Author: Matthew.marcone
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TKO 41: Ten men, Five belts, and One defining event
TKO 41: Champions caps off a big year for the organization as they make their return to the Bell Centre. With a whopping five title bouts topping the card, TKO MMA definitely wants to live up to their promise of making this the biggest event in company history. In the main event position sits TJ…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #44: Stephane Patry
On this BTB installment, I spoke with the president of TKO MMA Stephane Patry. We previewed the upcoming TKO 41: Champions which goes December 8th at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The stacked card features multiple title fights, some of the brightest prospects on the Canadian MMA scene, and promises to be the biggest event in…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #43: TJ Laramie
I spoke with TJ Laramie ahead of his featherweight title fight with Charles Jourdain at TKO 41. We spoke about his mentality heading into a main event bout that he always figured would happen eventually, how he’s built up his skills from an early point (3:10), being sent to Japan where he made his…
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Lush One “I feel like this music saved all of our lives”, his role in battle rap history, and the Cadalack Ron connection
On this BTB episode/ Liberty Music co-feature (Bowks Talking Bouts #42), I had the pleasure of speaking to Lush One. I covered quite a few topics with the hip hop musician/ battle rap OG. We discussed working on Bobby Bucher’s record, “I feel like this music saved all of our lives”(1:45), maintaining contact with Caddy’s…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #41: Shinju Auclair
On this BTB episode, I spoke with rising prospect Shinju Auclair ahead of her new years eve fight with Rizin. We discussed Shinju’s early experience in athletics, training behind a deer meat processing place in the owner’s garage (1:17), working with El Nino training center (2:02), the rematch with Chelsea LaGrasse and the unfortunate nature…
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ONE Championship Strengthens Leadership Team
01 December 2017 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the addition of three new leaders to its senior management team. Hua Fung Teh is named Chief Financial Officer, Mahesh Subramanian is named Chief Technology Officer, and Souvik Dutta is named Vice President of…
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Mackenzie County considering surveillance cameras
By: Matthew Marcone Mackenzie County’s administration has been asked to gather information and cost estimates to install video surveillance cameras, which was presented at a regular council meeting on November 7, 2017. Doug Munn, Director of Community Services, said that ten cameras could be installed for $53,000 but hat the cost can vary depending on…
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Bellator Releases Hype Trailer For Their Upcoming 2018 Heavyweight Grand Prix
This is definitely something to look forward to in the new year! Compelling first round match ups, intrigue surrounding who the grand prix alternates will be, and Bellator will fill their vacant heavyweight throne after several years of inactivity. Click the trailer below and let us know what you think. Bellator Heavyweight Grand…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #40: Teddy Ash
Liberty’s Dylan Bowker spoke with Teddy Ash ahead of his light-heavyweight title bid against Jared McComb at Unified MMA 33. We discussed the mentality heading into his first career rematch, the streak he’s built up in Unified MMA leading into this title fight (2:28), going into this title match having already gone 25 minutes in…
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Virtual maps highlight caribou habitat destruction
Matthew Marcone Alberta Wilderness Association, Ontario Nature and The David Suzuki Foundation have released new maps that they say identify critical caribou habitat destruction “hot spots” in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. These groups are calling on respective provincial governments to meet with Indigenous and stakeholder groups to develop range plans for protecting critical caribou habitat,…