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FEATURED FIGHTER: LEWIS ESSERY (QLD)

Sometimes getting trying to keep fit can accidentally turn into your life passion, and that’s exactly what happend with 16-year-old Lewis Essery. As soon as he started his first Muay Thai class, he fell in love with it and... Read more

The Fighters Ladder

written by Torin O'Brien Fighter & Owner at Snake Pit Gym The ladder of progress that drove Snake Pit Gym (SPG) from a small room with one set of pads to Rockhampton’s largest and most experienced fight team within... Read more

Fighter Spotlight ERIN “BUMBLE BEE” HARBERGER

At just 17 years of age, this young beast of a fighter has already amassed 31 Muay Thai fights plus a nice collection of title belts and after demolishing her way through the junior division, Erin has already made... Read more

JAMIE EDENDEN – Fighter Spotlight

Current fight RecordMuay Thai: 11 Fights 6 Wins 1 KOMMA: 1-0-0 If you haven’t seen Jamie in the ring or the cage, you’re missing out! This is one exciting fighter who leaves it all on the canvas. (check out... Read more

BLAKE “THE $2 STEAK” WILSON – Fighter Spotlight

$2 Steak you might ask? Blake was coined this nickname after one of his fights. His opponents trainer said to him after the fight “mate you’re tougher than a $2 steak” and well, it stuck! Mate you’re tougher than... Read more

OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE PLAN

As of Midday, March 23rd, 2020 the Australian Government announced the closure of all gyms. This has severely impacted the Combat Sports industry here in Australia. Not only were fight shows put on hold prior to this, now our... Read more

Zoe Putorak: Rises to the top

NRF Featured Fighter: Zoe Putorak In this edition of our Fighter Spotlight Series, we catch up with Muay Thai Professional Fighter and current IFMA Women’s Elite World Champion Zoe Putorak. Zoe was introduced to Muay Thai in 2008, just... Read more

THE LYON KING: Matthew Lyons

In this edition of our Fighter Spotlight Series, we get in the ring with 14-year old up and coming Muay Thai Junior Matthew Lyons, aka “The Lyon King”. Matthew was introduced to martial arts at 11 years old. He... Read more

New! Fighter Call Out Alerts

Check out the latest fighter call outs here. Click to apply for the below fight opportunities or nominate for the next NRF supported Fight Show here: If viewing on a mobile device TURN PHONE SIDEWAYS to see more info about the... Read more

FREE LIVE WEBINAR FOR FIGHT GYM OWNERS

Attention Fight Gym Owners: It hurts me to see so many people and friends in our industry running fight gyms they think can only be a ‘hobby’ or they run a gym that is under-performing, undercharging and therefore never... Read more

How Do I Condition My Shins?

How Do I Condition My Shins? There is no doubt about it, muay thai is a tough sport that requires kicking hard parts of another persons body... Read more

Featured Fighter of the Month Jed Ariens

We had an quick catch up with boxer JED “CAPTAIN JEDI” ARIENS Stats: Fight Style: Boxing Class: Professional Middleweight State: QLD (Sunshine Coast) Gym: Extreme Boxing Fight Record: 36 Fights How old were you when you first start... Read more

North Brisbane Golden Open Championships

North Brisbane Golden Open Championships is on November 4, 2018, at the Northside Indoor Sports Centre, 17 Flinders Parade North Lakes Registration is now open.Click here to register now Check out the Rules in four Different Disciplines such as... Read more

Trainer / Fighter Relationship

A solid trainer/athlete relationship Written by: Yolanda Schmidt Apart from your family, as an athlete, your trainer or coach becomes a pivotal part of your life. Perhaps the next closest person to you. Similar in the way an infant becomes... Read more

Member Results March 3, 2018

Check out the weekends NRF member fight results from around Australia here… QUEENSLAND ROZI KOMLOS fought this weekend but unfortunately did not come away with a win. Rozi put on one strong fight against another tough NRF fighter, Brooke Cooper,... Read more

Member Results March 09-10 2018

Check out the weekends NRF member fight results from around Australia here… QUEENSLAND AYDE “PRICKLES” WALKER stepped over the ropes on the weekend, unfortunately not coming away with the good this time around, but as always gracious in defeat. I... Read more

Muaythai: Positive Impacts on Character Development of Adolescents

Muaythai: Positive Impacts on Character Development of Adolescents Written by: Yolanda Schmidt Muaythai, or any martial art for that matter, develops more than simply the ability to defend yourself. I am convinced that by the end of this article... Read more

Member Results February 23-24 2018

Check out the weekends NRF member fight results from around Australia here… QUEENSLAND GRIFFIN NIKPALJ fought hard on the weekend on the Sunshine Coast, coming away with the win. Great work Griffin! HOLLY NGUYEN also fought on the Sunshine... Read more

Member Results February 10 2018

Check out the weekends NRF member fight results from around Australia (and internationally) here… QUEENSLAND YOLANDA SCHMIDT flew from NSW to fight in a huge tough war in QLD. Yolanda pulled out all stops to come home with a well... Read more

Member Results February 17 2018

Check out the weekends NRF member fight results from around Australia here… QUEENSLAND Two NRF Members, JADA KETLEY & NAKIA “DROP BEAR” WRIGHT fought 5 tough rounds against each other in a Full Thai rules war in QLD. With Jada... Read more