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heavywgt MMA conducts insightful interviews with lifetime martial artists, combat sport fighters and other interesting people. Also do predictions on fights that are of particular interest.
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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 Pantoja on 4th May in Rio Brazil 04:08 Brazil and fighting 05:03 Game planning for Pantoja 06:54 Training ...
Known as the coach of Suga Sean O'Malley, Tim Welch is a strong MMA Fighter and great guy in his own right. Hosting his own popular podcast on YouTube "Redhawk" he delves into many facets of health and wellbeing such as MMA & BJJ training, nutrition, mindfulness, conditioning and more, while also discussing other areas of interest in his life. Special guests are also brought onto the show to discuss these points of interest. A great alternative to JRE. Also, the Sean O'Malley YouTube Chan...
Muay Thai Coaches Mark "Too Smooth" Pease (Strikeforce Gym in Burleigh Heads, Australia) & Darren "The Riddler" Reece (Riddler's Gym in Perth Australia) discuss building a Muay Thai Fighter. These two men are experts in their field having fought Muay Thai professionally before establishing gyms and coaching fighters from beginner level through to champions. In this interview we discuss attributes of a potentially good fighter, basics, beginner through intermediate training until being fig...
Master Coaches Lolo Heimuli & Larry Papadopoulos talk on building an MMA fighter. These two men have devoted their lives to fighting and coaching and have a lot to share. Larry was a pioneer in Australian MMA, and also fought Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu and grappling, while Lolo also fought Boxing and Muay Thai and is well know for developing world champion fighters such as Ray Sefo, and has links to CKB. They both coached extensively and have transformed from fighters to full time coaches. In t...
MMA Fighter Sebastian Szalay comes from a Karate family and background. This results in his unique style/skills which he uses against his opposition. Currently holding the Eternal Featherweight belt, Seb is working towards a career with the UFC. Full interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Freestyle MMA 00:40 Eternal feather weight champ 01:21 Developing his MMA style - Karate base 03:20 Karate as a fighting art 04:37 Longevity and karate 05:17 What training he enjoys 06...
Kasib Murdoch had an extensive amateur wrestling, boxing and MMA career before turning to professional MMA. With this depth of experience, big things are expected from Kasib who is training in Australia at the Freestyle MMA gym with a dream of making it to the UFC like his stablemate Alex Volkanovski. Full interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:13 Freestyle gym and how Kasib came to be there 01:59 Start of training in New Zealand, background in boxing 03:59 Boxing experience and MMA 0...
Romel Luistro and his Luistro Combat Academy is on fire! With two fighters recently inducted into the UFC, Cody Haddon and Quillan Salkilld, its proof that this small academy has what it takes to create world calibre fighters. Full interview with Romel the head coach below: 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Two fighters in the UFC - Cody Haddon and Quillan Salkilld 00:50 Perth and Perth talent 02:11 The Luistro Team 03:50 Romel's background 06:43 Different BJJ games and coaching for combat/MMA 10:48 T...
Sean Gauci is fresh of a Dana White Contender Series win over Australia's Anthony Drillich. It was a great technical fight and hard earned win but it wasnt enough to get the nod by Dana White. Staying positive Sean is ready to prove that he is UFC ready. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:14 Fights few and far between 01:47 The Contender fight October against Drillich 05:12 On not making UFC 06:49 The Contender as a promotion 08:07 Travelling to fight 09:02 Gyms ...
UFC Fighter Quang Le had a tough time coming from Vietnam to his new home in the USA, however it helped mold him into the fighter that he is today. Coming to Macau for his second fight in the UFC, Quang takes on Chinese fighter Xiao Long. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:27 fighting on the UFC Fight night in Macau 01:33 Moving from Vietnam to the USA 02:21 Starting in an English speaking school 03:33 Starting training 04:15 Getting into the UFC 05:24 His family’s thoughts on his...
Professional World Champion Muay Thai Fighter Jayden Eynaud hails from Mark Pease's Strikeforce gym on the Goldcoast Australia. His super goal focussed personality has helped him achieve his sporting goals thus far and he now looks to build a successful life after fighting. Full interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Strikeforce gym and Mark Pease 00:40 Muay Thai record and belts 01:39 Principles of hard work and consistency 02:18 Daily schedule 03:28 Security and Muay Thai ...
Khan Deatta is a professional Muay Thai fighter turned MMA Fighter. His fight style is exciting and aggressive, and his immediate goal is the Eternal MMA belt, before seeking a spot in a big organisation. Interview details below: 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Plans for a title shot 01:37 Muay Thai weapons 02:09 Evolution in fights 02:59 Switching to the small gloves 03:35 Training grappling 04:59 Perth Eternal 87 ko win 06:34 Crowd support in Perth 07:05 Perth MMA fighters 08:51 Scrappy MMA gym 10...
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 03:38 Tricks for identical twins 03:56 Perth power 04:40 Thoughts of fighting as a youngster 05:08 Wo...
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 training and fighters 07:41 Start in martial arts 10:00 Gym standouts 12:39 Training and working 14:03 Parents suppo...
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 recognised 01:07 Aaron Leigh fight 02:12 Muay Thai fighter to MMA and upcoming MMA fight against Banma Duoji 0...
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 more recognized both internationally and at home.
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 Preparation 05:45 Simulating fight nerves etc 06:54 Nerves before sparring @ CKB 08:49 Who stands out at...
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 training 08:13 What aspects of training is Blair's favourite 09:27 Training overseas and other ...
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 Gyms/Lion's den 07:45 MMA as a career 09:12 Parents support 10:38 Challenges fighting van Heerden ...
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 Kong) 04:16 Ties with Hong Kong 07:07 Versus and Coach Quinton in Hong Kong 08:20 Eternal f...
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 Night Fights 00:35 Ring rust 01:31 Improvements in his game 02:14 Training at CMBT gym 03:22 ...
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