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Maximus Lally is a Cage Warriors Fighter, Brown Belt in BJJ and Future UFC Champion.
In today’s episode of The James Hempton Show, we sit down with Ireland’s fastest-rising MMA prospect — Max Lally, now 5–0 as a professional and one of the most technically gifted young fighters in the country.
A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, Max trains out of SBG Charlestown (Primary), SBG Naas, and the elite striking room of Dublin Combat Academy.
Fresh off a gritty split-decision win over Ben Ellis on September 27th, Max gives a brutally honest breakdown of the fight that pushed him deeper than ever before.
He opens up about the moment mid-round where doubt crept in — and the surge of conviction that flipped the entire fight on its head.
But this conversation goes far beyond martial arts.
Max shares the internal world behind the fighter:his relationship with God, the serenity prayer he says before every walkout, the emotional awareness he had to develop, and the dark places he learned to overcome — inside and outside the cage.We explore the mindset of a future champion: visualization, discipline, momentum, adversity as a privilege, and the belief that every step — good or brutal — is part of God’s plan.
If you’re a fighter…
If you’re a man on a path…
If you’re someone who’s ever questioned your purpose…
This episode will hit your soul.
Max Lally is not just a prospect.He’s a man destined for the world stage — and this conversation shows exactly why.