FLA Exposure

Tanner Boser, UFC Heavyweight currently in Abu Dhabi joined us live at 4 am from the hotel to discuss his fight this weekend, the protocols surrounding the event and the process that's gotten him to that level!  As always, great catching up with Mr Boser!  Canada's best Heavyweight!

Wayne Rushton, good friend of the show joined us to take the famous ONE CHUNK CHALLENGE from our sponsors at Maritime Madness!  Absolute hilarity from this funny guy from the online tv show, North Shore Live!

Great laughs, great episode, enjoy and thanks for tuning in!

Great episode with tonnes of great conversation!  Starting off, we chatted with Canadian grappling sensation, Dante Leon about living full time in the USA for years, why it's nice to have a little fat on the bones sometimes and what it's like being a professional athlete in such a rare sport.  Gabe Sagman popped by to discuss his life as a martial artist and the influences behind his career.  We chatted about the opportunities the sport has given him, the people he's met and what's to come for this talented bantamweight in the future!  Finally, we were joined by TUF veteran and Canadian welterweight, Michael Hill.  We spoke about becoming a father, living in Powell River, BC and the experience of competing on a reality show and the good / bad things that came with it.  Great wisdom from a veteran of the scene, fantastic episode!  Thanks for listening, enjoy!

Quebec talent & Pro Fighter, Michael Dufort joined us to chat about growing up in the infancy of Quebec MMA with such important role models.  The importance of great coaching, how one factor can play such an important role in getting to the UFC and how hard it's been coming off an injury after being so close to the big show!  Thanks for listening, enjoy!

Talented Canadian standout boxer & local East Coast star Ryan Rozicki dropped by along with talented MMA Fighter out of Vancouver, Bryce Gougeon!  We spoke with Ryan on the pressures of fighting in front of a home town, the goal of becoming the world champion and the ups and downs that go along with it.  At 25, he's got a long future ahead of time.  Bryce Gougeon, a west coast native chats about the differences you can make when you start taking care of your body properly.  Lots of insight on how older athletes can stay primed and ready for the young bucks!  Great listen, enjoy!!

Jon and Derek sit down to go over the future!  After working very hard on our proposal, it was turned down quite quickly to begin running our events again, starting on August 22nd.  It's a very frustrating component to life when someone controls your ability to earn an income and produce the product that you worked so hard to build, not even mentioning the lost years and fights for upcoming and athletes in the sport right now.  Sad times but we focus on positivity and building towards the future and are very grateful for the relationship we have with the NSCSA and the safety and opportunities they provide Nova Scotia athletes.

Enjoy!

Tonnes of fun in this episode!  Honoured to be joined by three other MMA promoters across Canada to discuss what it's like to promote an event with the highs and lows of our sport!  Wisdom, knowledge, laughs and advice were shared among four promoters from across Canada, quite possibly a first in our sport in any country.  Mr Lee Mein runs Rumble In The Cage and has done 63 events, Mr Adam Lorenz runs Modern FC out of Saskatoon and Mr Jamie Champion runs Prospect FC out of London, Ontario.  A must listen for any upcoming athlete, avid MMA fan and anyone who understands business.  Great conversation, enjoy!

Diving deep into what it takes to make it to the highest level of professional sports.  Michael Malott, an Ontario native that came to Halifax for school and changed his life forever.  From being a 19 year old kid at Titans MMA, to now the striking coach at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, California working with the best and most talented athletes in martial arts!  Fantastic story about following a dream and making yourself marketable.  We also had the chance to catch up with Mick Roy, brown belt and owner of Royal Jiu Jitsu in Quebec City!  The new dad has tore up the Canadian scene in grappling and told us how he became so mentally strong.  A background in professional snowboarding developed through an extremely tough work ethic, along with his mentor Max Perrault made him, but his new family life has changed him!  Take a good long listen and enjoy!

*Please skip the first 16 minutes due to technical issues*

Kolton Englund, professional lightweight out of Huffman, Texas with a pro record of 6-3!  Had some good laughs with this guy about Texas, the state of the world and why it's important to stay ready for that call.  A tenacious athlete with an incredible story of overcoming cancer and finding out just 10 minutes before his last fight!  What a guy, what a story and so motivating!  As well, we caught up with Windsor, Ontario native Kyle Prepolec on his future on getting back to the UFC, his mental adversity and what makes him a tough fight, the importance of his team and supporting like minded athletes like the Laramie brothers!  Great laughs and tonnes of important knowledge of the fight game!  Till next time, enjoy and thanks for listening!

Joined by four club owners in the Newfoundland and Labrador area to chat about COVID 19 and how it has impacted business for them.  Lots of great insight, but frustration is mounting for our business.  There hasn't been a case in over 30 days in Newfoundland & Labrador and still, nothing.   Take a listen, learn the importance of physical and mental health through martial arts and why its needed for some people.  Time for the people to wake up, if you can go to walmart, you can train...period.

Mike Samson - St Johns BJJ & Judo

Colin MacMichael -Cornerbrook BJJ

Kyle Pawlett - Lab City BJJ

Paul Clancy - NFT BJJ