In this episode, our host Mike Nelson interviews Don Walton and Jay Ingleston – former fighters turned promoters at DonnyBrooke Fight Promotions!
On March 30th, Vermont-based Donnybrooke is bringing a premier MMA event to New York state for the first time – Adina Hornstra vs. LG Pannell and Carmen Corchado vs. Oriana Bracho at the March to Victory! How did they go about putting together this action-packed event? What were their motivations behind the matchups? What brings them to New York this time around? You’ll have to listen to this episode to find out!
00:21 – Ad: Call RASP Inc. Today!
01:01 – Introductions
01:43 – DonnyBrooke: Origins
03:48 – Vermont-Grown, New York-Raised
06:34 – Two Sides of the Same Coin
08:15 – The Solider’s Son
09:21 – A Brief History of Jay Ingleston: Live from the Beattydome
12:35 – Training Montage
13:51 – A Beatty Beatdown
14:55 – A Roughhouse Renaissance
16:06 – Booking a Massive Event
18:13 – A Fair Fight… More Fun to Watch, AND Helps Fighters Grow
22:25 – Lose at the Bottom… So You Can Win at the Top
25:19 – Close Match is Best Match
28:53 – The Martial Arts Community: Keeping the Fighting in the Ring
32:23 – Daddy’s Pro Fighter
34:31 – The Ingleston Touch
36:00 – Pushing It to the Limit: The Early 2000s Fight Scene
39:57 – The Best Rush There Is
40:56 – More Upcoming Events
41:59 – New York Mucks Things Up (Again)
44:28 – Bare Knuckle Boxing with Matt
46:20 – A Remote-Controlled Fighter… Takes It!
47:48 – How to Get in Touch: Shoutout to the Sponsors!
49:24 – Closing Remarks
