Dylan James Bowker

David Feldman “Best Card We’ve Ever Put Together” W/ BKFC 56

David Feldman is the president of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and is heading into his company's biggest event ever with BKFC 56.
Feldman was the guest on episode 49 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -handling several things simultaneously amid fight week as the company's figurehead
-delivering a card to close out 2023 that usurps their previous biggest card ever at BKFC 41 in April
-several interesting meetings as of late and the future for a TV broadcasting deal with BKFC
-the groundbreaking nature of unified rules being instantiated for bare-knuckle boxing in the Summer
-a reality show, documentary series, and a BKFC video game being talked about to widen the organization's fanbase
-Mike Perry vs Eddie Alvarez for the King of Violence title but how several fights on December 2nd could be main events in their own right
-if there has been an infusion of capital from Triller since refinancing his home for the April card and meeting with major institutional investors shortly
-the international growth of the company and what countries BKFC is eyeing for 2024 
-the clarity in the heavyweight class w/ Adams vs Terrill II for vacant gold after Alan Belcher left for gloved boxing/ bare knuckle MMA

Keegan Vandermeer: ”Don’t Blink” in Esteban Rodriguez BKFC 56 Bout

Keegan Vandermeer tests skills with Esteban Rodriguez at BKFC 56: Perry vs. Alvarez on December 2nd.
Vandermeer was the guest on the 48th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -how it feels to be part of what many are calling the biggest bare-knuckle boxing card of the modern era
-being ready for a six-round, sudden-death stanza kind of fight here
-his last outing being a gloved boxing bout vs Gustavo Trujillo
-working with Todd Duffee ahead of the UFC vet's BKFC debut versus Ben Rothwell in the looming BKFC 56 co-main event here
-feeling especially ready to seize the moment now after learning from past mistakes in his combat sports endeavors
-how both of his prior BKFC fights cumulatively don't even makeup one round in that company
-being in that featured prelim bout position to drive buys to the pay-per-view and how this is Vandermeer's coming out party

Sean Wheelock on BKFC Perry vs Alvarez, Bellator-PFL Merger, and More

Sean Wheelock is BKFC's commentator and has had many memorable commentating gigs throughout combat sports history.
Wheelock appeared on the 47th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -BKFC 56: Mike Perry vs Eddie Alvarez being the biggest BKFC card ever from the perspective of someone who has been with the company since the beginning
-prior experiences with Bellator, M1, Karate Combat, Pride, PFL, and ONE Championship commentating in the context of his BKFC path
-further global growth for 2024 as 2023's ending looms closer
-the heavyweight scene having much more clarity at the top with Ben Rothwell vs Todd Duffee and Arnold Adams vs Mick Terrill II for the vacant heavyweight belt both going down at BKFC 56
-breakdowns on Christine Ferea vs Bec Rawlings II for the former's flyweight belt and Kai Stewart defending his featherweight crown versus Howard Davis on December 2nd
-thoughts on the recent PFL-Bellator merger from one of Bellator MMA's most noteworthy commentators of all time
-the book is being developed into a major film that Wheelock and Art Davie created around how the first-ever UFC event came to be

Monica Medina “I’m Gonna Stop (Paty Juarez)” in BYB 22 Trilogy

Monica Medina defends her BYB Extreme lightweight championship versus Paty Juarez at BYB 22: Rocky Mountain Brawl on December 2nd in an all-important rubber match.
Medina appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to touch on: -travelling to Paty Juarez's hometown to end the trilogy once and for all
-feeling like she won that first Juarez fight and the controversy there
-wanting to finish Juarez in their second fight that went the distance
-eyeing more gold in another BYB weight category after this fight
-fighting under the Gamebred banner and making bare-knuckle mixed martial arts history there
-getting in great work with Mike Sanford and Alan Belcher

Jimmie Rivera ”Beat the **** Out Of” Jeremy Stephens at BKFC 56

Jimmie Rivera collides with Jeremy Stephens at BKFC 56 on December 2nd.
Rivera appeared on episode 46 of Bare Knuckle Radio. The BKFC featherweight now moving up to lightweight came on the show to discuss: -being on a card like this that many are describing as the most stacked in company history
-how Stephens possesses the type of style that Rivera likes to fight 
-concurrently being a police officer while preparing for a bare-knuckle boxing fight
-balancing his jobs while also thoroughly enjoying being a father
-having PFL and Bellator MMA wins in the context of Rivera's thoughts on their recent merger with PFL buying Bellator out
-the possibility of a rematch with Howard Davis for BKFC gold
-wanting to give Luis Palomino a challenge for his lightweight belt
-BKFC training being easier on the body than an MMA camp
-foreseeing Mike Perry beating Eddie Alvarez in BKFC 56's headliner
-thinking Ben Rothwell is going to kick Todd Duffee's ass
-being buddies with popular country musician Brantley Gilbert
-Rivera's past instances meeting Al Pacino and Mickey Rourke

Jared Warren Eyes Lorenzo Hunt KnuckleMania Title Bout

Jared Warren dispatched Danny Christie in the first round of their BKFC 55 main event and cemented himself as the number one contender at light heavyweight.
Warren appeared on episode 45 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -getting a huge win in enemy territory when he went to the United Kingdom for this contest
-how this Leeds fight went as well as it could have possibly gone
-increased clarity for the BKFC light heavyweight title picture 
-girlfriend/ BKFC fighter Crystal Pittman being a pastry chef as well and what Warren's top Thanksgiving foods are
-how 2024 looks like it could be a banner year for Shift MMA
-how teammate/ BKFC middleweight champion David Mundell fighting Mike Perry is the only option for next year

Christine Ferea: Expect “Better Fight Than the 1st” vs Bec Rawlings

Christine Ferea tests skills with Bec Rawlings in a rematch at BKFC 56: Perry vs. Alvarez on December 2nd. The former defends their BKFC flyweight championship against the latter.
Ferea appeared on the 44th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. 'Misfit' touched on: -her feelings that 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings is not driving a lot of the promotion for this looming sequel clash
-how this upcoming card stacks up to BKFC 41: Perry vs Rockhold in terms of how big of a bare-knuckle boxing event BKFC 56 is
-if there was anything taken from the first Rawlings fight that can potentially be applied to this rematch
-the experience with cornering Melanie Shah for her BKFC strawweight title bid at BKFC 51
-being on better terms with Britain Hart nowadays after their heated rivalry over two high-level bare-knuckle boxing bouts

Esteban Rodriguez: ”I’m On A Next Level” For BKFC 56

Esteban Rodriguez tests skills with Keegan Vandermeer at BKFC 56: Perry vs. Alvarez on December 2nd.
Rodriguez was the guest on episode 43 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on: -how he'll show he's a million-dollar fighter on what's being called the biggest bare-knuckle event of the modern era
-it being a dream come true for Rodriguez who does it for the fans
-the takeaways from his Jomi Esoboza bout at BKFC 49
-the matchup machinations against Keegan Vandermeer
-recent business endeavors he has engaged in outside of fighting
-the excitement for being on Mike Perry vs Eddie Alvarez card and so much more!