Twenty-four hours after his phone call with the UFC’s head of talent relations, I sat down with the world champion to discuss his ambitions to become one of the promotion’s greatest ever fighters.
I’m a sports journalist with a focus on long-form interviews and human interest stories, and have a keen interest in MMA and football.
My writing has featured in The Non-League Paper and Sky Sports News, and I have produced content for Manchester United and Preston North End.
I recently graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with First Class Honours in Sports Journalism and now study Digital Marketing Communications at postgraduate level. I am currently seeking freelance opportunities.
I’m a sports journalist with a focus on long-form interviews and human interest stories, and have a keen interest in MMA and football. My writing has featured in The Non-League Paper and Sky Sports News, and I have produced content for Manchester United and Preston North End.
I recently graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with First Class Honours in Sports Journalism and now study Digital Marketing Communications at postgraduate level. I am currently seeking freelance opportunities.
A selection of my personal favourites from across the range of sports and content I have produced.
An editorial piece on how the 2020 NFL First Round pick could flourish in a Miami Dolphins team in need of long-term major reconstruction.
As part of Octagon Magazine, I met with UKMMA cult hero Shaun Lomas to discuss his new found hobby and spirited Bellator ambitions.
I spoke to the globetrotting baller about his NBA regrets, domestic future and dating on TV for the inaugural Swingman Magazine cover story.
The former Manchester United prodigy opened up in a refreshingly honest interview that few ever associated with the club would dare to give.
I have seven years of experience producing content for regional and national publications, as well as professional sports clubs. This includes written content, graphic, web and print design, social media management and photography.
As one of my main interests in sports journalism, my MMA coverage is largely focused on producing long-form content on British fighters. I have an active interest in both international and domestic promotions, including the UFC, Bellator, Brave, ONE FC, Cage Warriors and UKFC.
The unbeaten Bellator favourite revealed his ambitions to become concurrent champion alongside UFC-fighting brother Leon Edwards by 2021.
After signing with the PFL, the middleweight discussed risking it all to move to South London and the possibility of a UFC debut in his native France.
An in-depth look at some of the biggest prospects in the UKMMA scene who could be snapped up by Dana White’s talent spotters in the near future.
I exclusively spoke to fighters and staff from Fame MMA UK’s botched event, where they revealed they’re still awaiting payment six months later.
My first passion in sports journalism, I have produced football content for both clubs and external publications. I have experience covering a range of leagues, including the Premier League, MLS, Canadian Premier League, Women’s Super League and the non-league pyramid.
A look at some of the leading Under-23 figures who could be forced into the first-team due to rule changes ahead of the Premier League’s return.
I simulate twenty years into the future in a video game to see how the Premier League side’s best young prospects fare at Selhurst Park or beyond.
As one of the leading reporters on the Canadian Premier League’s early developments, I explained how York9 FC weren’t struggling as much as believed.
In a weekly series for The CanPL Hub, I analysed homegrown players likely to be in consideration for Canada’s newly founded domestic league.
I also enjoy covering a variety of other sports, most notably basketball and American Football. I have developed a passion for finding hyperlocal stories in lesser-known or unique sports, especially those from a typically North American background that compete in England.
The LA Rams running back was the reason I began watching the NFL, so when he was suddenly released I explored his injury woes and abrupt demise.
In a university piece picked up by LancsLive, I met with an inclusive rugby team to find out how the club has helped players in a way much bigger than sport.
Following the all-London BBL Trophy Final, I explored how the battle of two teams in the capital city could end adversely. It did just eight months later.
With Preston home to one of only two dedicated curling rinks in the country, the club have lofty ambitions to develop Team GB’s next winter sensation.
I also have experience in scripting, filming and editing video packages for broadcast and digital platforms, and am proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Pro.
A broadcast package localising the MLB London Series for the North West region. I travelled to one of the countries oldest clubs as their two teams played in a unique match-up against each other. The limited accessibility of baseball in England means opponents are sparse and a rivalry unlike any other is formed in Wythenshawe.
The below is a selection of works from across the range of content that I have produced. For further examples, please browse through topic-based pages on the site.
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Copyright © 2020 Kane Brooker. Photographs are used with permission from their respective authors.
Copyright © 2020 Kane Brooker.
Photographs are used with permission from their respective authors.
Copyright © 2020 Kane Brooker. Photographs are used with permission from their respective authors.