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Regian Eersel is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. He is the current ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion. As of March 2022, he was ranked the #1 welterweight in the world by Combat Press. He has been continually ranked in the top 10 since March 2019. In this episode we have an open conversation about among other things Regian his 6 year win streak, the way he experiences fatherhood, the origin of his unique fight style and much more. We hope you receive value out of this podcast! If so make sure to hit the notification bell on YouTube so you never miss a future upload. Regian Eersel: https://www.instagram.com/koolhydraat/ Our Production Team: https://www.derommusic.nl/ Younes Belguebli: https://www.instagram.com/younesbelgu/

After a 2 week hiatus Talking Brawls MMA returns to your eardrums with a bumper show breaking down what is sure to be a massive weekends Mixed Martial Arts action. Episode 44 features: 1. We caught up with the President of the Invicta Fighting Championship Shannon Knapp to talk about the massive Invicta 7 card that is going down this weekend. She talks about the recent changes within the organization and what we can look forward to coming into 2014. (26:06->) 2. We were delighted to get the chance to talk to Liam James of SBG who is going to be going to war this weekend when he takes on Ian Entwistle in his hometown of Newcastle at CWFC62 this Saturday night. No love lost between these guys in what is sure to be a barn burner of a match up. (01:04:32->) We also give a comprehensive breakdown of the Ultimate Fighter Finale card that went down at the weekend, talk through all the weeks news and preview of all the offerings from the major promotions in the UFC, Cage Warriors, Invicta & WSOF. #ENJOY

Its Episode 41 of Talking Brawls MMA and boy do we have a show for you. With UFC Fight Night 30 in the rear view mirror we break down all the action that went down on Saturday night from Manchester. We've got a load of exclusive content & reaction picked fresh from the trenches of press row. And as if all that wasn't enough we caught up with the man who it's just been announced is gonna be headlining UFC 169 when he fights Jose Aldo for the UFC Championship. Episode 41 features: 1. First on the deck is Jimy Hettes, talking post fight after what was a masterful display on the ground control against late replacement Robert Whiteford. Jimy joined us on the show last week when his fight looked in danger of falling through and certainly announced his return to the UFC with a dominant performance. 2. We talked to Cole Miller post his dominant performance over Andy Ogle. He speaks about the lack of respect he felt he was receiving from the MMA press and where he see's himself in the featherweight division. 3. We've got a post fight John Lineker talking about his performance on the first fight in the main card against Phil Harris. John once again proved that he was a force toi be reckoned with in the division but once again failed to make weight. 4. And in the main event we were joined by big time friend of the show Ricardo Lamas who joined us for an exclusive interview just hours after the announcement of his main event title shot versus Jose Aldo at UFC 169 on February 1st of next year. #CHECKIT

Its Episode 39 of Talking Brawls MMA and this week the studio has turned into crazy town as we put one of the greatest cards of all time to bed in UFC 166 and prepare for the madness of fight week to commence with UFC Fight Night 30 hitting Manchester next Saturday night. This weeks bumper show features: 1. First up this week we have a returning guest to the show in Andy Ogle, who is preparing for his Octagon return at UFC Fight Night 30 on October 26th. The "Little Axe" was preparing to fight Conor McGregor in Boston but was forced to withdraw with a staff infection. Now he's looking to make a statement by putting another one in the win column when he takes on Cole Miller next Saturday night. (15:08) 2. Next on the docket, as The Ultimate Fighter 18 kicks into high gear we were delighted to be joined by a current cast member in Davey Grant to give the first in a series of episode recaps. Davey also breaks down his experience on the TUF show and gives us a taste of whats to come. (52:24) 3. And in the main event this week we were joined by the legend that is Bas Rutten for a candid interview breaking down his illustrious career in the sport. Bas talks the high's, the low's and the in-between's which have seen him capture the UFC Heavyweight Championship, become a three-time King of Pancrase and finish his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak. (01:13:27) #HereComestheBOOM

