Aaron Tau: Road to UFC Final in Sydney, Training with Dan Hooker, Chaos, Comeback & “I Make Promises”

Aaron Tau jumps on for a wild (and brutally honest) car-chat fresh off training — talking life, camp, the madness that comes with chasing the UFC dream, and why this Road to UFC Final in Sydney is the moment he’s been building toward.

We cover training under Dan Hooker and the Kickboxing boys, the mentality shift from “fun fighter” to “winner,” what he knows about his opponent Naz Namsa, and why this time he’s doing it for him. It’s raw, funny, chaotic, and then suddenly deep — classic Aaron.

In this episode:

• Training camp updates + dieting through Christmas

• Dan Hooker’s “gym etiquette” (aka tough love)

• Road to UFC Final in Sydney — fighting on the same card as Hooker

• What Aaron knows about Naz Namsa + the danger he brings

• Losing friends/family, resetting, and getting focused

• “Be you” advice from the people closest to him

• The mindset shift: fighter vs winner

• Aaron’s promise for Feb 1

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