Eternal MMA X Fight HQ Partner Announcement

Premium Australian martial arts retailer Fight HQ and Australian MMA juggernaut Eternal MMA have joined forces to support MMA athletes with the largest range of Mixed Martial Arts Equipment in Australia.

With this industry leading partnership Fight HQ becomes the official Eternal MMA athlete Equipment Partner & Official Eternal MMA Retail Partner providing apparel, equipment and prizes to athletes competing on Eternal MMA events.

All athletes competing on Eternal events will now receive a Fight HQ equipment pack before every event making it easier than ever before to prepare for a fight.

Eternal MMA athletes will now receive a minimum of:
– Fight HQ gear Bag
– MMA competition gloves
– Hand wrap tape & gauze for their fight
– Fight shorts
– $50 Fight HQ voucher

Fight HQ will also be supplying $200 vouchers for performance winners at every Eternal MMA event:

– Fight Of The Night (2 x $200 Vouchers)
– KO Of The Night
– Submission Of The Night
– Performance Of The Night

All courtesy of Fight HQ

Eternal MMA Founder & CEO Cam O’Neill had this to say about the partnership.

“I am very excited to announce this partnership between two of the heaviest hitters in Australian Combat Sports. The Fight HQ and Eternal MMA values are aligned when it comes to making sure that combat sports athletes in Australia are supported through their martial arts journey. We believe sports are for everyone, but unfortunately competing in sport usually comes at a price and we are very humbled to be able to help contribute towards lowering that cost of entry for MMA athletes on Eternal MMA events via the team at Fight HQ.”

Fight HQ Founder & Co-Owner Nick Atkins was also excited about the partnerships potential:

“One of our key focusses is to assist in the ongoing development of combat sports throughout Australia and to add value to the martial arts industry. 
We are excited about supporting the upcoming & elite athletes competing in Eternal MMA, and following their journey to the next level of international competition. I believes the professionalism, business model and values of the Eternal MMA Team align heavily with the FightHQ family.”

The partnership kicks off at this weekends sold out Eternal MMA 83, if you dont have a ticket catch all the fighters equipped by Fight HQ Live & Exclusive on UFC Fightpass on Saturday night from 8pm AEST

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Know Your Fighter: Ran Deng

Full Name:

Ran Deng

Age:

23

Where were you born:

Egypt

Where do you live:

Springfield, Ipswich

Which gym do you train out of:

NTG Fight & Fitness

Who are your coaches:

Nugget McNaught, Alvaro Navarro, Marcelo Balthazar da Silveira, Kalob Gray

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

White Belt BJJ

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Athletics, Basketball, Soccer, Rugby

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

I took Martial arts seriously as a hobby in 2021 and began taking it seriously in 2023 after having 3 kickboxing fights and 2 mma fights.

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

My favourite aspect of training is learning new techniques and applying them in real situations. Favourite session is Wednesday night sparring.

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

My length, speed, intelligence and adaptability.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Master of range! General of destruction!

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA!!! Because it’s the most unpredictable sport in the world. Anything can happens.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Adesanya, LeBron, Nadal

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

2018/19 Adesanya, Anderson Silva 2006/07, McGregor 2015/16. Can’t choose, all elite guys.

What are your immediate and long term goals:

To be the best martial artist in the country, the world… then the universe.

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

They should expect the unexpected

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I see myself being too sharp on the feet, my opponent will try to wrestle and my anti- wrestling holds up. I then get a late finish.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you for all the love and support. It means the world.

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

@ransrealityntg

Watch Ran Deng fight at Eternal MMA 83 on Saturday March 16th live and exclusive via

https://eternalmma.com

Know Your Fighter: Ethan Mitchell

Full Name:

Ethan Mitchell

Age:

21

Where were you born:

Brisbane

Where do you live:

Brisbane

Which gym do you train out of:

Team Compton

Who are your coaches:

Steve & Eliot Compton Dom Marfan Tom Nolan Blair Bretag Jayden Binnie

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

Purple belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Martial arts, started when I was 10.

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

It was always a hobby. Once I was in year 10 doing it before and after school everyday and weekends I think that’s when it changed to potentially something I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

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

Learning, I love learning all there is to know about martial arts. In every session there’s something to learn so I can’t choose a favourite.

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

I think the biggest thing is my unorthodox style in striking. Which comes from learning everything I can. I love any and all striking.

How would you describe your fighting style:

I would say it’s a combination of traditional arts. However, everyone else says it’s just unorthodox.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA, it’s the strategy, it’s the grit, it’s the passion that everyone involved has. It’s just an excellent atmosphere to be around and apart of. Whether or watching it with friends and participating.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Andy Hug

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Andy Hug

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goals are just to compete pretty regularly and train as much as I can. As for long term, to just compete and build myself to point where I can be comfortable train everyday.

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

Kicking, a lot of people who know me, know me because of my kicks and striking game.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

TKO or KO through strikes

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

It’s an absolute pleasure to show case what this sport is all about! I hope you enjoy my fights.

