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…
Mark Pavelich was the figurehead for Maximum Fighting Championship between March 2001 and October 2014. During this decade-plus tenure, MFC cemented itself in the world of mixed-martial arts. Pavelich’s vision ultimately manifested itself into arguably the most prolific Canadian MMA promotion ever and he created a stage that had international credibility. It was a dream…
Andy McNamara is a sports broadcaster and writer in the Greater Toronto Area. McNamara contributes to Sportsnet and has done commentary for a myriad of events. On this BTB episode, McNamara came on to discuss storytelling devices that work across all sports commentary, interviewer methodology/ techniques, and more! Bowks Talking Bouts Jim Ross and Joe…
Jesse “Big Cat” Arnett spoke with LM2 as he readies himself for arguably the most important Bantamweight fight in Canadian MMA history. Jesse will be taking on longtime-top 135er Josh Hill in a high stakes number one contender bout that goes on May 24th at TKO 48 in Gatineau, Quebec. Bowks Talking Bouts Jesse has…
Well regarded battle rapper Pigsty came on the show. Pigsty has battled for platforms like BOTZ, GZ Battles, Ruin Your Day, and King of the Dot. Repping the Vancouver scene for several years, Pigsty is known for his aggressive delivery and creative pen game which is underpinned by his observational style A myriad of topics…
Canada’s longest running MMA promotion is back with Rumble in the Cage 61. The Pro/ Ammy card has compelling, high consequence bouts on both the Amateur and Professional side of things. Gold Medal matches will determine which elite Amateurs get to represent their country on an international scale. The nation’s best Amateurs gathered, fought in…
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 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.…
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…