Know Your Fighter: Jake Pitfield

Full Name:

Jake “Face Off” Pitfield

Age:

30

Where were you born:

Killarney, Ontario , Canada

Where do you live:

Coolum Beach Sunshine Coast

Which gym do you train out of:

Combat Lab

Who are your coaches:

Joel Szepesvary

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

Purple – bjj

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

I was always into extreme sports like snowboarding, skateboarding, biking, etc

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

About 6-7 years ago when I moved to Australia and found Combat Lab

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

I love it all.

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

I think my technique and cardio set me apart.

How would you describe your fighting style:

My style is well rounded, I like to use all the tools.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA, most exciting sport to me.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Probably Max Holloway

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Max Holloway

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Just taking it one fight at a time.

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

Expect an exciting fight, win or lose I’ll be leaving it all in there.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I see myself out working my opponent and breaking him as the fight goes on. Round 2-3 finish.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

All the works been done, so sit back and enjoy the show.

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

Insta – @jakepitfield

Watch Jake Pitfield fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

Know Your Fighter: Isaac Small

Full Name:

Isaac Small

Age:

23

Where were you born:

Brisbane

Where do you live:

Brisbane

Which gym do you train out of:

Ironfist

Who are your coaches:

Daniel Bell Mal Van

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

White belt jujitsu Muay thai blackshirt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Played football (soccer) for 15 years and then played rugby union for 3 years. I also played lots of basketball in high school.

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

I started to take mma seriously pretty much as soon as Covid finished. It just consumed all my time and thinking and was all I wanted to do so I spent lots and lots of hours in the gym trying to get as good as possible. Then had my first fight and here we are.

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

Sparring is probably my favorite. No better feeling then trying out new moves you’ve done on the pads that week or try some cool new YouTube combo or move that I’ve seen.

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

I feel like my greatest strengths are how explosive and well I move around setting up the big ko power shots.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Exciting stand up who’s explosive ready to find a finish.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA is obviously my favorite sport because there’s just nothing else like it and it truly is the hardest greatest competition you can do. But basketball is a close 2nd been following the nba for years now.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Micheal Jordan and Kobe Bryant are definitely some of my favorite athletes just their hard work and discipline to get better is so awesome to watch and hear.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Max Holloway, Dan hooker, Volk and Adasanya.

What are your immediate and long term goals:

My immediate goals are to stay focused on the upcoming fight and to make sure I’m as sharp as I can be. My long term goal is to make it all the way to the ufc on day and get paid to do what I love.

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

High pace action with lots of cool exciting shots

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I’m expecting a bit of a war and I’m going to find the finish.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you to everyone that has supported me I appreciate all the messages and all the love it means a lot.

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

Find my instagram @isaac_small

Watch Isaac Small fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

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: 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

Know Your Fighter: Cooper Martin

Full Name:

Cooper Martin

Age:

21

Where were you born:

Sydney

Where do you live:

Gold Coast

Which gym do you train out of:

CMBT

Who are your coaches:

Miles muecke

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

Blue belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Rugby and MMA

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

Around when I was 17

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

Elevating and growing my self and the skills that I possess

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

Striking

How would you describe your fighting style:

Comfortable and proportionate

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA

Who is your favourite athlete:

Conor McGregor, David Goggins

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Conor McGregor, Charles Olivera, Arman Tsarukya,

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Make a name for myself in eternal and eventually go on to become UFC Champion

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

action, hunger, intensity

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

A fight

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thankyou

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

Ig: realcoopermartin

Watch Cooper Martin fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

Know Your Fighter: Mitch Rapson

Full Name:

Mitchell Rapson

Age:

24

Where were you born:

Melbourne, Australia

Where do you live:

Gold Coast, Australia

Which gym do you train out of:

CMBT training centre

Who are your coaches:

Miles muecke, Brentin Mumford, Jesse yada

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

Whit belt in jiu jitsu

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

I tried most sports like footy, soccer, basketball but never liked any of them. MMA was the only sport that I fell in love with.

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

At the start of 2023 when I moved to the Gold Coast I began training every day to turn this into a career which has always been my dream.

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

I enjoy every part of training but have recently been loving the striking part of it and wall wrestling.

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

My strengths are being well rounded in all areas and not quitting. No matter what happens I won’t give up or stop until the fight is over.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Well rounded. Comfortable wherever the fight goes.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA is easily my favourite sport because of the many different aspects to it. You can’t be good in only one area anymore if you want to be successful.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Jonathan Haggerty

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Tom Aspinall

What are your immediate and long term goals:

My immediate goals are to start my amateur mma career and be as active as possible. While my long term goals are to be consistent in this sport and get to the professional level and make a career out of this.

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

They should expect an exciting fight every time as I’m always looking to put on a show.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I see myself controlling the fight wherever I want and finding the finish in the first or second round.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you to everyone that is either coming to the show to support or watching online. I promise to put on an amazing performance and show everyone what I can do.

