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MMA Fighter Lawrence "The Lunatic" Lui fights out of CKB gym in Auckland New Zealand. Currently he is the Shuriken Pro Bantamweight champion and he looks to work towards an international career with a big organisation. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:12 CKB gym and recent contender fights 01:57 Lawrence's record and fights 03:54 Origins in Hong Kong 06:08 CKB gym trai...

Frank Jankowski is an MMA fighter from Perth Australia. Training out of the Wolf's Den gym, he hopes to follow in the footsteps of UFC fighters like Stephen Erceg and is the current Eternal MMA flyweight champ. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:07 Eternal 87 Fight 00:25 Crowd support 00:55 Fights outside Perth 01:40 Fight with Colton Kielbasa 02:28 Background 03:17 Wolves Den Gym...

Former Australian Muay Thai World champion and now MMA Fighter has been fighting on the international scene for some time. Soon he will fight in Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium in an MMA fight against Banma Duoji. Hear some of Danial's story in the interview, details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Lookup Danial Mini T Williams on youtube - you won't be disappointed! 00:39 Not being reco...

Antz Nansen of SMAC gym in New Zealand has done it all in combat sports, from Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA to streetfighting.  Having seen the benefits of training and competing, he has gone full circle and now also helps to build the next generation of fighters in NZ.  Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction

Isi Fitikefu, is a professional MMA fighter currently contracted with One Fighting Championships and with a big fight coming against Japanese "Beast" Hiroyuki Tetsuka on One 168 in Denver USA. Having grown up in Auckland and moved to Australia he changed from Rugby League to MMA and has shown great promise in that arena. Looking forward to big things from Isi and hoping his name can be m...

Lolo Heimuli is from Balmoral Lee Gar Gym New Zealand which is linked by lineage to CKB gym. Lolo gives his take on UFC305 and Izzy's performance in the fight. Lolo has a great respect and care for Izzy, and here gives his take on the technicalities of the fight: what Izzy did well, and what he could improve. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Lolos overall thoughts on UFC305 0...

Nate Law has just entered the pro MMA ranks, however having trained with CKB in New Zealand and the Fight Centre in Brisbane Australia, he comes from good stock and is a promising fighter. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Training at CKB and The Fight Centre 00:34 Fight career 01:08 Background 02:20 League & MMA relationship 03:25 Team vs individual sports 04:15 Mental Prepara...

Georgian Fighter Merab Dvalishvili will fight Suga Sean O'Malley for the Bantamweight Title at UFC306. Merab is a humble, work horse of a fighter who took the hard road to get to this opportunity and intends to become champion. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Georgian language and country 00:56 UFC306 fight against Sean O'Malley for the Bantamweight title 01:54 Support...

Stephen Erceg will fight Kai Kara France on UFC305 in Perth Australia. Both are vying for a title shot in the near future and a good decisive win will help achieve this objective. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Stephens old interview take on fighting Kai Kara France (From 2021) 01:04 UFC305 show 01:50 Fighting in his hometown 02:22 Kai's experience 03:00 two Oceania guys fi...

MMA fighter Blair Bretag has been blasting through opponents after joining the professional MMA ranks. He is an exciting athlete who appreciates the Martial Arts side of MMA. interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Will Blair ever get to a second round? 01:28 Training with Tom Nolan and Dom Mar fan.  02:08 Background in Martial Arts 03:14 Amateur career 04:14 Grappling experience and tra...

George Mangos is the current Hex Lightweight Champ after a win over Justin Van Heerden. Now looking to defend his title against Jarret Wilbraham on the next show, he is confident of a win. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Padstow and the MMA scene 00:42 Fighting the Freestyle MMA team 01:29 Sparring with Freestyle MMA team 02:11 Fighting Jarret Wilbraham 04:21 Starting MMA 06:14 G...

Dan Hooker is fighting on UFC305. Who is his opponent? We will have to wait and find out. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:14 Dan in the news 00:44 Opponents? Dan fighting Charlie Olives or Gamrot? 02:55 Fighting at UFC305 with the lads, Izzy and Kai 04:37 CKB energy with UFC305 plus contender fights coming up 05:52 Is Dan in his prime? 07:29 Title run and the naysayers 09:24 Makhach...

