BTC Unlocked Podcast
Welcome to the home of the official BTC Fight Promotions podcast “BTC Unlocked”. Our new show is hosted by our play-by-play commentator Jason Hagholm with rotating guests each week including promoters, matchmakers, fighters, coaches and many more from around the Canadian MMA scene.
New episodes will be released every Tuesday. The show is currently available on Spotify and YouTube.
episode 1: shari carruthers
The inaugural episode of the BTC Unlocked Podcast features BTC Fight Promotions’ Chief Operating Officer Shari Carruthers. Together Shari and Jason look back at BTC Fight's place in the Ontario MMA scene ahead of the promotion's 25th event. Shari also explores how she got into the business, how to run a successful promotion, the status of amateur MMA in Ontario, how the promotion survived through the pandemic, being a female in a conventionally male-dominated industry and much more.
episode 2: woodrow james
This episode's guest is BTC Fight matchmaker Woodrow James. Together, they chat about how to matchmake an MMA event, the evolution of the sport, the Score Fighting Series, and medical requirements in Ontario MMA. Woodrow also explores his history in the MMA scene, growing MMA in the province, joining the BTC Fight team, and the future of the promotion.
episode 3: josh hill
This episode's guest is BTC Fight colour commentator and bantamweight fighter Josh Hill. Together, they chat about doing commentary, dealing with losses, managing fighters and joining the BTC Fight team. Josh also explores his fighting history including his first professional fight, being part of The Ultimate Fighter Season 18, his title fight in World Series of Fighting, his tenure in Bellator and more recently joining one of Europe's leading promotions Oktagon MMA.
episode 4: adam assenza
New episode coming soon!!
