Combat Chat Podcast

Oct 14 2024 240 ep. 67 mins 867
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Combat Chat Podcast - Dive into the world of Muay Thai with Hugh O'Donnell, a pro fighter training full-time in Phuket, Thailand. Get the latest news, event recaps, expert analysis, and exclusive interviews with top fighters and insiders. 

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Capitan Retires, Muay Thai Super Series Recap, Hardcore 8-Woman Eliminator and more

Oct 14 2024 50 mins  
After a huge weekend of of fights, there's a lot to get through this week:Round 1 (00:01:17) - An update following Hugh's fight against Victor Teixeira and what's nextRound 2 (00:05:16) - Your questions answered, including why is it so hard to maintain an Australian Muay Thai Ranking system and some of my favourite tournaments of all time. Round 3 (00:22:23) - RWS Recap, Nuenglanle

Catching up with Sammy Cass, Head Striking Coach at Southside MMA Thailand

Sep 28 2024 44 mins  
A special episode this week, Sam Cassidy stops by to catch up. Sammy has been a guest on the show before (catch up here https://tinyurl.com/8vkevbpp), since then he's taken on the role of head striking coach at Southside MMA where he's added MMA Striking to his coaching repertoire and worked with athletes from the UFC, PFL, ONE Championship and more.Hugh and Sammy chat about what's

RODLEK VS ALBERT TUUA SCORING CONTROVERSY, SUPERBON VS JO NATTAWUT, HISTORY MADE AT CHANNEL 7 + MORE

Sep 25 2024 48 mins  
A little bit of everything this week from scoring controversies to world-firsts in Thailand. Round 1 - Hugh Recaps the results from Saturday night's Muay Thai League event and why MTL is an emerging powerhouse promotion. Round 2 - After an action packed event, some controversies and talking points remain about judges decisions. Round 3 - Khunsueklek is back! After an upset of the y

FUTURE OF MUAY THAI - 3 OR 5 ROUNDS? SANGMANEE IS BACK, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE MOVE AND MORE.

Sep 17 2024 43 mins  
After a busy weekend of fights including one from your host, we are back in the studio to tackle this week's big topics over 5 action packed rounds. - ROUND 1: Breaking down Hugh's on again, off again short notice fight, and why it pays to stay ready while training in Thailand. - ROUND 2: Your questions answered, including a discussion on what UFC at the Sphere could mean for the w

SUPERLEK KNOCKS OUT HAGGERTY + RWS WELTERWEIGHT FINAL 4 IS SET

Sep 10 2024 44 mins  
It was a big weekend for Muay Thai all over the world with the final round of the Rajadamnern World Series Welterweight Group Stage as well as One Championship continuing their move into the United States. This week we dive into an in depth recap of the deciding RWS welterweight bouts and the match ups we have to look forward to moving in to the finals, as well as talking through a

REBELLION: ROAD TO RAJADAMNERN // FULL PREVIEW

Aug 29 2024 38 mins  
Tomorrow, live from the Melbourne Pavilion, Australia's premier Muay Thai Promotion returns with an exciting new concept."Road to Rajadamnern" will be a full day Muay Thai festival showcasing fights, food and culture with 4 marquee bouts seeing athletes compete for the chance to perform at the world's oldest Muay Thai stadium. In this episode we preview the 4 main bouts:- Kai Weate

THE RETURN - I MOVED TO THAILAND! Catching up on what's been happening and what's to come

Aug 26 2024 19 mins  
It's been a minute! Welcome to the new and improved Combat Chat Podcast. While we've been away, Hugh moved to live and train full time in Thailand and has been fighting regularly, as well as commentating for WLF and RWS. From here on out we're back better than ever, with a brand new format. For the first show back, a quick catch up on Thailand so far and a preview of what's in the

Ep 232 - Sy Nadji talks about world titles and 8-man tourneys

Jun 20 2023 91 mins  
This week Hugh talks repeat guest, Sy Nadji of Rebellion Muay thai. They go over some of Rebellions historical moments, why Sy steered away from having titles on his show for a long title until changing that very recently and also the 70kg 8-man tournament he has in store for his next show that includes everyone's favourite ginger...wait, sorry it's not Nathan jones, it's Hugh.Foll

Ep 231 - Questions from Instagram

Jun 17 2023 71 mins  
This week we got a bunch of questions from instagram and answered as many with could within the hour. loads of great stuff was covered from the Aus amateur scene compared to internationally, best gyums in NSW to what is Hugh's actual day job. plus loads more, if you have any questions we also would love to hear them and answer them on the podcast or Instagram liveFollow us on:https

Ep 230 - Bryony Soden of Three Lions Gym

May 29 2023 65 mins  
This week we had the pleasure of getting Bryony Soden on the podcast. She is the current WBC Featherweight aus champ and also WBC ranked number 4 in the world and fresh off a IFMA campaign where she captured the bronze medal in Thailand. She talks about the impact strength training has had for her fight career so far and investing in help with her nutrition and enlisting a boxing c