Fight Club

After a three-month hiatus, the Fight Club boys are back with a slick new graphic to boot! 

On our return, we look at the landscape of the UFC heavyweight division after Francis Ngannou's stunning knockout win over champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 260.

Where does Jon Jones play into to all of this and what about Derek Lewis?

Also, we ask the question: Is Israel Adesanya v Jon Jones now off the table?

Plus, where to next for Joseph Parker under a new trainer.

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One of Australia's brightest MMA prospects Chelsea Hackett came up short in her shot at a UFC contract last month, but the 22-year-old has her best years ahead.

Hackett joins the Fight Club podcast to discuss her fight in Las Vegas and reveals that Octagon nerves are a real thing.

Also, Mike Angove drops by to preview this weekends King in the Ring tournament, and NZ MMA journalist Christopher Reive provides a more than adequate tag team partner for Brad this week as the lads review Mike Tyson's return to the boxing ring.

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The Undertaker celebrates 30 years in the WWE this weekend at Survivor Series .

Brad Lewis had the opportunity to pose a few questions to one of the greatest sports entertainers in the history of the business.

Plus, UFC women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko on her title defence at UFC 255.

And Mark Keddell, manager of heavyweight boxer Junior Fa on why his charge has had to postpone the superfight with Joseph Parker.

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Chris Reive fills the co-host chair this week as the lads dive into Glover Teixiera's stunning win over Thiago Santos. 

Has the veteran Brazilian done enough to leapfrog Kiwi Israel Adesanya for the first shot at Jan Blachowicz's 205-pound title?

Plus why has Joseph Parker already gained an edge over Junior Fa ahead of their heavyweight boxing scrap next month?

And Brad reveals why Paul Felder is his new favourite fighter.

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(This episode was previously released on June 30th 2020)

Kiwi lightweight Dan Hooker's brutal five-round thriller against Dustin Poirier will go down as one of the greatest fights in the history of the division.

The two warriors battered each other for 25 minutes, with the American coming out on top via a close unanimous decision call.The fight proved Hooker belongs in the top echelon of lightweights after he came within seconds of finishing 'The Diamond' in the second round.

This week Fight Club takes a deep dive into the fight and breaks down what the result means for both fighters.

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The rising lightweight talks life, title dreams, and his journey to City Kickboxing.

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UFC 254 is a matter of days away and boy are we set for one of the greatest lightweight title fights in UFC history.

Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defends his crown against the walking zombie himself, American Justin Gaethje to see who is the best 155-pound fighter on the planet.

NZ Herald's Chris Reive joins the show to helps us dive into the feature bouts of what will be an epic morning of fights.

Plus we hear from NZ's next UFC star Carlos Ulberg and we look at the drawing power of Joseph Parker and Junior Fa. Is their fight a bigger deal than David Tua and Shane Cameron?

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It was supposed to be the biggest test of Israel Adesanya's UFC career - instead - it was one of the biggest mismatches in UFC middleweight title fight history.

Brazilian powerhouse Paulo Costa was erased by The Last Stylebender on UFC's Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, in a flawless performance of precision, skill and elite-level striking.

On this episode of Fight Club, NZ Herald's Christopher Reive joins the show to discuss a career-defining performance for the Nigerian-Kiwi.

Plus, Dan 'The Hangman' Hooker on how he saw the afternoon unfold with four of his City Kickboxing teammates in action.

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UFC 253 is finally here.

Four New Zealand warriors will go to war in the cage on UFC Fight Island, including middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who defends against Brazilian Paulo Costa.

Today on the Fight Club Podcast we dive deep into the Main Event of UFC 253.
Can 'The Last Stylebender' walk out of Abu Dhabi with his title in tact?

Plus, we speak to Shane Young, Brad Riddell and Kai Kara-France ahead of their returns to the Octagon on Sunday. 

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