Dylan James Bowker

Aung La N Sang talks Leandro Ataides bout at ONE: Battleground

Aung La N Sang tests skills with Leandro Ataides in the co-main event of ONE: Battleground. This middleweight clash goes down on Friday, July 30th and ONE Championship puts on this show from Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The former two-division titlist within ONE Championship chatted with me ahead of this looming contest. I talked with the pride of Myanmar shortly after N Sang was celebrating the birthday of Gilbert Burns. We discussed:
-fighting a former ONE middleweight title contender in Leandro Ataides
-the lessons learned from his Reinier de Ridder fight at ONE on TNT IV
-the dynamic of RDR and Leandro Ataides training together lately
-the strong bonds at Sanford MMA that go far beyond fighting
-the multiplicity of Myanmar tragedies and Phoe Thaw's awful situation
-the possibilities of a Vitaly Bigdash rubber match, possible bouts with Kiamrian Abbasov as well as Yushin Okami, and so much more!

Goiti Yamauchi on Chris Gonzalez contest at Bellator 263

Goiti Yamauchi takes on the undefeated Chris Gonzalez at Bellator 263. The lightweight contest transpires on Saturday, July 31st, and emanates from The Forum in Los Angeles, California.
The Bellator stalwart at 155 pounds recently had a conversation with me ahead of this bout. Yamauchi covered several subjects with me such as:
-having a kid in January 2022 and the joy he is feeling
-facing an undefeated individual in Chris Gonzalez
-fighting for live fans at the LA Forum in Inglewood, California
-the polarizing nature of his last fight losing a controversial split decision to Dan Moret
-being a Bellator stalwart and thoughts on the integration of rankings in the promotion
-being the all-time leader in submission wins within Bellator MMA
-being only 28 years old, fighting with Bellator MMA since 2013, and the mutual growth between Goiti Yamauchi as well as promotion through that timeline

Victoria Lee on sophomore MMA fight at ONE: Battleground

Victoria Lee tests skills with Wang Luping on July 30th at ONE Battleground. This ONE Championship atomweight contest goes down inside Singapore Indoor Stadium this Friday.
Lee came on Bowks Talking Bout to cover multiple topics including:
-her comprehensive MMA debut vs Sunisa Srisen via 2nd round RNC
-working at United MMA and Adrian Lee being her main training partner
-the Lee martial arts lineage and training w/sister Angela post-pregnancy
-siblings Angela and Christian recently bringing babies into the picture
-thoughts on upcoming opponent Wang Luping at ONE: Battleground
-being an IMMAF World Champion and the benefits of the amateur MMA learning curve as it relates to a smooth transition to pro combat
-the prevalence of fighters w/ Canadian roots debuting in MMA as teens

Khai Wu on Colorado Combat Club 7 main event bout

Khai Wu takes on Alejandro Rodriguez in a bantamweight bout at Colorado Combat Club 7. This clash at 135 pounds is set as the main event of the show and goes down on Saturday, July 24th.
 
Wu came on Bowks Talking Bouts to cover several subjects such as: -the tumultuous timeline Wu has gone through amid the pandemic
-how martial arts helped him overcome childhood bullying issues
-the nuances in his grip when applying the Chinese Necktie
-thinking of himself as the Batman of MMA
-the dynamics of being aware of your genetics-based limits but strategically encroaching beyond what you're capable of when appropriate
-his official nickname The Shadow and his street nickname The Boba King

David Feldman previews BKFC 19 ft VanZant, Ostovich, and Blueface

BKFC 19 goes down on Friday, July the 23rd at the Florida State Fairgrounds. The event transpires live in Tampa, Florida, and broadcasts on the Bare Knuckle TV App via BKTVApp.com.
I spoke with promotional figurehead David Feldman ahead of this card and got a myriad of insights on: -BKFC 18 aftermath and thoughts overall
-his presence at Paul vs Mayweather and the cross-platform BKFC bouts
-BKFC's women's featherweight category growing and being hugely featured on BKFC 19
-Bec Rawlings' BKFC return in the fall and possible 125-pound title eliminators at BKFC 19
-Heather Hardy's Bellator MMA release and possible BKFC interest in Hardy's services
-How the Blueface fight came about and how the hip hop star decided to knuckle up for BKFC 19
-Arnold Adams' possible Joey Beltran rematch if he gets the desired outcome vs Mick Terrill
-Wanderlei Silva's debut in the BKFC and targeting the fourth quarter of 2021 for that fight
-Diego Sanchez's presser appearance and if Sanchez fights or is more of a BKFC ambassador
-Paige VanZant vs Rachael Ostovich fighting in another combat discipline in the BKFC 19 main event

Alex Gluzman on his path to featherweight gold at MFL 19

Alex Gluzman tests skills with ranked provincial featherweight Olivier Poisson for the featherweight title belt at MFL 19. The latest event from Montreal Fight League transpires on Saturday, July 24th.
Gluzman came on Bowks Talking Bouts to cover a myriad of topics including: -thoughts on the Poisson fight coming together
-his history with Joslin's MMA and training adaptations amid a pandemic
-receiving his blue belt ranking in jiu-jitsu and medaling in competition
-having more than a handful of K-1 rules contests
-competing in MMA for the first time since November 2019

Alex Gluzman on his path to featherweight gold at MFL 19

Alex Gluzman tests skills with ranked provincial featherweight Olivier Poisson for the featherweight title belt at MFL 19. The latest event from Montreal Fight League transpires on Saturday, July 24th.
Gluzman came on Bowks Talking Bouts to cover a myriad of topics including: -thoughts on the Poisson fight coming together
-his history with Joslin's MMA and training adaptations amid a pandemic
-receiving his blue belt ranking in jiu-jitsu and medaling in competition
-having more than a handful of K-1 rules contests
-competing in MMA for the first time since November 2019

Anthony Perosh: UFC career of an Australian pioneer

Anthony Perosh is a pioneer of MMA in Australia. He has competed at both light heavyweight, as well as heavyweight and is a UFC veteran.
Perosh came on Bowks Talking Bouts to give a full career retrospective with notable highlights including: -watching MMA VHS' in 1995 as a BJJ player
-his MMA debut being a one-night heavyweight tournament vs three men
-the timeline of getting the call up for his UFC debut to fight Jeff Monson in the heavyweight ranks
-fighting at heavyweight on huge cards like UFC 61: Bitter Rivals and UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz II
-his return to the Australia MMA circuit in between UFC tenures
-how meeting Joe Silva in a hotel lobby lead to fighting Mirko Cro Cop
-his biggest UFC victories w/ a myriad of domestic wins in Australia
-getting knocked out by Ryan Jimmo in 7 seconds at UFC 149. But KOing Vinny Magalhães in 14 seconds during his next fight at UFC 163
-his MMA sendoff at the blockbuster UFC 193 Holm vs Rousey card