Interview – Ognjen Topic

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Interview - Ognjen Topic

Ognjen Topic is a current IKF World, WBC, WKA National and a former Lion Fight Lightweight World Champion in Muay Thai, fighting out of North Jersey Muay Thai. As well as his fighting career, Ognjen is a full-time instructor as well as being a great graphic designer, having designed the current logos for Muay Thai Authority, MuayTies as well as his own fighter branding, which was used to create a range of InFightStyle gear (You can see that gear here).

We spoke to Ognjen to find out a little bit about his favourite gear and training advice.

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Interview – Tom “K9” Green

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Interview - Tom "k9" Green

Tom Green is a Mixed Martial Artist, possibly best known as the Fusion Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion. We last spoke to tom back in mid 2016 as part of our article The Best MMA Gloves – According to UK Fighters.

This time, we spoke to Tom a bit more in depth to find out a little bit about his favourite gear and training advice.

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Guest Review – Paul “Reaper” Banasiak

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Guest Review - Paul "Reaper" Banasiak

Paul Banasiak is a Muay Thai fighter who many people may know for the Muay Thai Athlete blog, or for being one of the two fighters (next to Sean Fagan, who we’ve previously interviewed) who make up the Muay Thai Guys podcast. If you haven’t heard of the podcast before, check it out, it made our list of 5 Great Podcasts For Muay Thai Fighters.

We spoke to Paul to find out a little bit about his favourite gear and training advice.

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The Best MMA Gloves – According to UK Fighters

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The Best MMA Gloves - According to UK Fighters

MMA gloves are one of the most important items of equipment for MMA. MMA fighters use a small light weight glove which offers less protection than boxing gloves, but allows you to use the hands for grappling as well.

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Guest Review – Reece Mcallister

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Guest Review - Reece Mcallister

To those in the UK Muay Thai scene, Reece Mcallister needs no introduction. Throughout his fighting career he’s won a number of titles including previously becoming the Topking World Series champion 2014. He’s taken on some big names, having fought in both Muay Thai and Kickboxing events, and will be taking on current Yokkao World Title holder Jordan Watson later in 2016.

We spoke to Reece to find out a little bit about his favourite gear and training advice.

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Guest Review – Ben Schneider

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Ben Schneider is a south wales based Professional MMA fighter, fighting out of Arcadia Fighter Manager (Find them on Facebook or Twitter) & Xandao Kickboxing Academy/MMA (Also on Facebook and Twitter). He fights in London, UK, in the longest running and most established show in Europe, UCMMA (Cage Rage).

We spoke to Ben to find out a little bit about his favourite gear and training advice.

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Guest Review – Sean Fagan

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Guest Review - Sean Fagan

Many people know Sean Fagan as the owner of Muay Thai Guy and Nak Muay Nation, but he’s also a 2x amateur champion, training out of Stockade Martial Arts in Kingston NY.

Sean’s lead venture Muay Thai guy is a great resource for anyone studying the art of eight limbs, with articles, video tutorials and podcasts which he hosts. Through his website Sean gets to talk to a host of big names from the Muay Thai world. If you haven’t come across any of his stuff before, we suggest you check it all out.

But first, we spent a bit of time talking to Sean to find out a little bit about his favourite gear and training advice.

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The Best Boxing Gloves for Muay Thai – According to UK Fighters

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Muay Thai or ‘Thai boxing’ is the cultural martial art of Thailand. The origin of Muay Thai dates back several hundred years, and was essentially developed as a form of close-combat that used the entire body as a weapon, including elbows and knees, leading to it becoming known as “the art of eight limbs”. In modern day, Muay Thai has become a global sport and is often incorporated into the training routines of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters and kickboxers.

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Guest Review – Tommi McCormick

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Guest Review - Tommi McCormick

Tommi McCormick is a Muay Thai fighter based in England. He has over 20 years experience training Muay Thai and is currently training with Bodyflo gym in Sheffield. He fights at a variety of Promotions, including Yokkao’s UK Events, and Muay Thai Grand Prix where he’ll soon be fighting for the MTGP World Welterweight Title.

We spoke to Tommi to find out a little bit about his favourite gear and training advice.

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Guest Review – Shane Fazen

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Guest Review - Shane Fazen

Shane Fazen is the creator of the highly popular YouTube channel Fight Tips, which teaches self defence, martial arts techniques and fitness. He’s also the man behind online training website My Fight Gym. He’s a black belt in taekwondo, international pro muay thai fighter, and an amateur boxer, all as well as spending time coaching others.

We spoke to Shane to find out a little bit about his favourite gear and training advice.

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Guest Review – Megan Anderson

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Guest Review - Megan Anderson

Megan Anderson is a Female Mixed Martial Artist who was born and raised in Australia. In 2015 she moved to in Kansas City, Missouri in the USA, now training at Glory MMA and Fitness. She currently fights for Invicta Fighting Championships at 145lb.

Update: Since originally holding the interview in 2016, Megan has gone on to fight in the UFC, stepping into the octagon for fights against big names such as Cat Zingano and Holly Holm.

We spoke to Megan to find out a little bit about her favourite gear and training advice.

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