The Fight Is All Podcast
By Sev
Join us in our quest to find answer to the eternal question "What is worth fighting for?"
The Fight Is All PodcastSep 01, 2019
#46 Petar Pentchev
Hi, and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast.
This is an episode on Bulgarian, so if you are from the listeners that speak English only please skip this episode.
В този епизод на The fight is all podcast говорим с нашият голям приятел Петър Пенчев:
* Петър имаше най-веселият и лек нрав който познавахме. Животът му в годините в които не сме се виждали подлагат него и семейството му на огромно изпитание: на синът му Виктор откриват тумор...
* Бразилското Жиу-жицу, което Петър и Виктор практикуват, помага на двамата да преодолеят изпитанието
* Какво е Психомоторика и приложението и при подпомагане на самочувствието и саморегулирането при деца с нужда от образно-диагностични процедури и лъчетерапия
Петър Пенчев
- кафяв колан по джу-джицу
- специалист по Психомоторика
- инструктор по Бразилско Джу-Джицу за деца и възрастни в GFTeam Bulgaria – BJJ
https://www.facebook.com/gfteambulgaria
Последвайте Петър Пенчев :
petarilianov@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/GFTEAMKIDS
Това беше затрогващ епизод, определено не сме изчерпили темите с Петър и се надявам скоро да успеем да направим още два епизода с продължение по въпросите които отворихме.
Надяваме се този епизод да ви бъде толкова интересен колкото и на нас и не забравяйте да се абонирате за подкаста, за да не изпуснете следващите епизоди.
#45 Maya Savova & Krum Savov
Hi, and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast.
This is an episode on Bulgarian, so if you are from the listeners that speak English only please skip this episode.
В този епизод на The fight is all podcast имахме удоволствието да говорим с Мая и Крум Савов за:
# какво е да си най-емблематичният спортен и не само журналист в българия
# различният подход който двамата имат към поддържането на формата си
# цензурата в медиите за пландемията
Крум Савов
- журналист с достойнство
- водещ на предаването Крум Савов Live в телевизия 7/8
- няма нужда от представяне
Мая Савова
- фармацевт
- водеща в предаването Крум Савов & Wife в телевизия 7/8
- майка на прекрасните близнаци и най-красивата жена за Крум Савов
Последвайте Крум Савов:
https://instagram.com/krumsavov78tv
https://www.facebook.com/krum.savov.12
youtube.com/ Крум Савов LIVE
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx69jcK44kpQtYMGwW4xEvgURbw4_9t4i
https://www.facebook.com/SedemOsmiTV/
Последвайте Мая Савова:
https://instagram.com/_maya_savova
https://www.facebook.com/maya.savova.98
https://www.facebook.com/SedemOsmiTV
Надяваме се този епизод да ви бъде толкова интересен колкото и на нас и не забравяйте да се абонирате за подкаста за да не изпуснете следващите епизоди.
#44 Kiril Tanev & Simona Naidenova
Hi, and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast.
This is an episode on Bulgarian, so if you are from the listeners that speak English only please skip this episode.
В този епизод на The fight is all podcast с Кирил Танев и Симона Найденова говорим за:
V кои добавки влизат в минималният пакет за възстановяване в бойните спортове и фитнеса, в подготвителен и състезателен период и при свалянето на килограми със спецификите на двете спортни дисциплини
V за баланса между работа и тренировки за състезателни цели или за поддържане на физическа, психическа форма и здраве
V за уникалният подход при съставянето на тренировки и програми за възстановяване при атлети с отчитането на индивидуалните: ежедневие, хранителен и тренировъчен режим
Кирил Танев
- създателят на KrasiviTela.com
- един от най-добрите фитнес треньори и консултанти
- от 12 години специализира в диетичното и спортно хранене, тренировки и суплементация.
Симона Найденова
- Занимава се повече от 18 години с фитнес
- фитнес модел и работещ човек с концепция с минимални усилия - максимални резултати
- стречинг инструктор в Utopia Camp в @Utopia Forest
https://www.instagram.com/utopiaforestbg
https://www.facebook.com/utopiaforestbg/
Последвайте Кирил Танев:
https://kiriltanev.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tanev.kiril/
https://www.facebook.com/KirilTanev.fitness.instruktor
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmSFf7X59F0YULzjsvHlQsg
https://twitter.com/TanevKiril
https://www.krasivitela.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Krasivitelaonlinestore
и Симона Найденова:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000012994329
https://www.instagram.com/naidenovafitbg
Надяваме се този епизод да ви бъде толкова интересен колкото и на нас!
#43 Georgi Shishkov
Hi,
and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast.
This is an episode on Bulgarian,
Тhe podcast from now on will include episodes both on Bulgarian and English.
So if you are from the listeners that speak English only please skip this episode.
