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#178 Leah McCourt MMA: The First Female To Headline A Fight In Europe

#178 Leah McCourt MMA: The First Female To Headline A Fight In Europe

FromBest Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast


#178 Leah McCourt MMA: The First Female To Headline A Fight In Europe

FromBest Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Dec 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Leah McCourt is an MMA Fighter from Belfast Northern Ireland.     Alongside being a blackbelt in Judo and brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Leah was also the first female in Europe to Headline a Mixed-Martial Arts Fight.     In today’s episode we talk about: The challenges of training The importance of visualisation How to manage a personal life alongside a professional one And the greatest challenges/successes she’s experienced along the way   Check it out.   // Webpage for this episode: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/leah-mccourt-mma   Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.   To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/   Cheers!   — Matt 
Released:
Dec 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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We believe Northern Ireland has a better story to tell — one that goes beyond bombs, bullets and a sunken ship. You are part of this story. With 180+ conversations featuring some of the incredible people who call this place home, our weekly show gives you the chance to get away from the clickbait and connect with the amazing things happening on your doorstep. Previous guests include NASA Scientists, Billion-Dollar CEOs, 91-year-old parkrunners, teenaged entrepreneurs, Oscar-winning directors, Olympic Gold medalists, Bitcoin Auctioneers, Tim Burton's puppet-maker and a guy who built an aeroplane in his garage. Well-known voices include Snow Patrol, Foy Vance, Julian Simmons, May McFettridge, Zoe Salmon, Andrew Trimble, The Dead Rabbit, Michael Deane, The Priests, Two Door Cinema Club, Oliver Jeffers, Pete Snodden, Colin Geddis, Mary Peters, Rebecca McKinney and May Blood — the millworker who became a peer in the House Of Lords. Best Of Belfast is an independent, crowdfunded show with no political or religious agenda. It's hosted by 26-year-old writer Matthew Thompson and publishes a new episode every single Monday! To see photos of all 180+ guests, sign up to our free newsletter and support the show please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/