Shout Out Fight Podcast #163 "Making big things happen in a small town - Jamie Droeske from SACA!"

Happy International Women's Day Fight Fam!Today, I have a chat with Jamie Droeske, one of the the stand out fighters in the Western Canadian kickboxing scene a few years ago - now running a gym in the 'Hat - SACA, and the ALWAYS AWESOME Fists Of Fury kickboxing and Muay Thai event, which will be going down for the 22nd time!!! on April 25th, 2026 in Medicine Hat!Since this event is right around the corner, we spent some time chatting about what it's like going from fighter to promoter and some of the issues needed to be solved to run such an event. We also kick back the clock a few years and talk about her fight career including fighting on almost every fists of fury events, fighting regional AND world champions and out of my simple curiosity "what do you get out of fighting? what are you wanting out of it" Jamie let's us in on her need for competition and how the transition from bike ridin' to fightin' scratched that itch for competition, when she had her final ring walk as a fighter and soaked it all in, as well as some of the issues with combat sports competition in a small town.this was an awesome chat with someone I've watched for years, and I truly do appreciate Jamie's little bit of vulnerability on the podcast which really helped make this a deep and important chat at some points! A GREAT CHAT WITH A STAPLE OF THE ALBERTA FIGHT COMMUNITY INSIDE AND OUT OF THE RINGSHOUT OUT TO YOU JAMIE!!