The Pottscast
By Darren Potts
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The PottscastFeb 04, 2021
Christian Rodriquez
Christian Rodriquez is 5.0 as a professional MMA fighter, he has a title fight coming up on August 14th, watch out for that and keep an eye on this man. Remember the name. Christian has been training with the legendary Duke Roufus since he has been 14 and we share some moments from his journey on this episode.
Paul Heatley
We relive some of the best moments and ask Paul a few questions submitted by his teammates and other fans.
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Michael Ruddy
Michael has won the Irish Cup and Co Antrim Shield during his time at Crusaders, he also spent time at Ards until Niall Currie and under Spike at Ballymena.
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Colin Coates
Darren speaks to former Crusaders Captain and NI International Colin Coates on this weeks show, we discuss the biggest moments of Colin's career from Irish Cups, to League Titles to playing for Northern Ireland away in Italy!
James Gallagher
Welcome to the first episode of the Anniversary month of The Pottscast, 1-year-old, we are starting it out with a huge guest, James Gallagher, The Strabanimal, James is a 135ib killer who has his sights firmly set on the Bellator Bantamweight title, held by Sergio Pettis. On the show, we talk about James' journey so far, growing up in Strabane wanting to fight, moving to Dublin at 14 to train under Coach Kavanagh at SBG, friendship with Conor McGregor, and much more.
Jeremy Herider
Andy Young - Hybrid MMA
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UFC's Kevin Natividad
Darren speaks with Kevin Natividad who has fought for UFC, LFA, and other organizations.
We talk about his will to win, compete, grow and develop, we also explore his relationship with his brother, LFA's Christian Natividad, both fight at 135ib and come from Hawaii, they now live in Arizona.
This is a very fun conversation, enjoy.
Ray Cooper III
Darren is joined by Ray Cooper III on this episode of the Pottscast, we talk about his MMA career, winning the PFL Welterweight Championship, his faith, and his family.
Ray is one of the best fighters in the world and this is a fascinating conversation with the Welterweight King.
Paul Leeman
LFA's Taylor Mauldin
Eric Nicksick - Xtreme Couture Head Coach
Eric Nicksick joins Darren on the Pottscast to share his journey and mentality as an MMA Coach. Eric is the GM and Head of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. He has cornered Aljamain Sterling, Dan Ige, Kai Kamaka, Casey O'Neill, and of course, the UFC Heavyweight Champ, Francis Ngannou.
He shares some insight into how the gym is run, the environment, the growth of MMA, his background in football, discipline & visualization.
We discuss Jon Jones, GSP, Kamaru Usman, and Randy Couture.
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Ty Gwerder
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UFC's Grant Dawson & Kevin Croom
Kevin Croom & Grant Dawson are the best of friends, they both fight in the UFC, they both fight out of Glory MMA and both are bonus prizefighters.
We talk about their recent fights, what's next, and have some fun with a quiz on the show!
Jeremy Strobel Jr
LFA's Christian Natividad
Christian works full-time as a manager for Titan Solar Power and also finds the time to train as a professional MMA fighter.
Enjoy my chat with Christian as we focus on his journey, goals, aspirations, and mindset.
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NI GK - Michael Dougherty
Michael has played for Glentoran, Portadown, Crusaders, Larne, The Welders, PSNI, and others in a brilliant career spanning two decades.
He has played in the Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Cup also.
Michael currently is the Glasgow Rangers NI head Goalkeeper coach and is currently the goalkeeping coach for Ballyclare Comrades.
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Cobey Fehr
SBG's Martin Stapleton
Darren is joined by former Royal Marine, current SBG Rochdale & Wimp to Warrior UK head coach, Martin Stapleton.
Martin shares some insight from his time in the Marines, the Mental Toughness & strength that acquired when serving his country.
He also shares the beginning of his MMA Journey, training and copying moves in the gym when at Sea and on tour with work, before discussing SBG Rochdale & Wimp to Warrior UK.
Martin has won gold for BAMMA and coaches several professional fighters.
Enjoy the show!
Ritchie Cranny - IMMAF & Wimp2Warrior
We discuss Ritchie's journey from London to Australia, founding Wimp to Warrior, Mindset, goals, aspirations, and his future plans with IMMAF Australia.
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Jamie Colleen
Darren is joined by Pro MMA fighter, Domestic Violence advocate, Keynote speaker and, mother, Jamie Colleen on this episode to kick off MMA Mayhem.
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The Pottscast, with Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke has won it all in the Irish League. He won a League Cup & Irish Cup with Glentoran before moving to Crusaders and winning several league titles.
