Dylan James Bowker

Costello Van Steenis will vie for Johnny Eblen's middleweight belt at PFL Africa 1 on July 19th.

Van Steenis appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts and touched on multiple topics like: -if this inaugural PFL Africa card feels like a massive moment in his career, and for the promotion by proxy

-the influence of Francis Ngannou as the PFL Africa chairman and if it's a great time to be part of the PFL fold here

-Eblen being on his radar for a while in the context of his thoughts on the champ's resume and overall skillset

-his prior fight marking his PFL debut, scoring a sub-one-minute KO, and if it felt a great deal different fighting under their banner compared to his Bellator MMA tenure

-previously fighting Jake Bostwick, who also infamously sparred Jake Paul ahead of Paul's fight with Ben Askren, in the context of his thoughts on the Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight this weekend

-many people seeing Eblen as one of, if not the best, middleweight MMA fighters today in the context of where a win here would put him in the overall hierarchy of 185-pound fighters in the sport

-if it adds a certain chip on his shoulder to be overlooked by many leading into this fight against the unbeaten middleweight champion

-what the headlines will read after this PFL Africa 1 title fight

-his history training with Gegard Mousasi and the former multi-promotion champion potentially being done as an MMA fighter

-Mousasi having the prior experience of fighting Eblen, and what insights the former has given him for fighting the latter here

-wanting to bring the belt and also a PFL event back to Spain

-MMA fighters who put on for Spain in the context of his thoughts on Ilia Topuria's fight this weekend vs. Charles Oliveira at UFC 317

Ike Villanueva battles Eric Olsen at BKB 42: Music City Brawl on June 21st.

Villanueva appeared on Bare Knuckle Bowker to cover several subjects, such as: -being a former heavyweight champion in the promotion, and moving down to bridgerweight here

-fighting an experienced bare-knuckle boxer here who is also known for his exploits on the King of the Streets circuit

-being involved with BKB on a more grassroots level and being an ambassador as well as a fighter for the bare-knuckle boxing brand 

-being training partners with BKFC's welterweight champion Austin Trout at Main Street Boxing, BKFC advertising a vacant welterweight title fight with Julian Lane vs Gorjan Slaveski, and what Villanueva knows about Trout's potential desires to drop down for more gold

-coming after bridgerweight champ Dan Podmore after a win here

-his only losses in the Mighty Trigon being to Gustavo Trujillo as well as Kamil Sokolowski, the Trujillo-Sokolowski title fight that was scrapped, and how he foresees that BKB heavyweight title fight playing out if it gets re-booked for later this year

-sparring recently with his star football player son at Jackson State who also seems to be navigating a future move to WWE

-the massive wave of relief that came from relatively recently getting custody of his daughter

-capturing the BKB heavyweight belt from DJ Linderman in the context of his thoughts on Linderman's recent win at BKB 41

-what the headline will read when all is said and done with his Eric Olsen fight at BKB 42 this weekend

-his predictions for some of the other big fights that are set to transpire at BKB 42 in Nashville

Jake Hadley takes on Marcirley Alves as part of the PFL 2025 World Tournament on June 20th.

Hadley was the latest guest on Bowks Talking Bouts and touched on multiple topics like: -his prior fight marking his PFL debut and the reception to pulling off the rare Scottish Twister in the smart cage

-Stevie Ray being one of the standout names in MMA to have secured a win via Scottish Twister and Ray messaging him about the technique after he also secured a win with that maneuver

-having the bad taste washed out of his mouth after feeling like being a company man didn't pay off for him when the UFC did not end up re-signing him

-Cage Warriors and EFC Worldwide title accolades being on his resume in the context of what winning a PFL title would mean

-PFL utilizing more of a single elimination, defined tournament bracket style this season as opposed to the points-based structure that the promotion has used in past seasons

-not liking that Kevin Lee can just jump into the PFL tournament here as we're halfway through the pugilistic proceedings

-thoughts on the resume and skillset of Marcirley Alves

-the benefits of moving up from flyweight to bantamweight

Carlos Guerra battles Javon Wright's welterweight championship at BKB 42: Music City Brawl on June 21st.

Guerra appeared on Bare Knuckle Bowker to cover several subjects, such as: -stepping in as a replacement for Carlos Alexandre and the timeline that he had for being offered this title bout

-the momentum that came from his win in February at BKB 37 

-holding Muay Thai gold, having MMA experience, and what crossover traits from those sports he can add to bare knuckle boxing while treating it as it's own unique sport

-thoughts on the skillset and overall pedigree of the BKB welterweight champion Javon Wright heading into fight night

-if winning this BKB belt will be a significant career capstone for him

-the pride he feels as a Mexican and the support he feels from his compatriots in Mexico through his fighting career

-previously fighting for BKB gold, and if the Seth Shaffer setback in his prior title bid provides a redemption element for this title fight

Liz Carmouche tests skills with Elora Dana as part of PFL's 2025 World Tournament on June 20th in the co-main event.

Carmouche appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to discuss several subjects, such as: -awarding out her first blue belt as a jiu jitsu instructor recently, and how teaching grows her as a fighter

-how she felt she was just getting used to the PFL's prior points-based format and thoughts on the new single elimination, defined tournament bracket style PFL is doing for this season

-securing a succinct finish in her last fight inside the PFL smart cage to advance in the tournament

-how being a wife and a mother in recent years has shifted her mentality as a professional mixed martial artist

-having a win over Valentina Shevchenko in MMA, and how sometimes tunnel vision in her own pursuits have ended up in her missing out now watching certain fights that she wanted to watch

-fighting an unbeaten pro MMA fighter here in this PFL bout

-the importance of winning a PFL title someday considering she has already been a Bellator MMA champion and contended for UFC titles across multiple weight categories

-Cris Cyborg being a huge career inspiration for Carmouche

-what Dakota Ditcheva has been able to do in the PFL cage

-PFL getting her tickets to an AEW show and what her thoughts were on taking in the show froma  ringside perspective

Sasha Palatnikov does battle with Phile Hawes at DBX 2 on June 14th.

