Dylan James Bowker

Michael Manno collides with Felipe Chavez at BKFC Prospect Series 3 on January 27th. Manno appeared on episode 55 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects such as: -where he's at overall in his BKFC arc -facing a debutant opponent on a long hiatus who is a Bellator vet -learning the finer points of bare knuckle fighting recently -lessons taken from his Marcus Edwards bout at BKFC 50 -...

Dakota Highpine collides with Eric Dodson at BKFC Prospect Series 3 on January 27th. Highpine appeared on episode 54th of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects such as: ~being quite positive about his 2024 rankings-minded goals within the sport of bare-knuckle ~fighting a heavy-handed featherweight in his home state ~usually being the away player in his fights and repping Montana ~kic...

Juan Adams collides with Matt Adams at BKFC Prospect Series 3 on January 27th. Adams was the guest on the 53rd installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on: -the timeline leading into this bare-knuckle debut -different aspects being brought into training for this BKFC bout -getting into podcasting and how that has been as a creative outlet -working at JacksonWink MMA ahead of this Albuquerque...

Louie Lopez tests skills against Bryan Duran at BKFC 57: Palomino vs. Trout on February 2nd. Lopez appeared on episode 52 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on several subjects like: -being active in MMA and boxing recently -the dynamics of returning to BKFC after his featherweight title bid -the bright lights of BKFC making him feel alive in the squared circle -being more excited for the Duran bou...

Zack Powell clashes with Mark Hulme at Unified MMA 55 on January 19th. Powell appeared on episode five of MMA Canada Radio. We touched on several subjects including: -this opportunity being ten years in the making instead of a short-notice MMA fight -Dana White being in attendance for this upcoming Toronto fight -preparing to fight the teammate of UFC middleweight title challenger Dricus Du Plessi...

Mateo Vogel challenges for the Unified MMA featherweight title against John Nguyen at Unified MMA 55 on January 19th. Vogel appeared on episode four of MMA Canada Radio. We discussed: -starting off the year early fighting for a huge show in Canada the day before a big UFC pay-per-view card in Toronto -being the first time fighting in a main event and it being in front of UFC figurehead Dana White...

Serhiy Sidey rematches Ramon Taveras at UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis on January 20th. Sidey appeared on the third episode of MMA Canada Radio. We discussed: -the dream actualizing into reality of getting to fight at this arena and manifesting the Toronto vision through his processes -some seeing the first Taveras fight as controversial and why this sequel contest can provide some closure for...

Tom Theocharis clashes with Robert Dunn at Unified MMA 55 on January 19th in Toronto, Ontario. Theocharis appeared on episode two of MMA Canada Radio. We discussed: -being on this Unified MMA card in Toronto the day before UFC 297: Strickland vs Du Plessis goes down in the same city -his parents not being thrilled about his MMA journey earlier on to now where mom and dad are his biggest supporters...

Joe Ferraro is a stalwart in Canadian mixed martial arts and for years has helmed the position of Rizin play-by-play commentator. Rizin 45 looms closer and continues the rich tradition of New Year's Eve events in combat sports in Japan. Ferraro appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to discuss: -Rizin Azerbaijan transpiring relatively recently and how important that first international card was for the c...

Nobuyuki Sakakibara is the former Pride and current Rizin figurehead. Rizin 45 looms ever closer and continues the rich tradition of combat sports transpiring on New Year's Eve in Japan. Sakakibara appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to touch on several subjects including: -RIZIN Azerbaijan being the company's first international card and Rizin USA being a bucket list idea in the future with some US j...

Julio Tanori captured the BYB lightweight championship over Mark Irwin via majority decision. This fight of the year contender happened at BYB 22: Rocky Mountain Brawl on December 2nd. Tanori appeared on episode 51 of Bare Knuckle Radio following the victory. We discussed: -his feelings living in this moment now following such a monumental win in this contest with 'The Shark' -the benefits of havi...

Paty Juarez emerged victorious over Monica Medina in their high-stakes rubber match at BYB 22 that saw her regain the BYB and Police Gazette women's 135-pound titles. Juarez appeared on episode 50 of Bare Knuckle Radio to discuss: -this being the first Police Gazette title trilogy in the near 150-year history of the well-tenured bare-knuckle boxing organization -if the Denver altitude was a signif...

