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Lydia Des Dolles is an MMA journalist from Ireland that is currently based out of the UK. She is the founder of Fight Connect TV, host of the First Exchange Podcast, Media Director for Empire Fight Store as well as Public Relations and Communications for One Empire Management. In this episode we talked about her origins in covering MMA, her memories of being in Ireland during Conor McGregor's UFC title run and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toddatkinsshow/support
After her band broke up, Lydia began doing Jiu-Jitsu. She would attend local amateur events and record fights on her Snapchat. The clips gained traction and overtime she progressed and created the award winning Fight Connect TV. They're providing a platform to promote grassroots combat sports, documenting the journey from amateur to professional ranks in Ireland and the UK. Apart from that Lydia is a panelist on Virgin Media's Elaine Show, and the host of the popular First Exchange podcast. Check out Fight Connect TV on YouTube and follow the IG account @fighconnecttv --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Episode 62 features an in-depth conversation with Award Winning Actor, Screenwriter & Director John Connors who spoke to Lydia Des Dolles in studio on the link between childhood trauma & creativity, human psychology & a detailed account of his new film The Black Guelph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 61 features an in-depth conversation with Clairsentient Medium Colette Darling who spoke to Lydia Des Dolles about her spiritual journey & work as a clairsentient mediumship Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 60 features an in-depth conversation with Irish Creative Stephen Considine aka creator of BiPolarBear Wear who spoke to Lydia Des Dolles about his own battles within mental health, and the lack of support for mental health services in ireland which lead to the creation of BiPolarBear Wear, a community of irish artists on a mission to create mental health support & awareness through clothing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 59 features an in-depth conversation with Irish Poet David Patrick Farrell who spoke to Lydia Des Dolles about his experience within drug & alcohol addiction and how sobriety brought him to the world of creative writing, sea swimming & self discovery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 58 features an in-depth conversation with Irish Hip Hop's The BallyBoyz, made up of Wexford brothers Dee The Anti-Social & Spaceman Steve who spoke to Lydia Des Dolles about their journey within hip-hop, creative writing + changes within the music industry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Derek talks to Lydia about touring with Sweet Jane, the positive elements that BJJ has brought to her life, the origins of Fight Connect TV, sexism in sport, The First Exchange podcast and her love for Damien Dempsey!
In this episode, I was joined by my good friend Lydia as she goes through her time in a successful band, her fall from grace, and her rise again in her new ventures in combat sports media and podcasting. Please check her out & follow.Instagram: lydiadesdolles, thefirstexchange, fightconnecttv
Lydia Des Dolles was joined in the studio this week by professional Muay Thai fighter Jay Counsel, to discuss his journey growing up in inner city Dublin & the experiences that led him to Muay Thai
It's been a while! Many apologies for not updating the podcast channel over the past few weeks. We've been super busy training fighters all over South Yorkshire - we give you a quick update in this Podcast Episode This episode is an interview Danny Wilson did with Lydia Des Dolles from Fight Connect TV, go check them out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fightconnecttv/
Lydia Des Dolles was joined in the studio this week with Amy Lowry - at just 35, Amy was diagnosed this year with an aggressive and extremely rare form of cancer called clear cell sarcoma, resulting in the amputation of her right hand in order to save her life - he she details her journey from diagnosis to amputation & how her life has changed as a result Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lydia Des Dolles sat down this week with Amateur Boxing Champion Tony Browne to talk about a decade of competition & his decision to leave the amateur ranks and turn professional, signing with NYC based promotional company Star Boxing
