Bowkes Talking Bouts (w/ Dylan Bowker): Episode 17 - Sasha Palatnikov

Sasha Palatnikov came on BTB after his UFC debut win.

Palatnikov made history as the first Hong Kong fighter to score a
win in the octagon when he finished Louis Cosce at UFC 255. He
covered a myriad of subjects on the show.

-Accomplishing a decade-plus long goal to be the first Hong Kong
fighter in the UFC
-His familiarity with short notice turn arounds for fights
-Overcoming COVID-19 and his mountain scaling methodology
-Enjoying seeing his name on a UFC betting line but being surprised
he was an underdog
-Getting in work with Syndicate MMA and staying ready for his
sophomore UFC effort
-His background in rugby and football before transitioning to
mixed-martial-arts
-Watching PRIDE as well as K1 as a kid and maintaining his fandom
as a pro fighter
-The mutual connection myself and Sasha Palatnikov have to my
hometown of Oshawa, Ontario
-The music Sasha Palatnikov is partial to training to