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2021/12/13
Latest episode
2026/09/06
Average duration
61 min.
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Fighting stories of resilience, redemption, and mental health. Shit hands. Wild turns. Brutal setbacks. Big wins. Impact that inspires big moves. I’ve lived it. Over 30 years battling shame, addiction and self-destruction. Now I share stories of people who kept fighting when life tried to break them. Believing in themselves when no one else did. Even when they were at war with their own mind. 🥊 Stay in the fkn fight.
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Australia's Most Dangerous Street Fighter | Mick Mack
2026/09/06
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 Bet His House to Build Australia's Insane New Combat Sport
2026/07/26
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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👇 Chapters:
00:00 Intro
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
Abused Foster Kid to Bikie Boss. Now Undefeated Boxer | Matt 'The Jedi' Floyd
2026/06/07
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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👇 Chapters:
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
His Pro Boxing Career Was Brutally Sabotaged | Tony Jeffries
2026/05/17
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
The Deadliest Fighter You've Never Heard Of | Prince Banjaku
2026/04/26
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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👇 Chapters:
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
The Dark Psychology of Fighters | Luke Howard
2026/03/29
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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Eternal Title Fight vs Jack Della
Comeback Fight vs Anthony Bynoe
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👇 Chapters:
00:00 Intro
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
🥋 Stay in the fkn Fight
From Street Violence to Bali’s Toughest Fight Club | Mike Ikilei
2026/03/15
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
🥋 Stay in the fkn Fight
He Fights in the Most Brutal Sport on Earth | Locky Tinhla
2026/03/01
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.
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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
🥋 Stay in the fkn Fight
Street Fights to the Underworld’s Hit List | Nick “Special K” Kara
2026/02/15
Nick “Special K” Kara is an OG fighting legend, a world-champion kickboxer whose journey from Melbourne street fights to the wild underbelly of Pattaya, Thailand, and the UFC’s Ultimate Fighter, is one of the wildest and jaw-dropping stories you’ll ever hear.
For the first time, Nick opens up about his violent past, addiction, near-death experience, redemption and faith, from starring in cult Muay Thai film Ong-Bak to landing on Melbourne’s underworld hit list and somehow surviving it all.
He went from street chaos to movie sets, from world titles to hospital beds, fighting for his life. This is the untold story of a man who lost everything, found faith, and fought his way back.
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to climb out of rock bottom and rebuild, this episode will hit hard.
Stay till the end as Nick reveals how he finally found peace, purpose, and his reason to keep fighting.
If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone.
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World Title Fight vs Manson Gibson
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👇 Chapters:
00:00:00: Intro
00:00:55: Who is Nick Kara
00:03:19: hen Nick first discovered fighting
00:10:11: The start of his Thailand journey
00:12:56: Three major legal troubles
00:16:33: Ending up in Thailand
00:19:40: Where “Special K” comes from
00:21:43: How Nick Kara landed a role in Ong-Bak
00:28:38: Fighting Manson Gibson
00:32:45: Winning the world title
00:37:26: The addiction phase of Kara’s life
00:38:56: The underground hit list
00:45:45: Becoming a boxing coach
01:01:07: Waking up in the hospital
01:20:29: Outro
🥋 Stay in the fkn Fight
The Night My Brother Tried to Kill Me
2026/02/01
At 14 years old, I woke up with a knife pressed against my throat as my older brother attempted to murder me and my entire family. That night changed everything. The next 30 years became a spiral of violence, addiction, self-destruction, and chaos that I could not escape. This is the story I have kept in the dark until now.
In this episode, I share the truth about that night, what led to it, and how surviving an attempted murder shaped every decision I made afterwards. For the first time, I, Ben Drohan, open up about the relapses I hid, the lies I lived behind, the addictions that controlled me, and the way trauma drove the next three decades of my life.
I talk about the drugs, the near jail moments, the business failures, the relationships I destroyed, and the people who stood by me when they probably should not have. I also share the final days of my mum’s life, how grief forced me to confront everything I had been running from, and the moment faith finally brought clarity after years of chaos.
Hold onto your fkn hat because this is confronting, honest, and unfiltered. If you have lived through trauma, battled addiction, carried shame, lost your way, or wondered if change is still possible after decades of self-destruction, this story is for you.
This is my untold story. This is the beginning of the Benny Drohan Podcast. This is proof that it is never too late, no matter what you have done or how far you have fallen. You just need to stay in the fkn fight.
