Dylan James Bowker

Caio Machado on UFC Return Path, The Smashing Machine On-Set Insights, and More

Caio Machado battles Kevin Oumar at UAE Warriors 61 on July 23rd in a light heavyweight contest.
Machado appeared on MMA Canada once again to touch on multiple topics like: -the belated one-year anniversary congratulations for himself and his romantic partner
-how quickly his last fight came together and earning a first-round finish at Thunder Fight
-The difficulties with getting fights since leaving the UFC
-waiting for a call in the initial draft from Global Fight League and those GFL cards that fell out toward the end of May
-representing Brazil and Canada through his efforts in fight sport
-how it has been getting readjusted to the move back to Brazil from the last time that we chatted about the move back
-talking with Battlefield Fight League about possibly fighting for their light heavyweight belt as a former BFL heavyweight champion
-this UAEW contract being a one-fight deal, having a fight in Brazil lined up for August, and mapping out a path to return to the UFC
-how much more adjusted he feels fighting as a light heavyweight, and if this cut at 205 pounds has been a bit easier
-thoughts on Oumar's skillset and resume heading into this fight
-his involvement in The Smashing Machine movie and his thoughts on how warmly the film's trailer was received by the public
-some of the big-name fighters who were involved in this film
-Oleksandr Usyk portraying Igor Vovchanchyn in The Smashing Machine, and the by proxy way he got to interact with the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion 
-thoughts on the UFC heavyweight landscape being less congested and the former UFC heavyweight's thoughts on some of the major divisional movement as of late, with Jones retiring and Aspinall now being upgraded to the UFC heavyweight champion outright
-Buchecha and Ante Delija signing with the UFC recently

BKFC 1 vet on 7 year Anniversary, BKFC Philly Love, Alberto Blas

Travis Thompson tests skills with Micah Livingston at BKFC Philly on July 25th.
Thompson appeared on this edition of Bare Knuckle Bowker and touched on multiple subjects like: -this being his third contest in Philadelphia with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship this calendar year, and returning to the old ECW Arena here
- referencing a throwback picture won social media with Marty Feldman cornering Thompson during his gloved boxing days and his long history with the Feldman family
-it recently passing the seven-year mark since Thompson's BKFC 1 fight with eventual BKFC bantamweight champion Reggie Barnett Jr.
-his clear breakdown of this fight will play out at the 2300 Arena
-Alberto Blas signing to BKB while he was the reigning BKFC champion and the BKFC bantamweight belt being vacated thereafter
-fighting interim and lineal bantamweight champions throughout BKFC history like Jarod Grant and Dat Nguyen, respectively in the context of his overall record speaking volumes and feeling like specific issues he had with his last fight on a regulatory level
-looking to get in around five or six BKFC bouts this calendar year
-concurrently helming a landscaping company while fighting
-past work with names like former BKFC flyweight title challenger JR Ridge, as well as former BKFC bantamweight title challenger and former opponent Ryan Reber
-the picture he had with Eddie Alvarez and Frankie Edgar in the context of when 'The Underground King' might return to gloveless combat
-being a true man of the people when interacting with the BKFC fanbase
-the raw honesty of the combat sports fans in Philadelphia
-the love that he has for decorated, gloved boxing champion, Keith Thurman
-being too locked in on his own fight to have thoughts on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios title fight in the lead-up to it
-his son recently turning 16, being a proud father, and his 13-year-old daughter getting his temper
-doing some commentary work for USKA fights in recent times

BKB Champ on Malignaggi Return, Calls Out BKFC Champ, Randy Costa Work

Harry Gigliotti successfully defended his BKB super lightweight Police Gazette title against Kallum Skhane BKB 43: Bolton Brawl on July 5th.
Gigliotti appeared on Bare Knuckle Bowker to touch on multiple topics like: -working in that Micky Ward body work during the bout
-some banter heading in with the palpable respect after with the two interacting postively together in a post-fight interview posted to the BKB Europe Youtube channel
-Paulie Malignaggi returning to bare knuckle boxing to face Tyler Goodjohn for his first foray into the BKB Mighty Trigon
-sitting down with former opponent Jon Barnard as the two rewatched their fight for the BKB YouTube channel
-Alberto Blas coming over to BKB when he had been the reigning BKFC bantamweight champion
-being the number two ranked fighter in his weight category per BoxRec and wanting a fight with BKFC champion Kai Stewart down the line
-the pound for pound hierarchy within the BKB landscape and where he sits within that rankings arrangement himself
-training with Randy Costa extensively and how he felt about Costa's debut inside of the BKFC ring somewhat recently
-overcoming more-fight adversities heading into his last few fights with issues ranging from sickness and higher altititude acclimation in the context of how he grows from these experiences
-feeling like a travelling gypsy, per his own past description, when he was trying to build his name in the gloved boxing world and the tie ins to the traveller and gypsy culture that underpins so much bare knuckle fighting history through the generations

