Know Your Fighter: Amin Lorot

Full Name:

Amin Lorot

Age:

26

Where were you born:

South Sudan

Where do you live:

Perth, Australia

Which gym do you train out of:

Strike MMA

Who are your coaches:

Dave Johnson

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:

After first fight on eternal in 2019

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

Sparring, you can put together everything you’ve learned in an actual fight situation

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

Super Athletic, great genetics and natural instincts

How would you describe your fighting style:

Great at mixing striking and grappling, adapting to opponents strengths in a fight

What is your favourite sport and why:

Combat sports, they are the most entertaining

Who is your favourite athlete:

Cristiano Ronaldo

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Khabib Nurmagomedov

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Compete in many amateur competitions to build my self up and go pro

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

An entertaining fight from start to finish

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

A stoppage, by submission or knockout

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thanks for the love and support this early in my career

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

instagram@ amin.longolio

Watch Amin Lorot fight at Eternal MMA 89 on Saturday, October 26.

Know Your Fighter: Paddy Cameron

Full Name:

Paddy Cameron

Age:

29

Where were you born:

Hamilton, New Zealand

Where do you live:

Perth

Which gym do you train out of:

Scrappy MMA

Who are your coaches:

Ryan Gray, Darcy Spowart

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

BJJ Blue Belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Rugby, Tennis, Basketball

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

Started training 3 years ago as a hobby. Became addicted to the process of getting better.

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

I enjoy Friday afternoon wrestling sessions for the suffering.

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

I enjoy out working people in training and in competition.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Pressure fighter

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA. It’s the purest form of competition.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Roger Federer

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Jack Della

What are your immediate and long term goals:

My goals is to finish my opponent in this fight, then continue to enjoy the process of becoming a better martial artist.

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

A high pace fight.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

Second round finish by me.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Big shout out to my manager Mahir Patel

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

youngpbc – Instagram

Watch Paddy Cameron fight at Eternal MMA 89 on Saturday, October 26.

Know Your Fighter: Finn Rattigan

Full Name:

Finn Patrick rattigan

Age:

24

Where were you born:

England

Where do you live:

Sydney

Which gym do you train out of:

Australian top team

Who are your coaches:

Askhan and Suman mokhtarian

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

White belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Rugby union and kick boxing

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

2 years ago

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

Sparring and punching on

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

My heart and grit

How would you describe your fighting style:

Exciting brawler

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA I love it

Who is your favourite athlete:

Connor McGregor

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Connor McGregor

What are your immediate and long term goals:

To make the ufc

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

A banger of a fight

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

A finish whatever way I want

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Tune in for fireworks

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

Celtic.kid_att

Watch Finn Rattigan fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

Know Your Fighter: Randall Rowan

Full Name:

Randall Rowan

Age:

19

Where were you born:

Brisbane

Where do you live:

Ipswich

Which gym do you train out of:

Crown Kickboxing

Who are your coaches:

James Moller and Luke Thomas

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:

Mostly MMA and some rugby

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

Started taking it seriously at about 12 but only looked at it as a potential profession as of recently.

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

Dutch drills as it helps work most of my tools from other sessions.

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

My technical ability and timing.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Measured and tactical

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA because of how dynamic and exciting it is.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Lebron James

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Alexander Volkanovski and Dan Hooker.

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Keep fighting consistently and hopefully go pro within the next 2 years.

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

A high energy fight with a show of technical abilities to overcome and adapt to any opponent.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I see myself walking away with the finish after setting and controlling the pace.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you for all of the support!!!

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

Instagram: ran_row1

Watch Randall Rowan fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

Know Your Fighter: Kyle Higginbotham

Full Name:

Kyle Higginbotham

Age:

25

Where were you born:

Mildura

Where do you live:

Brisbane

Which gym do you train out of:

Team Compton Training Centre

Who are your coaches:

Steve and Elliot Compton

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

White Belt BJJ 2nd Degree TKD BB

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

AFL Football

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

Started MMA casually when I was about 20yo to get more access to sparring partners to compliment my striking in my small town. Committed to it more seriously at 23yo

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

Love our technical/ experimental sessions with head Coach Steve. It’s great to feel like the team is consistently improving and coming up with new concepts for MMA

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

My unorthodox striking and physical strength

How would you describe your fighting style:

Entertaining

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA and Muay Thai

Who is your favourite athlete:

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Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Brad Riddell

What are your immediate and long term goals:

To be as active as possible in fighting. And push myself and career as far as possible

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

A performance

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

An absolute banger

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

I appreciate everyone that’s been Involved in my martial arts journey up to this point. Let’s go

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

Instagram: @kyleolympia_

Watch Kyle Higginbotham fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

Know Your Fighter: Ethan Kratzman

Full Name:

Ethan kratzmann

Age:

22

Where were you born:

Toowoomba

Where do you live:

Toowoomba

Which gym do you train out of:

Team Compton

Who are your coaches:

Tom Nolan, Elliot Compton

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

White belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Played rugby league for the Toowoomba valleys roosters from u12 to seniors

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

I started training under Brandon Spain early 2022 then began to train out of Compton aswell February of 2023

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

The slow progression, the fact that nothing beats consistency and good work ethic

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

My control on the ground

How would you describe your fighting style:

I’d describe myself as a mixed martial artist

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA, purely from how primal it is

Who is your favourite athlete:

Justin Gaethje

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Justin Gaethje

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goal is to win on Saturday, Long term is to go pro

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

An exciting fight, followed with my hand being raised

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I see myself being too much for him to handle, I see him quitting

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Love yous all

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

Instagram is @ethan__joe

Watch Ethan Kratzman fight at Eternal MMA 88 on Saturday, September 14

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