Richard started his career at Omagh Town, before moving to Newry. He now Captains Ballinamallartd FC.
The Pottscast, with Frankie Weir
Frankie Weir is the Crusaders kit-man. He shares his story with the Crues, some funny moments with Jeff Spiers, Stephen Baxter, Paul Heatley, and others. Frankie has traveled with the club all across Europe, to Albania, The Faroe Islands, and of course, Wolverhampton.
The Pottscast, with Jay DeMerit
The Pottscast, with FC Dallas Director of Coaching, John Gall
John Gall, FC Dallas Director of Coaching joins Darren on this episode of the Pottscast. John has an amazing story starting in Wales, he played in Oklahoma at the College level, then also in the ASL. John won State and National Titles at High School level before making the switch full time to FC Dallas, one of the biggest proponents of young talent in the US football (soccer) scene. This is a brilliant chat with a top coach.
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The Pottscast, with Vancouver Whitecaps' Derek Cornelius
The Pottscast, with Michael Carvill
Darren is joined by current Dungannon Swifts' player, Michael Carvill. Michael has won leagues with both Linfield (3) & Crusaders (2). Multiple Irish Cups & is one of the league's best-known attacking players. He started out as a forward coming up through St Andrews, Charlton Atheltic & Wrexham before deciding to come back to Northern Ireland and sign for Linfield.
Michael shares stories and memories from his playing career on the show, he touches on his work with the IFA & also on the continuing development of the league as a whole.
The Pottscast, with Scottie Stockman
The Pottscast, with Sean O'Neill
The Pottscast, with UFC's Smilen' Sam Alvey
On this episode of The Pottscast, Darren speaks with MMA & UFC Veteran, Smilen' Sam Alvey. Sam has a huge fight coming up in Middleweight and we talk about his experiences so far, weight cuts, and why he is the YES man, agreeing to any fight, any time!
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The Pottscast, with Kamuela Kirk
Enjoy the latest episode of MMA March Madness!
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The Pottscast, with Raufeon Stots
On this episode, Darren speaks with one of the world's best Bantamweight MMA Fighters, Raufeon Stots. We discuss, Raufeon's desire to learn, compete & develop, wrestling background, NCAA titles, the move to Roufusport, friendship with Sergio and Anthony Pettis and much more!
This is an awesome conversation with 1 of the best in the world right now!
A Bellator title shot is on the horizon.
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The Pottscast, with UFC's Grant Dawson
He joins me on this episode to discuss his journey in MMA, future aspirations, and much more!
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The Pottscast, with Michael Gault
The Pottscast, with Rhys "Skeletor" McKee
On this episode, Darren chats with Rhys McKee, Professional MMA Fighter, Gym Owner & personal trainer.
Rhys has fought in Cage Warriors UK, UFC, and other promotions. Rhys owns STLTH in Ballymena, Nothern Ireland.
His MMA has been an amazing story thus far, Trained by Rodney Moore, the sky is the limit for Rhys, I pick his brain about the fight world, weight cut, UFC treatment & the desire to develop. This is an amazing chat with a tremendous guest!
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The Pottscast, with Ash Wilson
On this episode, Darren speaks to Ash Wilson, Podcast host for Cathedral of Sport and the Dialsquare podcast. Ash, is an author and is releasing his first book, "Good Citizen, Bad Citizen" - his rollercoaster journey supporting Edinburgh City FC.
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The Pottscast, with Lachie Stuart
Darren chats with Lachie Stuart, the Founder of the Man That Can Project. The core values are - 𝗠𝗲𝗻 - 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 - 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 - 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. Lachie shares a little of his journey from playing Rugby in France, to returning home and getting involved with drink, drugs, and violence. How did he turn his life around? What drives him? How Important is discipline? We discuss all of that & more, on this episode.
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The Pottscast, with Craig McClean
On this episode, Darren speaks with former Nottingham Forest, Ballyclare, Ballymena, Dungannon, Crusaders, and Ards player, Craig McClean.
Craig has won the Irish League 3 times amongst other trophies. We talk about his career as a player and as a coach. Craig was ever-present in the Crusader's title-winning squads of 2014/15 & 2015/16. Enjoy the show.
The Pottscast, with Rory Patterson
Rory Patterson played across the Irish League and League of Ireland for a number of years with Derry City, Coleraine, Crusaders & Linfield.
He also played professionally in England with Plymouth Argyle. Rory's shares his thoughts on his career on this episode, the famous Coleraine/Glentoran and Plymouth Incident, Sub then scoring the winner of the cup final for Derry City, moving to Crusaders and much more!