Ben Davis on Jake Paul's Ceiling, Jones-McGregor Controversies, and More

Ben Davis is a Sports Broadcaster on UFC Fight Pass, DAZN Boxing, and Misfits Boxing. He has also fought in BKFC, Karate Combat, as well as MF Boxing, and on July 30th, he will take part in season 41 of 'The Challenge.'
Davis appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to cover several subjects, such as: -how he came to be part of this tenured reality show, which drops at the end of the month, and what combat sports fans peeping this show to see 'the Bane' can expect to see
-big takeaways from UFC's International Fight Week PPV w/ UFC 317
-this current time seeming like a key transitional moment in the UFC heavyweight division with Ante Delija being signed to the promotion and Tom Aspinall being upgraded to the champion outright
-interviewing BKFC champ Ben Rothwell recently for his show Combat Zone and some of the goals that he has for this new show
-Rico Verhoeven's recent Glory win and the temperature on a potential three fight series with Verhoeven and Francis Ngannou
-doing a Misfits Boxing faceoff interview with AnEsonGib as well as Slim, Gib previously fighting Jake Paul, and thoughts on Paul's recent fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
-being involved in the promotion for the scrapped Tommy Fury vs. Darren Till fight on the Misfits Boxing circuit and if a Paul rematch with Fury could be a logical next step for both
-how hard sparring an old man doesn't grow legitimacy
-the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jake Paul discourse falling out in the context of the upcoming Canelo clash with Terence Crawford in September
-if we ultimately see KSI vs. Dillon Danis under the Misfits Boxing banner after two planned bookings for it fell out
-interviewing Jon Jones at the DBX kickoff event in the context of all the broader circumstances attached to 'Bones' retiring from MMA
-getting his hand raised by Conor McGregor at BKFC Spain after his clash with Oscar Willis and the photo from that moment being a camera roll pic that did not age well
-if there are any sociopolitical quandaries being so immersed in combat sports while having a differing worldview from the norm
-everyone in his inner circle having their doubts about his decision to take on a bare-knuckle boxing bout with BKFC
-getting a W in the Karate Combat pit against a 'cherry picked' opponent who he 'couldn't KO'
-the UFC monopsony leading to other combat sports trying to promote their own distinctly unique things to meaningfully stand out within this attention driven economy
-if there are plans for more competitive combat sports endeavours and the potential for growth with Sumo wrestling that could take hold in the coming years

Erick Lozano: Alessio Sakara BKFC Bout, Jamahal Hill UFC Baku Loss, and Lorenzo Hunt Drug Test Failure

Erick Lozano will test skills with Alessio Sakara at BKFC Philly on July 25th.
Lozano appeared on Bare Knuckle Bowker to discuss multiple topics like: -Sakara's team saying 'no' to the fight a couple of weeks before eventually accepting the matchup
-fighting the best that BKFC has to offer and being excited to welcome Sakara into the world of gloveless combat
-if this fight can regain some momentum for him following getting caught in his last outing for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
-185 being his optimal weight category for a title run going ahead
-having a barnburner bout with Mike Richman, who went on to become BKFC's light heavyweight champion, Richman going on to lose that strap to Josh Dyer, and overall thoughts on BKFC's light heavyweight division today
-having another hugely exciting fight with Jake Bostwick in BKFC, Bostwick getting in a heated sparring session with Jake Paul before Paul's Ben Askren fight, thoughts on the recent Paul vs. Chavez Jr. boxing bout that took place, and not being a fan of the Paul brothers
-watching Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight belt at UFC 317 instead of Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
-Esteban Rodriguez returning to the BKFC space after over a year and a half away from bare-knuckle action
-Historically getting in work with former UFC champion Jamahal Hill and thoughts on Hill's UFC Baku loss to Khalil Rountree Jr.
-speaking with Jamahal Hill about engaging in fewer back-and-forths on social media with fans who are trash-talking him
-not letting the outcomes of fights dramatically inform his worldview
-fighting Lorenzo Hunt on short notice, thoughts on the former two-division BKFC titleholder falling out of that Chris Camozzi rematch at BKFC Italy, and Hunt's failed drug tests from KnuckleMania IV
-What the headlines will be after this Sakara bout at BKFC Philly