В този епизод на The fight is all podcast се срещаме с YouTuber-a Георги Шишков
Един изключително зарибяваш човек!
Говорим откровено за
Pтестостеронова терапия,
Pнеговият вариант на Warrior Diet,
Pкак се създава съдържание, което да задържа интереса на хората и много още…
Aко вече не следвате Георги, последвайте го в:
https://www.instagram.com/georgishishkov
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeorgiShishkov94
линковете са в описанието
Надяваме се този епизод да ви бъде толкова интересен колкото и на нас!
#42 Emilia Hristova
Hi,
and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast.
In this episode Lilly talks with a Bulgarian IFBB athlete
Emilia Hristova
Bikini Fitness Champion
Champion Wellness Fitness
European Cup Fit Model
This is a special episode for two reasons that take effect on the podcast from now on:
- Lilly K Fitness Fighter joins as a co-host,
- This is the first episode on Bulgarian,
- And the podcast from now on will include episodes both on Bulgarian and English.
So if you are from the listeners that speak English only please skip this episode.
Tоку-що завърнала се буквално от сцената шампионка. Ще разберете коя е Еми, какво я накарало да влезе в залата, как тренира, с какво се храни, какви добавки взима, как се готви за състезание, има ли филъри, с какво се занимава извън залата и през какво е преминала за да бъде шампион!
Последвайте Емилия в:
https://instagram.com/emilia_ifbb
https://www.facebook.com/emiliazdr
линковете са в описанието на епизода
Надявам се този епизод да ви е интересен колкото и на мен!
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#41 Mikhail Mazur
Hi,
and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast.
In this episode I talk with one of the key figures in IMMAF
Mikhail Mazur
Is IMMAF - International Mixed Martial Arts Federation Data & Analytics Manager
His former experience includes:
Director Of Communications and Information for World MMA Association
Newsmaker & Coordinator for M-1 Global
While his work often going unnoticed, Mikhail and his team ensures smooth running of IMMAF events, from registration to publishing the results. He is based in Vietnam, where he works for promoting IMMAF in the region.
We talked about the steps ahead of IMMAF for the Olympic recognition of the MMA sport, incentives for local athletes and promoters to join the IMMAF federations, and how IMMAF is organising the upcoming 30.07-01-08.2021 IMMAF Youth MMA World Championships Sofia, Bulgaria
Follow Mikhail
www.facebook.com/mikhail.mazur
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!
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Before we go further with the episode I want to let you know about my student Liam Benton:
https://gofund.me/9e790be8
He is 15 years old Australian MMA athlete from Gold Coast QLD. His family is trying to raise money to get him to Sofia, Bulgaria to represent Australia in the IMMAF Youth MMA World Championships in July!
Liam has been working so hard to make his dreams a reality and he is so close to making them happen. But this is particularly tricky at the moment due to COVID. It is a very big privilege and honour to compete in the World Championships and we are so very proud of him to have gotten to this level in the sport that he loves and wants to pursue as his career.
All the money that will be raised will go towards the registration, flights, accommodation and quarantine costs on his return to Australia. His Dad will also be travelling with him, to support and corner Liam on his fights.
Thank you so much for your support and I hope you decide to help make his dream a reality too!
Thank you.
https://gofund.me/9e790be8
Now back to the podcast
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#40 Liam Benton
In this episode I talk with one of the most talented athletes I have been working with. He is currently the only Australian athlete willing with the support of his family to do all the sacrifices and expenses to travel to Bulgaria to compete on 2021 Youth MMA World Championships from 29 July – 1 August. The current Australian travel restrictions put great financial odds to his family:
Liam Benton
https://gofund.me/f039bc8b
champion 20.02.2021 IMMAFA QLD Open Brisbane Australia
champion 07.03.2020 IMMAFA Youth Oceania Open Gold Coast Australia
champion 19.12.2020 Lockdown 55 Brisbane Australia
champion 06.12.2020 Grappling Industries Brisbane Australia
champion 21.07.2019 QLD Sub-only Championship 2019
champion 14.04.2019 Submission only Championships Brisbane Australia
IMMAF Blue Belt
To help Liam compete in 2021 Youth MMA World Championships donate and share his GoFundMe page:
https://gofund.me/f039bc8b
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!
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#39 Grisha Todorov
Grisha Todorov
multiple European and World champion in Kyokushin Karate and Kickboxing
Training in the same gym as a young competitor myself trying to become even national champion, Grisha was already European and World champion. Staying true to his hard-core old school style of training and coaching, he is still fighting and competing now.
On top of that Grisha is now world class coach in his
Gwayfitness.com located at Woodland Hills, California, USA
We met on an emblematic place for all Bulgarian fighters – “The Boxer” statue on the National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. Grisha shared world champion tips about preparation for international tournaments, mental setup, weight management, and the importance to say NO, and always train hard.
