Amateurs | Eternal MMA

Know Your Fighter: Egert Messek

Full Name:
Egert Messek

Age:
23

Where were you born:
Estonia

Where do you live:
Perth

Which gym do you train out of:
Guardians / Wilkes MMA

Who are your coaches:
George Garley, David Wilks

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:
Blue belt in Jiu Jitsu
Brown belt in Judo

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
I did Judo and played football – that was it.

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:
I began my MMA path in 2017 under my Estonian coach Henri Hiiemäe. He was a professional fighter himself, and when he moved to my hometown, I immediately started taking MMA seriously.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:
I like to push the body to its maximum and love the feeling of accomplishment. My favourite session of the week is sparring – I enjoy the flow, the chaos, the transitions. Sparring can be so many things at once, but when the mind stays composed, it all makes sense.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:
My mindset and willingness to learn. I also adapt well to any scenario.

How would you describe your fighting style:
Flowstate – there is no opponent, only reactions. The way the body moves is how the mind responds.

What is your favourite sport and why:
MMA – because it’s the ultimate blend. That’s why it’s called mixed martial arts. Many styles at once.

Who is your favourite athlete:
Jon Jones – for his fighting IQ.
Also Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen – his understanding of mental warfare sets him apart.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
Jon Jones and Petr Yan.

What are your immediate and long term goals:
To become the best version of myself. That’s what makes all the difference.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:
Expect the unexpected.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
I’m always hunting the finish when the opportunity arises – but I’m more than ready to go three rounds.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:
Thanks to everyone for the support – coaches, training partners, friends and family. Whether you’re on the other side of the world or right here, we share the same values. I appreciate you all.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you on socials:
Instagram: @egert_messek

Watch Egert Messek fight at Eternal MMA 97 on Saturday, June 28.

Egert Messek Eternal 97

Know Your Fighter: Daryl Paille

Full Name:
Daryl Paille

Age:
30

Where were you born:
Cameroun

Where do you live:
Perth

Which gym do you train out of:
Luistro Combat Academy

Who are your coaches:
Romel Luistro

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

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
Soccer

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:
I started two years ago and took it seriously from the beginning.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:
All sessions are my favourites. At LCA I’m learning every day.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:
I have the tools for everything — I can do it all.

How would you describe your fighting style:
Boxing and wrestling.

What is your favourite sport and why:
Football, because it’s the sport I grew up playing.

Who is your favourite athlete:
Daryl.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
Daryl.

What are your immediate and long term goals:
Win this fight, and keep winning.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:
A good fight — I’m never in a boring one.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
I see myself finishing the fight in the early rounds.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:
I love you all.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you on socials:
Instagram: @le_lion_2

Watch Daryl Paille fight at Eternal MMA 97 on Saturday, June 28.

Daryl Paille Eternal 97

Know Your Fighter: Dan Gall

Full Name:
Daniel Gall

Age:
28

Where were you born:
Gold Coast

Where do you live:
Gold Coast

Which gym do you train out of:
CMBT

Who are your coaches:
Miles Muecke, Brentin Mumford, Sammy McLaren, Reece McLaren

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:
Blue belt in BJJ

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
Rugby League and Muay Thai

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:
At 24 as a hobby, and at 27 as a profession.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:
Spyda sessions — they’re the closest thing to being in a fight.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:
My work ethic.

How would you describe your fighting style:
Must-watch TV.

What is your favourite sport and why:
MMA — there’s just nothing like it. Fights can be finished at any time, no matter who is dominating.

Who is your favourite athlete:
Anderson Silva

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
Cory Sandhagen

What are your immediate and long term goals:
Immediate — be in the top 5 amateurs by the end of the year.
Long term — get my chance at Road to UFC.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:
Fight of the night.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
Exactly how both of our last fights went — me dominating and him being knocked out.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:
I can’t thank everyone who supports me enough. Sometimes it’s overwhelming knowing that so many people care this much about me chasing my dreams.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you on socials:
Instagram: @danieltheprophetmma

Watch Dan Gall fight at Eternal MMA 97 on Saturday, June 28.

Dan Gall Eternal 97

Know Your Fighter: Juan Relleno

Full Name:
Juan Manuel Ignatius Barcillano Relleno

Age:
27

Where were you born:
Naga City, Philippines

Where do you live:
Baldivis, WA

Which gym do you train out of:
Wilkes MMA

Who are your coaches:
David Wilkes, Matt Erceg

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:
BJJ Blue Belt.
Undefeated in Muay Thai and Kickboxing.
Freestyle Martial Arts Blue Belt.
Okinawa Shorin Ryu Green Belt.

