Know Your Fighter: Bailey Rach

Full Name:
Bailey Rach

Age:
23

Where were you born:
Bundaberg

Where do you live:
Sunshine Coast

Which gym do you train out of:
Oasis Fight Academy

Who are your coaches:
John Martin Fraser, Ryan Doyle, Jordan Scouse

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:
White Belt BJJ, 3-1 Boxing, 2-0 Muay Thai, 1-1 MMA

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:
I played field hockey until I was 16 years old.

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:
I started boxing at 19, then transitioned to Muay Thai when I was 21. Then, for the last year and a half, I’ve been doing MMA and have been taking it seriously for a little over a year.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:
I love all of it, but especially love the boxing and wrestling components.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:
My greatest strength is my athleticism and the amount of work I put into my training.

How would you describe your fighting style:
Sprawl and brawl with good boxing fundamentals.

What is your favourite sport and why:
MMA — it’s the greatest expression of physicality, mental toughness, and skill.

Who is your favourite athlete:
Ilia Topuria

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:
Ilia Topuria

What are your immediate and long-term goals:
Immediate: get back in the win column after the results of my last fight.
Long-term: become a professional MMA fighter.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:
An exciting fight — something that could end at any second.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:
A striking match on the feet with a 3-2 combo finish.

A final message to any friends, family, and supporters:
Just a thank you to everyone who supports me and appreciates it so much.

Instagram: @baileyrhach10

Watch Bailey Rach fight at Eternal MMA 98 on Saturday, September 13

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