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Eternal Bantamweight MMA Champion Matty Iann gives an update on his current status: 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Perth and training with Scrappy MMA 00:46 Knee Injury and recovery 01:31 Missing the Road to UFC 02:36 Background in martial arts 03:25 West Sydney and fighting 04:20 Big Crew from ATT 04:57 Ben Watson fight 06:20 Grappling skills 07:40 Path to recovery 08:28 Training while injured 09:17 Tr...

For decades ANZAC fighters have been making the trip to Asia and China to test their skills and gain valuable experience. More recently ANZAC fighters have been competing in China and Macau as part of the UFC promotion. Here former fighter, coach, and trainer of champions, Lolo Heimuli, discusses the history of fighting in China.

Kasib Murdoch after his "Road to UFC victory" over Yunosuke Minami via arm-triangle choke in Macau, and his next fight against Nepalese fighter Rabindra Dhant in Shanghai 00:00 Introduction 00:14 Travelling to Macau 01:17 Fight against Minami 02:52 Fighting with UFC promotion in a big stadium 03:52 The crowd 04:17 Next fight in Shanghai China 05:24 Fighting Rabindra Dhant 06:36 Nepal and...

MMA fighter Fergus Jenkins from Canterbury Fight Centre ahead of his pro boxing debut against Superstar H -  Hawera Adams on June 5th: 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Why the turn to Boxing? 01:13 Karl webber and trying different forms of combat sports 01:42 Changing from MMA to Boxing 03:24 Fergus' punching power 05:33 MMA skills that transfer to Boxing 07:20 Benefits to hfighting boxing 08:10 Chan...

Colby Thicknesse after his hard-fought unanimous decision victory over veteran Vince Morales at UFC Perth: 00:00 Introduction and his win over Morales 01:15 Bantamweight division in the UFC 01:52 Good and bad from the fight 03:12 What did Colby work in the fight 04:55 Prediction videos/increasing power 09:07 Who would Colby like to fight 13:20 Fights in Macau  15:28 Conclusion

UFC Fighter from CKB Brando Pericic after his gritty second-round knockout victory over Shamil Gaziev at UFC Perth.  00:00 Introduction 00:22 Racking up wins 00:50 Recovery after a tough fight/training at CKB 03:35 Crowd in Perth 04:48 Paul Slowinski 05:42 Fight with Gaziev 06:56 Game plan 08:05 Fighting alongside Cam Rowston 09:10 Bonuses  11:02 Getting grounded 11:40 Dyslexia 16:17 Mum at the fi...

The Battle Giraffe, UFC Fighter Cam Rowston after his dominant unanimous decision victory over Robert bretchezek Bryczek at UFC Perth: 00:00 Introduction 00:21 Dealing with nerves  01:36 Skillsets from CKB fighters 03:08 Adding in threats of the grapple 04:37 Mixing it up in the standup 05:53 Using elbows 06:53 Adjustments between rounds 07:46 The experience in Perth  09:40 Earnings in UFC 10:43 I...

Steve ASTRO BOY Erceg after his hard-fought unanimous decision victory over veteran Tim Elliott at UFC Perth: 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Fighting the crafty veteran like Tim Elliot 00:47 Movements with not much consequence  01:28 Grappling in the fight 03:17 Gameplan 04:02 Steve's boxing head movement 04:58 Emotions after the fight 05:51 Mindset changes 06:28 Other Changes during camp 07:42 Who...

Coach Romel Luistro of Luistro Combat Academy in Perth right after Quillan Salkilld’s big win over a top-15 UFC fighter Beneil Dariush. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Quillan's win in Perth 02:20 Quillan grappling Dariush before the knockdown 03:30 Fighting in Perth 04:47 Carlos Prates training in Luistro Combat Academy 07:00 Prates vs JDM 08:49 Cody Hadden vs The Mongolian...

MMA Fighter Kasib Murdoch on his Road to UFC fight against Yunosuke Minami Freestyle MMA fighter Kasib Murdoch ahead of his road to ufc fight against Yunosuke Minami in macau. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Kasib's last fight  02:10 Road to UFC fight overseas 02:50 Knowledge about Macau 04:36 Opponent Yunosuke Minami  06:23 Road to UFC vs Contender 07:04 Last years R2U 07:5...

Australian flyweight Joseph “Big Sexy” Larchinese ahead of his Road to UFC opening-round bout against Ryoga Arimoto at Road to UFC in Macau. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:08 Road to UFC tournament 00:39 Fighting internationally 01:26 Fighting in Macau 02:50 Fight against Anthony Drillich 04:17 Japanese opponent Ryoga Arimoto 06:24 Impression of Macau 08:08 Conclusion

Colby “Slickness” Thicknesse interview about his upcoming UFC Fight Night bout against veteran Vince Morales at UFC Perth. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:19 Training in Bangtao MMA in Thailand 01:17 Brad Riddell as a trainer 03:44 Opponent Vince Morales and preparation 06:34 Sparring in Bangtao 08:29 Fighting at home 09:25 Road to UFC in Macau 10:27 Plans for 2026 12:20 Conclusion

UFC fighter Steve Erceg ahead of his flyweight clash with Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night in Perth (May 2, 2026). Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction/changes over the last few years 01:00 Gains from experience over the years from fighting 01:43 Fighting Tim Elliot 02:32 Previous fight against Ode Osbourne 04:08 Wilkes Gym and training  04:54 Perth's success in MMA 05:30 New tricks 07:4...

