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
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
Theebaan Govindasamy is a Malaysian actor, martial artist, and fighter. He's the former MIMMA welterweight champion, SEA games medalist, and multiple time national champion in Karate. You can also see Theebaan in 2018's Paskal: The Movie.
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Ahmed is the current MIMMA welterweight champion, a professional Muay Thai fighter, BJJ purple belt, and architect based out of Kuala Lumpur. He and Luke have been friends and training partners for nearly 10 years. In this episode they tell fight stories and discuss the philosophies of fighting and being a martial artist. Please enjoy.
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Matt Pellino is an MMA coach and fighter. He's coached all across South East Asia including Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. He's also the former IMMAF head coach and former host for Malaysian Invasion. In this podcast we discuss UFC 234, please enjoy. Note there are a few small audio issues as we have to record the podcast remotely and from quarantine.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
In this Podcast Luke and his wife do a power hour during the COVID-19 quarantine. Power hour is a drinking game where you have 1 drink of beer every minute for an hour. Why play a drinking game during a podcast? Quarantine boredom. This podcast is definitely NSFW and things got a little silly at the end. There's even a little Theodore Roosevelt drunk history. Enjoy and stay safe,
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Major Overall is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, former ONE championship fighter, and the owner and head coach of Team Highlight Reel based out of Singapore. In this episode Major and I discuss the corona virus and the closure of all gyms in Singapore, Major's racial ambiguity, and our typical MMA talk. We discuss Singapore's top ranked mma fighter, and Major's top student, Tiffany Teo. She's currently next in line for the ONE women's straw weight world championship. We enjoyed sitting down and drinking a few beers together, and by the end we were feeling pretty loose...please enjoy.
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Will Chope is an American MMA fighter and UFC veteran. He's one of the most experienced professional fighters in the world with over 110 professional fights across multiple fighting disciplines. He's competed as a professional in MMA, Kickboxing, Lethwei, Bare Knuckle Boxing, Boxing, Muay Thai, Sanda, as well as others.
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
In this episode of the Podcast Luke, Ron, and Stephen set the terms for their fitness challenge, talk about Jon Jones vs Reyes, and tell a story about getting in trouble at a strip club in Pattaya Thailand. This one is definitely NSFW and not suitable for kids. The Fitness challenge takes place over 10 weeks and the winner will be decided by whoever has the most overall physical transformation. The losers will have to pay for the ticket for the winner to go to Pattaya, Thailand to visit our Muay Thai instructor Kru Noi Sityodtong. The challenge will also be open to the public! Whoever wins will get a 3 month membership to Stronghold and two private lessons. Stephen has also offered to pay for the winners flight to accompany us to Pattaya. In total, the winner will receive over $1000 in prizes! All you need to do to enter is hashtag #strongholdfitnesschallenge and tag the podcast. Then weekly update photos with a timestamp and you're in. You could also message us directly. The winner will be decided by Luke, Stephen, and Ron during the wrap up contest. The challenge ends on 1st May!
Friday Jan 17, 2020
Friday Jan 17, 2020
In this podcast Luke and Alvin discuss his ongoing lawsuit with the UFC gym, his upcoming amateur MMA title fight, and his new upstart MMA promotion Lion City Championship. Luke also reflects on recently receiving his BJJ black belt after 15 years of training. Hope you enjoy!
Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Dr. Alan Cheung is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a background in sports medicine, and a member of the American ringside physician's association. He is a ringside doctor for ONE championship and also the doctor for the Singapore national wrestling and jiu jitsu teams. In this podcast we cover many topics including the most recent SEA games, Alan's job as a 'fight doctor,' the Masvidal/Diaz stoppage, Usman/Covington, Concussions, weight cutting, and much more. This one is a must listen for martial artists and fight fans...enjoy
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Shinya is a longtime member of the Singapore BJJ scene as a competitor, referee, and instructor. He's a BJJ black belt, and coach at Synergy BJJ MMA academy.