31 Jul 2023

The Art of War | The Fighters (Episode Teasers)

From The Art of War, 6:00 am on 31 July 2023

Series ClassificationPG (Parental Guidance) | Watch the series here

Episode 1
Janay ‘Hollowpoint” Harding originally hails from Christchurch, New Zealand.
Now based in Australia’s Gold Coast, she competes in the featherweight division of Bellator MMA.
Sherdog ranked her as the #7 female featherweight in the world, with a record of 6-7-0. Janay carves her own path through the sport of MMA.

Episode 2
Aaron "Tauzemup” Tau grew up in Rāhiri (up north) and moved to Australia at 15, where he took up jiu-jitsu.
Now fighting out of The Combat Academy, he’s ranked as the #5 pro men’s bantamweight in Australia and New Zealand, and is the XFC Bantamweight Champion, with a 7-0-0 record.
Aaron hopes to heal generational trauma through the future of fighting.

Episode 3
Navajo Stirling hails from Upper Hutt, Wellington, and is now fighting out of City Kickboxing under the tutelage of Doug Viney.
Stepping into MMA, he is a two-time King of the Ring champion, with a 1-0-0 record.
Navajo has learnt to stand in the face of fear and tackle it head on through fighting.

Episode 4
Kieran “Stonecutter” Joblin hails from Christchurch and now fights out of City Kickboxing, Auckland.
He holds the Shuriken and World Kickboxing Federation Oceania Lightweight MMA belts, and stands a little taller through his fighting journey.

Episode 5
Jay-Jay “The Māori Kid” Wilson grew up bouncing between family homes in South Auckland.
Now based in San Diego, California, he fights out of Alliance Jiu Jitsu with Bellator MMA.
With notable wins against Pedro Carvalho, Tywan Claxton, and Sergio DeBari, he holds a 9-0-0 record and views MMA as a healthy outlet for childhood anger.

Episode 6
Hakaraia Wilson is a pro MMA fighter out of New Zealand, and the #51 ranked pro men's welterweight in Australia and New Zealand.
Originally from Rotorua, he’s now based in San Diego, California, under Bellator MMA. Hakaraia uses his whakapapa as his superpower.

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