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26 Aug 2026 interview Interview Fansview Combat Sports (YouTube)Kyle Heery interview (Aug 2026)
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Kyle Heery is an amateur MMA fighter representing Sbg Drogheda under the guidance of Paul Byrne, he's had a wealth of immaf youth experience and hit the amateur scene last year going 2-1 he gets his first shot at a title this weekend on Decgar fight night, we speak about the…
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21 Aug 2026 interview Official post Virtus MMAChloe McGuire and Leah Callaghan both sit down with Paul Browne ahead of their upcoming bout at Virtus 6.
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Chloe McGuire and Leah Callaghan both sit down with Paul Browne ahead of their upcoming bout at Virtus 6. Both fighters talk about the matchup, their preparation and what they expect when they meet inside the cage. Sean Brazil and Cian McCormack also talk about there upcoming…
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6 Aug 2026 interview Interview Fansview Combat Sports (YouTube)Paul Kierans interview transcript
Paul Kierans is an amateur MMA fighter representing SBG Dro
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5 Aug 2026 preview Preview Energized Show🚨 HUGE PRO FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 🚨 HUGE PRO FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 The EFC 10: JUDGMENT DAY card just got even bigger. The reigning EFC Strawweight Champion, @amyscxlly , is officially making the leap to the professional ranks. After an outstanding amateur career built on grit, skill, and championship…
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27 Jul 2026 preview Preview Elite Fighting ChampionshipIRELAND 🇮🇪 vs 🇫🇷 FRANCE IRELAND 🇮🇪 vs 🇫🇷 FRANCE The Flyweight division takes centre stage at EFC 10: Judgment Day as @mikeyolden of @mmacork defends home turf against France’s @iordan0v of @gbp.29 . This one has all the ingredients to steal the show. Mikey is a slick, dangerous grappler who is always…
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27 Jul 2026 other Mentioned Fansview MMAArmand Herczeg transcript
Okay, so I'm here with Mr. Aaron Herzog who's going to be fighting very very soon for the SEC bantamweight title versus Manon Jackson who's fresh off The Ultimate Fighter. We last seen him on Cage Warriors. He's on a five-fight win streak and I think he's been so his his…
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18 Jul 2026 results Results Energized ShowVACANT BELT. BIG MOMENT. HUGE FIGHT. VACANT BELT. BIG MOMENT. HUGE FIGHT. Two in-form fighters. Two men coming off major wins. One vacant Virtus Lightweight Title on the line. Sean McDermott comes into this fight fresh off a KO win at Cage Conflict. Training out of Team Torres under legendary coach Seb Torres…
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15 Jul 2026 preview Preview Elite Fighting Championship🚨 EFC 9: BREAKING BAD – FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 🚨 EFC 9: BREAKING BAD – FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Yesterday evening, @evanhorgan3 ‘s original opponent pulled out. Most fighters would have said no with just 3 days to go… Not @mars.j99 . The @sbgnaas striker stepped up this morning and accepted the fight without hesitation. Evan…
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15 Jul 2026 other Official post Elite Fighting Championship3 DAYS TO GO 🧪💥 3 DAYS TO GO 🧪💥 The professional flyweight division is set to deliver fireworks at EFC 9: Breaking Bad. 🇮🇪 Ireland’s own @kiyaosullivan makes her professional debut looking to announce herself in style. A high-level striker with serious finishing ability, she’ll be aiming to…
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13 Jul 2026 preview Preview Elite Fighting Championship🚨 FIGHT WEEK MADNESS 🚨 🚨 FIGHT WEEK MADNESS 🚨 Another huge professional showdown has been locked in for EFC 9: BREAKING BAD. With just days to go, @glen_eagers ’ original opponent pulled out yesterday, while @leandrobjjt.t.t ‘s original opponent was also switched. When offered the new matchup…
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8 Jul 2026 promo Official post Elite Fighting Championship🧪 EFC 9: BREAKING BAD 🧪 🧪 EFC 9: BREAKING BAD 🧪 Two more explosive matchups for a already stacked card for Saturday, July 18th. 💥 🥊 Featherweight Division Two hungry featherweights collide as @israhim_7 makes his return to the EFC cage. A well-rounded mixed martial artist with dangerous skills…
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30 Jun 2026 preview Preview Elite Fighting Championship🚨 THE TOP OF THE BILL. 🚨 🚨 THE TOP OF THE BILL. 🚨 Two huge fights. One unforgettable night. 🔥 MAIN EVENT Ireland’s unbeaten submission specialist @ronandeeganmma (3-0) puts his perfect record on the line against dangerous Brazilian veteran @lucascangaceiro (12-10). Deegan has finished every opponent so…
