Dylan James Bowker

Tom Theocharis on TOFC 1 bout and his 2021 overall

Tom Theocharis competes at the first show for Tarps Off Fight Club. This goes down on December 18th at Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Theocharis returned to Bowks Talking Bouts to cover several subjects such as: -experiencing an opponent switch ahead of TOFC 1
-the lessons learned from his previous fight against Brandon Bell
-working with guys like Aaron Jeffery and Elias Theodorou
-competing in Canada for the first time in a while and the Niagara scene
-the tumultuous nature of Theocharis' 2021 overall
-training with Darren Till and Francis Ngannou sparring in Las Vegas

Adam De Freitas talks Jordan Balmir bout at TOFC 1

Adam De Freitas takes on Jordan Balmir at the first show for Tarps Off Fight Club. This goes down on December 18th at Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
De Freitas came on Bowks Talking Bouts to cover several subjects such as:
-being a fighting father and another child being on the way
-work at Delgado Boxing, 10th Planet Etobicoke, and Aegis MMA
-being an experienced submission guy fighting an experienced boxer
-the close nature of his last bout with CFFC
-getting back to Ontario to compete for a partisan audience
-the joys of ice fishing with the lads

Scott Hudson on title bout at inaugural Tarps Off Fight Club

Scott Hudson takes on Dominic Clark for the vacant TOFC lightweight belt at the first show for Tarps Off Fight Club. This goes down on December 18th at Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Hudson came on Bowks Talking Bouts to cover several subjects such as:
-Working at Aegis MMA and the Parabellum MMA lineage
-COVID interfering with his XFC lightweight grand prix involvement
-it having been over a year since he last competed
-Hudson's previous successes fighting in the Niagara region
-why there isn't a broad scale instantiated 165-pound division in MMA
-Hudson's WCW themed, pro wrestling walkout elements for TOFC 1

Michael Imperato on title bout at inaugural Tarps Off Fight Club

Michael Imperato takes on Eric Wilson for the vacant TOFC featherweight belt at the first show for Tarps Off Fight Club. This goes down on December 18th at Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Imperato came on Bowks Talking Bouts to cover several subjects such as:
-previous Ontario fights and being in the Niagara region now
-a possible path to the UFC if he wins this belt
-Xtreme Couture Toronto work and the last twenty months of life
-the immense pride he has being a father and husband
-his connection to WWE star Santino Marella

Jared Scoggins talks Josh Hill, Bellator 272, and bantamweight gold pursuits

Jared Scoggins tests skills against Josh Hill at Bellator 272. This bantamweight bout emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, and broadcasts on Showtime.
I spoke with Scoggins ahead of this bout and we covered several subjects such as: -Multiple cancellations in targeted Bellator debut efforts
-If there's any significance of there being no Instagram posts since the last cancellation in July
-The history at Revolution MMA with names like Sara McMann and the current training arrangement 
-Family member Justin Scoggins being such an asset on a multitude of levels 
-The moment of capturing the CFFC bantamweight title
-Having a couple of years between his last pair of contested fights and how it felt returning to the cage 
-Fighting a ranked Bellator bantamweight his debut bout with the company
-The main stylistic proclivities of Josh Hill as Scoggins has observed

Jared Revel discusses middleweight title bid at LFA 119

Jared Revel tests skills with Josh Silveira for the vacant LFA middleweight championship.
This goes down at LFA 119 on Friday, December 3rd. The event goes down at Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, and broadcasts on UFC Fight Pass.
I spoke with Revel ahead of this title bid and we touched on several subjects such as: -recent efforts working in Arizona over at Fight Ready 
-Honing skills both mentally and physically with Eryk Anders and a myriad of others
-Thoughts on if winning the LFA belt on UFC Fight Pass provides that ticket to the UFC
-Beating a 14 fight UFC veteran in Sergio Moraes and thoughts on the Taura MMA 10 win overall
-Being a bit competitively dormant since his last bout
-Overall thoughts on LFA 119 opponent Josh Silveira
-Silveira last winning the LFA light heavyweight title and trying to capture middleweight gold now
-Reaching a milestone of being a decade clean and how much that meant
-The importance of Pistol Pete and the recent jiu-jitsu work that has gone on

Buchecha discusses Kang Ji Won clash at ONE: Winter Warriors

Marcus Buchecha Almeida tests skills against Kang Ji Won on December 3rd at ONE: Winter Warriors. This high-stakes heavyweight bout goes down at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
I spoke with Buchecha ahead of this contest and we touched on several subjects such as: -Having his druthers in getting a quick bout turnaround for early December in the Circle
-The assessment of his debut MMA performance overall
-Buchecha's first time utilizing strikes in a competitive combat context
-Some of the adjustments in training to prepare for fighting under the global ruleset
-His avid training partner being Antonio Carlos Jr and Shoeface's recent PFL championship win
-The feelings competing on cards with fellow Evolve MMA fighters like Christian Lee last time. As he readies to share a space on this upcoming event with Ritu Phogat
-Work at American Top Team with some heavyweight bodies like Marcelo Golm
-Being on many magazine covers as a jiu-jitsu player and his recent first magazine cover as an MMA fighter
-If there was ever compounded pressure or big expectations coming in from BJJ into MMA
-Buchecha usurping Roger Gracie's Guinness record and if Almeida has ever picked the former ONE Championship titleholder's brain on nuances within the jiu-jitsu to mixed martial arts crossover
-Thoughts on the main stylistic proclivities of upcoming opponent Kang Ji Won
-The Kang Ji Won bout being previously canceled and if there's any game-planning utility to that rescheduling
-If this upcoming contest with Kang Ji Won could be a title eliminator
-Thoughts on American Top Team being so featured on AEW and the idea of getting into pro wrestling himself

Austin Russell talks Gio Platon fight at BFL 70

Austin Russell tests skills against Gio Platon at BFL 70. This bantamweight bout transpires on December 3rd from BMO Theatre Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.
I spoke with Russell ahead of this fight and we touched on several subjects such as: -The relatively quick turnaround between fights and if there are benefits in that
-A certain sense of wanting to capitalize on what's available right now with prior pandemic cancellations
-Previously returning to action from a dormant period of close to two years between fights
-Adopting the martial arts as a lifestyle kind of ethos
-Previous efforts training with guys like Justin Gaethje and Urijah Faber
-How Russell's coaching endeavors have informed his overall technique as a martial artist
-Honing skills at places like Champions Creed MMA and the Western Canada scene
-What Russell's day job is
-Previous Muay Thai action and how competition in singular disciplines informs the overall MMA game
-The overall assessment of his winning performance at BFL 69
-If being on UFC Fight Pass is a consequential thing for Austin Russell at all
-If this BFL 70 co-main event is serving as a title eliminator for the main event bantamweight title fight
-Thoughts on the main stylistic proclivities of upcoming opponent Gio Platon
-First seeing Russell compete at XFFC 17 in March 2018
-The music that Austin Russell trains to