If you are about to fight on the IMMAF Youth MMA World Championships in Sofia Bulgaria this episode offers a lot to take.
You can follow Grisha Todorov on
Facebook: www.facebook.com/grisha.todorov.33
Instagram: www.instagram.com/grisha_bg
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/grishabg/videos
If you are in California don’t miss to visit his world class gym
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did
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#38 Aleksandr Susha
Hi, and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast.
This is the first episode I did using Telegram, since not so far ago I moved my personal social contacts away from Facebook and Instagram to the more privacy respecting social network of Telegram. My apologies for all minor technical difficulties while recording the episode.
In this episode I talk with a Muay-Thai specialist from Belarus
Aleksandr Susha
Motorcycle rider
Traveller
Adventurer
Tour guide
former Professional Muay-Thai fighter
and now Muay-Thai instructor in Playa del Carmen in Mexico.
I met and befriend him during my travels in Asia.
We talk about him moving to live in Playa del Carmen, making Taco Money from his Muay-Thai coaching and dark and bright worlds that coexist in everyday life in Mexico.
As a professional tour guide Aleksandr is great storyteller and his Telegram channel is one of my favourite:
Telegram: https://t.me/amigoruso_ru
You can also follow Aleksandr on:
Web: https://amigoruso.ru/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sasha_revolver/
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did!
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#37 Dmitry Maximov
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. This episode is different from the others and it is very sport specific.
The record is provided by the Sambo Federation of Australia, and it is the Sambo refereeing seminar conducted for the Australian federation by
Dmitry Maximov
Sports Director of the International SAMBO Federation
The seminar was participated from coaches from around Australia. It is very sport specific and if you listen to this by audio I highly recommend switching to the video version for this episode, because it contains a lot of video material for certain specific situations and details of Sambo refereeing.
https://rumble.com/vemwcd-the-fight-is-all-podcast-37-dmitry-maximov.html
In the beginning of the episode for people not familiar with Sambo & Combat Sambo rule set I am giving brief background of the rules, so all the details later provided by Dmitry Maximov have a base upon.
As part of development of Sambo sport in Australia, I am offering series of free Sambo workshops in Queensland. To book a free Sambo & Combat Sambo workshop in your academy in Queensland contact me on Telegram: https://t.me/SamboQLD.
To follow the development of Sambo in Australia, to train or book a seminar go to:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Samboaustralia/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sambo.org.au
For South Australia:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Sambo_federation_sa/
For NSW:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Sambo_nsw/
For QLD:
Telegram: https://t.me/SamboQLD
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamboQLD
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did!
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#36 Georgi Ivanov
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with a highly decorated wrestler and coach:
Georgi Ivanov
Current Executive Director for Nebraska USA Wrestling
Olympian – Rio de Janeiro
Senior World Team Member
2 x NCAA All American
Dave Schultz Memorial Champion
5 x Bulgarian National Champion
Pac 12 Outstanding Wrestler
2x European Team Member
We had very interesting conversation comparing the wrestling systems in Bulgaria and USA, Georgi gave very valuable insight to coaching and structuring classes in The Best Wrestler academy in Iowa USA.
His instructionals are available at:
BJJ Fanatics: https://bjjfanatics.com/search?q=ivanov
For more wrestling techniques and tips, follow him at:
Rokfin.com
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/bul_nightmare/
https://www.instagram.com/bestwrestlerllc/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/bul_nightmare
https://twitter.com/bestwrestlerllc
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/BULNightmare
https://www.facebook.com/bestwrestlerllc
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did!
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#35 Jake Smith
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with
Jake Smith from Fight & Talk
Jake is a sport journalist, covering the MMA sport in UK, Ireland and IMMAF.
Follow his show for inside of ever evolving fight scene in this part of the world:
Facebook: /fightandtalk
Twitter: Fight and Talk
Instagram:
YouTube: Fight and Talk
We talk about the consequences of the extended lockdowns in Europe over the amateur and professional sports, measures promotions are taking to create bubbles and keep going with shows and athletes pathways from grass roots to professional level. Having a professional journalist on the podcast, the whole conversation the phrase “who interviews the interviewer” was pushing me smiling. At least having Jake talking from the UK, guarantees this time at least half of the people in this episode do not have heavy eastern European accent.
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.
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#34 Saveliy Timofeev
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with the president of Sambo Federation in Australia:
Saveliy Timofeev
Sava as many Russian kids started training in Sambo as early as eight years old.
His parent moved to Kazakhstan where he intensively trains muay thai but an brutal street fight injury puts an early end of his competitive career.
During the turbulent times after the war in Chechnya he moves in Saint Petersburg Russia to study Civil Engineering in the military academy, where he finds himself in a situation to deal with a university gang and grow up to Sambo wrestling educator in the university.
