AJ Matthews Bellator 204 co-main event bout w/ Logan Storley, wanting to tap into Doc Holliday mindset by growing out his mustache, and his upper lip garden may have ended a relationship

On Bowks Talking Bouts #99, I caught up with AJ Matthews ahead of his Bellator 204 co-main event bout with Logan Storley.

 

We discussed his prep/ thoughts on his opponent on August 17th, going back and forth between 170lbs and 185lbs (2:10), defeating Kendall Grove and how MMA has changed (3:15), overcoming a bit of a losing skid in his recent outing (4:26), wanting to tap into that Doc Holliday mindset by growing out his mustache and how his upper lip garden may have ended a relationship for him (7:05), living out in the Phillipines and training with guys like ONE Heavyweight Champion Brandon Vera (8:25), his pro Boxing experience and his desire to compete in more kickboxing going ahead (10:26), training to Nina Simone (11:31), being a longtime Bellator competitor and growing as a fighter alongside the organization (13:02), and more!