Author: Matthew.marcone

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…

On this episode of Bowks Talking Bouts, Dominic Mazzotta made an appearance ahead of his fight with Josh Sampo at Bellator 197 (Bowks Talking Bouts #67). We talked about his thoughts on his opponent Sampo, where a victory in this fight puts him in terms of title contention (1:52), switching camps and working with Henri…

On this BTB episode, I welcomed LFA/ UFC veteran Josh Sampo who takes on Dominic Mazzotta at Bellator 197 in his promotional debut. We discussed his return after a multi year layoff from mma, thoughts on his opponent’s skills (1:48), working extensively with Team Alpha Male and a host of other killers heading into this…

On this BTB, I had on Devon Brock who fights Baby Slice at Bellator 197. We discussed fighting the sons of famous fighters going against Royce Gracie’s son and Kimbo Slice’s son, fighting on Paramount Network, his regular training partners/ coaches (2:35), street fighting in Compton growing up (4:15), why he’s involved in a catchweight…

I spoke with multi-time titlist and veteran of UFC, Strikeforce, etc when I welcomed Jake Shields to BTB. We discussed training with the Danaher Death Squad guys and his recent run on the submission grappling circuit, the changing dynamic in submission grappling where the competitors are actually getting paid a solid bit of coin now (3:08), his…