By the influence of his brother he started practicing the rare combat system by the name Real Aikido developed by the Serbian martial artist Ljubomir Vračarević who becomes his mentor.
In order to fulfil the dream of his teacher to have schools at every continent he moves to Australia, where opens his school and his students compete in various grappling tournaments.
Later he establishes contact with the world governing body of Sambo FIAS.
Today is balancing his responsibilities as father in his big family with development of Sambo sport in Australia as head of Australian Sambo Federation.
To follow the development of Sambo in Australia, to train or book a seminar go to:
Facebook:
/Sambo.org.au
Instagram:
Telegram: t.me/SamboQLD
This was a very good story and I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.
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#33 Renato Subotic
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with my friend and one of the best mixed martial arts coaches in Australia:
Coach Renato Subotic
Australian IMMAFA National Team Coach
Head Coach in UFC Gym Sydney Australia
Former Italian IMMAF National Team Coach
We had this episode long time in making with the very busy coach Renato, but we finally managed to sit together, while he is staying under quarantine back from USA cornering his student Janay Harding for her win in Belator 251.
We had extensive talk and touched many subjects from leglocks and G&P in MMA to the importance of mastery and prioritizing your trainings.
Renato coaches in UFC Gym Sydney Australia and is always open for advice to any young or advanced fighter. Get in touch with him at:
Facebook:/renato.subotic
Instagram:/renatosubotic
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.
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#32 Denis Kelly
In this episode I talk with a friend of mine, coach and mixed martial artist based in Melbourne Australia:
Coach Denis Kelly
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
BJMA Progressive Krav Maga Black Belt
Zen Do Kai Black Belt
Judo Brown Belt, Registered Sambo Australia Coach
Registered Boxing & Kickboxing Trainer
Kettlebell Instructor
Denis is Victorian Welterweight MMA Champion and he competed extensively in BJJ, Grappling, Freestyle Wrestling, Sambo & Muay Thai.
We had extensive talk and touched many subjects as using technique breakdowns, organising your support team on competition and planning your fight career.
Denis coaches in Australian Combat Sports Academy in Melbourne. Get in touch with his team at
Denis also has a great coaching blog, which I strongly recommend:
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.
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#31 Paul Birch
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with a big friend of mine, and Tribal MMA and Fitness chief:
Coach Paul Birch
I have witness the development of Tribal MMA, and their awesome team of fighters and coaches. With Coach Paul Birch we had a great chat covering the history of Tribal MMA team, his unique approach of coaching and putting things in structure together and importance of safety in training.
To train in their awesome facility on Sunshine Coast follow Tribal MMA at:
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.
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#30 Patrick Holmes
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with a friend of mine, traveller, adventurer and fighter:
Patrick Holmes
Have multiple striking arts titles in karate, sanda and Muay-Thai:
GKR Karate British Champion
UKMF Northern Area Champion
Anglo-Scottish WKA Champion
Awarded Champion of his Mothers Heart in male category since his sister is her favourite.
He is also
Bsc (Hons) Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Patrick is one of those guys that are like real life comics heroes – he travels, he fights, he is natural, and always open.
His striking style mostly based on Muay-Thai is such, that I would never try to fight like him, or teach someone to, but in the same time I myself love training with him, because when we spar his way of fighting is always pushing me thinking outside the box.
He is one of most interesting people I know and this talk stretches from his personal martial arts story to some of the agenda we seen unfolding in front of our eyes in the recent years, while those stuff was recently referred just as conspiracy.
I feel he has a lot more to say about that, but I tried to keep the talk in a listenable limit, however I am already looking towards doing a second episode with him to continue this talk.
Follow Patrick at:
Facebook: /Patduck69
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.
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The Fight Is All Podcast #29 Nick Nicolas
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with a young MMArtist from Australia:
Nick Nicolas
Youth IMMAFA Oceania Open Champion -52 kg
Nick impressed me on the tournament with his striking, and while being very young, he impressed me in our talk being very intelligent and determined towards his sport goals; An awesome young prospect to keep an eye on in the youth MMA scene in Australia.
Follow his team at:
Instagram: /teamcomptontrainingcentre/
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The Fight Is All Podcast #28 Reo Yamaguchi
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with a MMArtist representing Japan:
山口怜臣 Reo Yamaguchi
-Kyokushin Karate Black Belt
-Kyokushin Karate Japan National Champion
-JMMAF National Champion
-2 times IMMAF World Vice-champion
One of my old coaches was saying “fighters all over the world carry the same blood, and they always will find a way to understand each other”. This applies with full power to this episode with one of my personal favourite fighters in IMMAF. While battling the language barrier with Reo Yamaguchi we managed to speak about valuable tips for tournament style weight cut, representing traditional martial arts in MMA and proper pathway for an MMA athlete. This episode also proves that Reo’s English is way better than my Japanese.
