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Combat Chat Podcast

Shane greenwood & Hugh O'Donnell

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An Australian Muay Thai Podcast run by Gym owner Shane and Pro fighter Hugh. We talk everything Muaythai, from breakdown events to answering listener questions. Also, we regularly interview fighters, coaches, promoters and media people related to the industry to share their stories and Knowledge. Check us out on Youtube & Instagram: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BA3mqnfgbPBgjDeqNNkSgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcast
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It's December 2019. Ben Bardsley packs up his wet tent in the rain at Lindesnes lighthouse, the most southerly point in Norway. He sets off heading north, a direction he will rarely waver from over the next 3 months as he attempts to traverse the entire length of Norway - Norge På Langs - in a single winter. Dealing with a particularly stormy wint…
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Es Tresidder chats to me (Finlay Wild) about my record for the Cuillin Round. Set on May 1st 2024, I travelled solo and unsupported from a tent at the base of the South Ridge of Bla Bheinn, returning to finish the loop in 13hrs 04mins 13secs. The round takes in 60 summits in the Black and Red Cuillin in a route created by Rob Woodall in 1999 and re…
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In one of my favourite episodes so far, I chat to Kevin Woods about his Winter Munro Round in which he completed all 282 Munros over the brutal winter of 2019/20. Delving into logistics and preparation for the Winter Munro Round gives a glimpse of Kev's incredible depth of mountain experience, having previously completed 4 (non continuous) rounds o…
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Recently I bumped into Harry Bolton of Keswick AC and we arranged to sit down for a chat when he was up in Fort William. Harry has a real love for fell running and has notched up some impressive results including being the Lakelands Classics winner in 2022 and both the English and British Under 23 Fell Running Champion, also in 2022. Even back in s…
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Rob Greenwood, UKC Guru (probably not his actual job title!), interviews Finlay Wild about his recent “Dark Bob” - a Bob Graham Round run between sunset and sunrise, solo and unsupported in Jan 2024. Rob is no stranger to long rounds, having racked up an impressive CV including the UK “Big Three”, Rigby Round and Spine Challenger. Developing the id…
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Cumbria-based James Gibson has had an incredible past few years picking off a host of big ticket endurance running records. In a 10 week period from December 2022 he became the first person to complete all three UK Big Rounds in one winter season, solo and unsupported (Bob Graham Round, Paddy Buckley Round and Charlie Ramsay Round). Completing this…
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Shane Ohly tells me about his incredible record on the Lake District Classic Rock Round, a 50 kilometre route linking 15 classic climbs from the 1978 book 'Classic Rock' by Ken Wilson.In 2020, Will Birkett and Tom Randall battled as they each brought the record down. Shane watched from the sidelines nursing an injury but knowing that he possessed t…
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I talk to Natalie Hawkrigg about a number of Swim - Run challenges she has completed. Based in the North Lakes, Natalie is the female record holder for the Frog Graham Round, a 40 mile run with four lake swims around the Lake District. She was also the first female to complete the Frog Graham in winter, and went on to do the Welsh Puddle Buckley ch…
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This week Hugh talks repeat guest, Sy Nadji of Rebellion Muay thai. They go over some of Rebellions historical moments, why Sy steered away from having titles on his show for a long title until changing that very recently and also the 70kg 8-man tournament he has in store for his next show that includes everyone's favourite ginger...wait, sorry it'…
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This week we got a bunch of questions from instagram and answered as many with could within the hour. loads of great stuff was covered from the Aus amateur scene compared to internationally, best gyums in NSW to what is Hugh's actual day job. plus loads more, if you have any questions we also would love to hear them and answer them on the podcast o…
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I recorded this episode with Joe Symonds while racing on the boat Opportune in the 2023 Scottish Islands Peaks Race. Joe is a veteran of this race, having competed 12 times, and previously setting the records for the running legs on Mull and Arran. Joe is a Paediatric Neurologist living near Glasgow and has ranked highly in diverse running styles -…
