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Meet the voices behind the stories — every Friday, we release a new episode featuring inspiring guests from across Portugal and beyond, including artists, chefs, winemakers, musicians, historians, entrepreneurs, locals and expats.
Explore our diverse guest line-up and discover the people shaping Portuguese culture, food, travel, and daily life.
Serpico Ninja
In this episode of Podcast Portugal, Justin sits down with Colin Byrne — Serpico Ninja — a renowned MMA coach known for his influential work with Conor McGregor’s team during McGregor’s rise to global dominance.
Together, they explore the surprising overlap between elite MMA coaching and high-level surf performance: skill acquisition, movement intelligence, conditioning, and periodisation systems that translate seamlessly from the octagon to the ocean.
Justin and Colin also break down cutting-edge research on coastal environments — including negative air ions and bioactive sea-spray aerosols — and discuss how surfers, fighters, and everyday athletes can harness the ocean for recovery, resilience, and mental clarity.
This is a must-listen for surfers, martial artists, coaches, and anyone fascinated by high-performance training and the science of feeling better by the sea.
Find out more about Shinobi MMA Academy
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In this episode of Podcast Portugal, Justin sits down with Colin Byrne — Serpico Ninja — a renowned MMA coach known for his influential work with Conor McGregor’s team during McGregor’s rise to global dominance.
Together, they explore the surprising overlap between elite MMA coaching and high-level surf performance: skill acquisition, movement intelligence, conditioning, and periodisation systems that translate seamlessly from the octagon to the ocean.
Justin and Colin also break down cutting-edge research on coastal environments — including negative air ions and bioactive sea-spray aerosols — and discuss how surfers, fighters, and everyday athletes can harness the ocean for recovery, resilience, and mental clarity.
This is a must-listen for surfers, martial artists, coaches, and anyone fascinated by high-performance training and the science of feeling better by the sea.
Find out more about Shinobi MMA Academy
If you’re hearing this podcast right now, it’s thanks to Starlink.
Out here in rural Alentejo, reliable internet used to be a constant battle — but Starlink has completely changed the game. The speeds are fast, the setup was unbelievably simple, and the customer service has been excellent from day one. For anyone working remotely, especially in rural or hard-to-reach areas, it’s genuinely a lifeline
And now, there’s an even better reason to join:
When someone signs up with my Starlink referral link and activates their service, you get one month free. And for new customers, Starlink is offering no upfront hardware costs. Zero.
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EPISODE 1 PEDRO CARVALHO MMA
Pedro Carvalho was born in Guimarães, in the Braga District of Portugal. From humble beginnings at the age of 12 Pedro decided to become an MMA fighter after seeing the UFC. He began training at the gym of Portuguese MMA pioneer, Rafael Silva.
Prior to signing with Bellator, Carvalho worked in a factory and also did custodial work for a hospital while fighting on the regional circuit in Portugal, working to save enough money to gamble all with a move to Ireland to train alongside Conor McGregor with John Kavanagh at SBG in Ireland.
PEDRO CARVALHO MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST
Pedro Carvalho was born in Guimarães, in the Braga District of Portugal. From humble beginnings at the age of 12 Pedro decided to become an MMA fighter after seeing the UFC. He began training at the gym of Portuguese MMA pioneer, Rafael Silva.
Prior to signing with Bellator, Carvalho worked in a factory and also did custodial work for a hospital while fighting on the regional circuit in Portugal, working to save enough money to gamble all with a move to Ireland to train alongside Conor McGregor with John Kavanagh at SBG in Ireland.