Ahead of his headlining bout in Shuriken Fight Series 16, we sat down with pro City Kickboxing fighter, Navajo Stirling.
Navajo talks to us about struggling to find fighters willing to fight him, we try make a blue print for amateurs to go pro, wanting to do something bigger than himself for the future of New Zealand MMA and more...
Navajo will be headlining his second Shuriken Fight Series on October 28th
You can watch Shuriken Fight Series at
www.csn.watch
or get tickets at
www.eventfinda.co.nz/2023/shu...
Instagram
Navajo Stirling - @navajostirling
Squared Up MMA - @squaredup.mma
KZhead Channel
@StirlingWarriorMMA
Time Stamps
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - CKB moving gyms
2:12 - Frustration on not being able to find people to fight
3:49 - Geography with Navajo
4:33 - Would you leave NZ to progress your career?
5:14 - Let's make a road map to go from amateur to pro
7:35 - How does sponsorship work?
8:50 - Theory on lack of pro HW and LHW fighters to fight in NZ to fight
11:11 - What do you want your career path to look like?
12:50 - Understanding both sides of the UFC game
13:49 - Combat sport athlete confidence
15:39 - MMA in New Zealand
16:46 - Navajo opens up about leading the way for the next generation of kiwi fighters
17:58 - Is there a pressure knowing people look up to you?
18:43 - Shuriken 16 main card match
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