Mick Mack grew up surrounded by violence in Western Sydney, with his upbringing teaching him how to fight long before he ever stepped into a boxing gym.

He went on to have 61 amateur fights, win the Golden Gloves and fight for a shot at the Commonwealth Games before eventually walking away from boxing and what he believes could have been a very different career.

Years later, Mick found his way back through Australia’s underground fight scene. A bare-knuckle fight in his sister’s front yard led to Bare Knuckle Australia and eventually Hood Contender’s Australian Street Fighting Championships, where three legendary fights established him as one of Australia’s most dangerous street fighters.

Mick opens up about the street fights that shaped him, drinking before a bare-knuckle fight, the biggest misconception people have about him, and the complicated relationship he has with fighting.

He also breaks down the rise of Australia’s underground fight clubs, why so many men are drawn to them, and whether he still has time to find out just how far his fighting ability can take him.

This is the story of a man who hates conflict, but somehow became one of Australia’s most feared street fighters.

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👇 Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:23 Growing Up in Western Sydney

04:22 61 Fights, Golden Gloves & Commonwealth Games

12:31 Mick’s Wildest Street Fight Stories

16:48 Mick’s First Bare Knuckle Australia Fight

29:13 The Biggest Misconception About Mick

33:33 Mick’s Legendary Hood Contender Fights

37:46 Inside Australia’s Underground Fight Clubs

48:54 Why Men Are Drawn to Fight Clubs

53:53 How Much Longer Has Mick Got Left?

He gambled his family’s house deposit to build an insane new combat sport.

Danny Mac came from Melbourne’s western suburbs with no fight background, but has built International Brawling Championship, or IBC, into one of the fastest-growing combat sports on the planet.

In this episode, Danny opens up about the failed businesses before IBC, being borderline bankrupt two years ago, and the relentless drive that kept him chasing success since he was a kid.

He breaks down how losing money promoting boxing shows led to his wild idea for a hybrid combat sport built around forward pressure, violence, and non-stop action.

Danny also walks through the brutal reality of building IBC from the ground up, from losing $350,000 on the first show to sold-out shows and broadcast deals he could have only dreamed of.

This episode is about risk, obsession, and what happens when you bet everything you’ve got on yourself.

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01:06 Who Is Danny Mac?

11:13 International Brawling Championship Idea

16:07 Betting the House on IBC

24:24 Losses, Crowds & Broadcast Deals

32:29 Regulation & World Domination

Matt "The Jedi" Floyd grew up in and out of foster homes.

At 10, he was placed with a family that abused children in their care. By his teens, he was deep in street gangs and violence, before becoming one of the youngest bikie gang presidents in Western Australia at 22.

But instead of chasing money or power, he had his crew hunting and kidnapping child predators.

Eventually, it caught up with him. Matt spent six years in prison.

For most people, that would have been the end. For Matt, it became the start of his fight back.

Inside, he taught himself how to box. After getting out at 30, he turned pro. Today, he’s undefeated and fighting on some of the biggest platforms in combat sports.

This episode is about abuse, rage, vigilante justice, prison, and what happens when you decide to fight back and become something more than your past.

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00:00 Matt "The Jedi" Floyd

01:24 Growing Up in Foster Care

03:50 The Abuse That Changed Everything

10:00 The Predator Basketball Coach

18:12 Street Gangs and Fighting

21:28 Becoming the Youngest Bikie Gang President

27:02 Hunting Child Predators

28:16 The Police Setup and Prison Sentence

32:35 Confronting the Predator Informant

45:32 Prison, Boxing and Redemption

50:03 Boxing Career, BKFC and Misfits

Tony Jeffries won Olympic bronze in boxing, then turned pro and started building an unbeaten record before one hometown fight changed everything.

He opens up about how his promoter talked him into a fight that was supposed to be six rounds, only for him to find out mid-fight, live on national TV, that it was eight.

After that, he received thousands of abusive messages telling him he was shit and that he should die.

He also reflects on being forced into boxing as a kid, punching a bully in the face at 10 after his parents told him to, and the dedication, sacrifice and self-doubt that followed him throughout his career.

Eventually, both hands gave out, his boxing career was over at 27, and the drinking and depression took hold.

But losing boxing became the best thing that ever happened to him, as he channelled that same obsession into becoming the biggest boxing educator in the world, with over 3 million YouTube subscribers.

This episode is about what happens when the one thing you built your life around is taken away, and how you find a way to build something even bigger.

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👇 Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:10 Growing Up And Finding Boxing

06:48 Becoming An Elite Amateur Boxer

12:48 Qualifying For The Olympics

15:40 Turning Pro And Falling Out Of Love With Boxing

23:32 Retirement, Depression And Moving To America

33:00 YouTube Success And The Guinness World Record

45:45 Parenting, Bullying And Life Lessons

Prince Banjaku was raised on nightclub punch-ons and street scraps before fighting his way to a 19–0 record.

He is now one win away from holding every major kickboxing belt at the same time, something no one has ever done.

Prince opens up about the rage that stopped him smiling until he was 35, why the gym was the only thing keeping him from becoming a junkie or a criminal, and the mindset that made him impossible to beat.

He breaks down the Cyrus Washington fight, where 90 percent of people picked him to lose, and the Chris Bradford knockout where he stopped a man 30 kilos heavier with a punch he does not even remember throwing.