Aaron Tau will fight in the contender series on 17th September in Las vegas against Quang Le, both are on an 8/0 record.  Interview details below:

Max Leali started his martial arts training in Hong Kong and has since traied in the USA and Thailand. He has a passion for training, people and teaching, and is looking to add an Eternal MMA Australian title to his resume.  Interview Details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Training at Bangtao MMA in Thailand and Syndicate MMA in the USA 01:15 Differences between the gyms (including Versus in Hong...

Reece Mclaren, MMA Fighter, MMA & Martial Arts Rising Stars #72 Reece Mclaren is a world class MMA fighter that has been fighting with One FC Promotion for 9 years. An all round and exciting fighter, he is loking to take the title and raise his stock in the coming year! Full interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Fighting Hu Yong in Thailand's Lumpinee Stadium on One Friday Nig...

Nikora is a Muay Thai Fighter/Striker that is moving into the world of MMA. Training at CKB he is attempting to master the grappling arts and make a run at MMA. Having won King in the Ring in the ring titles on 3 occasions he is in rarified air and we should expect big things from this young man. interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Kickboxing to MMA 00:50 First MMA fight against Shan...

Jacinta Austin hails from Carioti MMA Gym in Sydney NSW Australia. With an Eternal MMA Title fight coming up, she is focused on achieving big things in MMA. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 01:38 Why does she fight? 03:21 K1 to MMA 04:23 Need to learn grappling 04:54 Her MMA game  06:02 Last loss vs Delista 07:23 Upcoming Eternal MMA 84 flyweight title against Amena Hadaya 12:02 Carioti...

Australia's Stephen Astroboy Erceg will be fighting for the UFC flyweight title on UFC301 vs Alejandro Pantoja on 4th May in Rio Brazil. Lessgo! Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Realising the dream of fighting in UFC 00:46 Making bread fighting 01:35 Positives and negatives of increasing fame 02:24 F the haters 03:23 Risk and reward 03:33 Fighting on UFC301 vs Alejandro Panto...

Duke Didier is an Australian MMA Fighter fighting out of his gym Progression MMA in Canberra. Having trained extensively in Judo, he turned to MMA and hasn't looked back. Now fighting in One FC he looks to continue fighting and aims for victory while fighting overseas. Interview details below.  00:00 Introduction 00:09 Progression MMA gym 01:23 Ben Edwards  03:47 Background in Judo and MMA 05...

Hailing out of Ballarat, MMA Fighter Harry Webb is a force to be reckoned with. fresh off a ko win against Hex Champion Abdalla Biayda, ha takes the Lightweight belt and looks for more challengers. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction and start in martial arts 01:32 Value of starting in traditional Martial Arts 03:04 Fight against Biayda 04:22 Calf kicks in MMA 06:53 Where does the win plac...

Michael Mannu is an MMA Fighter from Victoria who is looking to make his mark in MMA. Having two solid victories recently he is looking for another win to put him in title contention.  Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Fight with Hekimoglu 02:59 Upcoming fight against Colby Thicknesse 03:44 Colby as an opponent 05:02 Colby's strengths and weaknesses 08:27 The fight with Shane...

Baby Nansen is an MMA fighter from New Zealand that has previously fought Boxing and Muay Thai and is now training MMA with the famous CKB Gym in Auckland NZ. Baby has taken an XFC fight and hopes that with some good performances in the Oceania region, she can find a way to the big international MMA shows.  Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:15 XFC71 fight against Annie Thatcher 00:50...

Mark Hunt is a combat sports Legend. Having fought Kickboxing, Boxing and MMA against the world's best including K1, Pride and UFC legends he ranks among the Oceanics greatest ever combat athletes. details of the interview below: 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Overview of Mark’s opponents  00:58 Mark’s thoughts on his achievements 03:12 Advice for people experiencing hardships 04:55 Mention of the...

Shane Parker is an MMA Fighter of Indigenous Australian descent. Having grown up in Mt Druitt and hailing from a wrestling background he is making waves in the MMA scene and hopes to take a local XFC title before making his way overseas to fight. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Shane's Gym 01:00 Growing up in Mt Druitt and finding wrestling 02:25 Achievements in wrestling, e...

Troy Tukuniu has spent decades devoted to learning and teaching martial arts. Combined with an insane work ethic and drive, he is now a mentor and coach to many fighters. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction