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BJJ brown belt grading
I presented Bren Foster with his BJJ brown belt last Friday. Bren has been training with me for 10 years. Bren owns and runs Elite Martial Arts and Fitness in Minchinbury teaching Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai and BJJ. He is a great coach to all of his students and he himself is a great […]
UFC FIT training in Sydney
The UFC Fit (Full body Intensity Training) trainer course was run at UFC Gym Sydney on 29th January by Rob “Razor” McCullough. Rob is a former WEC World Lightweight Champion. There were about 20 instructors including myself. We were shown and then practiced all the techniques and then practiced running a class. It is a […]
UFC fighters unite against ‘coward punchers’
There is no link with MMA to coward punching and the violence on Sydney streets. That is my opinion and the opinion of the majority of people. Unfortunately there is a very small minority out there who cause trouble on the streets of Sydney. Here is an interview I recently did with Adam Ireland of […]
UFC 2013 Fun Fact: Shortest fight of the year
I hope everyone had a Happy New Year. Time to get back to training. My two gyms opened up for 2014 on Monday 6th January with the full timetable. It was great to be back and see so many students on day one. The UFC tweeted this at the start of the year …#UFC2013 Facts: […]
Merry Christmas everyone
I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas to you and your families. I started the day with midnight mass at my parish church and now I am off to my parent’s house for lunch. I hope you all have a great day :)
UFC Fight Night 33 Brisbane Photos
Here are some photos from my preparation and match with Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night 33 in Brisbane on 7th December. There are photos of my training, weight cut, weigh in, my fight and more. Hope you enjoy them.
Christmas Party
My school SPMA finished the year last weekend with our annual Christmas party. We had about 100 students, family and friends enjoy a BBQ in the park along with some sumo :) We also handed out our annual awards at our Christmas Party. Big congratulations to all of our winners. Adult Competitor of the Year: […]
End of year gradings
Black, black and more black! Just finished a week of gradings at my two schools. Congrats to the new Thai Kickboxing Black T-Shirts at both my Liverpool and Concord schools and new BJJ black belt at my Concord school. It was the first time I graded students to Black T-Shirt and also awarded my ninth […]
UFC Fight Night 33 Results Brisbane 7th December 2013
I lost my match by decision at UFC Fight Night 33 in Brisbane. Congratulations to my opponent Ryan Bader. He was my toughest opponent to date and he proved it on the night. It is now time for me to heal up, rest and then go back to training. Back to the drawing board as […]
On the cover of December issue of Blitz magazine
I am on the cover of the December issue of Blitz magazine. It is a great honour and I am humbled. Blitz is Australia’s leading martial arts magazine. I talk about my up and coming fight with Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night 33 in Brisbane on 7th December. I also talk about my career […]
