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Dave Wood is an integrated health specialist that focusses on stress management, the ability to remain calm under pressure and peak performance training. He has been working with a range of athletes, notably a group of City Kickboxing (CKB) athletes including UFC fighters Israel Adesanya, Brad Riddell, Blood diamond & Shane Young, and has been helping them to improve performance particularly t...

Ricky Biechun is one of Australia's rising MMA stars. Training out of Resilience Training Centre In Victoria Australia MMA he is Eternal MMAs Heavyweight champion and is eyeing an international career with the UFC in the  future. Ricky has been training and working to develop his all round skills as an MMA fighter for around 10 years. In this interview we discuss his start in training after h...

Navajo Stirling is a successful New Zealand professional kickboxer who won two championships in the NZ promotion King in the ring in both the Supercruiser and Heavyweight divisions. Now he is focused on fulfilling his dreams of being a successful MMA fighter. Training in City Kickboxing (CKB) under the tutelage of great coaches such as Doug Viney and Eugene Bareman, and alongside the likes of Isra...

Doug "Vicious" Viney is an old school fighter from New Zealand who has fought kickboxing, boxing and MMA, represented Tonga in boxing at the Olympics, and had some great K1 tournament wins. Doug is also coach and co-owner of city kickboxing (CKB) well known for its members including Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker, Brad Riddell, Kai Kara-France and a host of other great fighters and coaches...

Ray Sefo is a legend of fighting arts, most well known for his fighting career in K1. Ray hails from New Zealand originally training Muay Thai with Master Lolo Heimuli at Balmoral Lee Gar gym, before embarking on a fighting career that would see him fight the best fighters in the world and win 6 world titles in 6 weight divisions. Ray has competed in Boxing, kickboxing and MMA and continues to lea...

Asasio lolofakangalo Heimuli, better known as Lolo, is a professional coach in Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA. Based in New Zealand, Lolo has been a central part of the development of combat sports and champion fighters in New Zealand. His gym, Balmoral Lee Gar, is a stronghold of New Zealand fighters and his knowledge has been passed on through his students into new gyms such as the now famous CKB (C...

Blood Diamond is a veteran fighter with over 100 professional kickboxing fights. Now he is set to take on the world's best in the MMA scene having been signed to the UFC after just 3 MMA victories. Blood trains at CKB in Auckland New Zealand under Eugene Bareman and alongside the likes of Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker, Brad Riddell and Kai Kara France. In this interview we discuss growing up in...

Chris Williams is a young boxing trainer with 10 years of coaching experience. He currently trains amateur and professional boxers such as Brandon Daord & Liam Moon in his gym in Liverpool England, and he also coaches UFC Fighter Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett. Here we discuss his boxing training methods, work with Paddy, his thoughts on MMA, his fighters and also his thoughts on strengt...

Glenn Phipps is a leading exercise Physiologist, who runs Movement Lab. He coaches many people including professional athletes, and has also trained and fought in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. In the interview Glenn shares some of his thoughts on how to approach training for combat sports in terms of strength, cardio, & flexibility. Along the way we also discuss Glenn's skep...

Joe Lopez is the head coach at Freestyle MMA in Wyndang NSW Australia, and notably the head coach of UFC Featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski. Joe embarked on a journey in Martial Arts as a youngster which led to him opening his gym to teach and develop kids and adults into martial artists and potential champions. Along the way Joe also started a successful Security Company in Sydney, where h...

Jack Della Maddalena is one of Australia's rising MMA stars. Jack has secured a UFC contract after a successful victory in Dana White's Contender Series. Topping a 10 fight winning streak Jack is ready to shake up the UFC, eyeing opponents such as Mike Perry and the leaders of the division. Training out of Scrappy MMA in Perth Western Australia, Jack has dreamt of fighting since a young...

James Te Huna was one of the first athletes from New Zealand/Australia to compete in the UFC. James faced adversity growing up, yet managed to grow through martial arts and become a highly successful athlete, and is now a mentor in the community. In this interview we discuss training during the pandemic, the benefits of exercise, his current work with NRL and kids, his difficulties growing up and...

Grant Barker is a hard as nails, former world champion kickboxer from Australia who has had 60 professional fights for 50 wins, with 48 of his wins coming by knockout.  Having achieved his goal of becoming world champion through grit, hard work and spirit, he now leads by example and helps people improve themselves through combat sports and fitness at his gym, the bomb shelter. In this interview w...