UFC 318 Fighter on Poirier-Holloway 3, Middleweight Ngannou, DDP-Chimaev

Robert Valentin will test skills with Ateba Gautier at UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 on July 19th. 
Valentin appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to touch on multiple topics like: -fighting someone here that people call the middleweight Francis Ngannou, and how much juice he feels like he can get out of achieving his idealistic outcome here
-his efforts cross-training at Bangtao Muay Thai and Syndicate MMA (while out in Las Vegas) in recent times
-big names that are listed from Syndicate MMA like Merab Dvalishvili and Khalil Rountree Jr.
-working with Shara Bullet in Thailand relatively recently
-thoughts on the Poirier vs. Holloway trilogy bout for the BMF title that headlines this card he's on as the former embarks on his swan song octagon outing
-how much this moment means for him, considering past comments where he said he would die for big UFC opportunities like this
-being an active middleweight fighter in the context of his thoughts on Dricus du Plessis defending his 185-pound title against Khamzat Chimaev in the UFC 319 headliner
-being on Team Grasso when he was on The Ultimate Fighter, Zhang Weili also working out of Bangtao, and if we end up seeing the Zhang Weili vs. Valentina Shevchenko super fight next

Rafael Fiziev Sparring Partner on UFC Baku win, PFL Africa 1 Bout, and More

Karim Henniene will now take on Asiashu Tshitamba at PFL Africa 1 on July 19th. At the time of this recording, Antero dos Santos was the initial opponent for Henniene before dos Santos withdrew.
Henniene appeared on MMA Canada to cover several subjects, such as: -how it feels being on a massive international stage like this as part of PFL's continued global expansion efforts
-Xavier Alaoui fighting on the PFL MENA circuit recently, and the tight ties that he has with Alaoui as both refine their skills
-Alaoui having a history of cornering Henniene since the amateur days and how that will continue for this Cape Town clash
-his last time appearing on this network being ahead of his pro MMA debut, and what the biggest differences are from Henniene, then in our first interview, compared to where he is at now
-working at Kill Cliff FC and Bangtao Muay Thai over the years
-working with Rafael Fiziev in Thailand and thoughts on Fiziev's recent win at UFC Baku to get back on track
-coming into MMA with a judo base in the context of his thoughts on decorated judoka Kayla Harrison winning the UFC championship 
-getting a photo op with Dana White in Toronto at Unified MMA 55 that took place during the UFC 297 fight week
-fighting in some of Canada's biggest regional shows before embarking on this debut effort in the PFL Smart Cage
-being excited to see Francis Ngannou cageside and the elation with fighting in front of the PFL Africa chairman
-looking to be the first Algerian-Canadian to win the PFL belt

Sebastian Fundora on Tszyu Rematch, Pacquiao, WBO Belt Stripping, Crawford-Canelo

Sebastian Fundora will engage in a high-stakes rematch with Tim Tszyu on July 19th in the co-main event underneath Mario Barrios vs. Manny Pacquiao for the former's WBC welterweight crown.
Fundora appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to cover several subjects, such as: -if this Tszyu rematch seemed like an inevitability after their barnburner of an initial bout
-Tszyu's narrative about the cut he received from an errant elbow affecting their first fight, and if Fundora wants to silence any of those narratives from their initial contest
-the influence that Manny Pacquiao has had on his fighting journey and what this moment of sharing a card with Pac Man means to him
-what his thoughts are on being stripped of the WBO junior middleweight title relatively recently
-thoughts on his sister Garbiela becoming the youngest undisputed champion, male or female, in the history of boxing at 22 years old
-taking in a CMLL show recently at ringside with his sister, and how in a different life, Fundora would have been a pro wrestler himself
-if he would be interested in being in a tag team with the smallest wrestler on the roster for the contrast in heights
-being the tallest champion in boxing pound-for-pound today
-the entertainment component being centred to Fundora's approach, who could easily use his reach to actively stay on the outside, but the champion engages in exciting in-fighting exchanges frequently
-having back-and-forths with Terence Crawford over the years in the context of his thoughts on the upcoming Crawford vs. Canelo fight
-the potential for future prizefights against the likes of Jaron Ennis and Xander Zayas while remaining squarely focused on Tszyu
-not believing this rematch will go the distance, and if there's a particular juncture in the fight that he sees the stoppage coming