Lydia Des Dolles sat down this week with Dublin Vintage Factory Co-Founder Terence Murphy to talk vintage fashion, the launch of their new flagship store, The Dublin Drag Scene & both Lydia & Teri recap on their 30 year friendship - warts & all
Lydia Des Dolles sat down this week with Dublin based Photographer Babs Daly to discuss her journey in photography from The Drag Scene, Tattoo Industry & now Combat Sports
Lydia Des Dolles sat down this week with former Boxing Champion turned Monkstown Boxing Coach JP Kinsella to look back on the transition from athlete to coach, working with the Irish Elite Women's Boxing Team, creating the now highly esteemed Monkstown Box Cup & the importantance of sport within our communities
Lydia Des Dolles sat down with Annie Lavin aka The Relationship Coach - a dating & relationship coach, working nationally & internationally educating & empowering singles & those in relationships to create & maintain healthy & meaningful relationships
Lydia Des Dolles sat down with former Team GB amateur Boxing Champion Jordan Reynolds, the self proclaimed Elvis of Boxing, to look back on how he overcame childhood trauma with Boxing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On EP:33 Lydia Des Dolles sat down with former Irish Muay Thai champion Paddy Douglas to look back on his career, life after fighting, and his new venture in cold water therapy, on the eve of his trip to the Netherlands to spend time training under Wim Hof, learning the Wim Hof Method Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the 32nd episode of The First Exchange Podcast, Lydia Des Dolles sat down with professional MMA fight Paul Redmond - fighting out of Team Ryano Dublin, Redmond, a veteran in the sport, is the only Irish professional fighter to fight on all of the major mixed martial arts promotions in the world including Cage Warriors, The UFC & his current home at Bellator
Hosted by Lydia Des Dolles. This panel discussion was part of FIGHT-CON, Europe's Biggest Combat Expo & Convention which took place on Feb 29th in Cork City.
Hosted by Lydia Des Dolles. This panel discussion was part of FIGHT-CON, Europe's Biggest Combat Expo & Convention which took place on Feb 29th in Cork City.
The 28th episode of The First Exchange Podcast is online now, Lydia Des Dolles sat down with endurance athlete Conor O'Keeffe, to discuss his new project 'The 32' - 32 marathons, 32 counties wearing a 32 pound vest, raising €100K for Pieta House Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 28th episode of The First Exchange Podcast is online now, Lydia Des Dolles sat down with MTK Global professional boxers Tyrone McKenna & Tyrone McCullagh just two week out from their Golden Contract £1million semi-final bouts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 27 episode of The First Exchange Podcast is online now, Lydia Des Dolles sat down with Ian Flynn, renowned Tattoo Artist & owner of The High Society Tattoo Studio in Kilkenny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 26th episode of The First Exchange Podcast is online, Lydia Des Dolles sat down with Jonathan Smith, owner of Ernestos Coffee Shop in Rathmines. With a Cuban infusion Ernesto's is much more than a coffee shop, Jonathan and his family have created a space for community, connection & creativity - if you've been there you would have most likely seen of the cuff performances from Damien Dempsey, John Connors, Versatile, The Coronas - even Christy Moore has even made an apperence for an impromptu gig. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's UFC 246 FIGHT WEEK! The lads give predictions and possible outcomes and some news from Bellator This week. They have special guests, Leah McCourt from Bellator on air ahead of her bout against Judith Ruis in the upcoming Bellator Dublin in late Feb and discusses how camp is going and much more... The lads are also joined by Lydia Des Dolles of Fight Connect TV and The First Exchange Podcast to discuss Lydia's plans for 2020, Local coverage of Martial arts and her plans as the MC for FIGHT-CON Ireland. Subscribe to OFFENSIVE CHARM on iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast... Listen to OFFENSIVE CHARM on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6Ex4QQ8... #CombatOffensive SUBSCRIBE to COMBAT OFFENSIVE Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UC6lb... Follow #COMBATOFFENSIVE Instagram: www.instagram.com/combatoffen... Twitter: twitter.com/combatoffensive Facebook:www.facebook.com/combatoffens...
