Martijn De Jong is one of the pioneers of Mixed Martial Arts in Holland.  He started his early MMA training with Remco Pardoel in 1995 and in 1996  started fighting in his first competitions in Holland.  He went on to fight in Shooto in 1999 and later became the first representative of Shooto in Europe. In 2000 he went on to become a part of the Golden Glory Team which became the first professional management team in Europe.  As a trainer of Golden Glory he produced multiple world champions like Alistair Overeem, Semmy Schilt, Gilbert Yvel, Valentijn Overeem and Heath Herring. He would later go on to found Glory Kickboxing in 2006.  In this interview we cover all of those topics as well as his impression of new stars like Israel Adesanya.

Akihiro Gono is a pioneer of the Japanese Mixed Martial Arts scene who has competed in 68 MMA fights and 18 Kickboxing fights spanning a career of 26 years.  At age 46 he is still training and wanting to fight again before retirement. In this interview we talk about his experiences from fighting in Shooto, Pancrase, PRIDE and the UFC.

     Daniel Herbertson was a combats sports journalist who I first heard about soon after I left in Japan in 2005. He was responsible for the arrangement of an interview with Miro Mijatovic that produced a lot of information behind the demise of PRIDE due to their affiliation with organized crime families in Japan. In this interview we talk about Dan's background, the fallout he received from covering the bankruptcy of K1 and the interview that aired with Miro MIjatovic. We also talk about the gyms he has been running in Australia called Absolute MMA and his memories of the visits he took to the tsunami ravaged areas of Japan in 2011 with Enson Inoue.

Will Esparza from House of Dragons International challenges Mike Jackson in the UFC. Talks training in Thailand, representing Rodtang in U.S., the passing of Green Power Ranger Jason David Frank and more.

Tracy Reeder talks about his lifetime of wrestling, WWE, his friendship with “People’s Champion” Jared McLoughlin and more!

Harris Sarmiento talks about his long fight career, growing up on Oahu as a Filipino and much more!

Jamie Driver talks about Bare Knuckle training/fighting, domestic abuse, overcoming adversity and more!

"Lil Deezo" takes us into the secret world of streetbeefs. Deezo is one of the more popular competitors in the Streebeefs organization. These events take place on Youtube and have millions of views. I was able to reach out to him and find out more about this new world of fighting. 

Lupe Mateo talks about her training background, women’s MMA popularity, growing up in Homestead Florida and more.

MMA Graphic Designer Dave Fretz talks about his background in the music world, his entry into MMA art projects and how it has become his full-time job.