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
Basketball, Rugby League, Athletics, Karate.

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:
After my first win via knockout, I thought to myself… maybe I am good at this.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:
My favourite part about training is the community. I’m surrounded by like-minded people all with the same goal of improving and getting better in all aspects of our lives.
My favourite session is Saturday sparring — this is the day we do our fight simulations and find out if there’s a shift in the gym rankings for the week.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:
My greatest strength is that I refuse to quit. You’re going to have to kill me to stop me from getting back up and trying again.

How would you describe your fighting style:
Elusive, technical and very flowy… until I get hit — then it’s full steam ahead into a firefight.

What is your favourite sport and why:
MMA is my favourite sport. In every other sport, if people have disputes, they end up fighting or pretending to fight. Might as well cut the preamble and get to business.
If I have an argument in basketball, we end up fighting. In MMA, we don’t argue — we settle it directly.

Who is your favourite athlete:
Magic Johnson

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
Max Holloway

What are your immediate and long term goals:
My immediate goal is to steal the show at Eternal 97 and make myself a household name.
Long term — go pro and make a run at that very pretty Eternal Featherweight belt.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:
A pretty smile, fireworks, and tension throughout the entire fight. It can all end in the blink of an eye.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
My opponent and I will look each other in the eyes, have an unspoken agreement to duke it out — and the first man to shoot will forever be branded a coward to the other.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:
Buy Eternal 97 tickets. Use code RELLENO on Fighter Fan Club and wear PINK to show support for me as I make the walk to entertain the people.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you on socials:
Instagram: @j.relleno13

Watch Juan Relleno fight at Eternal MMA 97 on Saturday, June 28.

Eternal 97 Juan Relleno

Know Your Fighter: Brady Walker

Full Name:
Brady Walker

Age:
19

Where were you born:
Australia

Where do you live:
Perth

Which gym do you train out of:
Wilkes MMA

Who are your coaches:
David Wilkes, Matt Erceg, Steve Erceg

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:
White belt in BJJ.

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
I played all sports growing up, especially AFL.

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:
I started to take MMA seriously about three years ago.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:
I enjoy training because of the environment I train in. Without training at Wilkes, I wouldn’t be doing it.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:
The ability to adapt to any situation in the fight — whether it’s a war or a more technical battle.

How would you describe your fighting style:
I’m a rangy striker and dangerous on the outside.

What is your favourite sport and why:
MMA, because I do it.

Who is your favourite athlete:
Alexander Volkanovski.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
Alexander Volkanovski.

What are your immediate and long term goals:
I want to take the sport as far as I can and one day turn pro.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:
Expect an exciting fight and to be happy they paid to see me.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
A fight mainly on the feet, with two styles clashing and my style coming out on top — by keeping him on the end of my punches, frustrating him, and then finding the finish.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:
Thanks for all the support — now let’s get the job done.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you on socials:
Instagram: @brady.walker8

Watch Brady Walker fight at Eternal MMA 97 on Saturday, June 28.

Brady Walker Eternal 97

Know Your Fighter: Jahmarl Weir

Full Name:
Jahmarl Dave Weir

Age:
26

Where were you born:
New Plymouth, New Zealand

Where do you live:
Perth

Which gym do you train out of:
Scrappy

Who are your coaches:
Ben Vickers, Josh Della, Ryan Gray

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:
White belt in BJJ.

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
Rugby and Rugby League.

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

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

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

How would you describe your fighting style:
Smart pressure.

What is your favourite sport and why:
MMA – hardest sport on earth.

Who is your favourite athlete:
Prime McGregor.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
Prime McGregor.

What are your immediate and long term goals:
Get rich or die trying.

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

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
Knockout win.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:
I love you all.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you on socials:
Instagram: @jahmarlweir

Watch Jahmarl Weir fight at Eternal MMA 97 on Saturday, June 28.

Eternal 97 Jahmarl Weir

Know Your Fighter: Dylan Leonard

Full Name:
Dylan Leonard

Age:
22

Where were you born:
Australia

Where do you live:
Joondalup

Which gym do you train out of:
Wolves Den

Who are your coaches:
Steve Walton

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

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
Soccer

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:
Started boxing at 16 but started training MMA seriously around 19.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:
Probably sparring because it’s fun.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:
I never miss a session.

How would you describe your fighting style:
Violent and aggressive.

What is your favourite sport and why:
MMA. Most other sports are boring.

Who is your favourite athlete:
That’s a tough one—probably Volk.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
Volk or Dustin Poirier.