Tom O'Connor finally battles Craig Shintani at Unified MMA 54 on December 15th in the UFC Fight Pass broadcasted Co-Main Event. O'Connor came on episode one of MMA Canada Radio to discuss: -what the mindset is like amid fight week as we chatted here -recently earning his BJJ black belt ahead of this contest -how this Shantani contest has fallen through a few times before -Ramil Kamilov trash-talki...

Josh Alexander and Zack Sabre Jr. vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) transpires at Final Resolution 2023 on December 9th, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada at Don Kolov Arena.  Chris Sabin appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to discuss: -the experience of teaming with TNA Knockouts Champion Trinity in AAA -this being the final show under the Impact Wrestling banner and the TN...

David Feldman is the president of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and is heading into his company's biggest event ever with BKFC 56. Feldman was the guest on episode 49 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -handling several things simultaneously amid fight week as the company's figurehead -delivering a card to close out 2023 that usurps their previous biggest card ever at BKFC 41 in April -seve...

Keegan Vandermeer tests skills with Esteban Rodriguez at BKFC 56: Perry vs. Alvarez on December 2nd. Vandermeer was the guest on the 48th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -how it feels to be part of what many are calling the biggest bare-knuckle boxing card of the modern era -being ready for a six-round, sudden-death stanza kind of fight here -his last outing being a gloved boxing...

Sean Wheelock is BKFC's commentator and has had many memorable commentating gigs throughout combat sports history. Wheelock appeared on the 47th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -BKFC 56: Mike Perry vs Eddie Alvarez being the biggest BKFC card ever from the perspective of someone who has been with the company since the beginning -prior experiences with Bellator, M1, Karate Combat,...

Monica Medina defends her BYB Extreme lightweight championship versus Paty Juarez at BYB 22: Rocky Mountain Brawl on December 2nd in an all-important rubber match. Medina appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to touch on: -travelling to Paty Juarez's hometown to end the trilogy once and for all -feeling like she won that first Juarez fight and the controversy there -wanting to finish Juarez in their sec...

Jimmie Rivera collides with Jeremy Stephens at BKFC 56 on December 2nd. Rivera appeared on episode 46 of Bare Knuckle Radio. The BKFC featherweight now moving up to lightweight came on the show to discuss: -being on a card like this that many are describing as the most stacked in company history -how Stephens possesses the type of style that Rivera likes to fight  -concurrently being a police offi...

Jared Warren dispatched Danny Christie in the first round of their BKFC 55 main event and cemented himself as the number one contender at light heavyweight. Warren appeared on episode 45 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -getting a huge win in enemy territory when he went to the United Kingdom for this contest -how this Leeds fight went as well as it could have possibly gone -increased clarity...

Christine Ferea tests skills with Bec Rawlings in a rematch at BKFC 56: Perry vs. Alvarez on December 2nd. The former defends their BKFC flyweight championship against the latter. Ferea appeared on the 44th installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. 'Misfit' touched on: -her feelings that 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings is not driving a lot of the promotion for this looming sequel clash -how this upcoming card stack...

Esteban Rodriguez tests skills with Keegan Vandermeer at BKFC 56: Perry vs. Alvarez on December 2nd. Rodriguez was the guest on episode 43 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on: -how he'll show he's a million-dollar fighter on what's being called the biggest bare-knuckle event of the modern era -it being a dream come true for Rodriguez who does it for the fans -the takeaways from his Jomi Esoboza b...

Ben Rothwell tests skills with Todd Duffee at BKFC 56: Perry vs. Alvarez on December 2nd. Rothwell appeared on episode 42 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We touched on: -competing in what many are calling the biggest bare-knuckle boxing card in the modern era of the sport -thoughts on the Arnold Adams vs Mick Terrill II title bout -the machinations of this co-main event matchup with Duffee -the connections...

Erick Lozano clashes with Mike Jones at BKFC 56 on December 2nd. Lozano appeared on the 41st installment of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed the feelings associated with competing on what some are calling the biggest event of the modern bare-knuckle boxing era, the machinations of this matchup versus Jones, and a whole lot more!

Kai Stewart defends his featherweight strap against Howard Davis at BKFC 56 on December 2nd. Stewart was the guest on episode 40 of Bare Knuckle Radio. We discussed: -This being called the biggest bare-knuckle event of the modern era in the context of how this could serve to vault Stewart to superstar status -The story behind why Stewart and UFC champion Sean O'Malley have beef -Making history las...