Adrian Pang
“The Hunter”
Source: thenational.com.pgAdrian Pang is a BJJ instructor at Integrated MMA whose career combines fighting, coaching and cabinetmaking.
Biography
Sources for this profile
The National, Pang preview, 2016.(opens in a new tab)
Adrian Pang is known as The Hunter.
Where in the source: Opening interview paragraphs.
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The National’s 2016 preview describes Pang as Vunapope-born and Kokopo-raised, with a BJJ black belt alongside kung fu and Muay Thai experience.
Where in the source: Background paragraph.
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Postupalski interview, 2012.(opens in a new tab)
In his 2012 interview, Pang recalled Chow-family Tong Long kung fu and travelling with teacher Paul Brennan to train with Ip Shui in Hong Kong, including rooftop sessions and the Mongkok school.
Where in the source: Kung fu and Hong Kong answers.
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Pang said he added BJJ with Darren McKean because his groundwork needed attention for MMA. When classes overlapped, he finished kung fu, drove over thirty minutes and joined the final twenty minutes of BJJ.
Where in the source: BJJ class scheduling answer.
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Paradise, Turnbull portrait, 2014.(opens in a new tab)
In 2014, Pang recalled losing his first MMA fight to an unfamiliar triangle choke. He credited that defeat with making him study jiu-jitsu, boxing and wrestling rather than rely on one system.
Where in the source: Printed page76, first-fight account.
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Pang told Paradise that his father James’s community work inspired him to contribute too; during visits to PNG, he offered local children free gym workouts.
Where in the source: Printed page76, community paragraph.
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Combat Press, Pang interview, 2015.(opens in a new tab)
Pang recalled coaching striking alongside Kyle Noke on The Ultimate Fighter’s Australia–Canada series while managing a knee injury. After lengthy gaps between fights, he began competing for ONE in December 2014.
Where in the source: TUF and ONE transition.
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Pang described financing his future through cabinetmaking: he bought the Stafford property he had rented, moved Integrated MMA into a larger warehouse and aimed to free time for training and daytime gym activity.
Where in the source: Joinery and warehouse discussion.
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Integrated MMA, coaches.(opens in a new tab)
Integrated MMA’s coaching page lists Pang as a BJJ black belt, naming Luiz Tannuri and Dan Higgins beside the qualification.
Where in the source: Adrian Pang coach entry.
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The coaching roster shares responsibilities: Tony Green provides team management and strength support, Nelson Stewart developed from student to coach, and Grego Penaloza leads children’s classes and assists the gi BJJ program.
Where in the source: Other coach entries.
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Integrated MMA, BJJ program.(opens in a new tab)
Integrated MMA names Pang as its head BJJ instructor in Brisbane.
Where in the source: BJJ program introduction.
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The academy offers gi and no-gi grappling with a belt curriculum for adults and children; its described sessions combine positional learning, technical practice, partner drills and live rounds.
Where in the source: Program description.
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ONE, Pang feature, 2017.(opens in a new tab)
Pang recalled growing up in Kokopo and admiring his father James’s windsurfing achievements; watching Bruce Lee also encouraged his interest in combining different martial skills.
Where in the source: Childhood and influences.
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He moved to Australia at thirteen, began formal kung fu at fifteen and later expanded into BJJ after watching Royce Gracie. The feature dates his entry into MMA competition to 2001.
Where in the source: Training development section.
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Pang said his father’s loan funded used joinery machinery and initial rent; building that business eventually let him buy premises and house his gym there.
Where in the source: Business funding section.
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ONE, Pang interview, 2018.(opens in a new tab)
After his 2017 decision loss to Amir Khan, Pang said he still wanted demanding matches rather than make another title his sole aim.
Where in the source: Loss and future plans.
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Pang described passing experience to younger athletes as a priority. Coaching and running Integrated MMA reduced time for his own preparation, but helping his athletes succeed mattered to him.
Where in the source: Gym and teaching answers.
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Post-Courier, Keslep report, 2025.(opens in a new tab)
Post-Courier reported in May 2025 that Pang and his family were supporting Raka Pang’s youth boxing gym in Koki with gloves supplied from Australia.
Where in the source: Two open introductory paragraphs.
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ONE, athlete profile.(opens in a new tab)
ONE identifies Pang as a former athlete and credits him with lightweight titles in XFC, CFC, Warriors Realm and Legend.
Where in the source: About Adrian Pang.
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ONE’s athlete profile identifies his country as Australia.
Where in the source: Country field.
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Fight News Australia, Brown interview, 2016.(opens in a new tab)
Damien Brown recalled meeting Pang in 2011 before Pang became his coach and training partner. In 2016, Brown valued having Pang and Dan Higgins in his corner and admired Pang’s commitment to the gym and students.
Where in the source: Meeting and coaching paragraphs.
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Combat Press, Pang interview, 2014.(opens in a new tab)
A 2014 interview described Pang coaching with Dan Higgins after joinery work. Pang said his training remained steady outside fight camps, valuing the range of disciplines available in his own gym.
Where in the source: Work and gym discussion.
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