S2E4: March to Victory - The Men Behind the Melee

In this episode, our host Mike Nelson interviews Don Walton and Jay Ingleston - former fighters turned promoters at DonnyBrooke Fight Promotions! On March 30th, Vermont-based Donnybrooke is bringing a premier MMA event to New York state for the first time - Adina Hornstra vs. LG Pannell and Carmen Corchado vs. Oriana Bracho at the March to Victory! How did they go about putting together this action-packed event? What were their motivations behind the matchups? What brings them to New York this time around? You'll have to listen to this episode to find out! A SARATOGA BUSINESS REPORT & GLENS FALLS TODAY PRODUCTION NOTE: The opinions reflected in this podcast are not indicative of the views of Saratoga Business Report, SaratogaBride.com LLC, Saratoga TODAY, Glens Falls TODAY, or Five Towers Media. 00:21 - Ad: Call RASP Inc. Today! 01:01 - Introductions 01:43 - DonnyBrooke: Origins 03:48 - Vermont-Grown, New York-Raised 06:34 - Two Sides of the Same Coin 08:15 - The Solider’s Son 09:21 - A Brief History of Jay Ingleston: Live from the Beattydome 12:35 - Training Montage 13:51 - A Beatty Beatdown 14:55 - A Roughhouse Renaissance 16:06 - Booking a Massive Event 18:13 - A Fair Fight… More Fun to Watch, AND Helps Fighters Grow 22:25 - Lose at the Bottom… So You Can Win at the Top 25:19 - Close Match is Best Match 28:53 - The Martial Arts Community: Keeping the Fighting in the Ring 32:23 - Daddy’s Pro Fighter 34:31 - The Ingleston Touch 36:00 - Pushing It to the Limit: The Early 2000s Fight Scene 39:57 - The Best Rush There Is 40:56 - More Upcoming Events 41:59 - New York Mucks Things Up (Again) 44:28 - Bare Knuckle Boxing with Matt 46:20 - A Remote-Controlled Fighter… Takes It! 47:48 - How to Get in Touch: Shoutout to the Sponsors! 49:24 - Closing Remarks