Mixed martials arts has undoubtedly been on the up and up as a sport in New Zealand in recent years, but that rise reaches a new high point this weekend.
No less than four fighters from Auckland's City Kickboxing gym will compete at UFC 253, headlined by middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya defending his belt against highly-touted Brazilian Paulo Costa.
Join Clay Wilson on RNZ's Extra Time as we hear from Israel Adesanya and another member of the City Kickboxing UFC stable, Dan Hooker - and we're joined by up-and-coming CKB fighter Genah Fabian, Marvin France from Stuff and RNZ Sport's Joe Porter..
And we hear from White Ferns cricketer Amy Satterthwaite about touring with a baby on board and Commonwealth Games mountain biker Sam Gaze talks about his battle with depression as he gets back on his bike for international competition.
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