I caught up with battle rapper, painter, and recording artist Bender. We spoke over the phone about how he got into hip hop from an elementary school project, the psychology of battling, Bender possibly having a future battle against his mom, solo music efforts as well as projects with his group Flight Distance, hitting…
I talked to the first ever KOTD champion Kid Twist about loving the IT Crowd, mumble rap, pop driven indie music, getting the Daylyt seal of approval on an antic, changes in the battle scene over the last decade, and it was a lot of fun. Details on the battle rap biopic Bodied (0:13), How…
I talked to the current Invicta FC Bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger about her title defense at Invicta FC 20 tomorrow, a possible fight with Cyborg, the tremendous growth of women’s mma in the last decade, getting booked in a gym fight to become part of Ken Shamrock’s Lion’s Den, and so much more!
We talked about battle rap preparation, broadening her writing into film, tracks from her mixtape Bonfire, and so much more. Click play and get at it!
I had a great talk with battle rapper and recording artist Chilla Jones. We covered a ton of topics from his rise through battle rap to Arsonal trying to stir up beef with him and everything in between. Click the link and get at it! https://dylanjamesbowker.podbean.com/e/interview-with-chilla-jones/
It was great speaking with top ten ranked pound for pound Canadian Boxer, Steve The Dragon Claggett…….(Bowks Talking Bouts #124) We spoke about the understanding culture at SouthPaw Boxing club, how he’s a road warrior and some of the stresses that come with fighting at home (4:47), his last stoppage win coming at home and…
On this BTB installment (Bowks Talking Bouts #110), MMA/ Boxing veteran Ryan “Real Deal” Ford discussed his Unified MMA 34 fight falling out in controversial fashion, possible bare knuckle boxing bouts in the future, when he intends to reschedule his next MMA fight, October hand to hand combat in Russia, and so much more! …
On Bowks Talking Bouts #101, It was great having MMA veteran/ Boxing pro Dwayne Lewis and top ranked pugilist Kandi Wyatt on BTB prior to their respective fights set for Dekada Contender on September 8th. I spoke with Dwayne about taking on Anton Tokarchuk Sept 8th and how combat is his drug, differences between Boxing and…
On this BTB episode, I spoke with my first cutman. Great to have the insights of BFL cutman/ rising Canadian cutman Rod Wingrove……..Bowks Talking Bouts #72 We talked about what inspired him to get into cutman work, getting discouraged from fighting after a rough go training with Denis Kang (2:12), how getting drunk at…
Neiman Gracie tests skills with Dante Schiro at Bellator 290 on February 4th in a welterweight clash. Gracie appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts and talked about nuances in his jiu-jitsu within an MMA context, his interest level in having a fight under the Rizin banner considering their co-promotions with Bellator, and more. Excerpts from…