Serhiy Sidey rematches Ramon Taveras at UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis on January 20th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sidey spoke to MMA Canada before this sequel affair which also serves as his UFC debut. Excerpts from the chat are below. Serhiy Sidey This moment represents something Sidey has wanted to manifest into reality from…
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…
It was great speaking to Mighty Mouse and the ONE Championship figurehead over two separate ONE Championship Media Calls for Bowks Talking Bouts #119. I asked Demetrious about his level of know-how as it relates to the ONE Flyweight division’s talent pool/ what skills everyone brings to the table. I also got to speak to…
On Bowks Talking Bouts #114, I welcomed on recently minted Unified MMA titlist Pat Pytlik right after his big win over Vyron Phillips. We discussed how Pat gets to train with the best in multiple provinces, the quick adjustments Pat had to make in his last fight against Vyron Phillips, the pride associated with…
On this BTB installment, Liberty Multimedia combined forces with Unified MMA and it birthed this slick video baby. Unified MMA 34 was a huge night at River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, AB. LMM’s Dylan Bowker takes you through all of the notable highlights on Bowks Talking Bouts #113 .
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…
I spoke with influential Canadian combat sports figure/ TKO promoter Stephane Patry ahead of a huge card in the form of TKO 44 on September 21st (Bowks Talking Bouts #105). I spoke with Stephane about the Hunter vs Barriault fight in the main event and how the winner could well be going to UFC…
On this BTB episode, I welcomed Adam Dyczka ahead of his TKO 44 fight for the Heavyweight championship. On Bowks Talking Bouts #104, we talked about the mentality of getting his belt back in this next fight, getting coverage and attention from some of the biggest MMA news outlets (2:50), not feeling like he’s…
Bowks Talking Bouts #103, I had a great to have TKO Lightweight champion Jesse Ronson on the show ahead of vying for a second TKO title at TKO 44 in the Welterweight division. We discussed Jesse thinking his upcoming bout with Michael Dufort will end in a couple rounds, the Jonathan Meuiner fight not…
On this BTB installment, I spoke with “The Big Cat” Jesse Arnett after Dekada Contender. I covered a few topics with Canada’s number one MMA Bantamweight including: what it’s like to represent with Champion pugilists from the West, how his training partners performed on the Dekada Contender card, his upcoming TKO title defense against Nate…