Dylan James Bowker

Brandon Shavers stopped Stanislav Grosu at 1:32 of round 4 in the main event of BKFC Prospect Series: Manassas on February 16th. Shavers appeared on the 70th episode of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -coming back from getting knocked down earlier in the fight and securing the finish over someone he felt disrespected by -the growth in his BKFC game from his debut to where he's at now -how this w...

Adam De Freitas tests skills with Matt Socholotiuk at BKFC Prospect Series Canada on March 2nd. De Freitas appeared on episode 69 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -the specific mindset that comes a week from the fight -making his bare-knuckle debut here and the multiple opponent dropouts before this Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship fight -fighting a Tristar product here and De Freitas focusi...

Aiemann Zahabi tests skills with Javid Basharat at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on March 2nd. Zahabi appeared on episode 11 of MMA Canada Radio. We discussed: -a top 15 rankings spot potentially being on the line here -when Georges St Pierre gave him his karate black belt to gain entry into a tournament for Zahabi to win and give GSP the trophy -wanting to take on more analyst gigs and...

Jesse Ronson clashes with Anthony Njokuani at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA on March 2nd. Ronson appeared on episode 10 of MMA Canada Radio. We discussed several subjects such as: -having multiple issues negotiating with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship recently -having a bare-knuckle fascination and a wealth of mixed martial arts experience leading into this bare-knuckle MMA contest -a Jordan Mein b...

Abdullah Al-Qahtani tests skills with Edukondala Rao at PFL vs. Bellator on February 24th. Al-Qahtani appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to discuss several subjects including the partisan support competing in Saudi Arabia here, his broader journey in the PFL so far after coming over from Brave CF, and so much more!

Johnny Eblen and Impa Kasanganay will represent Bellator and PFL, respectively, in champion versus champion warfare. PFL vs Bellator emanates from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 24th. Both appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to discuss multiple things like: -Eblen changing nicknames a lot but sticking to 'Pressure' now -Eblen being uncertain about his future after the Bellator buyou...

Bryan Duran defeated Louie Lopez by way of a fourth-round knockout via overhand right at the 0:48 mark of their BKFC 57 bout on February 2nd. Duran appeared on episode 68 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -being ranked number one in the world by Box Rec -continuing his historic run in the BKFC after overcoming adversity and beating the number one contender at 145 pounds -the importance of raisi...

Donald Sanchez knocked out Noah Cutter 35 seconds into R1 at BKFC Prospect Series 3 on January 27th. Sanchez appeared on episode 67 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed generating such a quick as well as violent KO in BKFC's first main event of 2024, winning in front of his hometown as well as one of BKFC's hottest markets Albuquerque, eyeing a title towards the end of the calendar year, plus so mu...

Nicolas Ouellet tests skills with Luis Carlos Bañuelos at BFL 79 on February 8th. Ouellet was the guest on episode 9 of MMA Canada Radio. We discussed a past fight being canceled because an opponent was kidnapped as well as robbed, collected amateur gold in BFL leading into peaks/ valleys professionally in their cage, and a whole lot more!

Helen Peralta and Lailane Mota will clash at BYB 24: Super Brawl on Saturday, February 10th. Both appeared on episode 66 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects such as Peralta making her much-anticipated return to bare-knuckle boxing after a multi-year hiatus. Plus Mota's chance in her sophomore bare-knuckle bout to beat the only woman to defeat Christine Ferea in gloveless combat,...

Grayson Wells and Steve Roy do battle for the Canadian bare-knuckle boxing heavyweight championship at Havoc FC 17 on February 9th. Both appeared on the 65th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio to discuss the historic nature of cementing the first Canadian bare-knuckle boxing champion in this modern revival of the sport, the MMA history the two have together fighting for a Havoc FC mixed martial art...

Tyler Wilson and Ali Wasuk battle for the vacant bantamweight belt at BFL 79 on February 8th. Both appeared on episode 8 of MMA Canada. Each combatant discussed their redemptive stories of capturing BFL gold after past bantamweight title bids with the promotion did not pan out, where the winner could be positioned in the nation's landscape as Canada seems like it's about to enter another boom peri...

Daniel Alvarez clashes with Alberto Blas at BKFC 57 on February 2nd. Alvarez was the guest on the 64th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed his bare-knuckle fights so far being only against title challengers or outright champions, focusing on a flyweight run in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship after contending for bantamweight gold in BKFC, plus a whole lot more!

Sydney Smith collides with Christine Vicens at BKFC 57: Palomino vs. Trout on February 2nd. Smith appeared on episode 63 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects including facing an undefeated ranked flyweight contender here, her last fight in the context of Melanie Shah securing a BKFC strawweight title shot thereafter, and a whole lot more!

Albert Inclan battles Chris Garcia at BKFC 57: Palomino vs. Trout on February 2nd. Inclan was the guest on the 62nd installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. During our conversation, we touched on several subjects such as: -the passing of his mother and the struggles with that huge loss -besting standout Canadian combatant Devin Gibson last time out -the lessons learned by Inclan in his BKFC journey head...

Bryce Henry collides with Robbie Peralta at BKFC 57: Palomino vs. Trout on February 2nd. Henry appeared on episode 61 of Bare Knuckle Radio and we discussed: -concurrently fighting in gloved and bare-knuckle boxing -fighting a ranked lightweight here on his path to a possible championship shot at 155 pounds down the line -taking a pic with Tom Shoaff years before becoming a BKFC fighter and eventu...

Isabelle Lacroix tests skills with Justine Priede at Samourai Chapter 9 on February 2nd. Lacroix was the guest on episode seven of MMA Canada Radio. We discussed the biggest differences in her skillset when we last spoke as a debutant pro to Lacroix nowadays as a 2-0 pro in the sport, making her debut under the Samourai MMA banner, and so much more!

Derek Perez and Ryan Reber will collide at BKFC 57 on February 2nd. Both appeared on the 60th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed the varying thoughts both have on being the featured preliminary bout, what this fight does for the bantamweight title picture since Reber is currently ranked #3 at 135 pounds, and a whole lot more!

Austin Trout and Luis Palomino will clash for the vacant welterweight title in the headline attraction of BKFC 57 on February 2nd. Both appeared on episode 59 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects including the intriguing timeline of how we came to this point with the 165-pound title, what this moment represents to the decorated gloved boxing champion as well as the BKFC number one...

Jomi Escoboza and Isaac Doolittle will do battle at BKFC 57: Palomino vs. Trout on February 2nd. Both appeared on episode 58 of Bare Knuckle Radio to touch on where the winner of this ends up in the light heavyweight title contention picture, the machinations of this matchup from the perspectives of each combatant, and so much more!

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 promotiona...

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 th...

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...

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...

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 Ma...