I spoke with Derek Anderson ahead of his Bellator 197 bout with Zak Bucia at a 165lb catchweight (Bowks Talking Bouts #68). We talked about how he’s bloodthirsty to get back into the cage after an extended layoff, thoughts on the catchweight bout via his perception of Zak Bucia and his divisional goals going forward (1:40), big fights falling through…
On this episode of Bowks Talking Bouts, Dominic Mazzotta made an appearance ahead of his fight with Josh Sampo at Bellator 197 (Bowks Talking Bouts #67). We talked about his thoughts on his opponent Sampo, where a victory in this fight puts him in terms of title contention (1:52), switching camps and working with Henri…
On this BTB episode, I welcomed LFA/ UFC veteran Josh Sampo who takes on Dominic Mazzotta at Bellator 197 in his promotional debut. We discussed his return after a multi year layoff from mma, thoughts on his opponent’s skills (1:48), working extensively with Team Alpha Male and a host of other killers heading into this…
On this BTB, I had on Devon Brock who fights Baby Slice at Bellator 197. We discussed fighting the sons of famous fighters going against Royce Gracie’s son and Kimbo Slice’s son, fighting on Paramount Network, his regular training partners/ coaches (2:35), street fighting in Compton growing up (4:15), why he’s involved in a catchweight…
I spoke with multi-time titlist and veteran of UFC, Strikeforce, etc when I welcomed Jake Shields to BTB. We discussed training with the Danaher Death Squad guys and his recent run on the submission grappling circuit, the changing dynamic in submission grappling where the competitors are actually getting paid a solid bit of coin now (3:08), his…
I had a great talk with Deanna Bennett a few weeks out from her bout with Karina Rodriguez at Invicta FC 28. We discussed her opponent’s skill set as well as the feeling of being back in Invicta, her goals on getting another crack at an Invicta FC championship (2:41), having her first amateur bout seven years…
I checked out XFFC 17 Brawls Deep live and cageside. The Entrec Centre crowd was buzzing and Fite TV fans caught a great Xcessive Force FC show. I fill you in on the highlights.
I caught up with PFA Head coach/ owner-operator Brad Wall right after XFFC 17 wrapped up. We talked about how some of his PFA compatriots [Ryan O’Connor and Dakota Ruttan] did that night, plans going ahead for PFA fighters [ex: Muay Thai bouts in Calgary coming up, fighters fighting in Montana for Sparta Combat League…
I spoke with TKO champion TJ Laramie ahead of his Featherweight title defence against Joao Luis Nogueira at TKO 42. We talked about how the mentality doesn’t differ between vying for a title or defending one, the dominant performance in his title winning effort (1:39), working with Jeremy Kennedy and Bibiano Fernandes recently (2:23), feeling…
On this BTB installment, I spoke with rising flyweight contender Jordan Graham as he heads into a title bout against Malcolm Gordon at TKO 42. We discussed working with Elevation Fight Team ahead of this fight (1:14), his lengthy resume at Muay Thai (2:12), how his gym teacher sparked his interest in MMA (4:09),…