Stronghold Podcast with Lukas Leasure
The Stronghold Podcast is a Martial Arts podcast hosted by pro MMA fighter, BJJ black belt, and owner of Stronghold MMA, Lukas Leasure. The podcast is hosted from Singapore and includes conversations with professional fighters, coaches, and interesting people within the martial arts community. The podcast also includes regular breakdowns of ONE champiosnhip and UFC events, and has an emphasis on Asian MMA. We sit down with other fighters, coaches, students, and people within the Martial arts scene and discuss all things MMA and the role of martial arts in a modern society. Also sometimes we drink and talk smack. I hope you enjoy.
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Episodes
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Friday Apr 30, 2021
In this episode of the podcast I speak with Robert Degle. He’s a brown belt in BJJ under John Danaher, a coach, and a high level competitor in no gi. You can follow Robert on Instagram @robertdeglebjj or on his YouTube page by the same name. Robert is one of the best players I’ve ever rolled with and has a wealth of knowledge to share. Please enjoy.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
In this episode of the podcast former ONE championship fighter Stephen Langdown and Singapore MMA champion Ron Ng return. In celebration we have some whisky and Cigars together and a lot of trash. We discuss whether Christian Lee vs Aoki was a fix, the definition of some non PC words, and we bring back the stronghold fitness challenge! We hope you enjoy. The Trigger warning is in full effect!
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
In this episode of the podcast we discuss ONE championships debut in America and the KO loss of Demetrius Johnson and the DQ loss of Eddie Alvarez. We also break down the most recent UFC with Marvin Vettori defeating Kevin Holland, and discuss some martial arts history. I explain the roots of BJJ and Sambo, how they all stem from Judo, from one master (Kano Jigoro) and how that makes all BJJ, Judo, and Sambo martial artists cousins in a sense.
Friday Apr 02, 2021
Friday Apr 02, 2021
In this episode of the podcast Alvin Ang returns. He discusses his appearance on The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, and updates everyone on the return of the Singapore BJJ open, Lion City Championship and we discuss the new heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
In this podcast I discuss UFC 259 and breakdown the fights from one of the most stacked cards of 2021. We discuss Islam Makhachev's arm triangle over Drew Dober, Sterling's DQ win over Yan, and Izzy vs Błachowicz. Please Enjoy, like, and subscribe.
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
In this episode of the podcast Luke breaks down Gordan Ryan slapping Andre Galvao, multiple time bjj world champion Rodolfo Vieira getting submitted by a purple belt in the UFC, and the Izzy vs Yan fight card.
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Major Overall is a BJJ Black Belt, pro MMA fighter who competed in ONE championship, and owner and head coach of Matrix MMA in Singapore. In this podcast we discuss the rise of calf kicks in MMA and Conor McGregor’s fight with Dustin Poirier, Tiffany Teo’s controversial loss to Xiong Jing Nan, whether heel hooks work in MMA, and much more!
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
In this episode of the Podcast, i break down Dustin Poirier's amazing tko of Conor McGregor, Mike Chandler's KO of Dan Hooker, and discuss the power of the calf kick.
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Welcome to the first podcast of 2021! In this episode we discuss Max Holloway's amazing performance against Calvin Kattar, we break down the rest of UFC on ABC 1, and breakdown next weeks fight between Conor Mcgregor vs Dustin Poirier.
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
In this episode of the podcast we give our end of the year awards for best fights, fighters, submissions, and KOs. We also break down UFC 256, and UFC Thompson vs Neal. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.