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

Instagram: @ethanthekane

Watch Ethan Mitchell fight live and exclusive at

http://www.eternalmma.com

Know Your Fighter: Dom Aston

Full Name:

Dominic Aston

Age:

23

Where were you born:

Sydney

Where do you live:

Gold Coast

Which gym do you train out of:

Pumma

Who are your coaches:

Vincent Perry & Vincente Cavalcanti

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

Blue belt and 5-1 mma record

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:

2023 I started treating mma less of a hobby and became more of an obsession or career.

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

Wrestling, hurts the most and always leave the session completely wrecked

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

My wrestling has become one of my greatest weapons since my last loss.

How would you describe your fighting style:

High pressure, stand and bang, no backwards steps

What is your favourite sport and why:

BJJ is my favourite sport of the individual martial arts as I really enjoy the complexity of the game and how there is no such thing as a punchers chance when it comes to bjj it’s purely down to who has the most skill and heart.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Hopefully not too soon to say this but I admire Illia Topuria style and I try replicate it myself in the gym and will try in the cage aswell.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Currently Khamzat Chimaev for his style and for getting to where he got so quick.

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goals is go pro asap, hoping this to be one of if not the last amateur fights and start getting paid.

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

FOTN and non stop action, I don’t take breaks in the ring.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

Other guy quitting when he realises I ain’t slowing down

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

😘😘

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

Instagram: @dominic.aston.1 , or in the Eternal cage

Watch Dom Aston fight live and exclusive on Saturday March 16th

http://www.eternalmma.com

Know Your Fighter: Mizuho Matsuyama

Full Name:

Mizuho Matsuyama

Age:

29

Where were you born:

Japan

Where do you live:

Australia

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:

Purple

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Kickboxing over 20 amateur fights

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

Started mma at CKB for W2W

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

Sparring cause it’s mma

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

Striking

How would you describe your fighting style:

Striker

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA cause I love this sport

Who is your favourite athlete:

Me

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Me

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Win and become champion

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

idk

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

Just hard work

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you for support see you soon

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

Instagram: @mizuho_matsuyama

Watch Mizuho Live & Exclusive on UFC Fightpass on Saturday March 16th

www.ufcfightpass.com

Know Your Fighter: John Martin Fraser

Full Name:

John Martin Fraser

Age:

31

Where were you born:

Wales

Where do you live:

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Which gym do you train out of:

Ignite MMA & Vice Training Centre

Who are your coaches:

Ryan Dunstan, Ryan Doyle & Kyle Noke

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

Bjj Brown belt when on top & a 2 stripe blue belt when on bottom.

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

I did kung fu from a young age then started Rugby union, I was a big fat bastard, that couldn’t catch, pass or tackle very well so I was left with scrummaging and rucking at tight head position. I found I enjoyed fighting on or off the field more than rugby so left that there and started training boxing on and off instead.

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

When I moved to Australia I got introduced to bjj and fell in love with it instantly, not long after I started training with the Noke brothers and trained everyday from the off. Few weeks in I started doing their striking/mma classes and it took over my life in the best way possible. I was dedicated like a professional very early other than being dedicated in my diet. It wasn’t until I became more educated with diet years later and dropped to middleweight that I realised I’m pretty good at this.

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

I love it all but if I had to pick one session it would have to be mma sparring day. It’s the closest thing to replicating a real fight where I get to put it all together and link all the disciplines.

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

I’m very coachable, too many people get shown or told things whether it be a technique or a strategy to implement or drill to practice and it goes in one ear and out the other and they go back to playing their A game and do what their comfortable doing. I get obsessed with learning and adding to my game constantly and if my coach tells me to do something it’s done until I get better at it.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Aggressive and in your face.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA. It’s the ultimate combat sport, the only thing would make it better is allow headbutts, I’d love to have an mma fight and be able to knock someone out with headbutts in their guard

Who is your favourite athlete:

Someone like Mike Perry would be up there, he’s a mad cunt.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Probably Mike Tyson, I spent so much time watching YouTube videos of Tyson knocking people out and training when I was growing up. He’s one of a kind

What are your immediate and long term goals:

My immediate goal is perform to the best of my ability on March 16th, beat Ben Johnston, get my hand raised and my long term goal is have a successful UFC career.

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

An exciting fight with either a quick finish or an 5 round war and a questionable post fight interview.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I dont focus on the outcomes or predictions, im going out there to perform and winning will be the by product of that, I’m prepared for the fight to go anywhere. You’ve got two guys at the top of the division who have trained hard to go in and take each others health away from the other. Let’s see who’s successful in doing that.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Everyone coming to watch, tuning in at home from Australia or Wales, I’m forever grateful.

Also thanks to my sponsors, I would not be where I am without you guys.

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

Instagram: @johnfraser92

Watch John Martin Fraser defend his Eternal MMA Australian Middleweight Title exclusively Live on https://ufcfightpass.com

Know Your Fighter: Yusuke Sato

Full Name:

Yusuke Sato

Age:

25

Where were you born:

Kumamoto, Japan

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

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

Karate Black Belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Karate, Judo and Baseball

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

Only when I came to Australia about 18 months ago.