Jack Della will face Carlos "The Nightmare" Prates in the main event of UFC Fight Night Perth. This is a collaborative analysis of the card between  Heavywgt MMA, Australian MMA & Southern Cross Combat podcasts.  Details below: 00:00 Intro 01:27 Kody Steele vs. Dom Mar Fan 06:09 Cam Rowston vs. Robert Bryczek  12:20 Junior Tafa vs. Kevin Christian 16:28 Jacob Malkoun vs. Gerald Meers...

CKB Fighter Brando "The Balkan Bear" Pericic after his first-round KO finish of Louie Sutherland on UFC in London. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:08 How does the second KO win feel 00:21 From breaking gym equipment to breaking heads 01:24 Louie Sutherland fight 01:57 Going past the first round 02:22 Quick turnaround 02:50 How is it being in the UFC? 04:38 Mum and fighting...

UFC Fighter Dom Mar Fan (“Street Buddha”) ahead of his UFC debut against Kody Steele at UFC Perth on May 2, 2026, at RAC Arena. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 01:33 Kody Steel vs Rong Zhu and Steele's as an opponent 05:22 Travelling and fighting 07:03 Macau card 07:19 Passion for MMA 08:24 Team Compton fight study 11:21 Anything to expect on fight night 12:38 Conclusion

UFC Fighter Cam Rowston “Battle Giraffe” from CKB ahead of his middleweight bout against Robert Bryczek Brechesek)at UFC Perth on May 2, 2026, at Perth RAC Arena. Details below: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Fighting Polish people 01:08 Recent activity 01:47 Fighting internationally 02:58 Robert Bryczek as an opponent 04:41 Showing out 05:26 How will Bryczek come out 06:04 Similarities with Petroski 06:51 CKB...

The Fight Centre's MMA Fighter Nate “Martial” Law ahead of his welterweight bout with South Korean veteran Jong Hwan “Ferocious” Lee at Eternal MMA 104 on March 14, 2026, at Southport Sharks in Gold Coast, Australia. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Previous fight in China and the experience 02:39 Khorshidi and Marles bouts 03:57 Fight style and gyms 06:03 Upcoming opponent J...

Welterweight MMA fighter James Vake from CKB ahead of his PFL debut against Omar El Dafrawy on April 11th in Chicago.

CKB's UFC Fighter Navajo Stirling on his upcoming fight against Bruno Lopes on the Seattle fight night card featuring Israel Adesanya and Joe Pyfer. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Previous UFC win against Rodolfo Bellato 02:48 Comparing Lopes vs Bellato as opponents  05:29 Lopes fight and strategy 08:06 Fighting alongside Izzy 09:00 Pressure maintaining the undefeated strea...

Alavanca gym's Mikey Galea is a young BJJ champion hailing from Sydney Australia. Having won several titles in the sport he is setting his sights on world competition before potentially transitioning to MMA in the future. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Alavanca Gym 00:46 Mikey's attacking BJJ style 01:50 Mikey Musumeci 02:45 Favourite submissions 03:43 Start in the spo...

The fight Centre's Darcy Vendy recently won his title fight on Eternal 102 and is looking to a future in the UFC. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Eternal 102 fight against Chilli 01:13 Different looks 01:45 Darcy Vendy the name 02:30 Previous win over Jack Della 04:28 Clinching on the fence and wrestling 05:52 The right style for the Contender Series 07:28 Comparisons to Qui...

MMA Fighter Mitch Kelly talks on his recent fight with Joshua OBrian on eternal 102 in Sydney. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Eternal show  01:09 CKB lads in UFC321 02:07 Joshua O'Brian fight 02:53 Training at CKB and with Brogan Anderson 05:20 Start in MMA 06:24 Training in Dunedin  08:25 Working and training 10:48 MMA Fighting as a career 15:05 CKB personalities 18:51 Fut...

Team Compton Training Centre's Dom Mar Fan secured a UFC contract after his "Road to UFC" win on UFC325. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Feelings of being a UFC Lightweight 02:07 Fight against Kim Sang-Wook for the final of the "Road to UFC" 04:13 Technical discussion about the fight 08:10 Evolution of Dom's striking 10:59 Entering the arena 12:02 St...

Cam Rowston stopped Cody Brundage at UFC325. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Fight against Cody Brundage 01:34 Technique discussion 03:18 Locked in during this fight 04:26 Evolution as a fighter and character 05:48 Fighting in his hometown of Sydney 07:01 Gameplan for Cody 07:51 Ground work 08:31 Plans for 2026 09:44 Road to UFC starting in Macau 10:14 Conclusion