The Daily Combat Podcast

Rich Warner joins Dave & Matt to recap the DFC 18 event that took place on 29th September 2023. 

Carly Gangell is a world champion Muay Thai fighter. Carly also runs the Pride Fight Series promotion. Carly's family runs Boars martial arts gym which teaches Muay Thai and Karate classes.

Danielle "Drop Bear" Curtis is a champion in 3 weight divisions, being the first athlete worldwide to achieve this feat in MMA.

Sambo Champion Sebastian Temesi is a phenomenal grappler and has reached incredible heights in his career.

AAA Shane Mitchell is an MMA fighter currently signed with the PFL where he recently competed in Las Vegas and Atlanta.

Hamza "The Hammer" Hodzic is an 18 year old Arm Wrestler from Adelaide, South Australia. Hamza is the current Junior Champion for AWE. Hamza will be defending his title at AWE 2 on Sunday July 2nd against Ethan Tunstall.

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Guntars Baikovs is the current AWE Heavyweight Champion. Guntars has competed in Arm Wrestling all around the world having grown up in Latvia and is now an ordained minister living in Adelaide, South Australia.

As a collaboration with the AWE Podcast we spoke with multiple time world champion Arm Wrestler Todd Hutchings. Todd will be featuring as the main event at AWE 2 held at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday July 2nd (1st July USA). 

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In this collaborative episode alongside the AWE Podcast, Hollywood Matt Connelly and Dave Stockbridge review the Arm Wrestling Promotions currently operating world wide. 

Pride Fight Series is a Muay Thai organisation run by Carly Gangell. Operating out of Adelaide, South Australia, we like to think of Pride as one of the premier organisations for Muay Thai in Australia.

Sambo Champion Sebastian Temesi talks with Dave Stockbridge about all things Sambo!

Greg Klenjans is one of the most experienced MMA officials in the world. He has an incredible wealth of knowledge having overseen MMA events all around the world and working with the biggest organisations in the sport.

Brandon White is the current DFC Lightweight Champion. We talk to Brandon about his championship victory over Louis Pasin and his future plans in the world of mma.

In this episode, Ryan Blue Bowen (one of Australia's best Arm Wrestlers) talks about his strength training and how he was able to put on 18 kilos (40lbs) of weight in a 6 month period.

Australian Sambo leader Marina Filippova & her daughter Alli Timoteeva give us a rundown on all things Sambo. They will also be running a Beach Sambo Tournament this Saturday 25th March 2023 at Mawson Lake Beach 10:00am to 1:00pm.

AAA Shane Mitchell is a legend of Australian MMA. Having been involved in the scene for over a decade, he has built a wealth of experience in the cage on his way to becoming one of Australia's best fighters. Shane has recently signed with the PFL to compete for a $1,000,000 Million Dollar payday!

Damian Volar is a Double Championship Belt Holder in the Light Heavyweight Division. Damian recently won the DFC belt at the Apex Sports Festival to add to his XFC Light Heavyweight Title.

Rich Warner is an MMA Commentator for Diamondback Fighting Championships. In studio we broke down the most recent DFC event as well as the PFL..

AWE 1 is in the books! We had some amazing matches despite having a tonne of last-minute cancellations and replacements. We had 3 title belts awarded and some incredible moments to behold leading into AWE 2.