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

Everything is fresh to me, MMA Training, living and speaking a second language, even the air too, so I love my life.

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

Obviously striking since born is useful to MMA and I reckon Living in an environment different from the one you were born in is not easy, but it makes you mentally stronger.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Not just a Karate Kid anymore !!

What is your favourite sport and why:

I love KARATE, JUDO, MMA and surf too. I feel happy because my pulse increases.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Ichiro Suzuki

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Israel Adesanya & Kyoji Horiguchi

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Eternal Champion and then World Champion in MMA. To create my own life through martial arts and become an athlete who can supply good energy to the world.

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

A wonderful knockout.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

If you can create your own waves, you can win any match, I will dominate the space.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

I’ll show my everything for you guys. Hopefully you guys pretty much enjoy my fight!

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

Instagram: @yusukeossjboy

Know Your Fighter: Jack Hayes

Full Name:

Jack Hayes

Age:

30

Where were you born:

Adelaide

Where do you live:

Seaford, South Australia

Which gym do you train out of:

M16 Fight & Fitness

Who are your coaches:

Myles Simpson for MMA, Declan Moody for BJJ, Adam Collet & Tayla Ford for wrestling

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:

Grew up playing footy and tennis

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

I started training at Ringworks in 2012 doing Muay Thai casually to get fit with no intentions of fighting.
After about 2 years I ended up training 5 days a week and started doing mma and had my first amateur mma fight in 2016.
I had a terrible amateur career going 0/5 and in 2019 I thought fuck it. If I’m going to do this I’ll have a crack professionally and went on to win my professional debut.
Coming into 2024 I’m currently 2/2 as a professional and looking to get the ball rolling for a big year.

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

My favourite session of the week is wrestling, easily the hardest and most demanding aspect of mma.

I enjoy it for the simple reason of hard work, there’s no places to rest in wrestling like there is in jits. It’s just a constant chain between attacking and defending.

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

I believe my greatest strengths as a fighter are my wrestling, striking power and decision making.
I might not be the tallest, fastest or even strongest but I believe my ability to choose when to mix my striking in with my wrestling makes me a dangerous fight for anyone.

How would you describe your fighting style:

I’d describe my style as a brawler/ wrestler.

What is your favourite sport and why:

It would have to be MMA because of how exiting it is to watch and the fact there’s so many variables with it. Martial arts is the only sport where you could be whooping ass for 14 minutes and your opponent lands one good punch and you loose. You don’t really get that vulnerability in other sports

Who is your favourite athlete:

Favourite active athlete would hands down be Alexander Volkanovski.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Alexander Volkanovski / Frankie Edgar

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goals is simple to have an active year.

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

They should expect and exiting fight with a good mix of striking and grappling.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

See me getting the finish within the 3 rounds. Either submission or KO

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thanks everyone for the support, always appreciate it. Can’t wait to go out there and do my thing!

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

Instagram: @hayzelnut6

Know Your Fighter: Toby Meech

Full Name:

Toby Meech

Age:

30

Where were you born:

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Where do you live:

Perth, WA

Which gym do you train out of:

Scrappy MMA

Who are your coaches:

Ben Vickers, Ryan Gray

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

Purple belt in BJJ

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Rugby, soccer, judo and athletics

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

When I started MMA at the age of 17 I always took it seriously and then I turned pro, age 20.

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

I get to train with my close friends everyday, what more could I ask for

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

My greatest strength, is that I enjoy the process. It’s not arduous, I genuinely enjoy the process.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Well rounded

What is your favourite sport and why:

Not a big fan of watching sports, but I enjoy playing all sports.

Who is your favourite athlete:

GSP

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

GSP

What are your immediate and long term goals:

To compete at the highest level

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

Just a fun fight

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

My hand being raised

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Always greatful for the love and support

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

Instagram: @tobymeech

Know Your Fighter: Connor Downey

Full Name:

Connor Downey

Age:

26

Where were you born:

Penrith

Where do you live:

Penrith

Which gym do you train out of:

Sydney West Martial Arts

Who are your coaches:

Luke Martin

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

Karate black belt BJJ purple belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Growing up I did karate with my dad. It gave him a good excuse to be able to hit me and it not be child abuse.

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

In my first fight I took a bit of a beating but I fell in love with the rush that came along with it. That’s probably the point when I started to take it seriously.

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

My favourite session would definitely be sparring. It’s always a lot of fun to pressure test new things you’re working on.

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

Being able to find ways to win from any position

How would you describe your fighting style:

Weird and wonderful

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA. There’s really no other option.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Wonderboy

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Wonderboy

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goal would be to turn pro and start racking up some wins. Long term I’ll just see where it takes me.

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

Highlight reel finishes

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I’ll be getting my hand raised.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Have a beer ready for me after the fight

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

Instagram: @connordowney98