Category: Bowks Talking Bouts
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Bowks Talking Bouts #65: Devon Brock
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…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #64: Jake Shields
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…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #63: Deanna Bennett
I had a great talk with Deanna Bennett a few weeks out from her bout with Karina Rodriguez at Invicta FC 28. We discussed her opponent’s skill set as well as the feeling of being back in Invicta, her goals on getting another crack at an Invicta FC championship (2:41), having her first amateur bout seven years…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #62: XFFC 17 Live Event Recap
I checked out XFFC 17 Brawls Deep live and cageside. The Entrec Centre crowd was buzzing and Fite TV fans caught a great Xcessive Force FC show. I fill you in on the highlights.
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Bowks Talking Bouts #61: Brad Wall
I caught up with PFA Head coach/ owner-operator Brad Wall right after XFFC 17 wrapped up. We talked about how some of his PFA compatriots [Ryan O’Connor and Dakota Ruttan] did that night, plans going ahead for PFA fighters [ex: Muay Thai bouts in Calgary coming up, fighters fighting in Montana for Sparta Combat League…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #60: TJ Laramie
I spoke with TKO champion TJ Laramie ahead of his Featherweight title defence against Joao Luis Nogueira at TKO 42. We talked about how the mentality doesn’t differ between vying for a title or defending one, the dominant performance in his title winning effort (1:39), working with Jeremy Kennedy and Bibiano Fernandes recently (2:23), feeling…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #59: Jordan Graham
On this BTB installment, I spoke with rising flyweight contender Jordan Graham as he heads into a title bout against Malcolm Gordon at TKO 42. We discussed working with Elevation Fight Team ahead of this fight (1:14), his lengthy resume at Muay Thai (2:12), how his gym teacher sparked his interest in MMA (4:09),…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #58: Cody Krahn
I spoke with Canadian MMA veteran Cody Krahn ahead of his co-main event bout at XFFC 17 Brawls Deep. We discussed the skill set of his opponent Michael Hill, stepping back into the XFFC cage again and briefly stepping down from his commentary role with the promotion (3:38), focusing on refining and polishing the basics…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #57: Tanner Boser
On this BTB episode, I spoke with Unified MMA Heavyweight champion and top ranked ACB competitor, Tanner “Bulldozer” Boser. His early days learning Karate in Bonnyville and his initial efforts in MMA, his win over DJ Linderman and how he’s finding traction within ACB (3:34), Traveling to Dubai and finding a Tim Horton’s during…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #56: Rahney
I spoke with rising battle rapper and President of Talkback, Rahney aka Rahn “Bones” Jones. The Red Hat OG also took me along on his route to get more hats made. We got into quite a few topics including: Rahney’s first exposure to battle rap, his debut against Emotionz where his opponent fell off…