Aussie holds big dreams for UFC debut

26 January 2010 | 01:30:09 PM | Source: SBS

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SBS speaks with Jamie Te Huna, a young Australian hoping to make it big in the world of mixed martial arts next month when the Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to Sydney. (Elite Fight Gym)

SBS speaks with Jamie Te Huna, a young Australian hoping to make it big in the world of mixed martial arts next month when the Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to Sydney.

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Mixed martial arts is a brutal blend of boxing, wrestling, kickboxing, jujitsu and karate.

Opponents face off in an octagonal ring bound by netting and often have to go through gruelling training regimes in order to be fit enough to fight.

Jamie Te Huna, from Elite Fight Gym in Sydney's west is a light heavyweight and trains three times a day, six days a week.

He's one of a handful of Australians looking to make it big in the world of the Ultimate Fighting Championship – a league expected to be worth over $1 billion.

Fighting is no longer a hobby, it's a full time job and Jamie hopes to be a role model to both Australian and New Zealand youth.

"I was a brick layer, going straight from work to training was just too much", he tells SBS.

"I gave up work and borrowed some money from family and friends. I had some big fights coming up and I knew it would eventually open doors if I got through those fights".

The gamble opened doors, the 27 year old now has a record of 11 wins and four losses.
 

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01 Feb 2010 15:21 AEST

rod ronco

From: brisbane

ufc 110

your wasting your time, this sport isn't made for aussie's!

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31 Jan 2010 7:16 AEST

scott

From: okelangi

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new zealander.

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30 Jan 2010 10:38 AEST

David Buckwitz

From: Detroit Michigan USA

MMA Fan

Jamie... I think your going to do great in the UFC! God Bless!

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28 Jan 2010 14:14 AEST

jd

From: Toronto

Good luck.

But to the host and everyone else please stop calling the sport "cage fighting" its MMA (mixed martial arts). Cage fighting sounds like 2 guys brawling bare knuckle, with no skill or training. Where as MMA sounds like it involves martial art skill and training.

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28 Jan 2010 0:34 AEST

Chris

From: London

Sweet bro

I've been following the UFC for years - stoked to finally have some homegrown talent to follow. I'll be watching 110 on TV but hopefully an exciting win and I'll see you live at a UFC in Europe soon!!

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27 Jan 2010 16:33 AEST

RJ

From: Melbourne

Good Luck

Well done mate, best of luck to ya!! I'll be at Acer cheering you on

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