What are your immediate and long term goals:
Win my fight on June 28 by finish, and keep going from there.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:
Action and damage.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
I see myself winning by knockout in the first round.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:
Come down and show your support. It’s always a good show.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you on socials:
Instagram: @dylan__leonard1

Watch Dylan Leonard fight at Eternal MMA 97 on Saturday, June 28.

Dylan Leonard Eternal 97

Know Your Fighter: Rhyme Loto

Full Name:
Rhyme Loto

Age:
20

Where were you born:
New Zealand

Where do you live:
Bali

Which gym do you train out of:
SOMA Fight Club & MCSA

Who are your coaches:
Marcus Mckeever, Aaron Bertolatti, Mike Ikilei, Youseff Wehbe

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

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
I had my first ever fight at six years old in New Zealand. Since then, I’ve been competing in all sorts of combat sports—boxing, Muay Thai, K1, gi, and no-gi. My old man was an old-school Vale Tudo fighter and owned a gym, so I became familiar with martial arts at a very young age.

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:
Originally, I planned to become a professional boxer. I looked up to fighters like Jai Opetaia. But when my dad passed away in 2023, I had a change of heart and decided to try MMA. Last December, I jumped straight into the GAMMA World Championships and loved it—so here I am now, continuing to follow that passion.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:
Cage wrestling, sparring, padwork, and cardio sessions.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:
Heart and grit.

How would you describe your fighting style:
Sometimes patient and calculated, sometimes aggressive and guns blazing.

What is your favourite sport and why:
All combat sports. It’s pretty much all I’ve ever watched. Ever since I was a child, I used to watch the K-1 Grand Prix and Pride MMA on old VCR tapes.

Who is your favourite athlete:
Outside of combat sports, definitely my older brother Lukhan Salakaia-Loto. He plays for the Wallabies—super dedicated and successful in his sport.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
Buakaw Banchamek. An elite Thai boxer—relentless, conditioned, and powerful.

What are your immediate and long term goals:
I only ever think about my next fight and take one step at a time. In the future, I want to fight everyone and make my way into the UFC. That would be awesome.

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

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
I have no plan. For now, I just train. When it’s go time—I’m on.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:
Lessgoooooooooooooo team, we awnnnnnn. 🇼🇸🇹🇰

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you on socials:
Instagram: @rhyme_the_rage
Facebook: @rhyme_the_rage

Watch Rhyme Loto fight at Eternal MMA 97 on Saturday, June 28.

Eternal 97 Rhyme Loto

Know Your Fighter: Alexander Torres

Full Name:
Alexander Torres

Age:
33

Where were you born:
Mt. Olympus

Where do you live:
In a house.

Which gym do you train out of:
Luistro Combat Academy

Who are your coaches:
Romel Luistro

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:
I have been awarded a brown belt in BJJ from Romel Luistro.

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
I did a lot of skateboarding and BMX for sport. A lot of drinking and debauchery for activities.

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:
About two weeks before my debut MMA fight in late 2023 is when I started to give a shit about striking. Been hooked ever since. However, the study of combat—both armed and unarmed—began in 2012 when I enlisted in the infantry.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:
I don’t have a favourite session. To be honest, most of the training is not enjoyable. It’s hard and gruelling. That’s my favourite aspect—that we must choose a hard lifestyle in order to practise the Bushido way.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:
Cardio and chin, mate. A fairly good IQ helps too.

How would you describe your fighting style:
Chaotic, wild, unpredictable. With some gems of technique sprinkled in.

What is your favourite sport and why:
Outside of combat sports, skateboarding would be my favourite. They still push their bodies to the limits of impact absorption, and the skill and balance displayed always blows my mind.

Who is your favourite athlete:
Currently still slugging it out—Jim Miller.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
In no particular order: Kazushi Sakuraba, Erik Paulson, Josh Barnett, Fedor Emelianenko.

What are your immediate and long term goals:
My immediate goal is to not have immediate goals. Long term: build my business, maintain balance in life, work and training—and enjoy it. Well, try to. I will have a professional MMA debut this year.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:
This is showbiz. They can expect a show, as well as a complete physical display of unarmed combat.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
If Todoroff vs Torres 1 is anything to go by—and of course it is—it will be another mauling via wrestle domination and ground-and-pound for three rounds. However, if I forego the cartwheels and fancy move attempts, I should get a submission at some point.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:
Of course, thank you for supporting. Buy a School of Physical Culture shirt at the link in my Insta bio. Use code TORRES when you buy an Eternal ticket. I look forward to putting on a show for all of you. I live to entertain.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you on socials:
Instagram: @iron.octopusstrength

Watch Alex Torres fight at Eternal MMA 97 on Saturday, June 28.