Combat Chat Podcast
Combat Chat Podcast - Dive into the world of Muay Thai with Hugh O'Donnell, a pro fighter training full-time in Phuket, Thailand. Get the latest news, event recaps, expert analysis, and exclusive interviews with top fighters and insiders.
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Episodes
240 episodes
Capitan Retires, Muay Thai Super Series Recap, Hardcore 8-Woman Eliminator and more
After a huge weekend of of fights, there's a lot to get through this week:Round 1 (00:01:17) - An update following Hugh's fight against Victor Teixeira and what's nextRound 2 (00:05:16) - Your questions answered, including why i...
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Catching up with Sammy Cass, Head Striking Coach at Southside MMA Thailand
A special episode this week, Sam Cassidy stops by to catch up. Sammy has been a guest on the show before (catch up here https://tinyurl.com/8vkevbpp), since then he's taken on the role of head striking coach at Southside MMA where ...
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RODLEK VS ALBERT TUUA SCORING CONTROVERSY, SUPERBON VS JO NATTAWUT, HISTORY MADE AT CHANNEL 7 + MORE
A little bit of everything this week from scoring controversies to world-firsts in Thailand. Round 1 - Hugh Recaps the results from Saturday night's Muay Thai League event and why MTL is an emerging powerhouse promotion. <...
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FUTURE OF MUAY THAI - 3 OR 5 ROUNDS? SANGMANEE IS BACK, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE MOVE AND MORE.
After a busy weekend of fights including one from your host, we are back in the studio to tackle this week's big topics over 5 action packed rounds. - ROUND 1: Breaking down Hugh's on again, off again short notice fight, and why it...
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SUPERLEK KNOCKS OUT HAGGERTY + RWS WELTERWEIGHT FINAL 4 IS SET
It was a big weekend for Muay Thai all over the world with the final round of the Rajadamnern World Series Welterweight Group Stage as well as One Championship continuing their move into the United States. This week we dive into an...
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REBELLION: ROAD TO RAJADAMNERN // FULL PREVIEW
Tomorrow, live from the Melbourne Pavilion, Australia's premier Muay Thai Promotion returns with an exciting new concept."Road to Rajadamnern" will be a full day Muay Thai festival showcasing fights, food and culture with 4 marquee bout...
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THE RETURN - I MOVED TO THAILAND! Catching up on what's been happening and what's to come
It's been a minute! Welcome to the new and improved Combat Chat Podcast. While we've been away, Hugh moved to live and train full time in Thailand and has been fighting regularly, as well as commentating for WLF and RWS. From here ...
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Ep 232 - Sy Nadji talks about world titles and 8-man tourneys
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-ma...
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Ep 231 - Questions from Instagram
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. p...
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Ep 230 - Bryony Soden of Three Lions Gym
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 ta...
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Ep 228 - Dori Duncan of SRG Thaiboxing Gym
⚔️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 ...
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Ep 227 - Josh McCulloch of Chaffey's Martial arts
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 und...
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Ep 226 - Cody "Traeway" Jameson of Machete Muay Thai
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 posit...
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Ep 225 - Salt Fight series & 1774 recap with Matt Williams
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 pro...
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Ep 224 - All things green and gold, Previews and Recaps
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 gu...
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Ep 223 - Cruz Briggs of Eastside Muay Thai
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...
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Ep 222 - Chris of TEEP! Muay Thai. Talking about Laughs and Uploads
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 continuall...
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Ep 221 - Nakia Wright from Fighter to Promoter
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 muayt...
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Ep 220 - Brandon Spain of Spain's Gym
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 me...
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Ep 219 - Changes to Muaythai in NSW for 2023 and the rise of entertainment Muaythai Internationally
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 fina...
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Ep 218 - AUS Muaythai Awards
This week Hugh and Shane are back in studio and go over the recent AUS Muaythai awards for 2022. Check them out on instagram:https://www.instagram.com/aus.muaythai/
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Ep 216 - Chadd "The Shark" Collins of Strikeforce Gym
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 star...
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Ep 215 - Joanne "The Lioness" La of 8 Blade warriors and JS Muay thai
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 mua...
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Ep 214 - Joshua Day of Three lions Gym
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...
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Ep 213 - WBC Aus champ Ibrahim Abou Saleh + Hardcore promotions recap
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 Muaytha...
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