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22 Jun 2026 preview Preview Elite Fighting Championship🧪💥 EFC 9: BREAKING BAD 💥🧪 🧪💥 EFC 9: BREAKING BAD 💥🧪 🔥 Featherweight Fight Announcement 📣 🔥 @yazan.odeh7 (@holohanmartialarts ) enters the cage unbeaten inside the EFC Cage, showcasing his well-rounded game with a dominant 30-27 performance over a slick striker in his last outing. 🔥 Standing across from…
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17 Jun 2026 preview Preview Elite Fighting Championship🚨 EFC 9 – BREAKING BAD 🚨 🚨 EFC 9 – BREAKING BAD 🚨 🏆 HUGE EFC FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT 🏆 🇮🇪 🆚 🏴 EFC Featherweight Champion @shane_carmody 🇮🇪, fighting out of @mmacork , steps into the cage looking to make his first title defence and send a message to the entire featherweight division. A…
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10 May 2026 preview Preview Elite Fighting Championship🚨 EFC 9 BREAKING BAD FIRST FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 🚨 EFC 9 BREAKING BAD FIRST FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 EFC is BACK… and back with a BANG 💥 A fight that unfortunately fell through at the last event will finally go down on Saturday July 18th 👀 🇮🇪 Ireland’s own @kiyaosullivan returns to the cage representing @cmac_mma . A high-level…
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6 May 2026 other Mentioned Dave Farrell MMATaylor Heffernan is an amateur mixed martial artist from Cork, Ireland, who currently competes in the lightweight division. transcript
Taylor Heffernan is an amateur mixed martial artist from Cork, Ireland, who currently competes in the lightweight division. A highly decorated striker with over 14 national kickboxing titles, he is a UCC Sport Scholar and trains out of MMA Cork Heffernan is primarily known for…
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5 May 2026 interview Mentioned Energized Show (YouTube)Chaos FC Review, Gladiateire FC Review & Elite FC Preview | The Energized Show transcript
What is up and welcome to The Energized Show! On this episode we discuss Chaos FC Review, Gladiateire FC Review & Elite FC Preview. Like, Comment, Subscribe & Hit the notification bell for more Energized Shows! Youtube : Energized Show Instagram: @Energized_Show TikTok…
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4 May 2026 other Official post Cage Warriors Academy IrelandI couldn’t be prouder of our two warriors entering their debut MMA career in the biggest MMA organisation in Europe @cagewarriorsacademy. Ty having an absolute
I couldn’t be prouder of our two warriors entering their debut MMA career in the biggest MMA organisation in Europe @cagewarriorsacademy. Ty having an absolute nightmare with 3 people pulling out and having to accept the worst match up for our debut (hours before the fight). Ty…
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2 Apr 2026 interview Interview Fansview MMAJake Stanfield interview transcript
Jake Stanfield is an amateur fighter coming out of Hybrid Ards, we speak about his upcoming fight on Wrath and having missed the last two how much it means to him to compete in front of his home crowd. we speak about how he got into MMA, what it's like to be in Hybrid and his…
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3 Mar 2026 interview Podcast guest Energized Show (YouTube)Denis Frimpong | Oktagon 85 Return, UFC White House Update & Irish MMA | The Energized Show transcript
What is up and welcome to The Energized Show! On this episode Manchester Top Top athlete Denis Frimpong joins us to discuss his Oktagon 85 Return, UFC White House Update & Irish MMA along with all the latest combat craic. Like, Comment, Subscribe & Hit the notification bell for…
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5 Dec 2025 interview Interview Fansview MMAEthan Sharkey Elite Interview transcript
Ethan Sharkey is an amateur fighter from Team Sanda under the watchful eye of Darren Sonik, we speak about his upcoming match on Elite fighting championship plus more
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1 Dec 2025 interview Mentioned Dave Farrell MMA@alexfagan155 interview transcript
@alexfagan155 interview Alex makes his professional debut agatin Marko this weekend at @gladiateire_fc We speak about the level of match up he's taken as Marko has been impressive, we discuss how he's feeling going into this fight and has his training camp differed? We speak on…
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21 Nov 2025 interview Interview Fansview MMAShane Smith interview transcript
try to remember everything. I already said, >> right, so I'm here with Mr. Shane Smith. I remember meeting Shane a couple of years ago when I was down doing MMA in depths. You had the combat lab. You were doing strength and conditioning for the lads and you came back uh to…
