Last Round Podcast

5x World Champion Andy Howson

January 08, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

With over 80 professional wins in Muay Thai, Andy is no stranger to a fight. Coming from the infamous Bad Company gym in Leeds, Andy and his cousin Liam, took UK Muay Thai to levels rarely seen before. Fighting all over the world against the best opponents they had to offer. He talks openly about his domestic rivalries with both Damien Trainor and Dean James, arguably the bigget domestic fights the UK has seen to date. He also talks about his experiences in ONE championship, being the first...

Dakota Ditcheva

December 23, 2021 17:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

Dakota started training in combat sports from a very young age under her mum, Lisa Howarth, a former world champion. At 17 she was fighting A class in Muay Thai, against opponents much more experienced than her at the pro level. She is now a professional MMA fighter and has a flawless record at the pro level, showcasing her superior stand up. During the podcast, she talks about her Muay Thai career, being trained by her mother, fighting in different countries, her transition to MMA and more....

Dean James - From life threatening illness to World Champion

November 12, 2021 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

A 2 time Muay Thai world champion, Dean has had to overcome some difficult times in his life. Battling cancer at the age of 19, he was born to fight. He talks about his rivaly with Andy Howson, his world title wins, fighting against Thai opponents and gives an insight what it is like training under Tony Myers. Who many attribute the UK Muay Thai ruleset to.

Brendan Loughnane

September 19, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB

Apologies for the bad sound in the first 15 seconds! Brendan is a world renowned MMA fighter, who has developed a large fanbase over the years due to his excellent standup skills and his never say die attitude. In this episode of the podcast, Brendan talks openly about loses over his career, fighting in the UFC, drugs & steroids in MMA, the possibilty of fighting Paddy Pimlett and more. We have wanted to get him on the podcast for a long time and are grateful that we finally had the opportun...

UK #1 Jack Cooper

June 07, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB

Jack Cooper is the current UK number 1 ranked Thai Boxer at 70KG. He is a very experienced fighter, having had over 60 fights in Thailand and in the UK. He talks about his experiences in Thailand, where he first went to train when he was 15, whether he considers himself underrated, changing gyms, his upcoming fight and more.

Glory Kickboxer Bailey Sugden

June 07, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Son of a former world champion kickboxer, Bailey followed in his dad's footsteps into the sport of kickboxing. He fought on the 'Road to Glory' event which offers a path to the prestigious kickboxing organisation 'Glory'. His first fight with the company was at Madison Square Garden in New York, an accolade that not many people can claim. He is hungry to break into the top 10 at his weight and would like to fight Petchpanomrung for the title, believing he will cause Petch problems.

Kickboxing world champion Dean Sugden

June 07, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

Former world champion, Dean Sugden, talks about his successful career as a fighter, training his 3 sons in 3 different combat sports, meeting UFC superstars and much more. Dean is an extremely respected figure in combat sports and has had raving reviews from everyone we have spoke to.

Liam Mcgrandles

June 07, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

Liam Mcgrandles started his Muay Thai journey at Corefit in Birmingham and has trained there ever since. He has fought notable names such as Thailand's Jetsada and beat Andrew Miller for the WBC belt, who is now signed to ONE Championship. He talks about his experiences fighting both of these, along with training out in Thailand and more. Please subscribe to the page, it helps us out a lot!

Lucy Payne

June 07, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Lucy is a professional Muay Thai Fighter, who started training at age 13 under Julie Kitchen. She has fought on big promotions such as Yokkao, Lion Fight, Rebellion and fought in Thailand as part of the Muay Thai Angels tournament. She talks openly about her experiences, purses, how women are treated in combat sports and much more. Originally from Cornwall she now resides in Birmingham and trains at CoreFit gym.

Nathan Bendon

June 07, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB

Nathan started out in Muay Thai and fought at a high level for many years, fighting the likes of Chris Shaw and Rambo. He then decided to go into boxing and is currently a professional in that field. He talks about his time in muay thai, fighting under Tony Myers, what made him decide to go into boxing and much more. Bendon will also be making his much anticipated Muay Thai comeback on prestigious UK show, Yokkao in August.

