.  We chatted about him overcoming many mental health struggles and why he's determined to be a role model and great influence...

*Please skip between Bobby & Mat's interview as there is a 15 minute technical delay in the podcast!  Our apologies!* Bobby Poulter, 2-0 as a pro out of Burlington, Ontario.   Moving to the area, at 18 years of age from northern Thunder Bay was nothing easy, alone and with a dream that seemed attainable, here he is.  Hearing about someone following a dream is something that inspires me as well, kn...

A fantastic, flowing episode with really good conversation!  Sifu Patrick Marcil is a staple name in Canadian MMA, producing high level athletes such as Dave Leduc, Marc Andre Barriault, Julien LeBlanc and more!  Originally starting they main academy in 1994 with good friend Stephane Patenaude, now becoming one of the best gyms in the province of Quebec!  We spoke about the changes in the sport, w...

One of Canada's most humble and up and coming grapplers joined us to chat about the game, how he's finding himself in it and what's become important to him.  Shane Fishman, originally from Ontario, and now residing and training full time in Dublin, Ireland under professor Darragh O'Connell!  We spoke about moving to Ireland for school, the Euro scene and how hard it is to compete every weekend whi...

Christine Royal Fader takes over the hosting duties for the first of it's kind on our platform, the All Female Round Table #1!  Three incredible athletes and woman from the East Coast Combat Sports community joined us to discuss being a female in the combat sports community, the good bad and ugly of how it works and how we as males can learn, embrace and continue to make it a friendly, competitive...