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20 Nov 2025 interview Interview Fansview MMAJames Wallace interview transcript
James Wallace is an amateur MMA fighter training out of Fight Academy Ireland with a 5-4 record, this weekend he competes for the first ever Wrath combat champions featherweight championship We speak about the rematch against an opponent he's already defeated, training in Fai…
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14 Nov 2025 interview Interview Fansview MMALaura French interview transcript
Laura is competing at Chaos fighting championship this week, she speaks about her venture into MMA joining Hybrid Ards beginners course then deciding to compete We speak about Arnaud Dos Santos and what he means to the gym as ahead coach and mentor
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14 Nov 2025 interview Interview Fansview MMASean Carmody interview transcript
Sean competes at chaos fighting championship tomorrow, we speak about transitioning to MMA with a decorated back in the BJJ scene, we discuss what it like going into a fighters home town to fight plus much more
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16 Oct 2025 interview Interview Fansview MMAGerard Ryan interview transcript
Gerard Ryan is an amateur fighter training out of MMA cork, he competes for another title this weekend against Michael Shields for the cage conflict featherweight title we talk about the buzz in MMA cork at the minute, his improvements since going there, the Streak he's on and…
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18 Sep 2025 interview Interview Fansview MMARachel Mcilhagga interview transcript
Rachel Mcilhagga is a K1 fighter out of next generation Northern Ireland and will compete at Artemis for the title against Vicky Ochala in a highly anticipated match up We speak about her entry into combat sports and the recent BBC documentary filmed on her and the girls in her…
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12 Sep 2025 interview Interview Fansview MMAMatthew O'Rourke interview transcript
Matthew O'Rourke joined me today to speak about his upcoming title fight on IUR FC He is the defending champion, with a 7-2 record, we speak about his entry into MMA his team Myalo martial arts plus plenty more
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18 Jul 2025 interview Interview Fansview MMAShane Hurley interview transcript
Shane Hurley is an amateur fighter fighting out if Samson Martial arts he recently won the Elite FC lightweight title. We discuss the title win, his gym and journey through MMA so far
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8 Jun 2025 other Official post Evolution Fighting Championship💥 BOOM! First-Round KO! 💥 💥 BOOM! First-Round KO! 💥 Aleko made a statement in his EFC K1 debut— 1st round. Walk-off KO. Mixed martial artist? Yes. But tonight, he out-struck the striker. Proud is an understatement. This is just the beginning. #KOWin #EFC #TeamAleko #StrikerVsStriker #MixedMartialArts…
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13 Sep 2024 interview Interview Fansview MMAOisin Daly interview transcript
[Music] okay here so I'm here with Ashen Dy who's GNA be fighting this weekend at your Fighting Championship it's actually a really really good fight we've got two young up incomers we've got oie usin and Alex it's h it's actually a fantastic fight um it's fight week how are…
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13 Sep 2024 interview Interview Fansview MMAChloe Crozier interview transcript
[Music] okay so I'm here with Chloe who's going to be fighting at your Fighting Championship this Sunday uh I've seen a fight a couple of times it's gonna be a pleasure to see you fight again H with the MMA with the women it's quite hard to get matched you matched against a…
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23 May 2024 interview Interview Fansview MMAAlex Fagan interview transcript
Alex is an amateur fighter who trains out of SBG Charlestown who recently won the Cage Legacy title and no competes in IUR FC for the lightweight championship in a rematch against recent European gold medalist in what could be fight of the night.
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11 May 2024 other Interview Fansview MMANathan Chambers transcript
[Music] okay so I'm here with the Irish tackle Mr Nathan Chambers who will be fighting again this weekend on Clan Wars uh I spoke to him before his first amateur bout I even spoke to him long before then when he was fighting novice as well so since we last spoke he's had three…
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29 Feb 2024 interview Interview Fansview MMADamien McGuigan interview transcript
Damien McGuigan defends his IUR FC flyweight title this weekend in arguably one of the best amateur fights that could be made he faces another young high level prospect in Shea Cleland.
