On Bowks Talking Bouts #89, I welcomed back veteran MMA competitor Saad Awad to the program ahead of his Bellator 201 bout against Ryan Couture on June 29th. We discussed overcoming a recent injury to get back to action, using CBD products for recuperative measures after hard sparring/ fights (1:56), finally feeling the love from…
On this BTB installment, I spoke with BTC Fight Promotions matchmaker Rob Veevers ahead of BTC 3 on Saturday, June 23rd. Bowks Talking Bouts #88 delved into BTC carving a niche on the Ontario MMA scene, all of the BTC 3 debutante fighters that are worth keeping a close eye on (4:12), TKO veteran Lindsay Garbatt’s…
Grey Eagle Resort and Casino was the meeting point for Liberty Multimedia and Dekada Fight Night yet again. The May 26th event delivered big and K1 Kickboxing was yet again a part of Dekada. Robert Wicherek and Garret South got the K1 action started with Garret putting up an unwavering pace. Body shots, teeps,…
On this BTB episode, I was ecstatic to have on “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock. Bowks Talking Bouts #87 spotlights Ken’s upcoming Q&A/ storytelling tour through Canada, how the match with Owen Hart in the Hart Family Dungeon came together (2:33), some of the snug matches he had in WWF with…
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…
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…
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…
LMM’s Dylan James Bowker was lucky to speak with Mirko Cro Cop and Gegard Mousasi as part of Bowks Talking Bouts #83. This was part of the Bellator 200 Media Conference call and he was excited to get perspectives from both ahead of their respective contests. https://dylanjamesbowker.podbean.com/e/bowks-talking-bouts-83-mirko-cro-cop-and-gegard-mousasi/
Unified MMA 33 went down at River Cree Resort and Casino on May 11th, 2018 in Enoch, Alberta. The card was topped with two title fights, marked the triumphant return of the promotion post-Edmonton combat sports moratorium, and it’s all covered on this BTB installment. (Bowks Talking Bouts #82)
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)…