Ian began martial arts at the early age of six. Practising Ishin Ryu for eight years under the watchful eye of Tony Hails, Ian then progressed, finding a new interest in boxing. At 17 with an interest in full contact fighting Ian commenced training in Kyokushin Karate under Shinan (Jim Phillips).

Aged 19, Ian progressed to kickboxing under the legendary Mick Spinks with a record of 11 fights, 1 loss, twice being State Champion. At 21 he competed in the National Greco Roman Olympic trials in 1999 where he was a bronze medallist. He also became the Australasian Middleweight Champ in Vale Tudo (MMA).

Japan was his calling card to shooto where he was ranked in the Top 10 in the hybrid sport. After fighting the World Champion, it gave Ian the hunger to pursue MMA. Returning to Australia, he became an inaugural part of Team Fenech, where he was ranked Top 10 as a light middleweight boxer.

Upon returning to MMA he commenced training at the highest competitive level possible. Ian then was on the K-1 Hero Circuit soon fighting the worlds best middleweights in front of thousands of fans in huge stadiums throughout Japan. While competing in Heros, Ian also fought on many K-1 MAX shows holding his own against the best kickboxers in the world, which also featured the famous knockout of Genki Sudo.

Ian is now fighting on Japan's newest and most exciting show Sengoku where he continues to show why he is called “The Goshu Hurricane”.