On this episode of the podcast I'm joined by Alan Philpott ahead of his upcoming fight on Eternal 81 on 4th November in the Gold Coast.

Coming off his recent RNC win against Shaun Etchell on Eternal 78 a mere two months ago - Alan is in prime position to etch himself as the #1 contender and next in line for a title shot.

We spoke about Alan's up and downs throughout his career, how he's been able to find a new perspective to enjoy the process again.

Always a pleasure to catch up with Alan and I look forward to reconnecting on the other side of his fight next week!

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On this episode I sat down with Mitchell Tinley from Perth, Western Australia.

Mitch does a lot of different things. He's a purple belt in jiu jitsu, trains mma, has a background in media and worked on triplem hosting the triplemma show. He's also worked as a ring announcer and play by play commentator in regional MMA shows such as Eternal MMA a Hex Fight Series.

We spoke about his working career, jiu jitsu and the overall mma scene in Australia. More recently Mitch is running the @australianmma_ instagram page and podcast where he covers all things Australian MMA across the globe.

It's clear that Mitch is good at what he does - this was one of the easiest conversations I've had on the podcast.

Hope you all enjoy and look forward to catching up again in the future.

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On this episode I sat down with the head coach of Higher Jiu Jitsu, John Smallios. We haven't had a chat on the podcast for 2 years so it was good to catch up on this format. John's a legend, I owe him a lot and appreciate his guidance, friendship and loyalty over the years!

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After featuring in Ep19 in September 2020, Meng returns on the podcast to have a chat!

Tune in, its a good one!

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On this episode of the podcast I caught up with Josh Stolton or more commonly known in the bjj community as Peaches.

We spoke about Josh's martial arts journey including his recent competition run and preparation for ADCC with the Essence BJJ crew and Draig. I really enjoyed learning more about what the life of a professional jiu jitsu athlete looks like and the commitment it takes to find success. 

I look forward to catching up with Josh again soon. 

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Caught up with my good mate and co-host of the MMA Focused episodes, Aaron Morelli - to break down the upcoming UFC 280 card in Abu Dhabi. 

Hope you all enjoy.

Sat down with the Panza to have a chat about all things jiu jitsu. The ups, the downs and everything in between. Hope you all enjoy.

On this episode I caught up with Jake O'Driscoll from Essence BJJ - first podcast we've done together since July 2021. It was great to hear from him after his break-out year on the professional grappling scene. 

We discussed many different topics and this is an episode with a little something for everyone.

Always a pleasure to catch up with Jake and I look forward to the next one.

Enjoy

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I sat down with Professor James Woodfield-Jones from Sustainable Jiu Jitsu in Perth, Western Australia.

We spoke about all things jiu jitsu, art and self defence as well as James's core values in self belief, self control and self protection. 

James has a positive mindset and instills confidence and self belief in others. Jiu jitsu helps us to control our emotions and stay calm - which are key attributes to succeed in life and are good takeaways from this episode. 

Always a pleasure to catch up with James and look forward to having him back on again soon.

Enjoy! 

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