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I spoke with RFA title challenger and Bellator fighter Zach Freeman ahead of Bellator 186. We got into a number of cool topics.   Feeling the love from the promotion this time out, training with a relative of the legendary Cassius Clay (1:13), MMA being a team sport if you’re a top level fighter (1:51),…

I caught up with WSOF, TUF 16, and Bellator competitor Matt Secor ahead of his big fight at Bellator 186. We discussed quite a few interesting things.   His thoughts on his opponent Logan Storley at Bellator 186, competing in an actual weight division instead of taking a catchweight bout this time (1:10), whether his…

I spoke with highly regarded prospect Tywan Claxton who’s making his pro debut at Bellator 186. We discussed quite a few things.   Tywan seeing his upcoming opponent as a stepping stone fight, how mma went from an “amateur wrestling escape” to being his main focus in life  (2:35), his main training partners in this…

I spoke with undefeated Bellator Welterweight Logan Storley ahead of his Bellator 186 fight with Matt Secor. We discussed quiote a few topics. How he got his nickname “Storm”, mindset going into his second Bellator bout (1:14), thoughts on his opponent Matt Secor (3:10), learning from Henri Hooft and Greg Jones (4:28), how Robbie Lawler is his…

I spoke with Bellator fighter and multi-time Boxing world champion Ana Julaton who was appreciative that I pronounced her name correctly.   We discussed why she made her return to mma after a bit of a hiatus, the benefits of Bellator offering deals where fighters may concurrently compete in boxing and MMA (3:06), the learning…

I had a great conversation with Bellator’s Jordan Young. Myself and the undefeated ATT product discussed quite a few topics.   Thoughts on his opponent Alec Hooben at Bellator 185 (1:42) and (7:35), a possible move from Middleweight to 205 down the line (2:27), how he used to make the cut to Welterweight(3:01), the positive…

I spoke with battle rap legend The Saurus and we discussed quite a few things. How Saurus got into battling off of freestyling, early influences like Gift of Gab and Big Pun (2:02), the local hip hop record store spots growing up (3:06), his history making Grind Time battle with Madness at the first Battle…

I had a great talk with MFC, XFFC, and KOTC veteran Cody Krahn ahead of his Unified MMA 32 fight with Jeff Porter. We discussed the importance of body shots in this September 29th fight with Porter, returning to mma after almost two years of boxing and kickboxing (3:48), the excitement of performing for the Edmonton…

For this episode of Bowks Talking Bouts, I spoke to elite camera man/ film maverick/ swag wizard Rob Duckworth. We talked about Bad Rap on Netflix and Bodied at TIFF, the competitive openess to battle rap, Rob bodying a battle rapper at a house party, the freestyles myself and Rob have dropped over the years, B Man’s…