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…
Bellator MMA announces that on Saturday, Oct. 23rd they will put on their first-ever event in Moscow, Russia. The fistic fireworks go down at the VTB Arena. The history-making event will be bolstered by the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all-time, Fedor Emelianenko. Emelianenko’s opponent for this main event and additional matchups for the…
On this episode of Bowks Talking Bouts, Liam McGeary came on ahead of his Bellator 220 fight with Phil Davis. The former Bellator Light-Heavyweight champion is looking to avenge a loss to the man who took his belt from him. Bowks Talking Bouts Liam discussed the major differences between who he was in the first…
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…
It was great getting to speak with Bellator fighter Mike Kimbel about his upcoming Bellator 215 fight against John Douma, his six-second KO win last year, hot new hip hop, and more. Bowks Talking Bouts #132 Check out BTB on Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean, and Google Play Music.
I spoke with Erick Silva ahead of his promotional debut at Bellator 216. Bowks Talking Bouts Episode #131 We discussed facing the unbeaten Yaroslav Amosov in his inaugural Bellator bout. Erick addressed the Lorenz Larkin fight falling through (2:17). Erick’s thoughts on the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix (2:50). If Erick believes that Rory is the…
Great to speak to multi-time BTB guest Henry Corrales after his Bellator 208 knockout win over Andy Main. On Bowks Talking Bouts #117, we talked about his post-fight pizza munching with teammate Benson Henderson after both of their Bellator 208 wins, where he sees himself within Bellator’s Featherweight hierarchy, 2019 being the Rematch and…
Bowks Talking Bouts #106 featured a couple of prolific fighters on the show as I took part in the Bellator 206 media call. Rory spoke about the coming year providing an opportunity to galvanize his MMA legacy and also the mindset of having two fights lined up. Wanderlei Silva touched on whether or not…