Phar Jack Jenkins is one of Australia's rising MMA stars. Training out of Absolute MMA he is Eternal MMAs Featherweight champion and is eyeing an international career with the UFC in the near future.  Jack is an aggressive pressure fighter who shows excellent all round skills showing true MMA ability. Furthermore he is a very cerebral fighter who has depths of knowledge and thinking behind hi...

Stephen "Astro Boy" Erceg is one of Perth Australia's rising MMA stars. Training out of Wilkes Martial Arts and Fitness Academy Cork he has been successful thus far fighting as a professional with 7 fights and 1 loss. He currently holds the Eternal promotion's Flyweight title and is hoping to embark on an international career with the UFC or another major organisation.  Stephen...

Grace "The Lioness" Spicer is a professional Muay Thai Fighter from England who holds the IKF world flyweight title. She trains with Bad Company Gym in Leeds under the tutelage and guidance of Andy Howson and Liam Harrison. Having lost a fight for the WBC title fight in a questionable decision, she is driving forward for the chance to take what is hers, the WBC Belt. In this interview we...

Darren "The Riddler" Reece has dedicated his life to learning the art of Muay Thai. Having competed professionally in Thailand, Australia & Japan over the course of his 12 year fighting career he now crafts fighters at the Riddler's Gym in Perth, western Australia.  Darren has a wealth of knowledge gained over the course of his time training and fighting extensively in Thailand...

Brandon Harris has been learning about fitness and coaching since he started training around 3 decades ago at the age of 12. He is primarily known as a strength and conditioning coach, but his focus is much broader and includes areas of development such as breathing, mindfulness, meditation & human movement. Far from being your standard coach he has a strong belief in personal development, lea...

Frank Hickman is a former D1 wrestler who now coaches in wrestling/MMA across Southeast Asia and the Oceanic region, as well as in the USA when possible.  Frank has helped to prepare UFC stars Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski, Tai Tuivasa, and Brad Riddell (among others). In this interview we discuss training with a few of the different Aussie and New Zealand stars, update on his current sit...

Roxanne Modafferi has competed for 8 years in MMA in many organisations such as UFC, Shooto, K-Grace 1, Strikeforce, Cage Warriors, & Invicta ammassing a record of 43 fights! When talking with her it would be easy to forget that she is a mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the highest echelon of the sport. In this interview we discuss her upcoming fight, her current training regime, her...

Nathan Carnage Corbett is a Muay Thai Fighter who fought in the upper echelon of  Muay Thai & Kickboxing amassing 11 World Titles across the heavier divisions of Muay Thai. Preferring to fight Full Thai Rules, Carnage was a ko and elbow specialist, with one of the most devastating walk forward powerful Muay Thai styles ever. Now transitioning to coaching Carnage has broken down the style that...

Enson Inoue is an MMA fighter who fought in the upper echelon of MMA in Vale Tudo, Shooto, UFC, Pride, Shooto, FFCF & Superbrawl, against fighters such as Mark Kerr, Frank Shamrock, Igor Vovchanchyn, Heath Herring, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and with a notable arm bar victory over Randy Couture.  Raised in Hawaii and living in Japan for over 30 years, Enson has had a colorful life which he shar...

Steve Maxwell has a wealth of experience in wrestling/BJJ and also the study of health and fitness. Having started BJJ learning under the Gracie brothers and even Helio Gracie himself, he became one of the first black belts in the US. Further to that he has dedicated his life to learning about exercise science and wellness. His ideas and perspectives have been sculpted by experience and his own pe...

Chris "The Crippler" Leben is an accomplished MMA & combat athlete having notably competed in UFC, & BKB against the likes of Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva. Having starred in the original ultimate fighter series 1, he became infamous for his wild behaviour in the house, and later known as a staunch competitor with a walk forward engaging style that made him a crowd favourite...

"The Hulk" Ryan Spillane is one of Cork Ireland’s rising MMA stars. Training out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) Cork and Dublin Ireland, with trainers Laim OgGriffin And John Cavanagh (Conor McGregors coach) he is embarking on a professional career after an extensive amateur career. Ryan is an awesome young lad who is starting off with a great team and under great guidance to make a big imp...