Catching up with UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski and his coach Joe Lopez. 

Volkanovski travels to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi to defend the featherweight title against Max Holloway at UFC 251. 

I caught up with Volkanovski and Lopez to talk about how preparations have changed due to COVID-19 lockdowns, what the expect from Holloway, the future and more. 

Follow: 

Instagram - @1bbradfo

Twitter - @1bbradfo 

Spinning a Yarn is back for a quick catch up with New Zealand lightweight UFC contender Dan 'The Hangman' Hooker ahead of his fight with Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas. 

The fight is another chance for Hooker to continue his rise up the 155 pound rankings against the former interim lightweight champion. 

We speak about training during the strict COVID-19 lockdowns in New Zealand, what headlining a UFC card in Auckland against Paul Felder meant for the Hangman, and the state of the lightweight division at the moment. 

In this episode of the Spinning a Yarn Podcast, I catch up with professional boxer Michael Zerafa. 

We speak about his controversial rematch with Jeff Horn in Brisbane, a potential future fight with Anthony Mundine and Michael's prediction for Horn's up-coming fight with Tim Tszyu.

Find Michael on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/michael_zerafa/?hl=en

Find me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/1bbradfo/?hl=en

And Twitter: https://twitter.com/1bbradfo

In this episode I sit down with my good mate and former Commonwealth Games judoka Ivica Pavlinic. 

We talk about the highs and lows of competing internationally and about the many setbacks and learning curves Ivica - or Veets - has picked up along the way. 

From injuries, a life-threatening head knock and narrowly missing out on making the 2016 Olympics, Ivica has plenty of experience to draw on. 

Having represented New Zealand in competitions around the world, Ivica can now be found coaching the next crop of young talent in Sydney. 

I sit down with Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech to catch up on his health, the state of boxing right now and some classic stories from his days training Mike Tyson. 

4:30 – “It looked like a chicken nugget that had been overcooked” - Jeff speaks about his emergency heart surgery in Thailand

12:30 – “I told them what I thought of it…” – Jeff’s thoughts on the healthcare system in Australia

17:30 – What’s next for Fenech and his team of fighters

18:20 – “I just told him I loved him” – The stoppage during Tszyu-Brubaker

21:50 – How good is Tim Tszyu really?

26:30 – Mike Tyson says Jeff Fenech is his favourite fighter

27:04 – “I trained him but Freddie Roach got the credit for it” – Jeff talks about his time training Mike Tyson

29:05 – “I just went into the crowd and had a fight with a few people….”

34:50 – How to fix boxing

36:45 – It’s an amazing period for Australian boxing

38:10 – “Glenn Rushton shouldn’t be able to corner fighters”

43:15 – Fenech says who he rates as the greatest boxing trainer ever

44:00 – “They know what they did to me. They know…” the men who ripped Fenech off

50:40 – “In a way I blame Johnny Lewis…”

53:50 – “I was never the same after it…” – The biggest robbery in Australian boxing history

57:30 – The fighter Fenech would have loved to fight

58:50 – What’s next for Brock Jarvis

George "Ferocious" Kambosos is an undefeated lightweight fighter and one of the fastest rising stars in Australian boxing. 

We talk about what it was like training with and sparring Manny Pacquiao, including going for runs with heavily armed guards to protect them from ISIS fighters. We also speak about his up-coming fight with Mickey Bey, which will be at Madison Square Garden on the undercard to Terence Crawford's next bout. 

George speaks about his journey from chubby footy player to elite fighter, how his two young children have changed his outlook on life and fighting, and state of Australian boxing at the moment. 

Follow George - 

Instagram: @georgekambososjr

Follow Brendan - 

Instagram: @1bbradfo

One of the most polarising figures in Australian sporting history, Anthony Mundine really needs no introduction. I sat down with Mundine to talk:

- His fight with John Wayne Parr

As always, like, subscribe and leave a rating. 

Follow me on Twitter at @1bbradfo and follow Sporting News at @sportingnewsau

From convincing Mike Tyson to executive produce his documentary on Sakio Bika, to cornering Daniel Geale's middleweight unification world title fight, Main Event boxing manager and commentator Ben Damon has plenty of great yarns to spin. We catch up to talk all things boxing, including: 

- Gallen vs Hall: Is it good for boxing? 

Jaryd Clifford is a vision impaired middle distance runner. He also just became Australia's newest world champion after taking out the 1500m at World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai. It was a tough race, and Jaryd broke his own World Record in the process. We speak about his journey and career to date, what he wants to achieve and his budding writing career.