FLA Exposure

The Mummy joins John Morgan to discuss his upcoming fight at FLA 11 in just over 2 weeks at Fight League Atlantic 11! Tickets - www.fightleagueatlantic.com #fla11 

Brendan Sutton - Adrenaline Training Center - London, ON

John Morgan, the legendary journalist and a new voice for the fans of the FLA broadcasts joins Derek to discuss the upcoming events and his role with FLA!

The guys chat about 2022 as a whole for the FLA brand and speak about what's in store for 2023!  

Jake Kelly - Tower 1 Combat Sports discusses his upcoming fight at FLA 6 and his first pro fight!

FLA 6 post event breakdown with Jon and Derek! 

FLA 6 Pre Event Breakdown with Derek and Jon!

Nigel Crosswell - House of Champions MMA

Chris Vickers - JVK TaeKwonDo - Saint John, NB

The guys cover FLA 5 from top to bottom!  

Blake Oswald - Big Country MMA - Lindsay, Ontario 

Jimmy Pineault - Fredericton Fight Club 

Michael William Adams - Adrenaline Training Center - London, ON

Alex MacKinnon - Owner of Quantum Jiu Jiutsu - Moncton, NB  

Zach Young - GF Team Moncton A fantastic young athlete out of Moncton, New Brunswick!  

Justin Bourgeois, the face of Cumberland MMA steps back into the cage for the first time in almost six years as he takes on the tough Patrick Connors out of Ottawa!  He jumped on the show for the second time to chat about his club, how the training is going for the upcoming main event slot and the highlight of competing so close to his home town! A wonderful guy who represents the community the way it's supposed to be!  Make sure to grab a ticket and expect fireworks on June 11th, LIVE from the Tantramar Civic Center in Sackville, NB! Ticktets and Pay Per View Available - www.fightleagueatlantic.com 

Cam Nelson joined the show to discuss his fight at our most recent event, FLA 3!  He is coming off a dominant performance where he stakes his claim in the welterweight division on the East Coast!  A great conversation about his fight, his prep, his expectations on himself and the overall feeling from such a highlight in his young career!  Joined by our in house reporter, Jeremy Hull!  A great listen to a very young and established athlete!  Enjoy!

1/2 of the Main Event at FLA3 taking place next weekend in Moncton, Morgan Rhynes joined the show to discuss his camp thus far.  His trip to Thailand to train, the talent on the island, how the body changes through the years and fighting at a different weight for the first time.  Maria Clinton also joined the show to discuss her sophomore performance coming up next weekend.  We chatted her mental performance, her team, her coach and what her future goals inside and outside the cage are. A great episode sponsored by Maritime Madness, locally made in PEI!  Check them out online -www.maritimemadness.com  #fla3 #fightleagueatlantic #flaexposure 

Mike MacLeod, fighting at FLA 3 in just under two weeks hopped on to chat about his upcoming fight and the process thus far.  A new face for the FLA brand, but someone who has been training forever out of both L'Hullier Martial Arts and KV Boxing.  We covered his camp, his outlook going into the fight and his opponent.  A great conversation with a very humble and wise man who understands the process and the situation at hand.  FLA is very happy to see divisions growing and athletes getting opportunities they have been working towards forever!  Looking forward to seeing this big man get in there in just under two weeks!  Happy Easter, enjoy!  

Two of the upcoming athletes on our next card on April 30th joined the show!  Owen Warren fighting at light heavyweight along with Dawson Sampson who is fighting at 140 catch weight discussed what it has been like during training camp for FLA 3.  These two guys are from Newfoundland and Labrador, so they discussed the trip over to New Brunswick and the expectations from the fight.  We chatted about how they got into the sport and why it's such a highlight for them.  Looking forward to seeing both of these athletes inside the cage in just over two weeks!  Sponsored by our good friends at BC Kimonos - www.bckimonos.ca  Enjoy!

Dylan Sheppard, a 21 year old amateur fighter out of Prince Edward Island joins the show to chat about his upcoming fight at FLA 3 in Moncton on April 30th.   We spoke about training and having the guidance of Matt MacGrath, his Judo career and competing on the national level.  Lot of support for this young man on his MMA debut as it's something he has been planning for many years.  A short but sweet episode sponsored by Matsuru Canada - www.matsuru.ca  Enjoy! 

