Benny Drohan Podcast

He gambled his family’s house deposit to build an insane new combat sport.

Danny Mac came from Melbourne’s western suburbs with no fight background, but has built International Brawling Championship, or IBC, into one of the fastest-growing combat sports on the planet.

In this episode, Danny opens up about the failed businesses before IBC, being borderline bankrupt two years ago, and the relentless drive that kept him chas...

Matt "The Jedi" Floyd grew up in and out of foster homes.

At 10, he was placed with a family that abused children in their care. By his teens, he was deep in street gangs and violence, before becoming one of the youngest bikie gang presidents in Western Australia at 22.

But instead of chasing money or power, he had his crew hunting and kidnapping child predators.

Eventually, it caught up with him. Matt spent six years in prison.

For mo...

Tony Jeffries won Olympic bronze in boxing, then turned pro and started building an unbeaten record before one hometown fight changed everything.

He opens up about how his promoter talked him into a fight that was supposed to be six rounds, only for him to find out mid-fight, live on national TV, that it was eight.

After that, he received thousands of abusive messages telling him he was shit and that he should die.

He also reflects on...

Prince Banjaku was raised on nightclub punch-ons and street scraps before fighting his way to a 19–0 record.

He is now one win away from holding every major kickboxing belt at the same time, something no one has ever done.

Prince opens up about the rage that stopped him smiling until he was 35, why the gym was the only thing keeping him from becoming a junkie or a criminal, and the mindset that made him impossible to beat.

He b...

For someone to willingly step into a cage and fight another man… something’s not normal.

You’re either wired differently… or there’s a deeper reason driving it.

This week on the pod, I sit down with Luke Howard.

An OG Aussie MMA fighter who was fighting in a cage long before there was a blueprint, a pathway, or any real structure to the sport.

Before Volk, Whittaker, or Della became household names, Luke...

From East Auckland Street violence and not expecting to make it past 21 to building Bali’s toughest fight club.

Mike Ikilei, founder of Soma Fight Club, opens up about growing up comfortable with violence, the moment a gym pulled him back from the edge, and how Soma became a global destination for fighters and more family than a facility.

He talks about fatherhood, community, the ANZAC toughness that shaped him, and why titles ...

Locky Tinhla grew up mixed-race with a violent, racist father before going on to fight bare-knuckle in Myanmar, inside the world’s most brutal combat sport.

He opens up about the impact that environment had on his identity and mental health, how early exposure to violence shaped his worldview, and the years of self-destruction that nearly broke him before he found something that gave him direction.

That search led him to Lethwe...

Nick “Special K” Kara is an OG fighting legend, a world-champion kickboxer whose journey from Melbourne street fights to the wild underbelly of Pattaya, Thailand, and the UFC’s Ultimate Fighter, is one of the wildest and jaw-dropping stories you’ll ever hear.

For the first time, Nick opens up about his violent past, addiction, near-death experience, redemption and faith, from starring in cult Muay Thai film O...

At 14 years old, I woke up with a knife pressed against my throat as my older brother attempted to murder me and my entire family. That night changed everything. The next 30 years became a spiral of violence, addiction, self-destruction, and chaos that I could not escape. This is the story I have kept in the dark until now.

In this episode, I share the truth about that night, what led to it, and how surviving an attempted murder sha...

Something big is happening with the show.

This is not just another episode. It is the moment everything changes. We open up about why, what it means, and where we are heading next.

If you have ever supported us this is the one to watch.

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Paul Watkins set out alone into the Arctic wilderness.

No food. No shelter. No backup plan.

What started as an adventure became a near-death fight to survive.

Eight days. Frostbite. Starvation. Isolation.

Hallucinations so vivid he couldn’t tell what was real.

He saw trucks and workers that weren’t there.

He heard fighter jets that never came.

He believed a woman was following him the polar explorer “third man effect.&rd...

He was a cannabis adversary.

Now he’s growing 5,000 kilos a year... and risked $14 million to do it.

Tom Varga went from corporate banker to cannabis farmer… and nearly lost everything trying to make it work.

Today he runs Biortica Agrimed, Australia’s fastest-growing medicinal cannabis company, leading a new era for medical cannabis nationwide.

This isn’t just a business story. It’s a wild ride from scep...

Dr John Tickell was told he had 18 months to live. Instead, he beat terminal brain cancer — then uncovered the brutal truth about Australia’s health crisis.From elite AFL doctor to best-selling author and longevity expert, Dr Tickell joins Benny and Pete to expose the lie that’s quietly killing millions — and the real solution he used to survive.This one’s part survival story, part wake-up call.

👇Here'...

Amanda Goff, known publicly as Samantha X, was once Australia’s highest paid escort.

After leaving a career as a respected journalist, she entered the sex industry and built a multimillion-dollar brand... before walking away from it all.

In this raw and revealing conversation, Amanda shares her story like never before. From the stigma and secrecy to the truth about clients, money, power, addiction, motherhood, and what she regr...

Sam Brizzi is carrying one of Aussie boxing’s greatest legacies.

The Brizzi Brothers started their gym in a Preston shed 58 years ago. Cos has passed, but Benny Brizzi, a deadset living legend, is still holding pads nearly six decades on.

Sam grew up in that world, banned from boxing as a kid because of epilepsy, and now coaches Olympians, turns street kids into fighters, and, alongside his cousins and Uncle Benny, keeps the Br...

Isaac Butterfield is one of Australia’s most controversial comics, loved by millions, hated by plenty, and unapologetically himself.

From getting dragged before a Human Rights tribunal over an Aboriginal joke to being backed by Dana White and selling out theatres across the country, Isaac has built a comedy empire his own way.

👇 In this episode:

• The joke that nearly ended his career and why he refused to apologise
• How he tur...

He was taken to be executed. But somehow… he walked away.

This is the unbelievable true story of Gaz Wright... a feared enforcer who ran with Australia’s underworld until the streets turned on him. Snatched in broad daylight. Taken to be killed. Left for dead.

But Gaz didn’t just survive.

He came back and built the Hope Cartel... using 9D breathwork to help people process trauma and stop others from making the same ...

Arjun Paliwal was told he had two years to live.

Instead of shrinking back, he risked everything and built a multi-million dollar property empire.

This is one of the most powerful stories we’ve ever recorded.

In this episode, Arjun opens up about the moment he found out he needed open-heart surgery and how that diagnosis forced a choice that would change everything.

From surviving a near-death health scare to building one of Aus...

Bradley Dryburgh was told he wouldn’t live a full life. Born with cystic fibrosis, he’s spent years defying brutal odds.

From coughing up blood in his parents’ laundry sink to rebuilding his body and mindset... this is the story of a bloke who flat-out refused to give up.

Raw, powerful, and impossible not to respect.

👇 Here’s what’s inside:

• The day he thought he was dying
• How cystic fibrosis hits fro...