If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone.
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👇 Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:27 My Story
00:08:54 The Night My Brother Tried to Kill My Family
00:26:08 How Addiction Almost Sent Me to Jail
00:34:54 What Addiction Really Is
00:48:10 Why I Finally Stopped Destroying My Life
01:02:22 What Life Looks Like Today
01:04:41 A Final Message
🥋 Stay in the fkn Fight
We Need to Talk … The Handover
2025/09/16
Something big is happening with the show.
This is not just another episode. It is the moment everything changes. We open up about why, what it means, and where we are heading next.
If you have ever supported us this is the one to watch.
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Near Death: Surviving 8 Days Alone in the Arctic
2025/09/09
Paul Watkins set out alone into the Arctic wilderness.
No food. No shelter. No backup plan.
What started as an adventure became a near-death fight to survive.
Eight days. Frostbite. Starvation. Isolation.
Hallucinations so vivid he couldn’t tell what was real.
He saw trucks and workers that weren’t there.
He heard fighter jets that never came.
He believed a woman was following him the polar explorer “third man effect.”
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How a simple plan spiralled into an 8-day survival nightmare The terrifying hallucinations that almost pushed him over the edge The mental games of isolation and how he nearly gave up The brutal signs of hypothermia and frostbite he ignored The moment he thought he wouldn’t make it back aliveThis one will leave you shaking your head at what the human body — and mind — can endure.
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LFG, it’ll change the way you see survival forever 🤌
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Inside Australia’s 4,000sqm Top Secret Weed Farm
2025/08/27
He was a cannabis adversary.
Now he’s growing 5,000 kilos a year... and risked $14 million to do it.
Tom Varga went from corporate banker to cannabis farmer… and nearly lost everything trying to make it work.
Today he runs Biortica Agrimed, Australia’s fastest-growing medicinal cannabis company, leading a new era for medical cannabis nationwide.
This isn’t just a business story. It’s a wild ride from sceptic to CEO, from stigma to scale, from dismissing weed to betting everything on it. Tom opens up about battling red tape, surviving Covid, and why patients still turn to the black market despite cannabis being legal.
👇 Here’s what’s inside:
The moment a sceptic became a believer — and whyHow $10M raised for the farm disappeared overnight when Covid hitMortgaging every property to keep Biortica Agrimed aliveWhy patients still turn to the black market despite cannabis being legalThe staggering reality: 1 million kilos consumed every year in AustraliaThe secrets, stigma, and scale of Australia’s booming medicinal cannabis industryLFG it will change the way you see cannabis forever 🚀
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He Beat Terminal Cancer. Then Exposed a Deadly Lie
2025/08/12
Dr John Tickell was told he had 18 months to live. Instead, he beat terminal brain cancer — then uncovered the brutal truth about Australia’s health crisis.From elite AFL doctor to best-selling author and longevity expert, Dr Tickell joins Benny and Pete to expose the lie that’s quietly killing millions — and the real solution he used to survive.This one’s part survival story, part wake-up call.
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How John Tickell survived brain cancer against all oddsThe deadly “Western lifestyle” lie fuelling disease in AustraliaThe Okinawan diet, immunotherapy and why longevity is misunderstoodThe health advice he gave AFL stars (and ignores now) What’s actually making you sick — and how to fight backHe beat death. Now he’s taking on the system.
Let’s fkn go
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The Truth About My Life As a Sex Worker
2025/08/05
Amanda Goff, known publicly as Samantha X, was once Australia’s highest paid escort.
After leaving a career as a respected journalist, she entered the sex industry and built a multimillion-dollar brand... before walking away from it all.
In this raw and revealing conversation, Amanda shares her story like never before. From the stigma and secrecy to the truth about clients, money, power, addiction, motherhood, and what she regrets most.She opens up about life behind the headlines, the fallout from her double life, and why she finally chose to step away, despite the fame and financial success.
This is an unfiltered look at the human side of a story most people never hear.
👇Here’s what’s inside:
Why she became Samantha X — and how it saved her lifeThe brutal cost of fame, stigma, and addictionWhat she really thinks about OnlyFans, power, and regretThe hardest part about leaving the industryHer advice to fathers raising daughters in today’s worldAmanda didn’t flinch. Nothing was off limits. Enjoy legends!
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