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19 Jan 2024 interview Interview Fansview MMAArmand Herczeg interview, Fnsviewmma transcript
Armand competed in the Oktagon challege and came up against Jake McHugh finishing him within 34 seconds via submission, he will now face Jake again on the 27th of January In Newcastle. There's been a lot of trash talk leading up to this fight and Armand is hoping to gain a…
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24 Nov 2023 interview Interview Fansview MMAAlex McCooke interview, Fit2Fight 4 man tournament transcript
Alex McCooke is a fighter out of North Antrim Fight academy who started his MMA journey some time ago and after a break in competition he's back to mix it with the best and get his name back out there, he takes part in fit2fights 4 man lightweight tournament this weekend
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15 Nov 2023 interview Podcast guest Energized Show (YouTube)John Mitchell & Frans Mlambo | PFL Dublin, 100K Finale & World Titles | Energized Show transcript
What is up and welcome to Energized Show! On this episode John Mitchell (SBG Cork) & Frans Mlambo (SBG Ireland) join us to discuss the Countdown to their PFL Dublin Fights on Friday the 8th of December in Dublin's 3 Arena. We discuss The 100k Finale, World Titles & More MMA…
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9 Oct 2023 interview Interview Fansview MMAKeith Keogh interview transcript
Keith Keogh is an amateur fighter fighting out of Cmac, with a record of 13-1 he holds belts at two weights, gold in four nations medals in nationals and immaf competition he fights on the upcoming APFC show, we talk about his year out and his future.
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26 Sep 2023 interview Podcast guest Energized Show (YouTube)Frans Mlambo | PFL Paris Countdown , SBG Ireland & World Title Ambitions | Energized Show transcript
What is up and welcome to The Energized Show! On this episode SBG Ireland's Frans Mlambo joins us to discuss his PFL Paris Fight, Training in SBG Ireland & More MMA craic. Like, Comment, Subscribe & Hit the notification bell for more Energized Shows! Youtube : Energized Show…
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20 Jul 2023 interview Interview Fansview MMAArmand Herczeg interview, Fansviewmma transcript
Armand Herczeg is a fighter about to make his professional debut pn Oktagon MMA on a short notice fight, he recently was on the Oktagon challenge where team Ireland competed against team England which is due to be aired in September.
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17 Jun 2023 interview Interview Fansview MMAPaul Buckley interview Fansviewmma transcript
Paul is the current amateur welterweight champion for IUR Fighting Championship and defends his belt on Sunday the 25th of June Paul is one of the top amateurs within the country and fights out of MMA Cork.
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13 Feb 2023 interview Podcast guest Energized Show (YouTube)Brian Moore & Sinead Kavanagh | Bellator 291 Dublin Countdown | Energized Show transcript
What is up and welcome to the Energized Show! On this episode SBG Ireland's Brian Moore & Sinead Kavanagh join us to discuss their Bellator 291 Dublin matchups on Saturday the 25th of February, Training in SBG Ireland & More MMA craic. Like, Comment, Subscribe & Hit the…
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14 Jan 2023 interview Interview MMA In DepthIN DEPTH | EPISODE 19 | HENRY FADIPE transcript
We sat down with Irish MMA Veteran Henry Herculeez' Fadipe to chat about about the ups and downs of his Career, and what the future holds for the Fantom fighter.
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31 Jul 2022 interview Podcast guest Energized Show (YouTube)Shauna Bannon | Invicta FC's Irish Star | Energized Show transcript
What is up and welcome to The Energized Show! On this episode Shauna Bannon joins us fresh from announcing her signing with @InvictaFightingChampionships . We discuss World Titles, UFC & More MMA craic. Like, Comment and Subscribe for more Energized Shows! Follow us on: Youtube…
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27 Jul 2022 interview Mentioned Energized Show (YouTube)George Hardwick | Cage Warriors 141 London Recap | Energized Show transcript
What is up and welcome to The Energized Show! On this episode George Hardwick joins us fresh from his Cage Warriors World Title win at Cage Warriors 141 London. We discuss World Titles, UFC & More MMA craic. Like, Comment and Subscribe for more Energized Shows! Follow us on…
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15 Jul 2022 interview Podcast guest Energized Show (YouTube)Nathan Fletcher & Luke Riley | Cage Warriors 141 London Countdown | Energized Show transcript
What is up and welcome to the Energized Show! On this episode Next Generation MMA, Liverpool's Nathan Fletcher & Luke Riley join us to discuss their Cage Warriors 141 London matchups on Friday the 22nd of July Live on UFC Fight Pass, Training in Team Next Gen & More MMA craic…
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29 Jun 2022 interview Podcast guest Energized Show (YouTube)Tiarnan Loughran Vs Andrew Barrett | PFC 2 Lightweight Title Countdown | Energized's "The Face Off" transcript
What is up and welcome to Energized's "The Face Off" Show! On this episode Tiarnan Loughran (Team Kaobon) & Andrew Barrett (SBG Tullamore) join us to discuss the Countdown to their PFC Lightweight Title Fight on Saturday the 2nd of July in The Talbot Hotel, Clonmel. We discuss…