Interviews

Interview: Arlene Blencowe – Rising from the Ashes
By Emma Challands on August 18, 2015
Arlene Blencowe is just over a week away from making her second appearance for Bellator MMA after a stunning debut for the promoter back in May,...
Interview: Nick Patterson discusses issues with Vik Grujic and his upcoming bout against Abel Brites at Hex FS 3
By FNA Staff on June 19, 2015
Coached by Ed Bavelock at the Kimekai Gym in Cranbourne, Victoria, lightweight Nick “Banjo” Patterson (16-4-1) is riding a five-fight win streak which includes victories...
Interview: Andrew Colgrave, former Muay Thai champ & striking coach for UFC middleweight Daniel Kelly
By David Lewellin on May 6, 2015
Fight News Australia recently had the pleasure of asking head Muay Thai coach at Resilience Training Centre, Andrew Colgrave a few questions. Based in Melbourne’s...
Reece McLaren Interview – October 2014
By FNA Staff on October 8, 2014
Toowoomba based fighter Reece McLaren challenges Ben Nguyen for the Nitro bantamweight title this weekend. The BJJ Purple Belt brings a 7-2 MMA record into...
Interview with newly crowned Valor lightweight champion Adam ‘The Smiling Assassin’ Cook
By FNA Staff on August 10, 2014
After two years and 12 events staged across Tasmania, the Valor promotion set out to crown their inaugural lightweight champion with a four-man, one-night title tournament on...
Brendan O’Reilly Interview – July 2014
By FNA Staff on July 25, 2014
Fight News Australia caught up with TUF: Nations welterweight Brendan O’Reilly as he prepares for his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le, on...
Interview with Central Coast featherweight Jamie Mullarkey ahead of Brace 28
By FNA Staff on July 3, 2014
Jamie Mullarkey is a professionally undefeated 19 year-old featherweight from the Central Coast of NSW. Training out of the Magnus Martial Arts gym in Erina,...
AFC Director Adam Milankovic Interview – February 2014
By FNA Staff on February 18, 2014
(Photo: Soa Palelei with Adam Milankovic (right) via Facebook.com) With the Australian Fighting Championships (AFC) next event – AFC 8 coming up this Saturday night and...
Gustavo Falciroli Interview – February 2014
By FNA Staff on February 3, 2014
Fight News Australia caught up with Victorian Gustavo Falciroli who is coming off a controversial no-contest stoppage against Kai Kara-France. Falciroli is appealing the decision...
Luke Standing Interview – January 2014
By FNA Staff on January 7, 2014
Fight News Australia caught up with 28 year-old Sydney featherweight Luke Standing (5-1) ahead of the opening round of Brace’s 2014 featherweight tournament on March...
Kian Pham Interview – September 2013
By FNA Staff on September 9, 2013
Australian fighter Kian “Karnage” Pham flies out tomorrow for his One Fighting Championships debut set to go down this Friday night in Indonesia. The Lion’s...
Interview with Featherweight prospect Martin Nguyen ahead of Brace 21
By FNA Staff on July 12, 2013
Martin Nguyen is an undefeated 24 year old from the KMA Top Team Gym in Sydney’s western suburbs. Born in Sydney, to parents who escaped...
The Fight For Bragging Rights: Interview with K-OZ Entertainment’s Grady Scott-Stewart
By FNA Staff on July 1, 2013
Bragging Rights 6 will be the first event from, K-OZ Entertainment, since the Western Australian cage ban came into effect on March 1 this year....
Adrian Pang Interview Part 2 – June 2013
By FNA Staff on June 15, 2013
Second part of our interview with Australian Lightweight Adrian Pang who returns back to competitive fighting on June 29 where he is scheduled to face...
Adrian Pang Interview Part 1 – June 2013
By FNA Staff on June 13, 2013
When Adrian Pang steps into the cage on June 29 at Adrenalin-Unleashed, it will be exactly 608 days since his last competitive bout. One of...
Robert Lisita Interview Part 2 – May 2013
By FNA Staff on May 20, 2013
We conclude our interview with Australian featherweight weight Robert Lisita who in part two talks about the upcoming fight between Adrian Pang and Jai Bradney...
Robert Lisita Interview Part 1 – May 2013
By FNA Staff on May 19, 2013
Australian fighter Robert Lisita recently moved to featherweight but over the last few weeks have voiced his opinion over social media over the lack of...
Interview: Damien Brown fresh off his win at Legend FC 9
By FNA Staff on June 24, 2012
Fresh off a fight of the night war with Wu Haotian at Legend FC 9 in Macau, Integrated MMA product Damien “Beat Down” Brown (7-3-0)...
Interview with Anthony Perosh ahead of his UFC 149 fight with Ryan Jimmo
By FNA Staff on June 7, 2012
On July 21 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Canada, Aussie MMA veteran Anthony “The Hippo” Perosh will enter the octagon for the seventh time...