On the latest BTB, I spoke with Bellator middleweight and welterweight competitor Chris Honeycutt. We covered quite a few topics: Thoughts on his Bellator 182 bout at 185lbs with Kevin Casey, the mma learning curve after being a lifelong wrestler (3:45), working with guys like Koscheck, Cain, DC, and Rockhold (5:46)…. Turning…
I spoke to Bellator featherweight competitor and former KOTC champion Henry Corrales. We talked about his upcoming fight with Noad Lahat, respecting Noad’s judo and jiu jitsu acumen heading into their Bellator 182 fight, thoughts on a rematch with Emmanuel Sanchez (1:45), breaking from his three fight losing skid recently to get his first Bellator…
Vanessa didn’t grow up with musicians in the family but music was always on. Fleetwood Mac and Prince were among some of the oft played artists in the Collier home. Jazz and country were also go-to’s that left an indelible mark on Vanessa. The catalyst for her life as a musician began when seeing he…
By: Matthew Marcone Could the next stage of economic and political evolution take place on water? That’s the goal of the Seasteading Institute, a group aiming to create small floating cities that are exempt from the government rules and regulations that exist on the mainland. It’s a concept that I’ve learned about recently and think…
I spoke with Bellator featherweight Georgi Karakhanyan and we got into quite a few topics: His fight with Daniel Pineda at Bellator 182, thoughts on his last fight (1:50), where he sees himself in the Bellator featherweight picture (3:13), thinking James Gallagher is a chump (3:47), not having much love for mma presentation in…
In the latest BTB episode, I spoke with battle rapper Dunsh about quite a few topics: -First exposure to hip hop (0:44) -First exposure to battle rap (2:26) -Getting introduced to Lexx Luthor at his tryout battle…..Big shouts to Lexx (3:24) -The alternative, smaller room vibe of I Battle (4:08) -How the…
I spoke with Vice Chairman at Grande Prairie Combative Sports Commission and veteran Manitoba wrestler under the pseudonym Steve Stryker, Darren Metselaar! We discussed XFFC 15 and G1 Climax 27 primarily and it was a blast. (1:10) the winner take all fight that Darren almost didn’t let go forward, (2:06) the amateur mma scene in Canada, (5:00) the…
All Slim wanted to do was have fun with music and that largely remains the goal to this day. At least that’s how things began to take shape for him as a youth. Slim’s father was big into gospel music but also introduced a lot of Johnny Cash to the fold. Quality country/ americana sounds…