He also breaks down the Tsushi Mori fight, where he broke his fibula in the first round and still found a way to win.

Then came the lockdowns, the SWAT raids, and the path that led to a year in jail, where everything changed.

This episode is about what happens when a man who refuses to lose hits rock bottom and comes back more dangerous than ever.

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00:00 Intro

00:49 Being a Wog Kid in 90s Melton

06:22 Anyone in My Situation Should Be a Junkie

15:05 “You’re Going to Get Knocked Out”

19:30 Beating Cyrus Washington (140-Fight Legend )

20:48 30kg Heavier: The Chris Bradford Knockout

28:58 Fighting Musashi Mori With a Broken Leg

36:05 The Curse of Being Undefeated

41:52 Lockdowns, SWAT Raids & Jail

52:49 The 20–0 Fight for Undisputed

For someone to willingly step into a cage and fight another man… something’s not normal.

You’re either wired differently… or there’s a deeper reason driving it.

This week on the pod, I sit down with Luke Howard.

An OG Aussie MMA fighter who was fighting in a cage long before there was a blueprint, a pathway, or any real structure to the sport.

Before Volk, Whittaker, or Della became household names, Luke was already in there, headlining fight cards around the country.

He opens up about his Australian title fight with Jack Della, stepping in when no one else would, taking it to him, and what it actually feels like to go out cold in a cage. The physical damage, the mental fallout, and the reality of fighting in the early days when safety was less regulated and the risks were higher.

But this isn’t really a fight story.

It’s about what drives someone to do it in the first place.

Luke breaks down what he calls controlled violence, the difference between fighters who break and those who don’t, the danger of chasing validation, and why knowing your “why” can save you in and out of the cage.

That mindset is what led him to becoming a world-class boxing coach at Soma Fight Club in Bali.

If you’ve ever wanted to know what it really takes to live this life, the pain, the pressure, the mentality, Luke’s lived every bit of it.

He is that guy. If you know, you know.

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Comeback Fight vs Anthony Bynoe

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01:02 Luke Howard’s Story

03:39 Injuries That Ended Judo

09:59 Transition to MMA

18:41 Chasing a Fighting Career

26:00 Moving to Bali

33:39 Life in Bali

35:25 Fighting Jack Della

51:46 Mental Health & Demons

53:26 Advice for Young Men

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From East Auckland Street violence and not expecting to make it past 21 to building Bali’s toughest fight club.

Mike Ikilei, founder of Soma Fight Club, opens up about growing up comfortable with violence, the moment a gym pulled him back from the edge, and how Soma became a global destination for fighters and more family than a facility.

He talks about fatherhood, community, the ANZAC toughness that shaped him, and why titles are just byproducts of giving everything.

If you’ve ever felt pulled toward chaos, struggled with direction, or wanted more from yourself, this conversation shows what happens when violence is turned into purpose.

Mike shares the mindset behind Soma, the standards he lives by, and the code that built one of the world’s most respected fight communities.

We break down the story behind the Soma name, the mission driving the movement, and what comes next.

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👇 Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:01:41 Did Soma Become What Mike Originally Envisioned?

00:04:09 Growing Up in East Auckland

00:09:08 The Gym That Changed Mike’s Life

00:14:01 Moving to Bali and Taking the Risk

00:29:09 Building Soma Fight Club From Scratch

00:31:26 How Soma Built a Global Fight Community

00:33:07 The Biggest Challenge Facing New Gyms

00:38:41 Building the Soma Brand

00:43:03 The Story Behind the Name Soma

00:46:32 Protecting the Culture Inside Soma

00:51:40 Coaching India’s First UFC Fighter

01:02:34 Outro

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Locky Tinhla grew up mixed-race with a violent, racist father before going on to fight bare-knuckle in Myanmar, inside the world’s most brutal combat sport.

He opens up about the impact that environment had on his identity and mental health, how early exposure to violence shaped his worldview, and the years of self-destruction that nearly broke him before he found something that gave him direction.

That search led him to Lethwei, the traditional Burmese bare-knuckle fighting sport widely regarded as the most brutal combat sport on earth. Locky explains how he discovered Lethwei, why it stood apart from every other fighting discipline, and what pushed him to fly to Myanmar, despite it being a red, do-not-travel zone, to take his first fight with minimal preparation.

Now known as Australia’s only active Lethwei fighter, Locky breaks down what it was really like stepping into the ring in Myanmar, the realities of bare-knuckle fighting under Lethwei rules, and why he continues to return to one of the most dangerous combat environments in the world.

This episode is a raw, unfiltered conversation about violence, identity, risk, and what it means to choose a path that everything and everyone says you shouldn’t.

If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone.

If you are in Australia, you can contact MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78. Free, confidential support for men, 24 hours a day.

If you are in immediate danger or need urgent help, contact Lifeline: 13 11 14

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👇 Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:22 What Is Lethwei? (Burmese Bare Knuckle Fighting)

02:56 Who Is Locky Tinhla?

04:38 Identity Struggle

10:49 Mental Health Battle

19:31 Recovery & Finding Purpose

22:28 Luky’s Role in the Comeback

30:47 The Lethwei Gym Journey

36:10 Getting Asked to Fight

47:01 First Lethwei Fight

50:45 The Only Aussie to Fight Lethwei in Myanmar

51:56 How Many Fights Since the First?

58:42 How Locky Became a Content Creator

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