Follow Reo at:
Instagram: /reo_yamaguchi_mma/
Facebook: 山口怜臣 Reo Yamaguchi
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#27 Bezan Mahmudi
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with a MMArtist representing Sweden:
- 3 times Swedish ADCC Champion
- IMMAF World Champion
- IMMAF Oceania Open 2020 Atom-weight Champion
I caught Bezan juggling her busy schedule between work, trainings and spiritual practices. We talked about the current restrictions in Australia compared to common sense approach in Sweden, the difficulties of juggling work, training and other responsibilities as an amateur athlete, using visualization and your mind as a training partner. At the end of the conversation I found out about her Kurdish background, which opens ground for way more serious topics, but out of respect for the recovery time of Bezan during Ramadan I left this for our next conversation.
Follow Bezan at:
Facebook: /bezan.mahmudi
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#26 Michelle Montague
Michelle “The Wild One” Montague
- IMMAF World Champion
- IMMAF Oceania Open 2020 lightweight champion
Michelle was absolutely awesome! And this happens to be one of the best episodes. We talked about benefits of training MMA from recreational and competitive perspective, coaching and mental health.
Follow Michelle at:
Instagram: /thewildonemma/
Facebook: /Michellemontaguemma/
Youtube: Michelle Montague
Website: Michelle “The Wild One” Montague
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#25 Hiro Lemaire
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with historically the first IMMAF gold medallist from French Polynesia:
- president of the Fédération Polynésienne de Lutte, de MMA, de JJB et D.A.
- super-heavyweight IMMAF Oceania Open 2020 champion
- and last but not least part of the best singing team at IMMAF Oceania
Hiro leads by example being president of Fédération Polynésienne de Lutte, de MMA, de JJB et D.A. he is an active athlete winning the gold in super heavyweight division at IMMAF Oceania Open 2020 in Gold Coast at the age of 44
Follow Fédération Polynésienne de Lutte, de MMA, de JJB et D.A. at
Web: Fédération Polynésienne de Lutte, de MMA, de JJB et D.A.
It was quite of a making this episode with the time difference of 20 hours between Australia and Tahiti. Big MERCI to Hiro for securing a translator, to help us overcome the language barrier and my French.
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#24 Joseph Luciano
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with an Australian professional MMArtist:
Joseph Luciano
is a veteran in the IMMAF tournaments, who turned professional last year and is now contracted with One FC. He coached and cornered several of Australian national team members at Oceania 2020
Follow Joseph at:
Instagram: /joseph_lucianomma/
You can follow and train with his team at:
Facebook: /kimekai.mma.melbourne/
I don’t know where to start from?! This was a legendary episode! And the longest up to now! We went from some light conspiracies and talk about some sport politics to some good stories and of course performance of the team Australia at Oceania 2020. I am sure we could chat for hours more. We got so carried away so even forgot to mention Joseph’s sponsors so I will mention them here:
Joma Sport Australia
Facebook: /JomaSportAustralia/
Instagram: /JomaSportAustralia/
Your Air Services
Facebook: /Yourairservices/
Instagram: /yourairservices/
Cosnett Training Systems
Facebook: /CosnettPTSC/
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.
Stay healthy and stay strong!
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#23 Colby Thicknesse
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with an Australian MMAartist and national team member:
Colby “Golden Boy” Thicknesse
IMMAF Oceania 2020 Featherweight Champion
Colby is trained in Freestyle Fighting Gym by Joe Lopez and current UFC Featherweight Champion Alex Volkanovski
Facebook: /FreestyleFightingGym/
Instagram: /freestylefightinggym/
Follow Colby and his progress at
We talked about his experience in preparing and competing on IMMAF Oceania 2020, we also tried to looked on the bright side and advantages the current situation brings for the athletes. And Colby got a great idea how to find enough sparring during the lockdown ;)
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.
Stay healthy and stay strong!
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#22 Troy Fumo
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with an Australian MMArtist and national team member:
Troy Fumo
XFC Amateur Flyweight Champion
IMMAF Oceania 2020 Straweight Champion
Troy is trained in John Donehue Jiu Jitsu & MMA:
Facebook: /johndonehuejj/
Instagram: /johndonehuejj/
and
Pro Fitness MMA:
Facebook: /profitnessmma/
Follow Troy’s progress at:
Facebook: /troy.fumo
We talked about importance of proper diet and nutrition and the benefits of involving professional dietitian in the athletic preparation, his experiences fighting on international stage on IMMAF Worlds and Oceania 2020 and his strategy to stay in shape during the current lockdown.
I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.
Stay healthy and stay strong!