ONE championship athlete Panicos Yusuf

June 07, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MB

Muay Thai champion Panicos Yusuf, speaks on moving from Cyprus to the UK, his journey as a fighter to a coach, being signed to ONE Championship and his experience in MMA. He is the head coach at All Powers gym and has cornered fighters from other gyms such as Jack Kennedy. He is known for his femur style of Muay Thai and his strong clinch game.

Pro Boxer Chad '2slick' Sugden

June 07, 2021 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

Chad, a former kickboxing world champion, started out fighting on shows such as 'Main Event', which gained him a lot of respect in the kickboxing world. This led to him being signed to the prestigious GLORY, where he fought the well known Murthel Groenhart in Las Vegas and beating him on the judges score cards. He then transtitioned into boxing and fought for the British Title under COVID restrictions, which he talks about in the podcast. He aims to bounce back after the setback against Pitt...

UFC champion coach & promoter Daz Morris

June 07, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

Daz is the promoter of household Uk Muay Thai shows 'Rumble at the Reebok' and "Main Event'. He talks about his time promoting these shows, along with his time coaching UFC champion Michael Bisping. Not one to be missed!

Kev Harper

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

Kevin Harper is an ex champion Muay Thai fighter, with 75 professional fights. After retiring he opened the Majestic gym in Wigan, where he coaches young fighters such as Josh Hill. Along with coaching he also judges and referees fights on big shows such as Yokkao and Muay Thai Grand Prix.

Niamh Kinehan

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB

Niamh is the current MTGP & KGP world champion. Training out of Frank's gym, she is renouned for her heavy hands and left high kick. She is currently ranked #1 in the UK at 59KG and always comes for the knockout.

Joe Craven

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Joe trains out of Bad Company gym in Leeds alongside some of the most recognisable faces in UK Muay Thai. He is the former UK #1 at his weight and is hungry to take that spot back from Niall Brown.

Jonno 'JCB' Chipchase

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MB

Jonno has been fighting in the Muay Thai scene for over 15 years, he is known for his heavy hands and his tough as nails, come forward style. He also hosts his own podcast 'Just Callin' Bullshit', where he talks about important topics such as politics and philosophy, something which he is extremely passionate about.

Josh Hill

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

For such a young guy, Josh has had over 50 professional Muay Thai fights. He spends a lot of time training and fighting in Thailand. In this podcast, he talks about the experiences over there including having 1 day notice to fight and being trained by his opponents best friend. He talks about his goals for the future and who he would like to fight next.

Bilal Remassy

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MB

Remassy has trained Muay Thai at All Powers gym for a long time. He has fought a lot of heavy hitters at 79KG and is still ranked #3, even though he has not fought Thai for a while. He has also gained notoriety in the music scene, regularly bringing out new freestyles and music videos.

Frankie Hudders

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB

Frank Hudders is a former world champion muay thai fighter. He has fought all over the world showcasing his slick style. He now coaches full time and has some exciting fighters in his stable, including MGTP and KGP world champion Niamh Kinehan.

Andy 'Lofty' Lofthouse

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Andy started out in Muay Thai and fought some established fighters in his time in the sport such as Keith Mclachlan and Chris Whittle. He then decided to transition into MMA, a switch which very few have made. He know is a striking coach for the likes of UFC competitior Lerone Murphy and he plans to fight again.

Jack Kennedy

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

Jack Kennedy is a UK Muay Thai fighter, he has fought some of the best UK and foreign competition there is. He is currently ranked number 2 at 66kg and is eyeing up a fight with the number 1, Charlie Peters.

Tommi McCormick

June 07, 2021 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB

Tommi is an experienced Muay Thai fighter, known for his flashy style. He fought everyone there was to fight at his weight in the UK, finishing his career after fighting Charlie Peters and Jack Kennedy. After finishing his fight career he left his hometown of Sheffield and moved to Manchester for work.

Glory Kickboxer Ammari Diedrick

June 07, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB

Ammari won the 8 man Road to Glory tournament which secured him a contract in the biggest kickboxing organisation in Europe. He talks about his time in Muay Thai, transitioning to kickboxing, breaks down some of his fights and talks about his favourite music to listen to on a day to day basis.

Paul 'The Magician' Karpowicz

June 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

Paul is a veteran in the Muay Thai scene, training since the age of 6. He has fought some of the best domestic and international fighters out there at his weight. Now in his 30s he is more focused on training some exciting fighters out of his gym, 2technical.

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