Paul Alwright also known as Lethal Dialect, the Dublin rapper is one of the leading figures in Irish Hip Hop. An esteemed Musician, Actor & Creative Writer, he sat down with Lydia Des Dolles to discuss his creative process, the highly anticipated release of LD 50 alongside the life & loss of his mam Freda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode Michelle and Nadya have the pleasure of chatting with Lydia Des Dolles. She is the creator of FIGHT CONNECT TV (nee MMA CONNECT TV), panelist on Virgin Media 1's talk show ELAINE, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt, fellow podcaster and ex-rockstar. Lydia on social media: INSTA: @lydiadesdolles @FightConnectTV @TheFirstExchange TWITTER: @LydiaDesDolles @FightConnectTV WEBSITE: [FIGHT CONNECT TV] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe22QC-aqBD4T1Uh9SvD24w) [THE FIRST EXCHANGE PODCAST] (https://open.spotify.com/show/5qa5kZ2ErpxSuqublrRRtg?si=_wilKFotROiT3Gl-vpJNeA) FACEBOOK: [Lydia] (https://www.facebook.com/LydiaDesDollesMMA/) Ice Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200088 Find out more at https://the-cage-free-chicks-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
on this week's show we have Fight Connect TV's Lydia Des Dolles on the line to talk about her new podcast, Katie Taylor's huge win at the weekend, Anthony Joshua's shock defeat and all things combat sports. Plus we look back on the champions league final and look forward to this weeks nations league matches and euro qualifiers.
Jenny Murphy is back in the hot seat this week and she's joined by RTE's Jacqui Hurley and Fight Connect TV's Lydia Des Dolles. They're discussing Katie Taylor's astonishing performance in Madison Square Garden and the controversy that followed, there's excitement in the air ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup and they take a look at some shock exits and post match behaviour at the French Open.
This is Episode 7 of my podcast where I talk with Lydia Des Dolles, the founder of MMA Connect TV. She is a regular panellist on The Elaine Show at Virgin One. She won a Business All-Star award at the All-Ireland Business Summit in the category of ‘Rising Star in New Media’. We talked about her career, the benefits of Martial Arts for children, CTE and much more. Go follow her on social media: Instagram: @lydiadesdolles @mmaconnecttv YouTube: MMA Connect TV The podcast is available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts and most other places! Subscribe if you enjoyed the podcast. I will be posting a podcast every month with a variety of guests. Instagram: daragh_jordan Snapchat: daraghisme Twitter: @jordandaragh Facebook: Daragh Jordan Subscribers: 743
What is up and welcome to the latest Energized Podcast! On this weeks show we welcomed Lydia Des Dolles from MMA Connect TV into the studio. Lydia is well known in the Irish MMA scene bringing some of the best MMA content from all areas of Irish MMA. On this episode we discuss how Lydia went from singing in a band to creating MMA Connect TV to being a panelist on Virgin Media's TV show Elaine. Check it out, enjoy, tell a friend and as always Stay Energized!
Cabinteely's Jack Tuite joined us in studio to talk about running the Dublin marathon for pieta house with his brother matty and talked a little football too. Also MMA Connect Tv's Lydia Des Dolles review's Khabib vs Mcgregor with us.
Lydia Des Dolles from MMA Connect TV joined us in the studio to talk about herself, the success of the channel and all things combat sports! Plus a bit more....
With BAMMA 30 in the bag, Andy back from UFC Glasgow and more besides, we're back with the third Rambling Rhinos podcast.This week, Ken, Mick, Myles and Andy are joined by special guest Lydia Des Dolles of MMA Connect TV.We're talking the aforementioned fight nights in Dublin and Scotland, women in Jiu-jitsu, what's happening in the world of MMA Connect TV, the media landscape for Irish MMA, old cinema ads, sponsorship and advertising for athletes and plenty more.Check out teamryanokilkenny.com.
With BAMMA 30 in the bag, Andy back from UFC Glasgow and more besides, we’re back with the third Rambling Rhinos podcast. This week, Ken, Mick, Myles and Andy are joined by special guest Lydia Des Dolles of MMA Connect TV. We’re talking the aforementioned fight nights in Dublin and Scotland, women in Jiu-jitsu, what’s … The post Rambling Rhinos S01E03 appeared first on Rambling Rhinos.