Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz III live play by play results w/ Video Stream
Two legends of mixed martial arts top the marquee in an intriguing trilogy bout. Many variables are at play in this Liddell-Ortiz three peat ie/ Liddell’s near decade long absence and Ortiz’s odds at finally securing a win over the Iceman. On the promotional end of things, Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy step…
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ONE Conquest of Champions: Khan+Folayang Lightweight Championship Q&A
Manila’s Mall of Asia Arena will again welcome the ONE Championship brand and all of it’s fans for Conquest of Champions. The ONE faithful will gather to see if champions are in fact conquered when Brandon Vera returns from a lengthy layoff to defend his Heavyweight title against Mauro Cerilli (Cage Warriors heavyweight). The other…
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Lindsay Garbatt talks about her BTC Strawweight title bid against Rayanne Amanda at BTC 4, her decorated Boxing history/ making the transition to MMA, and how you can’t take the ‘Shwa out of the girl
Bowks Talking Bouts #122 featured Lindsay Garbatt ahead of her BTC Strawweight title bid against Rayanne Amanda at BTC 4 Vendetta. We talked about her upcoming BTC title fight at BTC 4, competing in multiple divisions and whether or not Lindsay will remain at Strawweight for the rest of her career (5:10), Lindsay’s history training…
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Ergys Sigeta talks getting his nickname from beating two guys in sparring, dominating grappling tournaments in the absolute division, and his status as one of Canadian MMA’s top prospects
Bowks Talking Bouts #121 features rising Canadian MMA prospect Ergys Sigeta and many topics were covered including: His strong grappling acumen that often leads him to gold at several tournaments in the absolute divisions, getting in work at Grants MMA (2:43), plans for Ergys’ next MMA fight (4:57), his hectic schedule lately being a change…
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Demetrious Johnson and Chatri Sityodtong discuss their respective futures in ONE Championship
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…
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Esem discusses his biggest moments in battle rap, indie music bars, and being on shrooms at SXSW
It was great getting to talk to rising BOTZ, GZ, P&R battle rapper Esem aka Ryan Gosling aka Swaggy Man on Bowks Talking Bouts #118. Esem’s early days of watching WRC’s and how he analyzes his early battle performances now, Esem’s Power and Respect battles where sometimes he would battle twice in the same…
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Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement Goes Solar
Paddle Prairie’s Solar Energy Assistant Morgan Calliou tells the story behind the Settlement’s Climate Leadership Plan, which has seen the installation of one-20kW and three-8.7kW grid-tie solar systems at the Settlement Arena, Day Care, Youth Centre and Library, as well as an additional 60kW at the local Water Treatment Plant. Paddle’s Climate Leadership Plan has…
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Liberty Music: Karen Haglof
Great talk with Karen here and LMM’s Dylan Bowker got a lot of great insights on Haglof’s music efforts. We talked about Karen’s recent recordings and the timeline for when her next full length will drop, the differences between operating under her own name as opposed to making music during her time in Band of…
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Henry Corrales “Gimme all the money; where the broads at?…Let’s party!”
Great to speak to multi-time BTB guest Henry Corrales after his Bellator 208 knockout win over Andy Main. On Bowks Talking Bouts #117, we talked about his post-fight pizza munching with teammate Benson Henderson after both of their Bellator 208 wins, where he sees himself within Bellator’s Featherweight hierarchy, 2019 being the Rematch and…
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