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This week we had the pleasure of getting Bryony Soden on the podcast. She is the current WBC Featherweight aus champ and also WBC ranked number 4 in the world and fresh off a IFMA campaign where she captured the bronze medal in Thailand. She talks about the impact strength training has had for her fight career so far and investing in help with her nutrition and enlisting a boxing coach to improve her heavy hands style. We also delves into her mindset training which she started in preparation for her second IFMA trip after finding the mental rigours of the first one was something to be addressed. plus much more!Follow Bryony and three lions here:Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

⚔️Hit that like and subscribe button⚔️This week we have Dori Duncan in to chat, she has had a stellar run in 2022 and looking to step up a level to the challenge of Erin Harbringer at Eruption Muaythai next week. Dori talks bout being Thai and what it means to do the sport for herself, also we got lot in to the the mental prep side of things and how she outsources parts of her training to give drive 100%  energy into the actual training itself instead of worry about every single aspect of a camp. plus much more! Follow Dori, SRG and Eruption here:https://www.instagram.com/duncbuns/https://www.instagram.com/srgthaiboxing/https://www.instagram.com/eruptionmuaythai/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week Hugh dials in Josh McCulloch for guest duties. He talks about how a School lab accident almost stopped him from ever getting the ring and start his fight career, training in Tamworth where combat sports isn't a big sector and grow under the tutelage of Scott of Chaffey's Martial arts. Also we get the first news drop of who his opponent will be for 1774 Muaythai series for the Aus WBC title. Plus more!Follow Josh and Chaffey's here:https://www.instagram.com/joshrambo1/https://www.instagram.com/chaffeys_martial_arts/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

It's been a few weeks, but we are back and with a guest. We had current WMC Aus champion on Cody Jameson from NSW. He talks about his upbringing with his mother who was a victim of Domestic Abuse and how Muay thai/combat sports gave him a positive path to keep him out of trouble. also we go over his recent trip to thailand training out of Sanfmorakot and fighting on Fairtex Fight promotions, plus his upcoming fight with Jayy "the Dingo" TonkinFollow Cody and Machete here:https://www.instagram.com/codytrae/https://www.instagram.com/machetemuaythai/https://www.instagram.com/bonestorquay/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

Salt fight series is a new MMA promotion in Torquay, Regional Victoria run by Matt and his partner (business) WIll Sheils. They are providing a family friendly event for amateurs and pro mma athletes to jump and get to not only experience a promotion that cares for the fighters but also in enjoy the beautiful area of Torquay. We also cover the fights of 1774 which Matt commentated, Shane cornered on and Hugh fought in.Follow 1774, Salt and Bones here:https://www.instagram.com/1774_muaythai_series/https://www.instagram.com/saltfightseries/https://www.instagram.com/bonestorquay/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week we connect with Hugh and Shane over the interwebs to talk shop about the fantastic all female card on the recent Muay Thai League promotion crowning two new WBC Aus champions in Devina Martin and Zoe Putorak. Also we go over recent guest Cruz Briggs about his Nai Khanom Tom challenger title win over Alexi Petroulias and another guest in Issac Tomlinson getting his 3rd WBS state title strap. Lastly we cover the top end action on 1774 card head lined by David Pennimpede gunning for the WBC international against the formidable Beckham Big win Champions Gym.Follow 1774, MTL and hardcore promotions here:https://www.instagram.com/1774_muaythai_series/https://www.instagram.com/muay.thai.league/https://www.instagram.com/hardcore_promotions1/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week Shane gets to chat to WBC Nai Khanom Tom champion Cruz Briggs from Sydney. We talk about his fight of the year with Jonothan Aiulu, Fighting in k1 against Phillip Kimura, capturing the Nai Khanom Tom title from Henry Lee for KO of the year contender and his upcoming match to defend his title against veteran Alexi Petroulias on Hardcore promotions Feb 11th in Melbourne. Photos by https://www.instagram.com/wlfightphotography/https://www.instagram.com/jojo_immortals/Follow Cruz, his gym and hardcore promotions here:https://www.instagram.com/cruzbriggs/https://www.instagram.com/eastside.muaythai/https://www.instagram.com/hardcore_promotions1/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week we had the pleasure of Chris of the hilarious  instagram channel of TEEP! Muay Thai. Chris talks about how he first went viral, how he and his wife co-ordinate making videos and how he keeps getting his inspiration for continually making Muay Thai content. Also we dig into his next venture of building his youtube channel and how fighters need to use social media more to market themselves. You are most likely already following Chris, but just incase:https://www.instagram.com/teep_muay_thai/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week we had Nakia wright on talking about her fast rising Muaythai Promotion: Muay Thai League. It's a unique promotion that regular holds all female cards called:  A league of their own. Nakia is providing a platform for female muaythai fighters to be the total showcase and grow the female participation rate in the sport.Follow Nakia, her promoter and her gym here:https://www.instagram.com/nakiawright_/https://www.instagram.com/muay.thai.league/https://www.instagram.com/doubledoseaustralia/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

this week we got Brandon Spain of Spain's gym on the podcast. Brandon talks about growing up in the fight game with his Dad (Leon Spain) fighting since he was 7 yrs old and how he has 60+ fights at the age of 23 with experience at IFMA (Gold medalist), K1-WGP , Eruption 4-man, Pro boxing and much more!Follow Brandon here:https://www.instagram.com/__spainy__/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

