Eugene Bareman, coach of Israel Adesanya and mastermind behind one of the world's best ranking MMA gyms in Auckland talks to Kathryn Ryan about the 'kiwi invasion' on Fight Island and his take on inspiring male and female fighters.
Eugene Bareman, opened City Kickboxing with fellow fighter and co-owner Doug Viney. Late last month it had four fighters in the ring at the UFC 253 on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
Eugene Bareman is also part of the coaching team for the current UFC Featherweight Champion, Australia's Alexander Volkanovski.
Eugene Bareman and Israel Adesanya at the 57th annual ISPS Handa Halberg Awards Photo: PHOTOSPORT