Rory Gillis joined the show to discuss his absolutely amazing performance at Submission Kumite 4 last month.  He joined the show to discuss how his wrestling background played a major role in the victory, competition anxiety and how to overcome it.  We spoke about his upcoming fight and the training, pressure and expectations he has for himself on April 30th at Fight League Atlantic 3.  Lots of really good advice for the upcoming athlete in this candid interview with one of the best upcoming fighters on the east coast.  Enjoy and check out our sponsors cbdreamteam.ca 

Talented Fighter ouf of the UK, Josh Neale jumped on to chat with the FLA Exposure podcast about his amazing career so far!  From travelling the world and fighting all over, he is making the move to the pro ranks in his next fight.  Managed by the Envisage Sport team,  look for him to make a splash on the North American scene.  We spoke about his future goals, his team and the important aspects of his training.  Injuries and the current state of the scene in the UK, along with lots of great advice for the up and coming fighter!  Enjoy!  

This episode features a very successful and talented boxer from Nova Scotia!  Joey Laviolette has been in the ring with some of the best, representing Canada many times and winning the National Title 5 times.  A true warrior who represents the best of Nova Scotia and the hard work and never quit attitude on the East Coast.  Loved this episode!  Two guys with lots of experience hamming it up about childhood and and making it to the higher levels of combat sports. Sponsored by our good friends at Skir Spray - www.skirspray.ca  

Tom Johnson Jr, a talented amateur light heavyweight fighter out of Eskasoni, Cape Breton joined the show to discuss his recent fight at #FLA2 against Rob Logan.  Also, our new host for the Wednesday night show Brad Sullivan took the mic and did a great job with this interview!  Hard to beat seeing two people with similar passions come together for a genuine, upbeat and positive conversation.   Lots of great experience, lots of great insight on his fight and what the future looks like for Tom inside and outside the FLA cage!  A wonderful and kind human being who represents the sport in the correct way!  Thanks to our good sponsor Maritime Madness, and make sure to PRE ORDER our Pay Per View for our upcoming Submission Kumite 4 event on March 12th!  Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Greg Ricker, talented grappler and businessman out of Edmonton, Alberta.  Catching up for the first time since 2017 when we did an event out in Alberta, Cat and Greg spoke about the stress of competing, his busy schedule and what keeps him motivated to be the best.  Lots of great insight regarding how to be a great student and person on and off the mats.  Greg truly understands the sport and has dedicated many years of his life to competing all over the world!  Hopefully we will see him at a Kumite in the near future!  Enjoy!

Jordan Noseworthy joins the FLA Exposure podcast to chat about his recent victory last October to claim the FLA 3 Amateur Heavyweight Title!  We spoke about him training and living in Alberta, mixing his schedule with being a full time teacher and why he made the transition to Alberta!   A true Newfoundlander who is looking to make his way back East in the coming year!  Lots of great topics about his life, the hardest parts of his camp last year and what you can expect from him in the future!   A bit of a technical mishap during this episode as we experienced a bit of Thundersnow which knocked the power out, but to no avail, we got it back together to finish this great episode with our FLA Heavyweight Champion!  Enjoy!

Good People, Bad Intentions Creator and Owner, Matthew Pyne came by to chat about his life and how he found Martial Arts as a teenager!  A wonderful human with likeness and kindness to him.    We covered the whys, how's and what's that drove him towards the martial arts / boxing lifestyle.  Lots of positive reflection in this conversation between two small town Nova Scotia combat sports fans!  Enjoy!

One of the brains behind the scenes of many great tournaments and events in the USA.  Megan Allison Parducho has been organizing and working large scaled Jiu Jitsu events for almost a decade.  We have spoke for many years behind the scenes on events and ideas and it was great to officially meet her and catch up on how things are in California!  We covered her history, her education and how she made her way to the highest level of events in BJJ.  She is also an avid competitor, we covered her past tournaments and how the sport has changed so much in such a short time.  A wonderful, candid interview with a gem in the Jiu Jitsu community!  Enjoy!