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The Pottscast, with Alan Stein Jr
A little bit about Alan -
Alan Stein, Jr. teaches proven strategies to improve organizational performance, create effective leadership, increase team cohesion and collaboration, and develop winning mindsets, rituals, and routines.
A successful business owner and veteran basketball performance coach, he spent 15 years working with the highest-performing athletes on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant).
In his corporate keynote programs and workshops, Alan reveals how to utilize the same approaches in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level. He delivers practical lessons that can be implemented immediately.
His clients include American Express, Pepsi, Sabra, Starbucks, Charles Schwab, and Penn State Football, and many more.
The strategies from Alan’s book, Raise Your Game: High Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best, are implemented by corporate teams and sports teams around the world.
The Pottscast, with Chris Hegarty
Darren speaks with current Crusaders defender Chris Hegarty about his football career thus far, from Dungannon, Chris grew up playing at the Dungannon academy before moving to London to play for Millwall, he then went North to Scotland to play for Glasgow Rangers under legendary Scottish Manager Walter Smith then goal-machine turned manager Ally McCoist. Upon returning back to Northern Ireland, Chris joined Linfield before moving to Dungannon, he won the league cup during his time at Stangmore, the club's first-ever senior trophy before heading back to Belfast to challenge himself and attempt to win more silverware at his current club, Crusaders FC.
The Pottscast, with David Elebert
David has won promotion to the SPL with Hamilton, Player of the season with Fylkir, 2 cups with Shamrock Rovers and an Irish Cup with Glenavon.
He has played professionally and semi-professionally and now has aspirations for management and coaching.
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The Pottscast, with Steve Zakuani
Darren is joined on this episode of the Pottscast by legendary ex Seattle Sounders winger, Steve Zakuani. Steve started his career at Arsenal under Academy Director, Liam Brady, before being scouted to go to Akron University in Ohio to play football at NCAA level, before being drafted (first, by the way) to Seattle Sounders. He played alongside Clint Dempsey, Freddie Ljungberg, and Kasey Keller to name a few. After a few superb seasons, Steve suffered a horrific injury. He required 9 surgeries but after 500 days, he made his return and played a few more years before retiring. We discuss his journey on the show.
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The Pottscast, with UFC's Kai Kamaka III
The Pottscast, with UFC's Kevin Croom
On this first MMA episode of the Pottscast of 2021, Darren speaks to recently signed UFC Fighter Kevin Croom. Kevin won his debut within 31 seconds after taking the fight on late notice. Kevin is a unique, fun, and engaging person & an incredibly skilled fighter.
Sit back, relax, listen, and enjoy as we discuss Kevin's journey and his mindset.
The Pottscast, with Aidan Wilson
The Pottscast, with Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke is a broadcaster and commentator, he works for BBC Sport NI & Virgin Media Sport. Michael also runs a Radio Station and has his own show and podcast, The Score. Michael is a personal friend of mine, so this chat is something I have looked forward to, for a long time. Michael has commentated on Champions League, Europa League, and both Radio and Television matches. A fantastic role model for anyone wanting to get into the media industry. We talk about the Danske Bank Premier League, the Northern Irish Women's team, and much more!
The Pottscast, with Sean Ward
Sean Ward is a stalwart of the Irish league, a player who has won the league title 4 times, and many other trophies including the Irish Cup, League Cup & Co Antrim Shield. The former Glentoran, Linfield, Crusaders, and current Glenavon player discuss some key moments of his career, some fond memories, player relationships, and much more.
The Pottscast, with UFC's Jared Vanderaa
Jared earned his UFC contract by winning during Dana White's Contender Series with a victory over Harry Hunsucker. Jared is a heavyweight and makes his debut at UFC 256 taking on Sergey Spivak, we chat with Jared about his journey, the contender series and get his thoughts on the current heavyweight division.
The Pottscast, with Bellator's Ty Gwerder
Bellator Middleweight, Ty "Savage" Gwerder, give Ty a follow on Instagram - @ty_gwerder.
Ever wanted to get inside the mind of a professional fighter? I get in Ty's head during our chat, motivations, support system & his journey from Football to MMA and Hawaii to Vegas, we discuss a variety of other topics too.
Ty fights out of Xtreme Couture Gym in Las Vegas. ( @xcmma)
Ty discusses his diet before a fight, it's sure to make you laugh, his mindset before & during a fight, and gives us an update on his injury and recent surgery.
I am immensely proud of this podcast and chat, Ty is a phenomenal guest and cares deeply about the sport & his fans, be sure to check it out, his passion is infectious.