XFFC 21 emanated from the Tara Centre in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Evergreen Park housed a raucous Swan City crowd for their March 15th card. The event had multiple title fights, there was a lot of hype heading in, and XFFC 21 managed to deliver on all expectations. Macdonald/ Sigvaldason capture XFFC gold and Shintani becomes…
I welcomed Christian Edwards onto BTB ahead of his Bellator 218 fight/ pro MMA debut against Roman Huerta. Bowks Talking Bouts #146 We talked about beginning his martial arts journey training Jiu Jitsu and overcoming his grappling bias. Christian being part of Team Quest early in his fighting endeavours (4:28). Edwards getting a scholarship with…
I welcomed on Johnny Eblen ahead of his Bellator 218 fight against Chauncey Foxworth. Bowks Talking Bouts #145 We discussed training with Tyron Woodley. Johnny’s part of Missouri’s wrestling lineage and when he realized he could make a run in MMA (2:01). Finally making his Bellator debut after a killer 4-0 run and overcoming some…
I welcomed Grande Prairie, Alberta-based Amateur MMA fighter Isaiah Metituk ahead of McLovin’s April run with The Canadian National Amateur MMA Championships in Lethbridge. Bowks Talking Bouts #142 We discussed a myriad of topics including: no big weight cut heading into Nationals. -going from being homeless to getting ready for Nationals (1:55) -Isaiah Metituk’s timeline…
I welcomed William Carriere onto the show ahead of his XFFC bout against Steve MacDonald for the Xcessive Force Fighintg Championship Light-Heavyweight belt ahead of XFFC 21: Locked and Loaded. Bowks Talking Bouts #141 We discussed multiple topics including: the training leading into this fight and William’s strong local presence in the Grande Prairie area.…
I welcomed Jose Shorty Torres onto BTB again. This appearance was ahead of Jose’s co-main event against Amir Albazi which goes March 15th at Brave CF 22. Bowks Talking Bouts #138 Myself and Jose Shorty Torres discussed multiple topics including: what Jose has been doing since our initial talk and his thoughts on Amir Albazi…
On this BTB installment, Keaneo Moyer discussed the unfortunate cancellation of his Pro MMA debut for Dominate FC 3 among several other topics. Bowks Talking Bouts #137 The highly touted Oregon amateur MMA prospect/ FCFF Flyweight Champion touched on: -his training methodology changing as a Pro -moving to Colorado to train with Duane “Bang” Ludwig…
I spoke with BTC Fight Promotions Matchmaker Rob Veevers ahead of a big card in Windsor, Ontario. Here’s what we touched on in your BTC 5 Preview! Bowks Talking Bouts #136 -Windsor’s own TJ Laramie fighting on home soil against Cory Galloway (0:55) -Having a Super-Lightweight Championship fight with Kyle Prepolec vs Curtis Demarce and…
It was great talking to Pat Pytlik ahead of defending his Super-Lightweight Championship against Jake Lindsey at Unified MMA 36. Bowks Talking Bouts #135 We touched on multiple topics including: training in both Alberta and Ontario. -Finally getting the experience to fight into the later rounds in his last bout (2:30). -His breakdown of the…
It was great getting to speak with Teddy Ash ahead of him defending his Unified MMA Middleweight title in a rematch against Dominique Steele. Bowks Talking Bouts #134 We talked about the power of cute dogs, having multiple teammates st Shaved Bears preparing for the same card, and what kind of schedule Teddy wants to…