Dylan James Bowker
Episodes
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Tyrell Fortune on Daniel James, Bellator 288, and more
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Tyrell Fortune tests skills with Daniel James at Bellator 288 on November 18th.
Fortune once again appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts and covered several subjects amid our chat.
Sunday May 14, 2017
Bowks Talking Bouts #15: Tyrell Fortune
Sunday May 14, 2017
Sunday May 14, 2017
I had decorated amateur wrestler and 3-0 Bellator heavyweight Tyrell Fortune on the show.
We discussed how he started wrestling in third grade through an after school kids program (0:42), His start in mixed martial arts training with the Blackzilians (1:38), the stress and adrenaline of mma fighting causing him to drop close to thirty pounds (2:55), Bellator's ahead of the curve grooming process for blue chip wrestling prospects (5:49), close ties to Chael Sonnen and predictions for the Bellator MSG card (9:48), the advantages of Bellator's presentation style as compared to UFC's uniform look (12:05), getting a WWE tryout and gaining respect for what pro wrestlers do (13:47), dedicating his last fight to the memory of his late childhood friend Tim (17:39), crossover combat news outlets getting more mma fans into amateur wrestling in recent years (18:27), the camaraderie of competition in wrestling and how that doesn't exist for him in mma competition (20:08), training to hip hop and salsa (22:07), being a Daniel Cormier fan and thoughts on his summer rematch with Jon Jones (23:04), recapping the Stipe/ JDS title fight (24:08), if he would rather rock a patchy hair style for a year or take another Will Johnson style nut shot (25:50), and more!