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This week we had the pleasure of getting Bryony Soden on the podcast. She is the current WBC Featherweight aus champ and also WBC ranked number 4 in the world and fresh off a IFMA campaign where she captured the bronze medal in Thailand. She talks about the impact strength training has had for her fight career so far and investing in help with her …
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In October 2022 Victoria Thompson and Janie Oates came First in the Female category of the Elite OMM, and were the only female team to finish in this category since 2016. The OMM (Original Mountain Marathon) is a 2 day test of navigation and mountain craft held in late October each year, typically in harsh weather conditions. It was first held in 1…
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Pawel Cymbalista tells the story of his recent epic run, which he also used to raise money for Lochaber Hope (a mental health support charity) in memory of his father. Setting out solo and unsupported from Fort William on 5th April he completed the fastest known Cape Wrath Trail in a little over 3.5 days - taking 8 hours off the previous (supported…
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⚔️Hit that like and subscribe button⚔️ This week we have Dori Duncan in to chat, she has had a stellar run in 2022 and looking to step up a level to the challenge of Erin Harbringer at Eruption Muaythai next week. Dori talks bout being Thai and what it means to do the sport for herself, also we got lot in to the the mental prep side of things and h…
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This week Hugh dials in Josh McCulloch for guest duties. He talks about how a School lab accident almost stopped him from ever getting the ring and start his fight career, training in Tamworth where combat sports isn't a big sector and grow under the tutelage of Scott of Chaffey's Martial arts. Also we get the first news drop of who his opponent wi…
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It's been a few weeks, but we are back and with a guest. We had current WMC Aus champion on Cody Jameson from NSW. He talks about his upbringing with his mother who was a victim of Domestic Abuse and how Muay thai/combat sports gave him a positive path to keep him out of trouble. also we go over his recent trip to thailand training out of Sanfmorak…
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On Day 5 of the sixth year of our week-a-year ski traverse of the Grand Alpine Arc (Mediterranean to Vienna) we found ourselves stopping a bit earlier than planned, at the almost full Warnsdorfer hütte winter room. I took the opportunity to sit down with Ben Bardsley and Jon Morgan to discuss our ‘Speedy Tours’ project. Started in 2016 at Menton on…
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Salt fight series is a new MMA promotion in Torquay, Regional Victoria run by Matt and his partner (business) WIll Sheils. They are providing a family friendly event for amateurs and pro mma athletes to jump and get to not only experience a promotion that cares for the fighters but also in enjoy the beautiful area of Torquay. We also cover the figh…
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This week we connect with Hugh and Shane over the interwebs to talk shop about the fantastic all female card on the recent Muay Thai League promotion crowning two new WBC Aus champions in Devina Martin and Zoe Putorak. Also we go over recent guest Cruz Briggs about his Nai Khanom Tom challenger title win over Alexi Petroulias and another guest in I…
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This week Shane gets to chat to WBC Nai Khanom Tom champion Cruz Briggs from Sydney. We talk about his fight of the year with Jonothan Aiulu, Fighting in k1 against Phillip Kimura, capturing the Nai Khanom Tom title from Henry Lee for KO of the year contender and his upcoming match to defend his title against veteran Alexi Petroulias on Hardcore pr…
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In this episode I sit down with Robin Downie to talk about his inaugural completion of the Martin Moran Round in Torridon. Devised by Robin - himself a local of Lochcarron - he completed the 86km round in August 2022 and named it in memory of mountaineering legend Martin Moran, the local guide who sadly perished in the Indian Himalayas in 2019. Rob…
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This week we had the pleasure of Chris of the hilarious instagram channel of TEEP! Muay Thai. Chris talks about how he first went viral, how he and his wife co-ordinate making videos and how he keeps getting his inspiration for continually making Muay Thai content. Also we dig into his next venture of building his youtube channel and how fighters n…
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This week we had Nakia wright on talking about her fast rising Muaythai Promotion: Muay Thai League. It's a unique promotion that regular holds all female cards called: A league of their own. Nakia is providing a platform for female muaythai fighters to be the total showcase and grow the female participation rate in the sport. Follow Nakia, her pro…
