Devin Reti discusses how he met Zab Judah while working security and ended up competing on a future Boxing card with Zab, being a featured Boxer for Dekada, and more

I caught up with pro boxer Devin Reti after notching his tenth professional win at Dekada Fight Night’s late-May card on Bowks Talking Bouts #86.   We discussed notching his tenth pro win in his first eight round fight, how performing in his first main event will inform his approach going forward (3:42), his extensive amateur…

Gwyn Lewis talks winning his third pro Boxing bout, representing Bowmont Boxing Club/ Dekada, and the support of the Calgary fans

On this BTB episode, I welcomed victorious pro boxer Gwyn Lewis right after his third professional win…….Bowks Talking Bouts #85.   We talked about the fight IQ growth after going through his first full six round fight, how beneficial the promotional backing of Dekada Fight Night is to Gwyn’s development, Gwyn’s thoughts on the rumblings that he…

Jose Shorty Torres discusses Dragon Ball Z and WEC inspiring him to train, runs in UFC and Rizin, and chilling with Fat Joe

On this BTB installment, I spoke with multi-time Titan FC titlist Jose Shorty Torres about a litany of topics……Bowks Talking Bouts #84:   How Dragon Ball Z and WEC helped guide him to martial arts training, learning multiple disciplines early on and if MMA was always the end goal (2:19), being a product of the…

Unified MMA 33 Weigh-in Results

Tim Haracsi (202.5) vs Logan Heavyshields (201.5)   Garron Rinkel (155.4) vs Matt Klute (155)   Usman Khattak (156) vs Tyrell Giselbrecht (154.5)   Roger Alves (170) vs Corey Atkinson (171.5)   Christian Larsen (259) vs Lee Mein (245.2)   Garret Nybakken (163) vs Jeremy Henry (161)   Neal Anderson (155) vs Behrang Yousefi (155)…

Sunny Sareen talks about being the promoter for Unified MMA, Unified MMA 33, and rebounding from the Edmonton combat sports moratorium

I was happy to have long-time Edmonton area MMA promoter Sunny Sareen on Bowks Talking Bouts #81 ahead of his Unified MMA 33 card on Friday, May 11th.   We discussed a few topics including: the nightmare of the Edmonton combat sports moratorium and how damaging it was to have Unified’s December card cancelled so…

Teddy Ash breaks down fighting Jacob Ortiz at Unified MMA 33, the Matt Hamill fight falling through, and competing for the Unified MMA Light-Heavyweight championship

I spoke with Teddy Ash on Bowks Talking Bouts #80 ahead of his main event bout with Jacob Ortiz at Unified 33 for the vacant Unified MMA Light-Heavyweight title.   We covered a few things including: how his training preparations went ahead of this big fight, his fight with Matt Hamill falling through when The Hammer…

Carrington Banks talks about his Bellator 199 fight with Adam Piccolotti, getting his first KO after coming out to an ASAP Rocky track, and NFL Blitz

I caught up with “Jetsetter” on Bowks Talking Bouts #79 ahead of his Lightweight fight with Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 199 on Saturday, May 12th.   Myself and Carrington covered a few topics such as: being 3-0 in Bellator heading into this next fight, MMA’s pre-occupation with “the unbeaten record” and if perceptions around that…

Shane Campbell talks about his title defense against Stephen Beaumont at Unified MMA 33, the system he’s been working on for 13 years, shooting a Hadouken in the cage at a WSOF event

On this BTB episode, I welcomed Unified MMA lightweight champion Shane Campbell ahead of his title defense against Stephen Beaumont at Unified MMA 33 on Friday, May 11th.   On Bowks Talking Bouts #78, we covered a few topics including: his mentality entering a rematch with Stephen Beaumont, the combat sports moratorium in Edmonton and how devastating…