Benny Drohan Podcast

Mick Mack grew up surrounded by violence in Western Sydney, with his upbringing teaching him how to fight long before he ever stepped into a boxing gym.He went on to have 61 amateur fights, win the Golden Gloves and fight for a shot at the Commonwealth Games before eventually walking away from boxing and what he believes could have been a very different career.Years later, Mick found his way back through Australia’s underground fight scene. A bare-knuckle fight in his sister’s front yard led to Bare Knuckle Australia and eventually Hood Contender’s Australian Street Fighting Championships, where three legendary fights established him as one of Australia’s most dangerous street fighters.Mick opens up about the street fights that shaped him, drinking before a bare-knuckle fight, the biggest misconception people have about him, and the complicated relationship he has with fighting.He also breaks down the rise of Australia’s underground fight clubs, why so many men are drawn to them, and whether he still has time to find out just how far his fighting ability can take him.This is the story of a man who hates conflict, but somehow became one of Australia’s most feared street fighters.🥊 Follow Mick:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👊 Follow Bare Knuckle Australia⁠YouTube⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠Facebook⁠🥋 Follow Benny: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Follow Benny Drohan Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠👇 Chapters:00:00 Intro01:23 Growing Up in Western Sydney04:22 61 Fights, Golden Gloves & Commonwealth Games12:31 Mick’s Wildest Street Fight Stories16:48 Mick’s First Bare Knuckle Australia Fight29:13 The Biggest Misconception About Mick33:33 Mick’s Legendary Hood Contender Fights37:46 Inside Australia’s Underground Fight Clubs48:54 Why Men Are Drawn to Fight Clubs53:53 How Much Longer Has Mick Got Left?

He gambled his family’s house deposit to build an insane new combat sport.Danny Mac came from Melbourne’s western suburbs with no fight background, but has built International Brawling Championship, or IBC, into one of the fastest-growing combat sports on the planet.In this episode, Danny opens up about the failed businesses before IBC, being borderline bankrupt two years ago, and the relentless drive that kept him chasing success since he was a kid.He breaks down how losing money promoting boxing shows led to his wild idea for a hybrid combat sport built around forward pressure, violence, and non-stop action.Danny also walks through the brutal reality of building IBC from the ground up, from losing $350,000 on the first show to sold-out shows and broadcast deals he could have only dreamed of.This episode is about risk, obsession, and what happens when you bet everything you’ve got on yourself.📲 Follow Danny:⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠🥊 Follow INternational BrawlingYouTubeInstagramFacebookTikTok🥋 Follow Benny: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Follow Benny Drohan Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠👇 Chapters:00:00 Intro01:06 Who Is Danny Mac?11:13 International Brawling Championship Idea16:07 Betting the House on IBC24:24 Losses, Crowds & Broadcast Deals32:29 Regulation & World Domination

Matt "The Jedi" Floyd grew up in and out of foster homes.At 10, he was placed with a family that abused children in their care. By his teens, he was deep in street gangs and violence, before becoming one of the youngest bikie gang presidents in Western Australia at 22.But instead of chasing money or power, he had his crew hunting and kidnapping child predators.Eventually, it caught up with him. Matt spent six years in prison.For most people, that would have been the end. For Matt, it became the start of his fight back.Inside, he taught himself how to box. After getting out at 30, he turned pro. Today, he’s undefeated and fighting on some of the biggest platforms in combat sports.This episode is about abuse, rage, vigilante justice, prison, and what happens when you decide to fight back and become something more than your past.🥊 Follow Matt:⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠🥋 Follow Benny: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Follow Benny Drohan Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠👇 Chapters:00:00 Matt "The Jedi" Floyd01:24 Growing Up in Foster Care03:50 The Abuse That Changed Everything10:00 The Predator Basketball Coach18:12 Street Gangs and Fighting21:28 Becoming the Youngest Bikie Gang President27:02 Hunting Child Predators28:16 The Police Setup and Prison Sentence32:35 Confronting the Predator Informant45:32 Prison, Boxing and Redemption50:03 Boxing Career, BKFC and Misfits

Tony Jeffries won Olympic bronze in boxing, then turned pro and started building an unbeaten record before one hometown fight changed everything.He opens up about how his promoter talked him into a fight that was supposed to be six rounds, only for him to find out mid-fight, live on national TV, that it was eight.After that, he received thousands of abusive messages telling him he was shit and that he should die.He also reflects on being forced into boxing as a kid, punching a bully in the face at 10 after his parents told him to, and the dedication, sacrifice and self-doubt that followed him throughout his career.Eventually, both hands gave out, his boxing career was over at 27, and the drinking and depression took hold.But losing boxing became the best thing that ever happened to him, as he channelled that same obsession into becoming the biggest boxing educator in the world, with over 3 million YouTube subscribers.This episode is about what happens when the one thing you built your life around is taken away, and how you find a way to build something even bigger.🥊 Backstreet Brawla Boxing Apparel:InstagramWebsite✊ Follow Tony:YouTubeInstagramTikTokFacebook🥋 Follow Benny: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Follow Benny Drohan Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠👇 Chapters:00:00 Intro01:10 Growing Up And Finding Boxing06:48 Becoming An Elite Amateur Boxer12:48 Qualifying For The Olympics15:40 Turning Pro And Falling Out Of Love With Boxing23:32 Retirement, Depression And Moving To America33:00 YouTube Success And The Guinness World Record45:45 Parenting, Bullying And Life Lessons

Prince Banjaku was raised on nightclub punch-ons and street scraps before fighting his way to a 19–0 record. He is now one win away from holding every major kickboxing belt at the same time, something no one has ever done.Prince opens up about the rage that stopped him smiling until he was 35, why the gym was the only thing keeping him from becoming a junkie or a criminal, and the mindset that made him impossible to beat.He breaks down the Cyrus Washington fight, where 90 percent of people picked him to lose, and the Chris Bradford knockout where he stopped a man 30 kilos heavier with a punch he does not even remember throwing.He also breaks down the Tsushi Mori fight, where he broke his fibula in the first round and still found a way to win.Then came the lockdowns, the SWAT raids, and the path that led to a year in jail, where everything changed.This episode is about what happens when a man who refuses to lose hits rock bottom and comes back more dangerous than ever.🥊 Follow Prince:⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠TikTok🥋 Follow Benny: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Follow Benny Drohan Podcast:⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠👇 Chapters:00:00 Intro00:49 Being a Wog Kid in 90s Melton06:22 Anyone in My Situation Should Be a Junkie15:05 “You’re Going to Get Knocked Out”19:30 Beating Cyrus Washington (140-Fight Legend )20:48 30kg Heavier: The Chris Bradford Knockout28:58 Fighting Musashi Mori With a Broken Leg36:05 The Curse of Being Undefeated41:52 Lockdowns, SWAT Raids & Jail52:49 The 20–0 Fight for Undisputed