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this week we got Brandon Spain of Spain's gym on the podcast. Brandon talks about growing up in the fight game with his Dad (Leon Spain) fighting since he was 7 yrs old and how he has 60+ fights at the age of 23 with experience at IFMA (Gold medalist), K1-WGP , Eruption 4-man, Pro boxing and much more! Follow Brandon here: https://www.instagram.com…
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We are starting off 2023 with a solo episode! We talk about the exciting new classes format Muaythai NSW is going use this year, we also take a brief look at some of the promotions that are putting on shows in February across Australia and finally we go over how ONE, RWS and Fairtex fight promotions are shaping a new genre of Muaythai that is gaini…
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With winter upon us myself and Ben Gibson, Mountain Safety Advisor for Mountaineering Scotland, sit down and have a good chin wag about the issues facing runners in Scotland's winter mountains. We get our teeth into some winter specifics including winter navigation, snow and ice, avalanche hazards, weather, equipment choice and group dynamics. In m…
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This week we got to talking with WMC international titleholder, Chadd Collins. He has a WBC world title bid on Rebellion Muay thai's next show in a few weeks against Yod I.Q PK Saenchai gym. We delve into Chadd's fighting origin story from starting at his Dad's property gym to living in Thailand under Sangtiennoi Muaythai, then shifting to Revoluti…
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This week we talk to Current WBC Aus titleholder and is someone who is lined up for Rebellion 27 as the co-main WBC world title bout, Joanne "The Lioness" La. She Trains out of 8 Blades with Dom and Boy, she is also a co-founder of JS muaythai with Somsurat which trains all females and provides them a fun setting for women to train and learn the ar…
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I caught up with Dingwall-based climber Murdoch Jamieson to hear about everything North West climbing. A true allrounder, Murdoch has made first ascents and repeats of hard routes on some of the most inspiring cliffs in the region. From Carnmore to Beinn Eighe, Beinn Bhan and An Teallach we hear about why these big, remote and imposing mountains ha…
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This week Hugh is riding solo but has a guest in Joshua Day of Perth's Three Lions gym. He is a Submarine technician and he goes into managing training while doing deployments in the subs with limiting training room and resources, he also talks about his transition out of fighting and the important of mindset not only for fighting but for life. Fol…
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I talk to Olly Stephenson in Edinburgh about hiking the 2650 mile Pacific Crest Trail which he did in an incredible 88 days this summer. In Olly's words "the trail traces a line up the mountains of west coast USA, traversing five major regions: Desert, High Sierra, Northern California, Oregon, and Washington", linking Mexico to Canada. Olly is no s…
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This week Hugh was away at nationals cornering, so we called in the big guns for co-hosting duties and brought in Ibby from PTJ muaythai fresh off him capturing the WBC aus title from Van Phan on Hardcore Promotions. We talked about his Muaythai origin story which took him from Lebanon to Sydney linking up with Andrew Parnham and the rest is histor…
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This week Issac Tomlinson jumped on the podcast to talk about his upcoming bout against Cian Lougheed on Hardcore Promotions. Issac goes into how he got to training with previous guest Matt Williams and now calls gym Bones MMA home now. He also gets into being an athlete with Tourette's and how it doesn't let it negatively effect his outlook on bec…
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✂ Go to https://www.manscaped.com/combatchat for 20% off + free shipping We recap a few fights from Roots, most of the main card of Rebellion 26 and how the Siam2Sydney's Royal consulate cup planned out and the pros bouts at the end. photos used by W.L. Fight photography https://www.instagram.com/wlfightphotography/ Follow rebellion and Siam2sydney…
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✂ Go to https://www.manscaped.com/combatchat for 20% off + free shipping This week we got to talking with Aussie Celest Hansen who is living and fighting out of Thailand in Phuket. We go over how she went from travelling showman to full time fighter in an instance, then being the first women match inside of Lumpinee and also talk about her fighting…
