Hosted by Joel Rasmussen · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 100 episodes
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Southern Cross Combat brings you all the latest interviews and news in Australian and New Zealand Mixed Martial Arts. Follow the podcast on Instagram to stay up to date on all the news @SouthernCrossCombat
Joel Rasmussen hosts Southern Cross Combat, a sports show with 100 episodes published.
I spoke to Matt Fordham from Ignite Martial Arts ahead of his fight against Campbell Symes at Beatdown 12 on November 8th in Queensland. We discuss the cancelled bout with Jack James, an alleged bout against Abdalla Biya
The day after UFC Fight Night Perth, I sit down with head man out of Scrappy MMA, Ben Vickers, who is the lead coach of UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena, to discuss the upcoming bout against Islam Makhachev
I speak to Aussie MMA legend Dan Kelly ahead of his new promotion Melbourne Fight Series, where he explains the ins and outs of it all, Judo v MMA, Cris Cyborg v Sara Collins and more
Ahead of her fight on ONE Championship, I spoke to Kim Tran about the fight, how it happened, her life in Thailand prior to moving to BONES mma, and more
ahead of his professional debut, Joel Rasmussen speaks to Jon Aiello, one of the funniest and most controversial fighters in the local Australian scene. They talk about Turing Pro, being accepted as a controversial figur
Ahead of the semi-finals of the Road to UFC tournament, I speak to lightweight Dom Mar Fan, who hopes to get one step closer to an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract and cement himself as one of the best MMA fighter
Ahead of his fight at Eternal 98 on UFC FightPass, I speak with Justin Van Heerden
This year, three Australians will fight for a UFC contract on Dana Whites Contender Series. Joel Rasmussen breaks down the three fighters, giving you an insight into their backstory, their skillsets, fight history, and m
Ahead of his fight with Ode Osbourne, top 10 UFC flyweight Steve Erceg talks about tax evasion, his favourite carbs, rap music, the sprinkler, and fighting
Ahead of his fight against Jon Kunneman at Dana Whites Contender Series for a UFC contract, Cam Rowston talks about the fight, giving himself diabetes, Aus vs NZ, Hulk Hogan's death, and more
George Mangos, the hottest prospect Australia has to offer, speaks to Joel Rasmussen ahead of his fight against Radley De Silva on Dana White's Contender Series for a UFC contract
Following the announcement of the first four fights for UFC Perth, I sit down with @Bendaman2001 to fantasy book our own UFC Perth card - who do you want to see on the card? Follow Benny P: https://www.instagram.com/theb
Following another foiled attempt at turning pro, I speak to Sonny Kirisome about his frustrations regarding his career, the heavyweight division in Aus, repping Samoa, and more
Ahead of Beatdown 11, and following his return to Australia, Matt Fordham wants to TRAUMATISE his opponent, he tells Joel Rasmussen.
After three years out of MMA competition, Brad Riddell is targeting a UFC return. In his first interview in three years, Brad speaks with Joel Rasmussen of SouthernCrossCombat about his time away, if he was ever going to
Joel Rasmussen shares his thoughts following Eternal 96 on the gold coast, which saw Darcy Vendy retain his title, Matty Iann earn a title, and great pro fights on the undercard.
Will this be Darcy Vendy's last regional fight? Joel and Paddy are back to break down the upcoming Eternal 96 pro card
Cam O'Neill joins Joel Rasmussen of Southern Cross Combat to talk about Eternal MMA, the most active and famous regional MMA promotion in Australia. They talk about Eternal and its start, how it has evolved, the upcoming
Ahead of his interim Eternal bantamweight title fight at Eternal 96, I speak to Matty Iann about his training in Thailand, how he came to Australian Top Team, his relationship with Suman Mokhtarian, fighting Connor Birch
Ahead of Eternal 96, I speak to the Middleweight champion Darcy Vedny about having to fight again on the regionals, his opponent Blair Bretag, friendship with Jon Aiello, growth outside the cage, and more
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