Dylan James Bowker
Interviews with people I think are interesting. I make cool sounds with my mouth and my guest makes more noises from their sound cave.
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Episodes
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Liam Gallagher secured a third-round armbar over Dylan McIlvenny to win his pro-MMA debut at BTC 14: Clash. It all went down at RBC Place in London, Ontario on March 5th.
I spoke with Gallagher following the victory.
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Gino Ghalehpardaz bested Nate Ledger via first-round rear-naked choke at BTC 14: Clash. This went down at RBC Place in London, Ontario on March 5th.
I spoke with Ghalehpardaz after the win.
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Ariel Zuniga tests skills with Albaraa Atmeh at BTC 14: Clash. This is a semi-final bout in the ten grand bantamweight tournament and goes down on March 5th live from RBC Place in London, Ontario.
I spoke with Zuniga prior to this fight and we touched on several subjects such as: -Balancing his construction job with MMA training and what winning this $10,000 tournament would mean
-The impassioned moment Zuniga had with fans following his BTC 13 bantamweight tournament quarterfinals win
-Feeling very at home in the cage
-Having Joseph Valtellini in his corner and the value in being around such a decorated combat sports veteran
-Digging down deep in the Harley King fight and how one learns a lot about themself from a performance like that
-Zuniga's awareness of Albaraa Atmeh's skills ahead of their bout
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Chris Lee Byrne tests skills against Simon Marini at BTC 14: Clash. This transpires at RBC Place in London, Ontario on March 5th.
I spoke to CLB ahead of this fight and we covered several subjects such as: -The overall feel at Munda Jiu-Jitsu overall as the London, ON team readies to fight in the city
-The feelings associated with cornering teammates as opposed to when he fights himself
-Returning to the BTC cage for the first time since 2017
-The ideal strength of schedule for Chris Lee Byrne this calendar year
-This being a light heavyweight bout and if this division has long term potential for the future
-The methodology game-planning for someone who has infrequently competed over the years
-Testing skills with someone who's fought for Bellator, Score Fighting Series, and MFC
-Eyeballing a title shot with a strong win here
-A future goal of doing an amateur MMA event in Ontario
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Adam Assenza tests skills with Kazuma Maruyama in the main event of BTC 14: Clash. This transpires at RBC Place in London, Ontario on March 5th.
I spoke with Assenza ahead of this bout and we touched on several subjects like -Having a huge 2021 and collecting some championship hardware in America
-Returning to competing under the BTC Fight Promotions umbrella
-The great mixed martial arts training that is had with Ergys Sigeta
-The experiences in the past getting to work at Urijah Faber's gym
-Honing skills at Burlington Training Center, Aegis MMA, and more
-Being a huge Japanese MMA fan and getting to fight a Pancrase veteran here
-If a statement win in the BTC 14 main event could get him on the UFC's radar
-Work at Adrenaline MMA in London, ON, and London being such a hotbed for Canadian MMA as this live event looms
-The ideal strength of schedule throughout the calendar year
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Scott Hudson test skills with Joel dos Santos at BTC 14: Clash on March 5th. This welterweight bout transpires at RBC Place in London, Ontario.
I spoke with Hudson ahead of this fight and we covered several subjects such as: -Moving up in weight for this one
-Being able to taper things off a bit earlier during fight week when competing at 170 pounds
-If there's a level of relief getting a relatively short notice turnaround after the last-minute event cancellation in December that scrapped a fight of Hudson's
-Returning to fight under the BTC banner and once again fighting in a town that's so rich in MMA history like London, Ontario
-The great work that is always had at Aegis MMA with main sparring partners like Kyran Cameron and Bobby Poulter
-Thoughts on the main stylistic proclivities of Joel dos Santos
-Scott Hudson getting his own trading card with Last of the Hards
-The NWO themed gear Hudson readied for December, if he has a favorite NWO member, and the Kevin Nash cameo
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Kenny Florian is a former multi-division UFC title contender and was a participant on the first season of the Ultimate Fighter.
Nowadays KenFlo is a PFL analyst and commentator who is immersed in a steady PFL Challenger Series schedule and for the looming 2022 season.
I spoke with Florian relatively recently and we touched on several subjects such as: -The feeling heading into a big PFL season
-PFL Challenger Series really illustrating the growth of the company
-That last PFL season increasing the promotion's domestic profile and Florian's thoughts on that
-The strong rapport working with Randy Couture and Sean O'Connell in the PFL booth
-Florian's recent BattleBots commentary work
-If there's any one particular aspect of the looming 2022 PFL season that especially excites Florian
-Florian having such great elbows and if he would like to see those strikes interwoven into the PFL rule set
-Florian's biggest 'idols become your rivals' moment in his competitive career
-If Florian's anecdotal experiences allows him to pick up on certain non-verbal cues from fighters that indicates their overall temperament
-Kenny Florian still competing in submission grappling nowadays
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Neal Anderson tests skills with Lucas Neufeld at Unified MMA 43. This featherweight fight takes place on March 4th at River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta.
I spoke with Anderson ahead of this one and excerpts from our chat are below: -Getting in the usual work at Shaved Bears and Little Sweatshop
-His last fight marked a competitive return after a couple of years and how that all felt
-The lessons learned from his featherweight title bid vs Maged Hammo at Unified MMA 40
-What the longtime lightweight learned from his last cut to featherweight which he can apply to this foray at 145 lbs
-This next fight being a three-rounder and the experience of being in a five-round bout last time out
-Shaved Bears compatriots like Shane Campbell and KB Bhullar being on this same card
-Anderson's ten-year Unified MMA anniversary after debuting with the promotion on their 11th event in March 2012
-Being previously scheduled to fight Lucas Neufeld and the familiarization with his opponent