Southern Cross Combat

Southern Cross Combat

Southern Cross Combat brings you all the latest interviews and news in Australian and New Zealand Mixed Martial Arts. Follow the podcast on Instagram to stay up to date on all the news @SouthernCrossCombat

Episodes

September 3, 2025 60 mins

ahead of his professional debut, Joel Rasmussen speaks to Jon Aiello, one of the funniest and most controversial fighters in the local Australian scene. They talk about Turing Pro, being accepted as a controversial figure, his musical past, and his opponent at Eternal 98, and more

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Ahead of the semi-finals of the Road to UFC tournament, I speak to lightweight Dom Mar Fan, who hopes to get one step closer to an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract and cement himself as one of the best MMA fighters in the world

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Ahead of his fight at Eternal 98 on UFC FightPass, I speak with Justin Van Heerden

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This year, three Australians will fight for a UFC contract on Dana Whites Contender Series. Joel Rasmussen breaks down the three fighters, giving you an insight into their backstory, their skillsets, fight history, and more, as they strive to get into the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Ahead of his fight with Ode Osbourne, top 10 UFC flyweight Steve Erceg talks about tax evasion, his favourite carbs, rap music, the sprinkler, and fighting

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Ahead of his fight against Jon Kunneman at Dana Whites Contender Series for a UFC contract, Cam Rowston talks about the fight, giving himself diabetes, Aus vs NZ, Hulk Hogan's death, and more

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George Mangos, the hottest prospect Australia has to offer, speaks to Joel Rasmussen ahead of his fight against Radley De Silva on Dana White's Contender Series for a UFC contract

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Following the announcement of the first four fights for UFC Perth, I sit down with  @Bendaman2001  to fantasy book our own UFC Perth card - who do you want to see on the card?

Follow Benny P:

https://www.instagram.com/thebenp_01/?hl=en

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Following another foiled attempt at turning pro, I speak to Sonny Kirisome about his frustrations regarding his career, the heavyweight division in Aus, repping Samoa, and more

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Ahead of Beatdown 11, and following his return to Australia, Matt Fordham wants to TRAUMATISE his opponent, he tells Joel Rasmussen.

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After three years out of MMA competition, Brad Riddell is targeting a UFC return. In his first interview in three years, Brad speaks with Joel Rasmussen of SouthernCrossCombat about his time away, if he was ever going to return, injuries he has sustained, his time coaching, if he will return to CKB and more

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Joel Rasmussen shares his thoughts following Eternal 96 on the gold coast, which saw Darcy Vendy retain his title, Matty Iann earn a title, and great pro fights on the undercard.

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Will this be Darcy Vendy's last regional fight? Joel and Paddy are back to break down the upcoming Eternal 96 pro card

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Cam O'Neill joins Joel Rasmussen of Southern Cross Combat to talk about Eternal MMA, the most active and famous regional MMA promotion in Australia. They talk about Eternal and its start, how it has evolved, the upcoming Eternal 96 and 97, as well as Eternal 100, if Eternal will return to Victoria, going international and more

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Ahead of his interim Eternal bantamweight title fight at Eternal 96, I speak to Matty Iann about his training in Thailand, how he came to Australian Top Team, his relationship with Suman Mokhtarian, fighting Connor Birch, Western Sydney, Stoicism and more

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Ahead of Eternal 96, I speak to the Middleweight champion Darcy Vedny about having to fight again on the regionals, his opponent Blair Bretag, friendship with Jon Aiello, growth outside the cage, and more

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Following the launch of his new gym - Oasis Fight Academy, I speak to part-owner and former Eternal middleweight champion John Martin Fraser about the gym, his connection to UFC Oban Elliot, if he is retired, Vendy v Bretag, and more

 

John's new gym: https://www.instagram.com/oasisfightacademy/?hl=en

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Ahead of his title fight at Eternal 96, I speak to challanger Blair Bretag about the fight, his opponent, not having an amatuer career and more

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Ahead of Shuriken Fight Series 21, Joel and Paddy are back to preview the card!

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Episode 2 of Across the Ditch, where Joel Rasmussen and Paddy Baynes talk about the upcoming Hex Fight Series 35, breaking down all the pro fights as well as some of the amateur ones, too.

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