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Henry Corrales Talks Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 228

It was great talking with Henry Corrales prior to his fight against Darrion Caldwell on Saturday, September 28th. This bout takes place in the first round of Bellator's 16 man featherweight Grand Prix.
I spoke with Corrales about moving from The MMA Lab to Fight Ready for this camp, Hunter Azure looking like Jack Dempsey, his belief he'll be Bellator featherweight champion by the end of 2020, the power of Henry's cat Peppers, Saint Patricks Day in St Petersburg, and so much more!

Warlord on turning down the Big Van Vader gimmick

I spoke with Warlord ahead of appearing on shows with CWE (Canadian Wrestling's Elite). We covered multiple topics including working as a singles performer vs being in a tag team.
-Being an MMA fan and some of his best lifts (1:56)
-Experiences being a security guard for Kimbo Slice (3:48)
-What young workers can do to stand out nowadays (5:18)
-The scaffold matches against the Road Warriors, how the Road Warriors helped launch his wrestling career, and getting to impart his knowledge to young wrestlers (6:35)
-Warlord's connection with Mr Fuji and the importance of managers in pro wrestling (10:37)
-Warlord's run in New Japan Pro Wrestling and being offered the Big Van Vader gimmick before Leon White (12:45)
-Meeting Trump, Run DMC, and other celebrity encounters during the height of WWF's pop culture notoriety (14:44)

David Feldman previews BKFC 7

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships promotional figurehead David Feldman discussed BKFC 7 in detail. BKFC 7 goes August 10th and features Garcia vs Alers, Vallie Flagg vs Guillard, Sherman vs Adams, and more!
Feldman talked about multiple topics including his history with boxing, the early days of promoting, and Bobby Gun getting Feldman intrigued by bare-knuckle boxing.
-The arduous process of finding a state to legalize bare-knuckle boxing and the regulatory loopholes with BKB (2:14)
-The possibility of a BKFC event happening in Toronto (5:28)
-The status of Aleksander Emelianenko signing with BKFC (6:44)
-A preview of the Sherman vs Adams heavyweight title fight (8:34)
-Alers vs Garcia in the main event and the winner possibly fighting Artem Lobov for the BKFC 155 lb title (9:20)
-The mixed roster of big-name Boxing/ MMA talent with talent from BKFC tryouts (11:30)
-The schedule for the remainder of the BKFC women's featherweight tournament (12:35)
-Why now felt like the right time to offer the BKB fans a free BKFC event (13:50)
-Who the next star in BKFC is going to be and looking for a BKFC television deal (15:31)
-Which MMA fighters could do well in bare-knuckle boxing and BKFC's desire to bring over Cris Cyborg (17:35)
-The preview of Melvin Guillard vs Isaac Vallie Flagg for BKFC 7 (18:25)
-Which undercard fight that BKB fans need to keep their eyes on (19:24)

Arnold Adams talks BKFC 7 title defense

Arnold Adams defends his BKFC 7 heavyweight title on August 10th against Chase Sherman. Arnold discussed multiple topics including all the of the family turmoil he's been dealing with leading into this fight.
-Arnold's smooth transition into BKB (2:56)
-How much does the striking methodology change between MMA and BKB (4:12)
-Being with BKFC since the first event and Adams' road to the title (5:48)
-Not feeling the promotional love and the social media snubbing stoking his fire (8:11)
-Having to pick between paying a light bill and taking a flight to his BKFC tryout to now being part of the bare knuckle hall of fame (10:04)
-BKB being the perfect platform to carve out his legacy (11:43)
-Possible fights with Bobby Gunn and Aleksander Emelianenko. Also, Adams sparred with Frank Mir ahead of fighting Aleksander's brother, Fedor (12:41)

Leonard Garcia talks BKFC 7 title eliminator

Leonard Garcia came on the show ahead of his title eliminator bout against Jim Alers at BKFC 7 on Saturday, August 10th.
Garcia covered multiple topics on show including his BKB victory over Julin Lane to score bare-knuckle boxing gold
-Whether Garcia's future is at 155 lbs or 145 lbs (1:18)
-A conversation with Keith Jardine inspiring Garcia's bare-knuckle boxing run (2:21)
-The nature of Garcia's contractual agreement with BKFC (3:29)
-This BKFC 7 bout being a number one contender's bout, how that 155 lb title bout could likely be against Artem Lobov, and Garcia's assessment of Jim Alers ahead of their fight (4:41)
-Jason Knight falling out of the BKFC 7 tilt with Garcia and if this fight can manifest itself into reality for the future (7:22)
-The fundamental differences between striking methods in MMA versus the methodology in bare-knuckle boxing (8:25)
-Wanting a bare-knuckle boxing fight with Diego Sanchez and which possible MMA crossovers would do well in BKB (12:31)

Chase Sherman on BKFC 7 heavyweight title fight

Chase Sherman came on the show to talk about his heavyweight title fight against Arnold Adams at BKFC 7.
Sherman discussed multiple topics including the transition from MMA into bare-knuckle boxing
-Being in a sedated coma a few weeks ahead of his bare-knuckle boxing debut (2:07)
-Appreciating the rich bare-knuckle boxing legacy of Sherman's home state and the rich history of the belt he's competing for at BKFC 7 (8:16)
-Sherman's thoughts on his opponent Arnold Adams ahead of this BKB title bout (10:30)
-Why MMA fighters transition so seamlessly to bare-knuckle boxing (12:56)
-Whether Sherman's future lies in a UFC return or if a big BKFC run is on the horizon (16:35)
-Sherman training to become a firefighter (18:13)

Anthony Kingdom James discusses the return of Wrestlers Union

Anthony Kingdom James came on the show to preview Never Say Never. It goes August 8th and it marks the return of Wrestlers Union. The Union has been on a five-year hiatus and James covered multiple topics including why Summerslam/ Takeover weekend was the perfect time for Union to return. 
-The health of Ontario independent wrestling
-The Bar Breakers vs Midnight Violence Syndicate preview (4:18)
-James defending the Union heavyweight championship against Kevin Blackwood and being an old man standing in the way of young talent (6:31)
-The return of the Northern Lights championship (9:39)
-The timeline for the future of Union and how there's a December return show for Wrestlers Union (12:53)
-How Kingdom got into wrestling (19:14)

Eddie Alvarez ahead of ONE Dawn of Heroes

I got a few insights from Eddie Alvarez ahead of his Lightweight Grand Prix fight opposite Eduard Folayang.
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