Nic Barker drops by to talk about his path to full time jiu jitsu, training concepts and how he manages a heart condition while still remaining active on the mats as a coach.

DojoLife Podcast w/ Chong & The Boss

Episode 41 Nic Barker

Episode 40 Daniel Bell

Episode 39 Diego Pereira

In this episode we ring the newly crowned One Championship Lightweight champ AND defending Featherweight champ Martin 'The Situ-Asian' Nguyen to get his thoughts on his epic K.O. of Edward Folayang, his post fight reaction and the recent support he's been getting from fellow Vietnamese MMA legend Cung Le. Follow Martin on IG: @itsmatiinn Your hosts on Instagram: @chong_ali @theboss_dojolife we're also on iTunes: http://apple.co/2j2Mucp

Episode 38 Martin Nguyen

Hey guys, we are getting back into business and trying to work out this podcasting ring rust. In our corner (on the phone) helping us get back into broadcasting shape is the one and only Ben 'The Blade' Johnston. Follow Ben on IG @benjohnston_tfc Your hosts on Instagram: @chong_ali @theboss_dojolife We're on iTunes: ITUNES: http://apple.co/2j2Mucp

Episode 37 Ben Johnston

What is the fighters mindset that will bring you back from a near career ending injury? Ben Kelleher is more than meets the eye. UBO Cruiserweight Boxing Champ, Aussie K1 Kickboxing Champion, MMA fighter and author not to mention family man and owner of Flowau 'float facility' health spa. Tune in as Ben discusses growing up in Auckland, making his way to Australia playing rugby league then eventually choosing combat sports over footy. Ben is brutally honest in detailing his near career ending injury and the effect that it had on not only himself but also his family. From defending his boxing title in Singapore then turning around to fight MMA on Nitro two weeks later (in a completely different weight class) Ben will literally fight 'anybody, anywhere'. Catch Ben on Nitro 14 at the Logan Entertainment Centre on the 10th June. Tickets: http://bit.ly/Nitro14 Flowau: https://flowau.com/ https://benjaminkelleher.com/ Ben is on Instagram @kelleherbk Find us on itunes: http://apple.co/2j2Mucp Recorded on 09/04/17

Episode 36 Ben Kelleher

We hunt down Chris 'KewlBonez' Morris on the mats to talk about the Alive foundation (which he is really throwing his support behind) and the time he got both his elbows popped in armbars and nearly triangled......all in the same match. KewlBonez defends his Bantamweight Title at Reign on the 8th of April against Callum Lewis at the Mansfield Tavern. Follow KewlBonez on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChriskewlbonezMorris/ Catch KewlBonez on Instagram: www.instagram.com/kewlbonez_mma21/ Tickets to Reign 3: http://eternalmma.com/Our-Products/Tickets/REIGN-- visit the Alive Project: http://www.alive.org.au/

Episode 35 Chris 'KewlBonez' Morris

***INTRODUCING DARKO MARTINEZ*** In this Enter the Dojo episode we welcome the mysterious and hilarious Darko Martinez to the DojoLife Clan as our resident MMA analyst. Darko kicks things off with an off the cuff recap of the awesome event that was Eternal 24 and previews Aftershock 28: Galloway vs Vake which takes place this Saturday, March 18 at the YMCA in Bowen Hills. To kick off the show we chat to James Stroud who was in attendance at Eternal 24 and filled us in on his latest BJJ adventures and upcoming MMA objectives. iTunes: http://apple.co/2j2Mucp

Episode 34 ENTER THE DOJO Darko Martinez E24 Recap

In this episode we setup up shop at Eternal 24 where we had a chance to talk with some of the fighters who were there to soak up the electric atmosphere of the event. We also spoke to Cam Oneill who filled us in on Reign and Eternal's upcoming events and Ben Vickers also dropped by to say hi. Before we get into Eternal, we caught up with Melina Yung who recently celebrated the end of her fighting career and is excited to embark on the next chapter of her professional career. Melina Yung 00.55 Ben Vickers 17.25 Luke from Fightlife.com 33.38 Aaron Fisher 44.00 Cam Oneill 53.30 Reece Mclaren 1.06.23 Rate, review and subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2j2Mucp

