Dylan James Bowker

Kevin Popowick Bastien on Story Continuing at Samourai Chapter 9

Kevin Popowick Bastien tests skills with Antoine Chaput at Samourai Chapter 9 on February 2nd.
Popowick Bastien appeared on episode six of MMA Canada Radio and touched on several subjects such as: -coming off of a busy weekend with Unified MMA 55 and UFC 297 on back-to-back nights
-being a part of Niagara Top Team for the last four years or so
-returning to Samourai MMA after a hometown promotional debut with them in May of last year to a packed house
-debuting in pro-MMA against Serhiy Sidey, training with Sidey nowadays, and the thoughts on the Tavares rematch at UFC 297
-the work ethic and adaptability of his parents inspiring his efforts

George Hillyard on "Massive Puncher" Iionel Levitchi, BKB 36, and More

George Hillyard collides with Iionel Levitchi at BKB 36: Lafferty vs. McHugh on January 27th.
Hillyard appeared on the 58th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects such as: -the difficult nature of his last BKB fight with Rolando Dy and the art of not being a sore loser
-readying to face a huge puncher on the heels of a world title bid
-the documentary he is working on that features the Mayweathers
-previously having a deal with Eddie Hearn where he eventually lost out on millions of pounds and dusting himself off from it
-the backstory on how he was meant to fight Conor McGregor
-using his platform to speak about mental health issues to inspire

Taylor Starling: "Ready To Beat Jenny (Savage) Up" at BKFC Prospect Series 3

Taylor Starling collides with Jenny Savage at BKFC Prospect Series 3 on January 27th.
Starling spoke to Dylan Bowker on episode 57 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed multiple topics including: -finally getting this long-awaited rematch in another combat sport after years of build
-the perceptions on whether she feels Savage is disrespectful to her
-this bout facilitating a chance to vault herself toward contending for a BKFC title in another weight category after a prior bid at 125lbs
-this fight getting the attention of BKFC titleholders Christine Ferea (flyweight) and Britain Hart (strawweight) with Savage as well as Starling having training connections to Ferea in recent times
-Working with BKFC champions Keith Richardson and John Dodson
-readying to fight at strawweight compared to flyweight BKFC bouts
-getting emotional while discussing her kids beginning to fully realize what mom does for a living in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and showing friends that mom is a fighter
-The Tiger King-related reality show in the works w/ Crystal Pittman

Scott McHugh on Tony Lafferty and BKB 36: "Both Deserve This World Title"

Scott McHugh and Tony Lafferty will throw down in a rematch at BKB 36: Lafferty vs. McHugh on January 27th for the BKB world championship.
McHugh was the guest on the 56th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects such as: -having a rematch here with the man who beat him in his bare-knuckle boxing debut
-working alongside BKB standouts like Jimmy Sweeney, Rico Franco, James Connelly to further refine his craft within bare-knuckle boxing
-an active 2023 also in gloved boxing and McHugh's full-year camp
-being sharper and more powerful with his training amendments
-A lot of fanfare awaiting him in this massive BKB world title fight
-the processes of mastering the offensive effectiveness and defensive responsibility required in the sport of bare-knuckle boxing

Jonas Magard on "Coward Mentality" of Jack Cartwright

Jonas Magard tests skills with Jack Cartwright at OKTAGON 52: Mågård vs Cartwright on January 27th.
Magard appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to discuss: -being part of the Oktagon debut in Newcastle and their European expansion
-this being his first bout back after losing OMMA bantamweight gold to Felipe Lima via unanimous decision at Oktagon 45 last July
-when the Cartwright bad blood began from Magard's perspective
-his biggest legacy goals as a mixed martial artist and as a father

Michael Manno: "Gonna Have A Good Night" at BKFC Prospect Series 3

Michael Manno collides with Felipe Chavez at BKFC Prospect Series 3 on January 27th.
Manno appeared on episode 55 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects such as: -where he's at overall in his BKFC arc
-facing a debutant opponent on a long hiatus who is a Bellator vet
-learning the finer points of bare knuckle fighting recently
-lessons taken from his Marcus Edwards bout at BKFC 50
-kicking off the year early to facilitate an active 2024 fighting
-Albuquerque being a huge BKFC market and fighting there here
-consistently representing Shreveport, Louisiana wherever he goes
-being a community role model by subverting local gun violence

Dakota Highpine: "Will Be A War" vs Eric Dodson at BKFC Prospect Series 3

Dakota Highpine collides with Eric Dodson at BKFC Prospect Series 3 on January 27th.
Highpine appeared on episode 54th of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects such as: ~being quite positive about his 2024 rankings-minded goals within the sport of bare-knuckle
~fighting a heavy-handed featherweight in his home state
~usually being the away player in his fights and repping Montana
~kicking off the year early with goals of having a busy year fighting
~being a role model for young family members training with him
~the backstory to his nickname that shows partisan love
~the vibrancy of the Albuquerque market for bare-knuckle fighting

Juan Adams: "Fixated On Damage" In BKFC Debut

Juan Adams collides with Matt Adams at BKFC Prospect Series 3 on January 27th.
Adams was the guest on the 53rd installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on: -the timeline leading into this bare-knuckle debut
-different aspects being brought into training for this BKFC bout
-getting into podcasting and how that has been as a creative outlet
-working at JacksonWink MMA ahead of this Albuquerque event
-looking to stay busy in BKFC and concurrently busy in MMA
-perhaps rematching Greg Hardy in BKFC after their UFC fight
-Adams being a local science teacher and working with students
-having a high finishing rate and if this one ends inside the distance
-learning boxing gear is a fair bit pricier than MMA gear