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

Mitch_rapson on instagram

Watch Mitch Rapson fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

Know Your Fighter: Bailey Rach

Full Name:

Bailey Rach

Age:

22

Where were you born:

Bundaberg

Where do you live:

Sunshine Coast

Which gym do you train out of:

Vice Training Centre

Who are your coaches:

Ryan Doyle, John Fraser, Jonno Lee

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

White belt in BJJ, Decent Boxer

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Hockey and athletics

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

After training mua Thai and boxing for the last 3 years wanted to tranistion to MMA so have been really only training it for this fight camp so for about 2 months

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

Since starting mma the grappling has actually been my favourite sessions of the week, learning all the ins and outs of it has been awesome and after this fight keen to keep getting better at it.

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

My greatest strengths is my athleticism, I have sharp boxing, good fight IQ, but my biggest strength is my hard work and dedication when training

How would you describe your fighting style:

Boxer/ sprawl and brawl

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA as it’s the greatest sport in the world

Who is your favourite athlete:

Alexander volkanoski

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Alexander volkanoski

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goals is to win this fight and see what happens from there, Long term goal is to continue every day to develop my skills as a martial artist and

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

Fun and exciting fight that could end at anytime

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

We get to the centre of the cage and after a few exchanges hes starting to feel my power and begins backing up to the fence where I then track him and finish him in the first round

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you all for supporting me and couldn’t have done any of this without the support from my coaches, friends and family.

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

Baileyrach10 on instagram

Watch Bailey Rach fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

Know Your Fighter: Blake Maryska

Full Name:

Blake maryska

Age:

16

Where were you born:

Gosford NSW

Where do you live:

Avoca beach central coast NSW

Which gym do you train out of:

Central coast MMA

Who are your coaches:

Ross pearson Jamie mullarkey

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

Blue belt in jujitsu

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Rugby league

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

Started at 15, a year and a half later I had my first fight and that’s when I knew I can make it my profession.

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

My favourite aspect of training and my favourite session is sparing because you can practice your skills in a live situation

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

We’ll rounded

How would you describe your fighting style:

We’ll rounded

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA because it’s exiting to do and watch

Who is your favourite athlete:

Cory sandhagen

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Cory sandhagen

What are your immediate and long term goals:

My immediate goal is to win my next fight and my long term goal is to become the world champ

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

A good fight

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

Knock out in the 2nd

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thanks for the support

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

Instagram: Blake.maryska

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Know Your Fighter: Xavier Beeck

Full Name:

Xavier Anthony Beeck

Age:

20

Where were you born:

Perth Australia

Where do you live:

Winthrop/Stirling

Which gym do you train out of:

Scrappy MMA and Counterbalance fitness

Who are your coaches:

Ryan Gray, Ben vickers, Darcy Spowart, Josh Della and Craig Wilson

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

Level 2 Black belt in taekwondo White belt in BJJ

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Soccer, Swimming, Boxing, Taekwondo

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

After helping a fellow training partner prepare for his fight and beginning to level up with him.

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

Learning new skills to add to my arsenal and style. My favourite session of the week would have to be full MMA sparring

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

Fast footwork and kicks as well as a good scrambling ability

How would you describe your fighting style:

Footwork focused kickboxing style with and emphasis on kicks and straight shots as well as a dangerous bottom grappling game

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA because it is the realest sport in the world

Who is your favourite athlete:

Cory Sandhagen

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Cory Sandhagen

What are your immediate and long term goals:

My immediate goals are to put on a performance on June 8th and long term make my professional debut for Eternal within the next 2 years

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

A fight that they will never forget

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I see it either ending with a left kick or an entertaining fight going the distance. Either way my hand is getting raised

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you for all your support. And I know I’ll represent you all well

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

@slim_mma on Instagram

Watch Xavier Beeck fight at Eternal MMA 85 on Saturday, June 8 on eternalmma.com

Know Your Fighter: Wyatt Fraser

Full Name:

Wyatt Fraser

Age:

25

Where were you born:

Perth

Where do you live:

Perth

Which gym do you train out of:

Scrappy MMA

Who are your coaches:

Ben Vickers

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

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

I started to take it more serious when I got to scrappy mma, but now it has my full focus

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

Sparring because it’s where I get to practice everything I’ve been working on

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

My willingness to work on the small details

How would you describe your fighting style:

I try my best to make it fun

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA because there’s nothing else like it

Who is your favourite athlete:

Jack Della

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Jack Della twice

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Win as many fights as it takes to get to the ufc and then be a world champion.

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

A gaunt weight cut face looking right back at them

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I’m not going in with any expectations. I’m going to set my rhythm and fire.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Use code FRASER to buy your tickets

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

@wyatt.fraser on instagram

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