Episode 33 - Eternal 24 ENTER THE DOJO

In this episode we catch up with top ranked OneFC contender Martin 'The Situ-Asian' Nguyen to discuss his most recent spectacular K.O. victory and where that puts him in the OneFC Featherweight title discussion. We cover the impact of his rising star power and how he uses his experience to help his team mates at his home gym KMA. ***Guys please bear with us through the audio quality Chong has sorted the issue and future phone interviews will be of better quality. Don't forget we're also on itunes: http://apple.co/2j2Mucp

Episode 32 Martin Nguyen

From South Dakota to Thailand and eventually to Brisbane Australia, Ben '10' Nguyen has studied martial arts all over the world en route to the UFC. The star of one of the most dramatic MMA viral videos joins us on the line to talk about the origin of his fighting style, his major influences and what he tells himself now before he steps into the cage to do battle with another elite combat athlete. check us out on itunes: http://apple.co/2j2Mucp

Episode 31 Ben Nguyen

From boxing in the army, to Jeet Kune Do to then MMA, this episodes guest Ben Vickers has seen some of the toughest martial arts gyms around. The promoter/coach had his hands full between teaching and organising Eternal MMA 23 but we managed to get him just as he walked onto the mat to talk about his up coming event, who's doing the best trash talking on the card and which two fighters have been waiting years to get their hands on each other. Eternal 23 goes down on the 4th of March at the WA Italian Club.

Episode 30 Ben Vickers

DojoLife Podcast on location at XFC 29!!! We Enter the Dojo with guests: Matt Walton 3:00 Corbin Robertson 4:33 Reece Mclaren 7:55 Tim Moore 24:05 Janay Harding 34:50 David Butt 51:40 Alex Macdonald 1:00:14 Darren Habben 1:06:56 Kewl Bonez 1:07:57 Matt Walton 1:18:50

Episode 29 - XFC 29 ENTER THE DOJO

Have you been watching MMA fights wrong this whole time? XFC promoter Matt Walton drops by for a chat and explains to us in detail the way we should be watching and scoring MMA fights using the 10 point must system. Matt also breaks down a couple of fights that he's excited for on XFC 29 and later gives us the behind the scenes story on one of Aussie MMA's recent viral videos (hint: it's the video where the fighter escapes multiple submission attempts, stands up, then passes out.) XFC 29 goes down on Saturday the 18th of February at the Logan Metro Centre, 357 Browns Plains Rd, Crestmead 4132. Find them on Facebook for more details at: www.facebook.com/XFCAustralia for tickets to XFC 29: http://tickets.xfcaustralia.com.au/ Find us on itunes: http://apple.co/2j2Mucp

Episode 28 Matt Walton

On this episode of DojoLife we chat to UFC vet and 6 time World Muay Thai Champion James McSweeney. James details the reasons behind his move to the beautiful Gold Coast and opens up about training overseas with some of the worlds elite fighters and what it was like having to corner against them. We delve into his new MMA promotion 'Legend MMA' and breakdown some of the match ups on the main card. Legend MMA will be held on the 28th of January at the Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast. Headlined by Kennedy vs Du Plessis and co-mained by Blencowe vs Harding, special guests Sam Greco and Frank Mir will be handling play by play duties. Get your tickets at www.ticketek.com. James runs his MMA gym 'McSweeney's Fight Factory' out of Burleigh Heads where you can get world class training whether you're a beginner or a pro. www.facebook.com/mcsweeneymmafightfactory Legend MMA on Facebook: www.facebook.com/sledgehammerpromotionlegend Find us on itunes: http://apple.co/2j2Mucp

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DojoLife Podcast w/ Chong & The Boss

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