Wendy Talbot is the 3 x TBA and WMC champion, with nearly 30 fights to her name she talks to us about her highs and lows and the exciting future she has in her sights for 2023. Wendy trains at City Kickboxing in Auckland. 

We kick off the year with our two Fighting Talk NZ Fighters of the Year. We discuss what their plans are and get a cool insight into these two fighters goals. Also we discuss some upcoming fights and some big news on a fight announcement. 

We discuss some cool shit from the year, King in the Ring 80kg, and The Fighter of the Year winners. Merry Christmas everyone, stay safe! We are back Jan 15 for Season 2.

South Island Lee Gar legend Michaela The Hurricane Jenkins is fresh off winning the ISKA NZ 63.5kg K1 title on the recent King of Kings. This was an amazing fight between two of our best female combat athletes. To achieve this is a massive accomplishment, and a rise back to the top for this Mum. Steve catches up one to one with Michaela to learn about what its taken and some huge mountains along the way.

We break down some cool fights from the last week, and discuss King in the Ring this weekend, 75kg will be an absolute face melter. Dont miss it on Duke free to air, thanks heaps to https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/king-in-the-ring and Jason at King in the Ring. 

We have a real honest and raw chat with the Aotearoa WKA Worlds coach Emilio as he gives us a bit of insight into the 73 medals the team are bringing home from Wales.

We discuss two big shows this weekend, Art of War and Coliseum. And discuss a big fight from last weekend.

Scott and Mark have a yarn about what's going on around the country in Muay Thai and Kickboxing.

Garth Mihaka is a Hamilton based Mental Performance Coach who works with sports people looking to overcome limitations and perfect their mental aptitude and becoming better versions of themselves. Garth offered up some absolute gold to our questions and we had the best chat with him. 

If you would like to talk more with Garth you can email him [email protected] 

Finally Vendetta made it to life. It was an amazing night. We break it down and discuss some absolute mental upcoming matches. 

Check out this fight we mention in the poddy https://youtu.be/Fni8_Ts59N8

Cover Photo: Alejandro Machete Tellez. Vendetta 2022, AMTA Pro Welterweight NZ Title. Photo thanks to csn.watch