We are starting off 2023 with a solo episode! We talk about the exciting new classes format Muaythai NSW is going use this year, we also take a brief look at some of the promotions that are putting on shows in February across Australia and finally we go over how ONE, RWS and Fairtex fight promotions are shaping a new genre of Muaythai that is gaining traction and bringing in new viewers to the sports.Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week Hugh and Shane are back in studio and go over the recent AUS Muaythai awards for 2022. Check them out on instagram:https://www.instagram.com/aus.muaythai/Support the show

This week we got to talking with WMC international titleholder, Chadd Collins. He has a WBC world title bid on Rebellion Muay thai's next show in a few weeks against Yod I.Q PK Saenchai gym. We delve into Chadd's fighting origin story from starting at his Dad's property gym to living in Thailand under Sangtiennoi Muaythai, then shifting to Revolution gym and  to coming back to QLD to be trained by Mark Pease. We only scraped the surface of Chadd's stories about fighting legends like Pakorn, Saenchai and travelling to fight on Rise in Japan. We look forward to having him on again and dive deeper into his career.Follow Chadd and Strikeforce here:https://www.instagram.com/chaddcollins_offical/https://www.instagram.com/strikeforce_gym_australia/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week we talk to Current WBC Aus titleholder and is someone who is lined up for Rebellion 27  as the co-main WBC world title bout, Joanne "The Lioness" La. She Trains out of 8 Blades with Dom and Boy, she is also a co-founder of JS muaythai with Somsurat which trains all females and provides them a fun setting for women to train and learn the art.We go over a host of different topics from her Muaythai Origin story, linking up with Somsurat, Training with Boy, her strength & conditioning and what drives her to fight, plus much more.Follow Joanne, 8 blades and JS Muaythai here here:https://www.instagram.com/joanneeela/https://www.instagram.com/8_blade_warriors/https://www.instagram.com/jsmuaythai/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week Hugh is riding solo but has a guest in Joshua Day of Perth's Three Lions gym. He is a Submarine technician and he goes into managing training while doing deployments in the subs with limiting training room and resources, he also talks about his transition out of fighting and the important of mindset not only for fighting but for life.Follow Josh and Three lions here here:https://www.instagram.com/staytogethertraintogether/https://www.instagram.com/threelionsgym/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week Hugh was away at nationals cornering, so we called in the big guns for co-hosting duties and brought in Ibby from PTJ muaythai fresh off him capturing the WBC aus title from Van Phan on Hardcore Promotions. We talked about his Muaythai origin story which took him from Lebanon to Sydney linking up with Andrew Parnham and the rest is history. Also we go over his mindset to fighting, S&C with Athletes Authority and recently getting a dietician onboard that has been a game changer. Then finally Recap the Hardcore fight show maincardphotos used by W.L. Fight photographyhttps://www.instagram.com/wlfightphotography/Follow Ibby, PTJ and Hardcore promotions here here:https://www.instagram.com/ibrahimabousaleh/https://www.instagram.com/ptjmuaythaigym/https://www.instagram.com/hardcore_promotions1/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

This week Issac Tomlinson jumped on the podcast to talk about his upcoming bout against Cian Lougheed on Hardcore Promotions. Issac goes into how he got to training with previous guest Matt Williams and now calls gym Bones MMA home now. He also gets into being an athlete with Tourette's and how it doesn't let it negatively effect his outlook on becoming one of the best Nak Muay in Australia photos used by W.L. Fight photographyhttps://www.instagram.com/wlfightphotography/Follow Issac, Bones and Hardcore promotions here here:https://www.instagram.com/issac_tomlinson/https://www.instagram.com/bonesmmatorquay/https://www.instagram.com/hardcore_promotions1/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

✂ Go to https://www.manscaped.com/combatchat for 20% off + free shippingWe recap a few fights from Roots, most of the main card of Rebellion 26 and how the Siam2Sydney's Royal consulate cup planned out and the pros bouts at the end.photos used by W.L. Fight photographyhttps://www.instagram.com/wlfightphotography/Follow rebellion and Siam2sydney here here:https://www.instagram.com/Rebellion_muaythai/https://www.instagram.com/siam2sydney/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

✂ Go to https://www.manscaped.com/combatchat for 20% off + free shippingThis week we got to talking with Aussie Celest Hansen who is living and fighting out of Thailand in Phuket. We go over how she went from travelling showman to full time fighter in an instance, then being the first women match inside of Lumpinee and also talk about her fighting through the ONE series tournament. Follow Celest Hansen here:https://www.instagram.com/celestthebest7/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSg#muaythai #podcastSupport the show

✂ Go to https://www.manscaped.com/combatchat for 20% off + free shippingThis week is all recaps and previews. We got to talking about ONE latest show which included past guest Diandra Martins taking the win over Amber Kitchen, but also had a lot of controversy with Rodtang pulling out and 9 fighters missing weight/failing hydration tests. The Cruz vs Aiulu bout on Eruption will go down as a one of the most entertaining fights in AUS muaythai history and we get to breaking down the main card of Rebellion 26 with yah boi Hugh O'Donnell fighting on this card.Follow Eruption and Rebellion here:https://www.instagram.com/eruptionmuaythai/https://www.instagram.com/rebellion_muaythai/Follow us on:https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/combatchatpodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSgSupport the show