Jeremy Landry, representing Port Elgin BJJ.  A beautiful little community just before you make your way across the Confederation Bridge to PEI.  For all of you grapplers heading to PEI in the summer months, make sure to stop in!  Jeremy has a powerful story, one full of adversity, addiction, loss and very hard times.  A story of revival, overcoming the odds and becoming exactly what you were always meant to be.  We dove into his life and discusses some of his darkest moments and how combat sports has helped him regain his focus, leading to this amazing success story!  Recently featured on DDP yoga as a Positively Unstoppable Champion for 2021, he's done big things and going to lots more!  A true gem of a person, and a wonderful new addition to the combat sports community on the East Coast of Canada! Enjoy!

Rob Logan joined the #FLAEXPOSURE podcast last night to chat about his performance at Fight League Atlantic 2 last month!  An extremely dedicated and hungry athlete who has taken full advantage of both of his opportunities inside the FLA cage to make a statement.  We spoke about the event,  watched the fight together and discussed what changes he plans to make before making the walk again in 2022!  A fantastic guy with a great back story who has no secrets on what he wants out of his experience with FLA!  A true team player who understands the process!  Enjoy and Thanks for tuning in!

Jon and Derek sat down to discuss the past weekend!  The in's and out's of FLA 2 and the 10 amazing fights that took place between these athletes who put it all on the line through many months of training camps, different provinces and more to show up on October 16th!  What an event!  Next up, Submission Kumite 4 in January! Enjoy

Josh Presley, one of the amazing Fight League Atlantic commentators joins Jon and Derek to break down the upcoming Fight League Atlantic 2 card taking place this weekend, October 16th, live from Moncton, New Brunswick!  10 amazing fights featuring athletes from across the Maritimes will be live, for the first time in 19 months! Join us LIVE on pay per view or buy a ticket and come check out the show! Available now - www.fightleagueatlantic.com 

Two athletes competing in the upcoming FLA 2 event join us to discuss the love and passion they have for the sport.  We chatted the adversity and set backs of delayed events and the appreciation of the teams around them for continuing to set the bar and keep them motivated for October 16th!  Two talented up and coming young men looking to embrace the moment in just one months time!  Sponsored by our great friends at Conway Customz!  All sign needs in Nova Scotia, look no further - www.conwaycustomz.ca  Enjoy and thanks for tuning in!

Alex Owen, co owner of Grants Martial Arts Academy and Black Belt under GF Team.  Finally great to sit down with this multi talented educator about how he got started in this crazy game of Martial Arts and more specifically Jiu Jitsu.  A long, candid discussion about the sports, the different rule sets and how entertainment is different than the Pan Ams.  We covered his competition days, his running a gym and how that has been for him during covid.  Having a mentor like TJ Grant as a cousin and business partner and the advantages of having world class training partners. Alot of really smooth conversation with a great guy!  Take an hour, sit back and enjoy this episode, it's a goodie!

Corey Guitard, one of the toughest and most experienced Black Belts in Canada.  The co owner of 10th planet and the man behind some amazing instructionals, Corey Guitard joined us to discuss the decision to start training and teaching full time as he finishes his degree.  Teach in a classroom or teach in a gym, seems like a no brainer decision to us!  Lots of great insight in this technical conversation about the sport, life and politics inside and outside.  How you can be a better instructor, coach and mentor by being available, present and involved in students growth.  One of the best conversations I have had on this journey of doing podcasts with someone I have known for many years and never had the chance to speak with.  Open up your mind, talk to new people and learn from one another.  Super excited to get this guy and some of his students on a future grappling card and continue to watch his journey at learn.jiujitsuxfactor.com  - Thanks for tuning in, enjoy!  

Ryan Sandberg, the owner of GF Team Camrose in Alberta and a purple belt under CJ Hollett at 101 Academy in Calgary!  A wonderful young man with a fantastic outlook on life and giving back!  We spoke about owning a club in a small town hard aspects of keeping your game on par while teaching and bringing people into the sport!  We spoke about a program he developed for the Special Olympics community, bringing in Fitness Fridays and empowering youth all across his town and area!  An easy going, smart young man with tonnes of passion and spirit towards martial arts.  Love seeing young business owners succeed!  Thanks for tuning in, enjoy!