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#21 Ryan Spillane
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast. In this episode I talk with a big fighting Irish:
Ryan Spillane
IMMAF European Champion
IMMAF World Champion
IMMAF Oceania 2020 champion
He won the final of IMMAF Oceania 2020 with the fastest KO for the competition!
Facebook:/RyanTheHulkSpillane/
I was very sleepy while doing this episode because I had to wake up early to talk with Ryan because of the time difference with Europe. We chatted about his way to stay in shape during the current lock-down, the Wimp 2 Warrior program and the youth IMMAF rule set. I hope you will enjoy this as much sleepy I was.
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#20 Muhammad Mokaev
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast, I am Sev, and in this episode I talk with the most decorated amateur in the MMA today
Muhammad "Punisher" Mokaev
IMMAF European Junior Champion
2 times IMMAF World Junior Champion
IMMAF Oceania 2020 champion
23-0
In the crazy situation the world is now in, we had a chat with the young champion about, keeping faith and staying determined, his mental approach and IMMAF pathways for athletes. I hope you will enjoy and learn from this episode as much as I did.
This episode is brought to you by
#19 Kristian Popov
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast, in this episode I talk with one of the best European grapplers
Kristian “The Minister of Heel Hook” Popov
BJJ Black Belt under Bernardo Serrini
NAGA European Champion (3 times)
Real Grappling Challenge Champion (8 times)
ISFA Europe Champion (2 times)
ISFA World Champion 90kg (2017)
ISFA World Absolute Champion (2017)
Bulgarian ADCC Champion (8 times)
Romanian ADCC Gold Medalist (3 times)
Bulgarian Grappling League Champion (3 times),
King of The Beach - 83kg Elite Champion (2016)
EEBJJF East European Champion (2 times)
NAGA Germany No-Gi Elite Champion (2015)
NAGA Germany Black Belt Heavyweight Champion GI (2018)
ISFA World Cup Winner (2 times)
Pro MMA: 1-0
Kris is training and coaching in one of the best gyms in Bulgaria
Pitbulls Freestyle Fighting
Instagram/popovpitbulls/
I am very good friend with Kris’s coach Emil Kazakov and with Kris as well, and as you will see we could talk for ages, and I enjoyed this episode a lot. I hope you will enjoy and learn from this episode as much as I did.
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#18 Amatha Ier
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast, in this episode I talk with
Amatha Ier
– is a BJJ brown belt
- and he is working to introduce BJJ in his country Laos
You can follow Amatha Ier or visit his gym at:
Facebook: BJJ Laos Infinity Team - MMA Self-defense
I met Amatha and trained in his gym while traveling in Laos years ago. Our talk get carried away to some traditional Lao wisdom and reveals some secret of the happiness of the Lao people. I hope you will enjoy and learn from this episode as much as I did.
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#17 Lubomir Guedjev
We are talking about important aspects about creating a syllabus for Jiu-Jitsu with
Lubomir Guedzhev
- the man who introduced BJJ in Bulgaria and
- is now working for ADCC as organizer and referee,
- he is also the man who created curriculums to introduce BJJ into Abu Dhabi public schools and armed forces.
- he is currently one of the very important people in the BJJ world being very humble in the same time, whom I have the honor to call not only my great friend but also my first BJJ coach
- he is advisor at Global Aerospace Logistics Corporation
- and BJJ Black Belt
You can follow Lubomir Guedjev in:
Instagram: /el_lubo_patron/
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#16 Ameer Mood
Ameer Mood
from Fight Club Bully Team, Gold Coast, Australia
You can find more about Fight Club Bully Team in:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FCBTAustralia/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/fc_bully_team/
Or web www.fightclubbullyteam.com
and follow Ameer Mood at:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ameerm14/
We will also announce a cool grappling project starting soon so stay tuned.
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#15 Jake Treyvaud & Joe Lopez
In this episode I talk with IMMAFA QLD Open Lightweight champion for youths under – 70.3 kg
Jake Treyvaud and his coach Joe Lopez from
Freestyle Fighting Gym Windang, New South Wales, Australia
You can find more about Freestyle Fighting Gym in:
Facebook/FreestyleFightingGym/
or
Instagram/freestylefightinggym/
and follow Jake Treyvaud at:
or
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#14 Seth & Amber Thompson
In this episode I talk with IMMAFA QLD Open champion for youngsters under – 57 kg
Seth Thompson and his teammate, coach and mom Amber from Evolve MMA Wodonga Victoria Australia
You can find more about Evolve MMA Wodonga in:
Facebook/EvolveMixedMartialArts/
or
Instagram/evolvemixedmartialarts/
and follow Amber Thompson at:
Facebook/amber.evolve.mma/
or
Instagram/amber_thompson_mma/
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#13 Dylan Deo & Kerry Dunne
In this episode I talk with IMMAFA QLD Open champion for youngsters under – 62 kg
Dylan Deo and his coach Kelly Dunne from Shindo Gold Coast Australia
You can find out more about Shindo at
or
Instagram/shindo_new_breed_mma/
I recorded this episode in the beautiful Shindo New Breed Academy at the Gold Coast, and listen till the end to get a cool promo they offer for the listeners of this podcast.
