Interviews

Interview: Hometown lightweight Anthony Bynoe headlines Diamondback FC 3 in Adelaide
By James Murphy on June 14, 2017
Trinity MMA’s Anthony Bynoe has gone 3-1 since returning from a horror run of injuries, taking his career record to a healthy 7-2. Bynoe, who...
Shippen looking to notch up fifth straight victory in Colorado
By Emma Challands on June 7, 2017
Raja Shippen hasn’t lost a fight since October 2015 and has been on a tear ever since. The American, who considers himself an honorary Aussie,...
Priscus “The Tassie Devil” Fogagnola’s TUF dreams thwarted by surge in female division
By James Murphy on May 13, 2017
Middleweight Priscus Fogagnola has a 10-1-0 pro record with all ten victories by stoppage and his only defeat coming at the hands of Aussie UFC...
Interview: Nadia Kassem signs multi-fight contract with UFC and is ready to start with a bang
By Emma Challands on May 6, 2017
Nadia Kassem, who fights out of Australian Top Team (ATT), is the latest Aussie prospect to sign the dotted line, inking a deal with the...
Kai Kara-France Interview: The reason I started this sport, to be on a UFC card in my hometown
By James Averis on April 28, 2017
In 2012, I asked one of New Zealand’s top mixed martial arts coaches who is the most promising young fighter in the country, his reply...
Callan Potter: I am the number one lightweight in Australia
By Emma Challands on April 21, 2017
Callan Potter is riding a six fight win streak and if that isn’t impressive enough the Melbourne local who fights out of Renegade MMA has...
Opportunity Comes Knocking for Claire Foreman
By Chris Quirk on April 3, 2017
They say when one door closes, another opens, and that’s exactly what’s happened with Melbourne-based muay thai fighter Claire Foreman (17-2-0). Due to make her US...
The latest on Australian Fighting Championship 18 and the promotion’s china expansion
By FNA Staff on March 30, 2017
It was revealed back in January that Australian Fighting Championship had moved into a joint venture with local businessmen in China and partnered with one...
Cyborg vacates Invicta FC Featherweight belt making Anderson undisputed champ
By Emma Challands on March 27, 2017
Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino has officially vacated the Invicta FC featherweight belt after having not defended the strap since January 2016 subsequently crowning a new Queen...
Multiple champion Kieran Joblin wants his shot at UFC Auckland
By James Averis on March 16, 2017
Fighting on the Australian and New Zealand regional scene is an arduous task, to earn the number one spot in the region is no small...
Pro File: Jimmy Crute
By FNA Staff on February 22, 2017
Jimmy Crute Age: 20 Place of Birth: Singleton, NSW Fighting out of: Melbourne/Bendigo Gyms/Affiliations: Stewies house/Team Greco Weight Division: Light Heavyweight Pro MMA Record: 3-0...
Grujic: I’m a different fighter now, I’m happy and I’m dangerous
By Emma Challands on January 25, 2017
Vik Grujic will make his long awaited return to MMA when he takes on Kiwi legend Luke Jumeau this Saturday night at the inaugural Legends MMA...
Interviews: UFC debutants Alex Volkanovski and Tyson Pedro ahead of UFC Fight Night Melbourne
By Sam Mangioni on November 26, 2016
Alex Volkanovski (13-1) makes his long awaited UFC debut tomorrow against Japanese fighter Yusuke Kasuya (9-2). After originally scheduled on the UFC Fight Night Manila...
UFC Melbourne: Hooker, Brown, Nguyen and Walsh give their thoughts on the upcoming Fight Night
By Sam Mangioni on November 26, 2016
The UFC has come to Melbourne this week with a card filled to the brim with the country’s finest MMA talent and headlined by a...
Rich Fogarty: A Coaching Legacy
By Rich Fogarty on November 14, 2016
One of the most interesting questions I often get asked is how to successfully transition from a fighter to a trainer and coach, and more...
Megan Anderson: Chasing Glory & Gold
By Emma Challands on November 9, 2016
It’s been thirteen months since Megan Anderson made the decision to pack up her life down under and head across the Pacific Ocean to take...
Jessy Jess: Gypsy Warrior
By Emma Challands on October 14, 2016
This is a story about triumph, of hope, but above all else the pursuit of a dream. Jessica Rose-Clark grew up on the road. The...
Hungry for MMA comeback, Richie “Vas” eyeing 2017 return to competition
By FNA Staff on October 11, 2016
It’s been almost 12 months since Richie Vaculik last competed in MMA, however the four-time UFC veteran has reveled that a comeback is now definitely...
Mike Altamura: Anatomy of a Fight Manager
By Mike Altamura on October 7, 2016
It’s strange. I have always possessed the fortitude to chase the seemingly impossible, yet I’m consistently startled at the opportunities the fight game has accorded...