Mike McAloon, a featherweight from Toronto now training out of the talented team at Toshido MMA in Kelowna, BC.  He steps back into the cage next weekend for BFL for the first time in two years!  We spoke about the set backs COVID created, the move to BC and the new focus he has since making this important step in his career.   We covered the early days for him getting started in the sport, growing as a man inside and outside the cage and of course, what people can expect next weekend at BFL!  Make sure to tune in!  A great fella and super talented athlete!  Available everywhere you get a podcast, enjoy!

Jett Grande, Canada's #1 Ranked Amateur Welterweight jumped on the show to discuss his career thus far.  Having a 15-1 record, compiling handful of belts from promotions such as Havoc, XFFC, the World Amateur Championships, Pan Am Championships and more, this kids got a tonne of experience but more importantly a fantastic attitude and outlook.  Young, smart and full of talent, this guys got a bright future!  We spoke about all of the above, his support system, having an upcoming title fight cancelled for his first pro debut AND the team at MTK Global who has became his management during this pandemic!  Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Dave Reynolds, a wealth of knowledge in business and on the mats!  We spoke to Dave about his successful consulting business, the RUMIN 8 Group and the forward and strategic approach they use with helping businesses grow and fill the gaps to become as successful as they can be.  He applies alot of his business acumen to his competition on the mats.  A multiple time medals, Pan Am gold Masters 1 division champion at Blue, Purple and Brown belts, this guy has a tonne of great experience.  We spoke about traveling, training, meeting so many great people in this sport and the importance of having great mentors and people who want you to succeed in your circle.  A wonderful chat with a great guy that can take your business to the next level!  Reach out to them directly!  Thanks for listening, enjoy!

Canadian Music Sensation and competitive martial artist, Ben Chase stopped by to discuss how he got into martial arts, why he continues and how his life evolved from the skills he learned on the mats.  A wonderful human at just 23 who tours the country making #1 hits and lives in beautiful PEI, training with the team at Lot 36 Jiu Jitsu under coach Matt McGrath!  Lots of great insight about life, hard work and the dedication he's shown himself to grow and reach the levels he's attained!  Big things for this young man, follow him on all social media channels @thebenchase Enjoy!

Brandon Kelvey, Carlson Gracie JR Black Belt and Physiotherapist chatted with us this week!  Sorry about the audio issues in this episode!  Blame streamyard.   We spoke about his competitive side, what made him fall in love with martial arts and how he's adjusted his training schedules with work and other hobbies.   A talented guy who works with the team at Pro Active in Dartmouth, where he specializing in needling.  Interesting episode, well have him back on with better audio in the near future to pick his brain after we do a in house training session at his gym!

Dwayne Ward joined us for this episode!  A gentlemen that i've known for almost ten years after meeting at the Nova Scotia Indigenous Summer Games!   Always motived by his story and how he constantly is evoking positivity onto people.  Whether dressing up as Macho Man or opening a new gym in his home town of Listuguj; this man is always following a passsion.  Most likely why we get along so easily.  A truly great man with a great family, who he constantly shows a great example to!  Loved catching up with Dwayne to hear how he's been dealing with COVID and some of the restrictions that have been going on in Quebec, how much we miss open rolls and just seeing the great community of athletes out here on a regular basis and much more!  Enjoy!