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#12 Petar Vladov
Hi and thank you for tuning in to The Fight Is All Podcast, I am Sev and If you ever taught that traveling knighthood is dead, you were totally wrong! In this episode I talk with a Historical Medieval Battle Champion how mixed martial arts techniques are applicable in medieval full contact combat:
My guest Petar Vladov is:
- 4 times Serbian Tap Fight Champion
- Champion of the greatest Romanian Tap Fight Festival – Oradea
- Champion of the greatest Hungarian Tap Fight Festival – Szigethalom
- 2 times Serbian HMB Sword and Shield Champion
- His Mercenary Squad - Baradj are dominating multiple Bulgarian National Champions and also Champions of Serbia and Romania in Bridge Fight
- He is also an active BJJ practitioner and blue belt champion from No Gi Sofia Open 2018
- Petar took by storm the most recent tournament where he was awarded for most valuable fighter for winning the HMB sword and shield tournament, getting first place also in the early medieval Tap Fight and competing as a mercenary for the Brown Bear Company Team in the 5 VS 5 tournament
You can follow Petar at the links in the description:
Facebook: Наемна дружина "Барадж" Mercenary druzjina "Baradj"
and
Ladies and gentleman with this episode I give to you the best sword on the Balkans.
#11 Ameer Mood
In this episode with talk about the unique druze culture, his story for his supposed-to-be-spiritual trip to Nepal and funny experience with the hallucinogenic mad honey and he also gives a shady travel hack on the top of it.
You can follow Ameer at
And what follows is the funniest episode I recorded up to now.
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#10 Hayden Absalom & Stuart Ashby
Hayden Absalom & Stuart Ashby
Hayden is the first Australian IMMAF Youth MMA medalist from the historically first Youth MMA World Championship held in Rome August 2019.
He is coached by Stuart Ashby in TMG MMA in Brisbane who is very experienced both in fighting and coaching.
To follow or train with the TMG MMA team go to:
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#9 Ervis Pashollari
is 3rd degree black belt in Olympic Taekwondo and
A Class kickboxing instructor and
Certified IMMAF instructor in Albania
He started his MMA program as my affiliate and we talk about his impressions after the first IMMAF MMA coaching certification course in Albania.
Ervis is quite shy and humble in talking but we have trained together in my competition times and he is arguably the best striking coach in Tirana Albania, and he was helping me in my preparation while I was working in the country.
You can follow Ervis on:
Instagram, or
I hope you will enjoy and learn from this episode as much as I did.
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#8 Stefan Petrov
Stefan Petrov
This is his inspirational story of long life martial artist, starting judo pretty much from cradle becoming
Judo and Sambo Multiple National Champion
We was training together in Bulgaria after he became my student in MMA and as such he achieved:
Combat Sambo National Champion,
Combat Sambo European Medallist
MMA - National Champion
This is his story about risking everything for a dream, landing in London UK without any English and money to chase his sport dream. 5 years later he is 10TH PLANET PURPLE BELT and professional grappler fighting out of 10th Planet London in UK, where he is also a wrestling coach.
You can follow Stefan on:
and to train with him visit
Meanwhile I hope you will enjoy and learn from this episode with great friend and brodyaga Stefan Petrov as much as I did.
#7 Scott Steer & Veteran Grappling
Scott Steer
is a combat army veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq. He is Judo black belt competing and coaching over the years for Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and the Australian & New Zealand national teams in Judo.
Scott is founder of the Veteran Grappling community program developed to offer free lessons in Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling and yoga. The program is designed to help Military Veterans deal with mental and physical health issues through training in combat sports, such as PTSD, anger management, by meditation, and physical exertion. Veteran Grappling has joined forces with a medical team who are currently conducting scientific research on how combat sports are a successful form of treatment for veterans dealing with psychological and physical health issues.
I got carried away in my conversation with Scott, and how the combat sports prepare him for the extreme environment in which professional soldiers work, and how grappling helps in healing process to bring veterans back to the civil life, so I even forgot to take picture with him for the episode, so I stall some from the Veteran Grappling Facebook Page
and Veteran Grappling in Instagram
You can learn more about the program at RSL website,
or contact Scott at
Email: veterangrappling@gmail.com
You can support Veteran Grappling work with veterans at
or GoFundMe
Veteran Grappling Grand Opening is this weekend 03 August 2019 at
33 Expansion St, Molendinar QLD 4214 Australia
it is FREE and OPEN for everyone! That is promising to be great event for the grappling community on the Gold Coast!. Come to talk with very interesting people and learn from bunch of great black belt instructors and UFC fighters. Meanwhile I hope you will enjoy and learn from this episode as much as I did.
