Know Your Fighter: Dario Strbac

Full Name:

Dario Strbac

Age:

28

Where were you born:

Germersheim Germany

Where do you live:

Gold Coast

Which gym do you train out of:

CMBT TRAINING CENTRE

Who are your coaches:

Miles Muecke, Jesse Yada, Brentin Mumford, James Sargison.

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Blue Belt BJJ

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Soccer seriously But almost everything growing up

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

16

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

Routine and discipline Love turning the scariest hardest sessions into the ones I look forward to.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

I don’t know to be honest. I guess my commitment to the path…

How would you describe your fighting style:

I try to not have one style. Just having the right tools for the right jobs.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA. It’s a little bit of a sport but ultimately we are fighting. There’s nothing else like it. But I’m a bit of a sports lover in general

Who is your favourite athlete:

Michael Jordan Cristiano Ronaldo Alex Perreira The outliers in their fields

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

ATM it’s hard to go against Alex Perreira at this moment. There’s not anyone like him

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Win this fight in a dominant and spectacular fashion, have some rest and fight in November. Go pro before 30

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

Chaos, excitement and beauty.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I see me being up for wherever the fight takes place and being one step ahead of my opponent.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you all for your support over the years, it definitely does take a tribe.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

@strbacdario

Watch Dario Strbac fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

Know Your Fighter: John Fraser

Full Name:

John-Martin Fraser

Age:

32

Where were you born:

Wales

Where do you live:

Sunny coast Australia

Which gym do you train out of:

Team Compton & vice training centre

Who are your coaches:

Steve Compton Elliot Compton Ryan doyle

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Bjj brown belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Rugby union

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

When I moved to Australia I started training with the Noke brothers and it became my life pretty quickly. When I made the move to middle weight I started seeing it as a career.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

Sparring days where the boys get to have a good dig

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

I’ve been told it’s my vocabulary

How would you describe your fighting style:

Aggressive

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA because anything can happen, a fight can be won or lost many different ways at any second

Who is your favourite athlete:

alex pereirra

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

alex pereirra because he’s got such a cool story and he’s a gangster, takes massive career risks and he’s pulled off some impressive shit because of it

What are your immediate and long term goals:

My immediate goal is to get my hand raised after fighting stoddart, win the eternal belt Back and get signed by the UFC

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

An exciting fight

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I’ll get it done in one

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thanks so much for all the support from everyone. Thanks to all my sponsors that have jumped on to back me for this fight, it’s really helped get me in a good spot to be the best version of myself fighting next week

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

@johnfraser92

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Know Your Fighter: Jaye Hyland

Full Name:

Jaye Anthony Hyland

Age:

19

Where were you born:

Armadale

Where do you live:

Mandurah

Which gym do you train out of:

Mandurah combat sports academy

Who are your coaches:

Marcus Mckeever Aaron Robinson

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Im a blue belt in bjj

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Nothing really played afl for a 2 seasons but was never really any good aha

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

I only really started taking it seriously maybe a year and half ago but only been training for just over 2 years so was pretty soon into it

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

Favourite session is hard to say because I love it all, every session and aspect of mma brings their own little something to the table so I’m not sure

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

I’m not too sure still so fresh into the game but I’ve got alright boxing and maybe bjj not to sure once I have a few more fights I’m sure I’ll find out but I imagine it will always be changing as i evolve as a martial artists

How would you describe your fighting style:

Pretty boxing heavy and I like to grapple but never really been able to show case it in a fight

What is your favourite sport and why:

Mma there’s just nothin like it

Who is your favourite athlete:

I have no idea combat sports athletes I would say mike Tyson just got a cool story and he’s was an animal just a scary scary man

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Mike tyson

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Just wanna stay healthy keep training and improving my skills and maybe one day I could live off training and fighting that would be the long term goal but I think that’s the long term goal for nearly anyone that fights mma

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

Hopefully something entertaining, would love to be that guy people get excited to watch a lot of finish’s and good fights but still got a long way ahead before any of that still just at the beginning

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I’m not sure it’s hard to say but in his last fight he was non stop coming forward so maybe alot of the fight will be in the pocket

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Don’t really know aha but will see uses all when I get home so will tell uses all then

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

Instagram : Jayehyland_

Watch Jaye Hyland fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14