It takes much more than talent to get what you want!  This guy fought Saturday and was back to work on Monday doing what is needed to pay the bills and keep the journey moving.   Coming off an impressive win this weekend, we spoke with Russ McCumber about the fight itself and his camp leading up to it.  We covered fight anxiety, why he does it and the importance of his team at ZUMA including the experience of both Sarah Kaufman and Adam Zugec.  A carpenter by day, fighter by night with alot of experience who just got his first pro win!  Much needed after a tough decision loss at the Canadan National Amateur Championships in 2019!  A great listen, powered by our friends at  Highland Nissan!  Enjoy

Josh Presley, one of the most accomplished competitors on the East Coast and definitely and OG of the grappling scene.  Super talented in any aspect of the art, he teaches a lot of classes at Halifax BJJ and has recently started putting out more content featuring his style, along with breaking down the in house tournament they are doing at the school.  We covered how competing has been for him throughout the years, his experiences of ups and down and how important it is to always believe in yourself. We covered his personal skill set as a coach and teacher and what has changed for him since Covid, training at other gyms like Legion and learning from other world class competitors.  We also had to cover some old days of Presley competing for us and some of the behind the scenes issues that went on, not always making it easy for him!  A great guy with a tonne of positive wisdom and love for the sport!  Was so great to finally sit down with him, loved every minute of this conversation!  

These two are certainly not kids anymore!  After you listen to this episode, you will quickly realize how smart, mature and realistic these two young athletes are.  At just 17 & 14 and after many years of competition, these two super successful teenagers sat down with us to catch up on travelling the world to compete, having a massive support system in both Canada and the US.  We also covered some advice to other kids and parents, and how you might want to guide through the world of a high level athlete at a young age!  A wonderful listen with a tonne of insight from these two amazing people!  Whatever happens, these two will be successful, that's a guarantee!  Must listen for anyone with kids!  Enjoy!

Alex Thompson, originally from Australia and now living in the Halifax area since he was 16.  A competitive athlete his entire life on the rugby side of sports; when he moved to Halifax, he started training with the team at 374 MMA!  A close knit community led by Radafy Ranaivo, Alex spoke about his journey into Personal Training and now opening his own space in the Dartmouth area of Nova Scotia, called aussiefit.ca!  We also covered his love of animals and having his two huskies right by his side for this new adventure! We spoke about how he got there, having fights cancelled at weigh ins and the toll it took on him mentally now after having been out of competition since 2018.  A great episode with a very smart young man!  Thanks for listening, enjoy! 

James Lynch, one of the most recognized names in MMA media jumped on to chat about his story.  We spoke about how he got into journalism and what drew him to combat sports instead of traditional sports or media.  The hard work and dedication that goes into it and how his niche style of content started back in 2008.  A guy who puts a tonne of work into it but also is super humble and really great to all the Canadian athletes and brands.  A fantastic listen for anyone getting into journalism, media or just someone who loves a great interview, this guy is someone you definitely need to follow! Find him on alot of different platforms including Low Kick MMA, Line Movement and much more!  Thanks for listening, enjoy! 

Sean Finnigan, a member of the Crandall University Boxing Team in New Brunswick; the only collegiate team in the country!  A super talented boxer with a tonne of heart to back it up.  A veteran of over 50 plus amateur fights, his pro debut isn't far.  Focusing on education before he makes that leap, we spoke about his decision and what led him to that route.  Lots of great chat as we were joined with fellow New Brunswick boxer, Corey Morrell another coach and great athlete from the province!  We covered short notice fights, working with kids and the feeling of giving back; his mentors like Brandon Brewer and all the up and coming talent on the East Coast!  A super genuine conversation with two of the best on the East Coast!  Enjoy

Paul Blais Fisher, a talented athlete out of Kelowna, BC dropped by to discuss his career, life in BC and the big delays in his career.   Some really good insight on becoming a professional fighter, what motivates him and why he continues to push forward, even throughout a pandemic.  We spoke about injuries, injuries during fights, his last opponent and how durable he was and the respect he had for him showing up.  He comes from an incredible team in BC, under the man himself Coach David Lea!   A really passionate athlete who wears his heart on his sleeve.  A great guy we hope to see on a FLA card at some point!  Thanks for listening, enjoy!

Jackie MacLean, an amateur out of New Waterford, Nova Scotia jumped on to chat about her career thus far and what brought her to this sport filled with crazy highs and lower lows!  A great person with an thirst for competition.  Now training out of Shaved Bears MMA in Edmonton, Alberta; she's 1-1 as an amateur and looking to compete on the East Coast this fall with FLA!  A great attitude, a humble approach to life!  Looking forward to seeing here in the FLA cage in the near future!  A great listen, enjoy!