This week on Talking Brawls: 1. First up we were joined by top MMA writer for USA Today & MMAjunkie.com Mike Bohn to reflect on what went down at UFC 165 in the Air Canada Centre last Saturday night. 2. We were joined by top Ryoshin prospect Henry “Herculeez” Fadipe, fresh off an impressive display submitting Martin Van Staden at EFC Africa 23. 3. The Immortal one that is Matt Brown was good enough to come back on the show to talk about how he feels now that he’s finally being given the opportunity to take out one of the big guns in the division. Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit is slated for UFC on FOX 9 and is sure to be an all out war. Matt talked to us about the 6 fight win streak, his perceived underdog status, drugs in sport and a whole lot more. 4. And last but by no means least we caught up with a fighter who it may look like we’ve had on the show before, but you’d be wrong. Its Ryan “Diamond” Healy who is going to be taking on Marcin Held at Bellator 101 this Friday night. Ryan talked to us about what he’s been working on in the Sports Lab ahead of this fight, his evolution as a Mixed Martial Artist and the rivalry between he and his twin brother Pat that started off as sibling wars in a basement in Oregon and brought them both to where they are in the sport today. Not to mention we also break down all the action from UFC 165, Bellator 100, preview the upcoming fights and breakdown all the weeks MMA news.

It' s Episode 35 of Talking Brawls and this week we were lucky to be joined 3 top names from the world of MMA. First up we were joined by Brian "Pikeman" Moore who is preparing to make his Cage Warriors debut this weekend at CWFC 59 when he takes on Dave Hill. Then we spoke to the founder of "The Pit", John Hackleman who coaches Glover Texeira and Court McGee but is most prominently known as the man who found Chuck "The Ice Man" Liddell. And as if all that wasn't enough we were joined Paddy Holohan to talk through his most recent Ultimate Fighter Experience and what lies ahead in the future. We also round up UFC 164, UFN 28 & UFN 29 and sum up all the weeks news.

It's Episode 34 of Talking Brawls MMA and this week we are back with a bang and have 3 shiny new exclusive interviews from the world of MMA. First up we were joined by Paddy McGrann of Physio Evolution as we try to comprehend the scale of the injury suffered by Conor McGregor in his fantastic win over Max Holloway in Boston last weekend. Next up on the bill we were fortunate enough to be joined by the founder of SBGi Matt Thornton to talk through the evolution of his gym, coaching techniques and how a chance meeting with a certain John Kavanagh helped bring the sport to Ireland. And to round up the interviews for the day we caught up with top MMA journalist for Sherdog.com and presenter of the Sherdog Rewind, Jack Encarnacao to talk through the weeks fights and to get a sense on how the UFC on FOX Sports 1 show in Boston was received by the masses.

Its Episode 32 of Talking Brawls and this week we were lucky enough to be joined by one of our favorite guests in the UFC's Pat "BAM BAM" Healy as he prepares to make his return to the Octagon at UFC 165. Then we were lucky enough to be joined by the Godfather of Irish MMA John Kavanagh to talk all things SBG, Irish MMA, UFC on Fox Sports 1, his upcoming promotion "Euro Fight Night" and much more. And as if all that wasn't enough we break down all the weekends action at UFC on FOX 8 and give a full preview of the upcoming UFC 163 card in Brazil.

It's Episode 31 of Talking Brawls and this week we have another bumper show lined up for you. First up we were joined by a real pioneer for WMMA in Julie Kedzie as she prepares to make her UFC debut at UFC of FOX 8 this Saturday night in the Key Arena in Seattle. Julie talks about her road to her UFC debut, Invicta FC's PPV television debut and WMMA's massive growth over the past year. Then we caught up with "Uncle Creepy" Ian McCall to talk about his return to the Octagon at UFC 163. In this incredibly candid interview Ian talks about his journey as he looks to bounce back from a year that has seen him plagued with personal and professional misfortunes with a big win over Illiarde Santos on August 3rd. And as if all that wasn't enough we have a full preview for the upcoming UFC on FOX 8 card, in depth reviews of both the CWFC 57 & Invicta FC 6 cards and we break down all the weeks news.

It's Episode 30 of Talking Brawls and we are 1 year old today!!! And as its our anniversary show we bring to you a jam packed line up of guests following a phenomenal weekend of MMA at UFC 162. First up on the show we have our good friend and feature columnist for the Bleacher Report Damon Martin reviewing all the action from UFC 162. Then we caught up with most people's No.1 contender for the UFC featherweight strap Ricardo Lamas to talk about the title situation. Then we turn our attention to an historic day in WMMA as Invicta FC. will present the 1st ever televised all woman's PPV. We talked to one of the straw-weight divisions top prospects in Scotland's own Joanne Calderwood. We caught up with Bec "Rowdy" Hyatt who returns to the show as she prepares to go to war with Mizuki Inoue at Invicta 6 this Saturday. And as if all that wasn't enough we were joined by the President of Invicta Fighting Championships Shannon Knapp as she prepares for the biggest weekend in the promotion's history as they go live on televised PPV for the 1st time.

