Hello again Fighty Friends! Spring is almost here and theirs a TON of fight events coming up from coast to coast! LOVE IT! Today I get to chat with one of Canada's best trainers, fighters (retired) and gym owners - from Diamond Muay Thai in Toronto, Mr. Tony Manoharan! I have known Tony for a long time, seen him fight in Calgary, I fought a teammate of his, and we've seen each other at different events. BUT AGAIN - this is the 1st time I have got to sit and have a real chat. We talk about his upbringing and what brought him to Muay Thai, his time in Australia fighting in 4oz gloves in a cage w ..read more

Hello again fight friends! This podcast I got to sit and chat with friend of the show, Road to One winner and now, One Championship fighter CODY JEROME! on Podcast 119 - I gave my thoughts on what I saw in Cody's debut to the promotion, from the walk to getting knocked down to the unfortunate finish. Well - Cody listened and contacted me saying he was happy to come on and share exactly how it went I said "it looks like it couldn't have gone worse for him" - well, after hearing Cody break down the weight cut situation - IT GOT A HELLUVA LOT WORSE! Cody talks about his weight cut/hydration issue ..read more

** STUFF STILL HAPPENS EVEN 120+ EPISODES IN - for whatever reason, the file uploaded to a different format and my mic turned to computer audio 6 mins in. I apologize - stuff still does what it wants sometimes and I am tasked to figured it out.. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER! - because it's only my mic that acts silly, TJ is the same from start to finish. and ultimately it's him we are here to listen too : ) ** Hello again Fighty Friends! Today we take a break from the punch and kick, but still a MASSIVE topic in the fight world - WEIGH INS! I got to chat with the Wizard of the weight cut, the Sorcer ..read more

Hello again fight friends! This podcast I got to sit and chat with friend of the show, Road to One winner and now, One Championship fighter CODY JEROME! on Podcast 119 - I gave my thoughts on what I saw in Cody's debut to the promotion, from the walk to getting knocked down to the unfortunate finish. Well - Cody listened and contacted me saying he was happy to come on and share exactly how it went I said "it looks like it couldn't have gone worse for him" - well, after hearing Cody break down the weight cut situation - IT GOT A HELLUVA LOT WORSE! Cody talks about his weight cut/hydration issue ..read more

Happy Thursday Fighty Friends! WE ARE PUMIN'M OUT!! Today I had the privilege to not just speak to one of the greatest female Muay Thai fighters of all time, BUT ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME PERIOD! - we are talking about the one and only, Iman "Pretty Killer" Barlow! Iman is one of the most accomplished female Muay Thai fighters in history with over 100 professional fights with only 6 losses! and multiple world titles to her name. A dominant force in the sport since a young age (200ish junior fights), Iman has fought and beaten some of the best showcasing her relentless/high pressure, technica ..read more

Happy long weekend fighty friends!! This podcast is OVERDUE! and after the chat, I realized it was WAY OVERDUE. Today I got to sit and chat with the Fighting Misiter, Ram Villardo from Ontario Canada. Ram is a fighter, coach, councilor, father and husband JUST TO NAME A FEW! I all of a sudden saw Ram on Instagram at everyone's gym, training fighters, training himself and Chop City all over the place! since then I have commentated his fights, we were the commentary team at the MTWC and now BANGER of a podcast! Of course we talk about fights of his, his WBC Canada title win and fights he's been ..read more

Hello again Fighty Friends, Happy February! This is my second time doing a podcast with Mr. Adrian Shead, I went out to Vancouver 2 years ago and did 3 podcasts and Adrian's was the one and only podcast I have never been able to recover, but since that time - a LOT has happened so it was a fresh podcast all over again and I was just as excited to talk to him. Adrian tells us about his time in the British military before becoming a full time trainer in Thailand for 16 years, making the calculated move to Canada to keep coaching which in turn, eventually opening up his own facility - MUAY THAI A ..read more

Hello again Fight Friends! Today I have friend of the show and of the martial arts world, Arek Thankachen from Silverback Martial Arts in Calgary on the podcast! We had all sorts of fight gossip to talk about coming off of the One 170 event - this event had huge hype going in and it DELIVERED!! (which sometimes doesn't happen!). New champions, shocking finishes, division shake ups, and a few BARN BURNERS! what an event for a fight fan! we also talk a little karate, a couple match ups from the RWS, Areks next project in the martial arts world and of course I hit Arek up with a couple top 3 Q's ..read more

Welcome back Fighty Friends to another episode! THIS ONE WAS A BUCKET LIST FOR ME ON THE PODCAST - today I sit and have a great back in the day kinda chat with former Muaythai and kickboxing world champion - Mr. Jason Fenton! we have been trying to do this over the last few years, so I am stoked we were able to MAKE IT HAPPEN Jason was the first guy I ever saw with Muay Thai shorts on in real life, and I simply have followed him ever since! (story included in the pod) - we talk about the grass roots happening in BC, his opinion on the traditional vs entertainment era of Muaythai, the unstoppab ..read more

Hello again fighty friends! we are PUMPIN'M OUT to finish off 2024 we get to finish off 2024 with a DOOZY! today I got to sit with WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP trainer WILLIAM "PADMAN" MCGRIFF from Las Vegas! I first heard of Coach McGriff when he went and did a long stay at the famous Petchyindee Academy in Thailand! helping the team string together MULTIPLE wins and titles while he was there. Although I was already going to the CSA coaches clinic in 2019, when I saw Coach McGriff was a headlining coach there, I WAS STOKED, and he did not disappoint! Today we get to talk about what it's like working at ..read more