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Hosted by Liana · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 12 episodes
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In the vrss podcast, we dive into the psychology, science, and soul of combat sports. We bring you conversations with people at the top of their fields: from world champions and legends of the game, to the doctors, neuroscientists, psychologists, and coaches pushing performance to new levels. At its heart, vrss means two things: You versus the fight, whatever form that takes. And the verses that get written through it.We’re here to go deeper into those stories. Into the internal fight, the philosophies, the truths. Into what fighting really teaches us. How it rewires the brain, the body, the mind. And what strength really means - on the mats, and far beyond them.Because the outside never tells the whole story. The real strength is from within.
Liana hosts vrss Podcast, a sports show with 12 episodes published.
There comes a point in every athlete's journey when the body is ready, but the mind isn't. Why does that happen? In this episode of the VRSS Podcast, psychologist and mental performance coach Anaïs Verny explains why pre
Puja Tomar didn't just make history. She made it from scratch. No gym. No coach. No blueprint. Just a dream she saw on a screen, a friend to train with in a park, and a stubbornness that outlasted every obstacle her cult
This episode was recorded just days after Ben Woolliss found out he would be making his ONE Championship debut - stepping up on short notice to face former world champion John Lineker. He had just under two weeks notice.
What actually happens inside the body when fighters train hard, restrict food, dehydrate, and push past their limits - and how do you fuel champions without compromising long-term health? In this episode of the VRSS podc
What actually happens in your brain when a movement finally clicks? And why does thinking about it sometimes make everything fall apart under pressure? In this episode of the VRSS podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Timothy Car
In this episode of the vrss podcast, we sit down with Sarah Jeffries to unpack the science of sleep, brain health, and performance - and why sleep may be the most overlooked skill in combat sports and high-performance tr
John Wayne Parr is one of the most influential figures in modern Muay Thai. In this episode, he looks back on a lifetime in the sport: from sleeping on wooden floors in Thailand as the only Westerner in camp, to becoming
Pressure doesn’t mean something’s wrong - it means something matters. In this episode, world-leading performance psychologist Jonah Oliver explains why discomfort is the gateway to growth, and why trying to control your
When everything starts to go wrong - bad calls, unfair moments, missed shots - what separates fighters who spiral from those who stay composed? Performance psychologist Dr Michelle Pain has spent decades helping athletes
This episode was recorded on 8 October 2025, five days after ONE Championship Friday Fights 127. Tyson Harrison, one of the most exciting fighters in ONE Championship’s Bantamweight Division, sat down with us still carry
This isn’t a story about opening a gym - it’s a story about building a community through chaos. When the Monash City Council shut down his new gym just a week after opening, Vinh Le, founder of Honour Martial Arts in Mel
What if training isn’t about becoming your best self, but making sure your worst self can still win? That’s the philosophy of Luke Howard: a judo black belt, jiu-jitsu brown belt, and former pro MMA fighter who’s compete
What does it really mean to be “in the zone”? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Sue Jackson, co-author of Flow in Sports with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and creator of the Flow State Scale and Dispositional Flow Scale -
Olympic boxer Tony Jeffries - a 7-time British national champion and Olympic bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Games - shares the fight of his life: what happens when boxing ends. In this episode, Tony opens up about:
In the vrss podcast, we dive into the psychology, science, and soul of combat sports. We bring you conversations with people at the top of their fields: from world champions and legends of the game, to the doctors, neuro
Jordan Sullivan
Director of Retail Lending · The Fight Dietitian
1 appearance on this show
Jonah Oliver
Performance Psychologist · High Performance Psychology
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Timothy Carroll
University of Queensland
1 appearance on this show
Tyson Harrison
ONE Championship
1 appearance on this show
Vinh Le
Honour Martial Arts
1 appearance on this show
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