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✂ Go to https://www.manscaped.com/combatchat for 20% off + free shipping This week is all recaps and previews. We got to talking about ONE latest show which included past guest Diandra Martins taking the win over Amber Kitchen, but also had a lot of controversy with Rodtang pulling out and 9 fighters missing weight/failing hydration tests. The Cruz…
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This week Hugh got to recording a mini episode covering the upcoming Eruption 21 card featuring out previous guest James "sweet as" Honey vs the formable Cedar from 5 stars Phuket. follow Eruption on: https://www.instagram.com/eruptionmuaythai/ https://www.instagram.com/warontheshoremuaythai/ Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/combatchatpodcas…
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This week Strikeforce gym fighter, James Honey joins us. He tells us of his Muay Thai origin story and how it took him from Victoria to the sunny Goldcoast to be under Mark Pease's tutelage. We also go over his fight in Paris, fighting Superball in Infliction fight series event in Lumpinee and recently taking a win over the highly touted ONE champi…
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This week Sam cassidy joins Hugh over the internet to talk about how Muay thai took him away from a pro golfing and Rugby career by starting off at a weight loss camp in Thailand that lead to a fight on the famous BBQ bash at Tiger Muay thai. Sam is now a trainer at Powerhouse Phuket which is starting to make waves in the Thai stadium circuits and …
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I talk to visiting American Jack Kuenzle who has been over in Scotland gearing up for some big mountain rounds. On 28th July he set out hard on Lochaber's uber-classic Tranter's Round and came in with a new record of 8h38m23s, shaving almost 15 minutes off my best time of 8h52m53s set the day before (more on that in the conversation!). The previous…
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Jordan Fielding of Strong Heart Muay Thai (South Australia) was in town for his fighter's (Nick Keros) main event match on Yokkao's Next Generation show in Sydney. So, we though why not have him in the studio and tell us a little about his Muaythai story so far and recap the event. Follow Jordan on: https://www.instagram.com/jordanfielding_shmt htt…
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✂ Go to https://www.manscaped.com/combatchat for 20% off + free shipping #ad This episode was just catching up an all the action in Australia these past couple weeks. We got into Siam2Sydney 21 and how did Shane's team of fighters when on it, then we covered George Mann's demolition of Benetar on MGTP in Perth, we hop over to QLD for Jake Lund's st…
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✂ Go to https://www.manscaped.com/combatchat for 20% off + free shipping #ad This week while Hugh is away fighting, we luckily enough had time to beforehand to answer some questions that had been piling up. We talk about our favourite past era and modern era fighters, when should a fighter take on 5 round fights, Favourite Aussie fighter and what d…
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✂ Go to https://www.manscaped.com/combatchat for 20% off + free shipping It's fight week for promotions Siam2Sydney and MTGP Australia, so we breakdown the main cards. We go off on a bit of a tangent on training MMA and Muaythai fighters in the same class, but sway back on track to talk about fights like Deren Chen v Jordan fielding, Dala Thongsamo…
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This week we had the pleasure of having World ranked fighter Lisa Brierley on the podcast to talk about her start in the UK with Muaythai and how it eventually took her over to Thailand to do it full time under the tutelage of Mansak and sponsorship of Santai Gym. She holds wins over Zaza Sor Aree, Duangdawnoi Looksaikongdin, Fani Peloumpi and Fann…
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We review Rebellion's last card which was a smash hit. Hugh talks about his absolute banger against Tim Nguyen which he received the prestige Jordan Coe award, Carter Lawerences crazy elbow KO, the return to the ring of Spring Sia and Ramesh Habib, plus more. We also look back at the podcast's humble beginnings, where is now and gaze into the futur…
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I finally caught up with Jasmin Paris on the Isle of Jura the day before the eponymous race to chat about some of her more recent achievements. We start off with the iconic Isle of Jura Fell Race and what it means to her, before moving on to talk about The Green Runners. This is a new group set up with the aim of connecting runners concerned about …
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We get together to breakdown the action in the ONE card from the stellar Quarter final matches of flyweight Muaythai WGP, The Cinderella story of Joseph Lasiri and The scoring of Petchmorakot vs Jimmy Vienot. We also cover the Rebellion Card with yah boi Hugh vs Tim Nguyen, the return of Spring Sia and Chris Nguyen to the ring, plus the Roots 8 man…
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