Its Talking Brawls Episode 26! This week we were delighted to be joined by the “veteran voice of the octagon" Bruce Buffer to talk all about his new book detailing his 17 year journey announcing with the UFC and the growth of the brand worldwide. And as if that wasn't enough we were also lucky enough to catch up with long time friend of the show and featured writer for Bleacher Report MMA and UFC.com Damon Martin who joined us to break down the results from UFC on FX 8 and he also helped us preview this weekends massive UFC 160 card from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Its Talking Brawls Episode 25! This week we shuffled over to Portland Oregon to catch up with Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Winner Dave Jansen ahead of his title fight with Michael Chandler. Then we jetted back a little bit closer to home to talk to one of SBG Ireland's biggest names in Chris "The Killing" Fields as he prepares to go to war with Norman Paraisy on June 1st at Cage Warriors 55 in Dublin.

Talking Brawls Episode 23 featuring exclusive interviews with Pat "Bam Bam " Healy and Mike Winkeljohn.

Episode 22 featuring Pablo Garza and Ryan Couture.

Talking Brawls Episode 21 featuring Damon Martin, Gegard Mousasi and Jessica Penne.

The Talking Brawls MMA Podcast with Niall McGrath and Mark Moriarty. In Episode 20 we were delighted to be joined by Invicta's Laura Sanko at the end of what has been a momentous week for woman's MMA to talk through her story, the changing face of the sport and her future fight plans. We've got "The Bama Beast" Marcus Brimage on the line as he prepares for April 6th where he will be going to war with Conor McGregor at UFC on FUEL 9 in Stockholm, Sweden. We were lucky enough to be joined by Ireland's own Cathal Pendred just 2 weeks out from his massive championship showdown in London with Gael Grimaud at CageWarriors 52. We've got chartered physio, Patrick McGrann back on the show to give us all some helpful tips on how to keep the body in tip top condition. We talked to Abel Trujillo who is looking to extend his current 5 fight win streak as he steps into the Octagon at UFC 160 with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Needless to say it's a bumper show peeps!

The Talking Brawls MMA Podcast with Niall McGrath and Mark Moriarty. It's episode 19 and we caught up with Ricardo Lamas who defeated Eric Koch at UFC on Fox 6. We caught up with Cagewarrior's Paul Redmond who goes up against Alexei Roberts at CWFC 52 in London , this March, Paul talks all things CWFC and Irish MMA. MMA Roasted's Adam Hunter was good enough to join us for a chat regarding his hillarious tweets and talks about his new Podcast, chokes and jokes. To round this off this week I caught up with top UFC middleweight Costa Phillipou , who talks about his nose injury and his desire to fight Michael Bisping, possibly in July.

The Talking Brawls MMA Podcast with Niall McGrath and Mark Moriarty. Its Episode 18 and this week we caught up with the new and everlasting Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Tarec Saffiedine who returns to the show following his leg shattering title victory over Nate Marquardt in the final ever Strikeforce bout. We caught up with Strikeforce veteran and newly signed UFC Lightweight Pat "Bam Bam " Healy. We have Jimi Manuwa on the show ahead of his clash with Cyril Diabate at UFConFUEL7 from Wembley arena. And as if all that wasn't enough we caught up with Invicta FC's Australian sensation Bec Hyatt fresh off her massive title fight on Invicta FC's first ever pay per view. And we also caught up with chartered physio, Patrick McGrann to give some helpful tips on how to keep your body in tip top condition.

The Talking Brawls MMA Podcast with Niall McGrath and Mark Moriarty! First up this week we spoke with top featherweight Daniel Straus following his big win at Bellator 78. Continuing the theme we caught up with Bellator Commentator Sean Wheelock. Next on the card we have the UFC's Mathew Riddle ahead of his return to action November 17 and then we were lucky enough to be joined by UFC fighter Mark "The Machine Hominick to talk about his fight at UFC 154 in Montreal, Canada.