#6 Jordan Sullivan
Jordan Sullivan is a combat athlete himself and has an undergraduate degree in Exercise and Nutrition Science, and a Masters of Dietetic studies. He is working with amateur and professional UFC level athletes. His
The Fight Science Podcast
Is my favorite one, he talks with various scientists involved in the combat sports who break down the problems and methods of weight cutting. It is exciting to see how athletes who now get involved in science bring it now back into the combat sports and raise the game to a completely new level of understanding and performance. Unless you are not super-heavyweight who never have to worry about weight cut, I think this podcast is a must for every combat sport athlete. Get in touch with Jordan at:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_fightdietitian
Facebook : www.facebook.com/thefightdietitian
Email: info@thefightdietitian.com
Website: www.thefightdietitian.com
I greatly enjoy my conversation with Jordan and we will continue working with him in the future to support the athletes for the upcoming IMMAFA QLD Open Gold Coast tournament on 12-13.10.2019 with a Weight Cut workshop at the Gold Coast, to help the athletes to safely make weight for the competition. The date is yet to be confirmed but we are looking towards the mid September so stay tuned and follow the
The Fight Dietitian Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/thefightdietitian
and IMMAFA - International Mixed Martial Arts Federation of Australia Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/immafa1
And I hope you will enjoy and learn from this episode as much as I did.
#5 Galin Panchev
Galin Panchev From Pekiti Tirsia Kali Bulgaria
Galin is a Street Weapon Fighting and Self Defense specialist. Galin has a great page and YouTube channel where he explores the very interesting area of weapon fighting and streetwise self-defense. He works in testing the application of common weapons used on the streets in realistic scenarios including pepper spray, batons, knifes and pistols and by that debunking a lot of self-defense myths and illusions. If you are interested in the subject I strongly recommend subscribing to his page and channel, because a street violence happens anywhere in the world and the knowledge how to react properly in an extreme situation can save the life and health of yourself and someone you love.
You can access Galin’s work on:
YouTube
or Facebook
www.facebook.com/PekitiTirsiaKaliBulgaria
Where he shares a lot of his tactical experiments, techniques and training drills.
#4 Brian Ebersole
Brian Ebersole Brian Ebersole is super cool and relaxed person when you meet him and have been fighting pretty much everywhere UFS, Shooto, Strikeforce, King of the Cage just to name a few. His official statistics is 71 fights with 51 victories. In the memories of the UFC fans he remains with his signature chest arrow and the most unique fight bonus in UFC.
Brian Ebersole is now IMMAFA national team coach, and also matchmaker for arguably the biggest MMA promotion in Australia – XFC. You can get in touch with him on his FB profile:
And to train with him in Sydney at:
Todokan Self Defence Academy
KMA Sydney
I hope you will enjoy and learn from this episode as much as I did.
#3 Hamish Robertson
is from New Zealand and as all kiwis I know in a very cool way he combines being super calm, smiley and cool with his warrior spirit and experience.
In this conversation we are talking about some similar mistakes we did during our fighting careers and now as coaches now we are protecting our students to do the same, some business aspects of maintaining an combat sports academy and about coaching youngsters in MMA.
Hamish Robertson is very active as a coach, and after this talk he went to Singapore where his student Viet Anh Do won his pro MMA debut in One FC with impressive 47 seconds TKO.
He is now coaching at Auckland MMA and you can contact him by the links in the description:
www.aucklandmma.co.nz
www.facebook.com/ammagym
www.instagram.com/aucklandmmanz
I hope you will enjoy and learn from this episode as much as I did.
#2 Ed Bavelock
In addition to his wrestling background is also United States kickboxing champion and passionate about the art of muay-thai.
As a coach Ed Bavelock is experienced working with large range of people from their start into the combat sport up to the UFC cage. He is now is Australian IMMAF national team coach. His toughness, experience and no-bullshit approach to the sport makes him perfect for that, and to be honest if I was still fighting I would love to have coach Ed in my corner.
He is now coaching at Kimekai MMA in Melbourne and you can contact him by the links in the description
www.kimekaimma.com
www.instagram.com/kimekaimmacoach
#1 Richie Cranny
is IMMAFA vice-president, creator of the MMA training program Wimp 2 Warrior and internationally recognised MMA coach.
Get in touch with Richie at:
Richie@Immafa.org.au
www.instagram.com/richiecranny
www.facebook.com/immafa1
To register for the upcoming series of W2W go to:
wimp2warrior.com