Bill Mahood talks about how he was supposed to be on the inaugural Ultimate Fighter, partying with Vladimir Putin as well as Jean Claude Van Damme in Russia, and more

On this BTB installment, I welcomed influential Canadian MMA veteran Bill Mahood……Bowks Talking Bouts #69   We talked about his experiences recently coaching at UFC London for Kajan Johnson, his pro debut in 1999 and the growth of the sport (2:37), fighting Forrest Griffin in UFC (5:00), how Bill was supposed to be on the…

Derek Anderson talks Bellator 197, fights with MVP and Paul Daley, as well as being a bloodthirsty Bellator stalwart

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…

Lush One “I feel like this music saved all of our lives”, his role in battle rap history, and the Cadalack Ron connection

On this BTB episode/ Liberty Music co-feature (Bowks Talking Bouts #42), I had the pleasure of speaking to Lush One. I covered quite a few topics with the hip hop musician/ battle rap OG. We discussed working on Bobby Bucher’s record, “I feel like this music saved all of our lives”(1:45), maintaining contact with Caddy’s…