Palatnikov appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts and addressed multiple topics like: -finding out about this fight while cornering Daniel Rodriguez, Rodriguez previously beating Mike Perry in the UFC, and wanting to fight 'Platinum' in the DBX ring someday

-Jon Jones having an ownership stake in Dirty Boxing Championship

-the over saturation and monopsony in the MMA industry creating opportunities for promotions like DBX, BKFC, etc to possibly flourish

-being illegally spiked on his head in Karate Combat and the confusion of it being ruled a win for his opponent as opposed to a no contest with a process to appeal the verdict still ongoing

-vehemently disagreeing with Karate Combat's decision in more recent times to include submission grappling into their shows

-his past training history with Blackzilians, Syndicate MMA, etc

-Merab Dvalishvili being a notable name from Syndicate MMA who Palatnikov has worked in the gym with in the context of the incredible UFC championship run that the Georgian has been on

-the old Syndicate training photo with Patchy Mix, his personal experiences with the former Bellator champion, and thoughts on how Mix's UFC 316 performance belies his overall skillset

-Khalil Rountree being one of his favorite people to train with in the context of his thoughts on Rountree's fight with Jamahal Hill

-previously fighting in Gamebred Bare Knuckle MMA, working for Jorge Masvidal while he was in the promoter role, and the rumblings of Masvidal potentially returning to the UFC this year

-wishing the Global Fight League hired him for consulting and his thoughts on the GFL cancelling their May cards as a fighter who was on the promotion's radar

-moving around with Tom Aspinall at Xtreme Couture in the past and thinking that the interim UFC heavyweight champion has the chance to become the GOAT of his weight category someday

Tanner Boser takes on Vinicius Moreira at UAE Warriors 60 on June 13th.

Boser appeared on MMA Canada to cover several subjects, such as: -signing on with Ali Abdelaziz's Dominance MMA as his management, receiving this offer a few weeks ago, and returning after a lengthy hiatus from competing inside the cage 

-receiving a PFL offer when he was fresh out of the UFC and feeling like he was ghosted a bit after PFL acquired Bellator MMA

-the prior processes of preparing for his GFL debut and thoughts on the Global Fight League cancelling their cards in May

-the UFC ending up not re-signing him after beating Aleksa Camur inside the octagon and why he feels like talking about the promotion's sponsorships in a negative way played a role in that

-Not knowing where the line is in the UFC's free speech policies between "Pro-Hitler and The Rock's shoes"

-not having any issues with the UFC directly and how he would be willing to go back to fight for them if they extended an offer

-fighting a former UFC veteran and Jungle fight champion here

-being open to light heavyweight and heavyweight gold in UAEW

-some Reddit users thinking he would pursue a Francis Ngannou PFL fight when he entered free agency and thoughts on Ngannou's coach discussing 'The Predator' being open to a UFC return despite Dana White pretty recently putting the kibosh on that

-how everybody and their dog would want Jon Jones vs. Ngannou but that they would also have a healthy appetite for a long awaited Tom Aspinall vs. Jones title unification bout

-doing some commentary work for Unified MMA as well as Rumble in the Cage and if other broadcasting gigs are lined up for him

-being part of Cody Krahn's food reviews and getting greasy with it

-his experience fighting Andrei Arlovski in the UFC, thoughts on Arlovski's BKFC debut against Josh Copeland at BKFC Texas, and Arlovski's biggest win being against father time

-having his own interest in bare knuckle boxing, being willing to fight in any combat sport that will pay him well, and his old manager not telling him about the bare-knuckle boxing contract offer he received as it would just make him mad

-foreseeing a knockout victory coming in this UAE Warriors contest

Teshay Gouthro does battle with Josh Kwiatkowski at BFL 83 on April 10th in a featherweight fight.

Gouthro appeared on MMA Canada to cover several subjects, such as: -returning to competition after almost two years on the sidelines

-previously being with Unified MMA and how he came to sign a contract to compete under the Battlefield Fight League banner

-being out in Thailand training at Bangtao Muay Thai recently

-working with Merab Dvalishvili and Patchy Mix in Vegas before

-Mix's dissatisfaction w/ his PFL inactivity since they bought Bellator

-thinking Mix should go to the UFC and how it would be a sad inevitability that Mix would fight his friend Dvalishvili for the belt

-Niagara Top Team fights that are coming up around the same time with names like Zack Powell and Aaron Jeffery working hard

-thoughts on NTT teammate Jasmine Jasudavicius preparing to take on a former champion in Jessica Andrade at UFC 315 in Montreal

-there being talks of fighting Ali Wasuk on this BFL 83 card at first

-some burgeoning bad blood that exists between the two fighters heading into their looming contest in the coming days

-thoughts on NTT teammate Mike Mallott's upcoming fight in Montreal against Charles Radtke at UFC 315

-Dillon Danis not having fought in MMA since Gouthro made his professional debut in the sport at BTC 6 in Burlington, Ontario

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Blake LaCaze collides with Francesco Ricchi at BKFC on DAZN 3 on December 21st. 

LaCaze appeared on Bare Knuckle Bowker and covered the most pertinent topics possible ahead of this bout with a former middleweight champion in the promotion.