FLA Exposure

Brave FC athlete and South African native, Dansheel Moodley joined us to talk about living and fighting in South Africa and where he wants his career to transition.  Becoming a vegan and deciding it wasn't right for being a fighter and why!  Lots of interesting stuff with Matt Harnish, a local Nova Scotia native who is an avid kickboxer and looking to make a transition into amateur martial arts.  How he got into the sport and what overcoming a terrible injury was like as a teenager.  Enjoy!

PO Bouffard tries his first english speaking interview and KILLS it!  A wonderful gentlemen from Quebec City who has a tonne of passion for the sport and helping others, was a pleasure to chat with this gem before finishing off the episode with UFC veteran Albert Morales about training and living in LA with working a full time job and dealing with Covid 19!  Lots of laughs in this one!  Enjoy!

Jared Kilkenny out of Alberta was a fantastic guest.  Lots of great insight about cross training and how to stay connected with the local scene you train in, as well as lots of insight into fighting as a heavyweight in MMA and what that involves, super interesting stuff.  Comedian Peter Anthony also joined us to talk about comedy and how it's changed his life, how he got into it and what opening up for people like Howie Mandell was really like!

Matt Rehill stops by to talk about the justice system and how COVID 19 is being handled inside the prison system here in Nova Scotia.  He's a competitor in several sports, and a super tough grappler who has found success from talent and hard work.  As well, Joel Griffith out of Alberta and MMA Empire stopped by to talk about the growth of MMA in Canada and what his focus moving forward with be with the media side of things!

Checking in with amateur talent, Brady MacDonald as he strives for greatness in the martial arts world.  A talented young prospect who hails from Nova Scotia, we chatted with him about life, and getting punched in the face for a living in the future!  Mike McGrath, the lead singer of StoneHouse Band put in some fine work with us on the guitar and also with the boxing knowledge!  What a fun episode with two lads from Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Two professional boxers from the East Coast of Canada joined us to discuss the impact this covid has on boxing at all levels and how to cope with missing training.  As well, we discuss what it was like dealing with a cancelled fight, the night of the event from both a competitor and promoter point of view with Nathan before diving deeper into the theory of staying fit and mentally focused with the Real Deal, Kyle McNeil  Tonnes of fantastic information on this one!

Clinch Training Center owner, Kevin Thibault joined us to chat about his new club, the covid-19 situation and how it's going to hinder the Martial Arts community and more!  Enjoy and thanks to Kevin for joining us!

Loads of good laughs with these three athletes from the East Coast who have all helped bridge a way for martial arts on the East Coast!  We spoke about hunting, the actual process of fighting and how to stay sane in this situation of crazy covid!  Enjoy the listen with these three gems of Nova Scotia!

Joined by Alderic Keith as we discussed fighting regionally and what it has taken him behind the scenes to dedicate his life to mixed martial arts.   Danny Harvie also joined us to talk about producing a live event.  After having done 20 events together, we sat down to discuss how much goes into what we really do behind the scenes to make our events come together.  He's the wizard that makes it all come together, so this was a cool episode for me personally as he's been so close and important to anything we have done.

Tonnes of fun chatting with Chicago Cubs pitcher and prospect, Caleb Simpson!  We spoke about mental health as a professional athlete, martial arts and the similarities to other sports and of course, overcoming injuries on the way to the big leagues and of course, the Houston Astros!  Alot of fun talking to this genuine, hard working athlete.  Thanks so much Caleb!