TasteTheMat Interview With Invicta FC's Fiona Muxlow
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- Published on Monday, 01 April 2013 18:18
- Written by Will Orchin
With her Invicta FC debut just a few days away, we caught up with Aussie standout Fiona Muxlow as she prepares to send shockwaves across the MMA World by defeating former Strikeforce 145lbs Champ, Cristiane 'Cyborg' Santos this weekend at Invicta FC 5. We spoke to Fiona about preparing on short notice, plans for the future and her desire to avenge a previous loss.
Taste The Mat Exclusive Interview With BAMMA Star Jimmy Wallhead
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- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 17:44
- Written by Will Orchin

He's one of the standout fighters coming out of the UK and is just about to step into the BAMMA cage for the 3rd time this weekend in Newcastle but we got the chance to for an EXCLUSIVE Interview with top rated Welterweight, 'Judo' Jimmy Wallhead prior to his match up with UFC veteran Matt Veach in the main event at BAMMA 12. Wallhead speaks about his opponent, fighting for BAMMA and where he wants to be in his career.
TasteTheMat Exclusive Interview With UFC Interim 135lbs Champ, Renan Barao
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- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 18:23
- Written by Will Orchin
He's fast becoming one of the stand out fighter's in the World of MMA, capturing the UFC Interim Bantamweight Championship in July 2012. Brazilian superstar, Renan Barao is in London this week for his UFC on FUEL TV title defence against Michael McDonald and we thought it would be just plain rude not to grab the chance to have a chat with the Jiu Jitsu specialist and find out his thoughts McDonald and how his lifes changed over the past 8 months or so.
Brace For War: An Australian MMA Era
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- Published on Sunday, 09 December 2012 09:00
- Written by Jessie Rose

Brace For War is rapidly rising as Australia's leading MMA Promotion. Starting out as a clothing brand and progressing into Fight Promotions, Brace has become a house hold name within the Australian MMA scene. Brace has become so big that they recently flew in international opponents to face local female fighters on Australia's first ever ALL FEMALE card. Promoter Kya Pate talks with us about the future of MMA in Australia, WMMA, and the Brace show growing bigger.
US MMA Clothing With Style: Top Rated MMA with Erik Allen
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- Published on Sunday, 09 December 2012 08:13
- Written by Jessie Rose

Top Rated MMA is a 100% American made MMA Apparel company and an Official Partner of Brian Stann's (current UFC Middleweight Fighter) organization Hire Heroes USA. Erik Allen, owner and creator of Top Rated MMA, is an avid MMA fan. He sponsors numerous fighters both male and female throughout the USA, as well as current UFC fighter John "Prince" Albert. Here is what he had to say about the local US and international MMA scene.
From Wimp 2 Warrior: The Adam Helmrich Experience
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- Published on Sunday, 09 December 2012 07:51
- Written by Jessie Rose

Wimp 2 Warrior is the ultimate Australian MMA Experiment. Hundreds of every day Australians tried out to become a part of this first season, where a group of skilled coaches put them through daily intense training sessions, nutriition plans, pushing them to their absolute limits. In the hope of transforming from a "Wimp" into a "Warrior". We got the chance to speak to one of the final 26, Adam Helmrich, and hear his thoughts on the first season of W2W.
Wimp 2 Warrior: The Boss-Man's Say
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- Published on Sunday, 09 December 2012 05:55
- Written by Jessie Rose

Wimp 2 Warrior is the ultimate Australian MMA Experiment. Every day Australian's have been put through intense physical MMA training in order to be chosen as participants in the first ever W2W season. Coached by some of Sydney's best Instructors, Richie Cranny, Rachel Guy and Mick Sevigney, the "Wimps" are on a mission to step in to the Brace Australia cage for their first Professional MMA fight at the end.
From Wimp 2 Warrior: The Sonia Chan Experience
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- Published on Sunday, 18 November 2012 10:20
- Written by Jessie Rose

Wimp 2 Warrior is the ultimate Australian MMA Experiment. Hundreds of every day Australians tried out to become a part of this first season, where a group of skilled coaches put them through daily intense training sessions, nutriition plans, pushing them to their absolute limits. In the hope of transforming from a "Wimp" into a "Warrior". We got the chance to speak to one of the final 26, Sonia Chan, and hear her thoughts on the first season of W2W.
A Closer Look: Randall Rayment
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- Published on Sunday, 18 November 2012 06:55
- Written by Jessie Rose

Randall Rayment; aka. Randall Ray, is a Mixed Martial Artist hailing from the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. With a background in amateur boxing, and a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, he is currently 3-0 in professional MMA. Recently returned from training in Thailand, and after an impressive first round submission victory over a tough opponent, we got the chance to sit down with Randall and delve into the mind of an Australian Light Heavyweight fighter on a win streak.








