Forrest Sowa

Why is Fedor Emelianenko, one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, considered to be such a legend? Is it his undefeated streak, or is it more? Song used: Take Care – Drake ft Rihanna https://www.mediafire.com/file/4rjonpk8as36tld/Fedor+Emelianenko+Mount+Olympus.mp3

Admiring the greatest ever is easy; knowing who has impacted the sport away from the spotlight? That’s hard. 0:00 Intro 0:58 Bibiano Fernandes 3:34 Kazuo Misaki 7:40 Guy Mezger 13:23 Igor Vovchanchyn 17:28 Hideo Tokoro https://www.mediafire.com/file/0cys2lu70hzsqrk/5+unsung+legends.mp3

The End Of The Beginning, The Beginning Of The End. https://www.mediafire.com/file/86iy0fkn5rftdfq/2009+Audio.mp3

Forrest Sowa MMA Podcast episode from February 9th 2022. 0:47 UFC 271, Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker 30:42 Eagle FC 57:22 Ryan Bader vs Valentin Moldavsky https://www.mediafire.com/file/pd9krfs7hmrvw0i/02092022+MMA+Podcast.mp3

Forrest Sowa MMA Podcast episode from January 26th 2022. https://www.mediafire.com/file/tlgxlcgon2dsh9y/01262022+MMA+Podcast.mp3

The lights shine bright for some, but for others, their lights are made in the trenches. Eddie Alvarez is one of MMA’s great grinders, and in this piece we break his legacy down to the foundation. 0:00 Intro 1:14 Contextualizing Lightweight History 3:41 Enter Eddie Alvarez 4:38 DREAM 6:20 Eddie Alvarez meets DREAM 11:32 The … Continue reading Eddie Alvarez: The Underground King

Forrest Sowa MMA Podcast episode from January 21st 2022. https://www.mediafire.com/file/r7zse6e926el1om/01212022+MMA+Podcast.mp3

The Zuffa Myth sits at the core of MMA’s cultural identity, and it’s something that needs to stop. In this piece, I hope to get to the bottom of it. 0:00 What Is The Zuffa Myth? 3:20 The Progression of UFC History 9:49 The Results Of The Zuffa Myth https://www.mediafire.com/file/ap33pq24a1p06rs/Zuffa+Myth.mp3

Jose Aldo is the best fighter to have ever fought in MMA History, and in the first step to define the gods of the sport on MMA’s Mount Olympus, we recap his career from the WEC to modern day as he extends his incredible legacy. 0:00 Intro 2:38 Jose Aldo’s Legacy 11:18 Part I: Rise… … Continue reading Eternal: The Jose Aldo Story

Every year, there has to be a Fighter Of The Year in MMA, and in the first step in a continued project to document MMA History, we travel down nearly 30 years of Memory Lane to discover who the Fighter Of The Year is from 1993 to 2021. https://www.mediafire.com/file/traddt7e4s2c6wa/FOTYDecades.mp3

Recorded the week of November 1st, 2021 0:35 – UFC 267, Jan Blachowicz vs Glover Teixeira 51:10 – Colby Covington Is A Terrible Fighter Song Used: Harlem – Charles Hamilton https://www.mediafire.com/file/770n6hc9fntz2gr/11072021+Lets+Talk+UFC+267+Colby+Covington.mp3

Recorded the week of October 24th, 2021 0:30 – The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship 30:00 – Ring Of Honor 1:08:48 – Baker Mayfield Song Used: One Punch – Aries https://www.mediafire.com/file/xkfwe2nsamad3w6/Lets+Talk+10292021.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on October 16th, 2021 https://www.mediafire.com/file/k5te24q1m65k89i/20211017+Highly+Illegal+ICED.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on September 11th, 2021 https://www.mediafire.com/file/7u0c8djth6vyvaz/20210913+Highly+Illegal+Endless+White+Boy+Summer.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on September 3rd, 2021 https://www.mediafire.com/file/tex398rgy52qshv/20210904+Highly+Illegal+Certified+Donda+Boy.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on August 19th 2021 https://www.mediafire.com/file/q25tyv6w1yrbcos/20210819+Highly+Illegal+I+Want+You+Back.mp3/file

Watching all of Brock Lesnar’s 2002 televised singles matches. What a time. https://www.mediafire.com/file/cxr4ev2s1exba36/Brock+Lesnar+2002.mp3

Drafting the best years in Pro Wrestling History alongside Joseph Montecillo and Chris O’Brien https://www.mediafire.com/file/pkjfc47bn9prmo3/Years+in+Wrestling+Draft.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on August 6th 2021 https://www.mediafire.com/file/u560id58oiexmfy/20210807+The+Commonwealth.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about Being Inside. Intro Song: Content – Bo Burnham Outro Song: That Funny Feeling – Bo Burnham https://www.mediafire.com/file/a5kj5ow8eyhsrgf/20210803+TBK+Inside.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about the N Word. Intro Song: Man Now – Global Dan Outro Song: Not Only I – Courtney Barnett https://www.mediafire.com/file/vwflezj1hm1p56u/20210630_TBK_Racism.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on June 19th 2021 https://www.mediafire.com/file/v14qeailvsn2dx5/20210619+Highly+Illegal+Crooked+Smile.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about whether or not there are still butlers. Intro Song: S On Ya Chest – Injury Reserve Outro Song: Man Now – Global Dan https://www.mediafire.com/file/t3ihhau9pb171k8/20210614+TBK+Nonsense+3.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on June 5th 2021 https://www.mediafire.com/file/3auf0n3zt4p184t/20210605+Highly+Illegal+From+Now+On.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about whether or not there are still butlers. Intro Song: Who I Smoke – Spinabenz Outro Song: S On Ya Chest – Injury Reserve https://www.mediafire.com/file/08ls0mijp2zf9ms/20210602+TBK+Butler.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about sigma males. Intro Song: Problems – Iann Dior Outro Song: Who I Smoke – Spinabenz https://www.mediafire.com/file/ug70y7zrs9w0wta/20210526+TBK+Sigma.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on May 22nd 2021 https://www.mediafire.com/file/wxmmy78xbvm3grp/20210522+Highly+Illegal+Off+A+Bean.mp3

A Year In The Making. Intro: Good Friday – Kanye West Outro: FourFiveSeconds – Rihanna https://www.mediafire.com/file/hmfl2pa1fp8nj12/Forrest_and_Joel_Dark_Souls.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on May 8th 2021 https://www.mediafire.com/file/hfeqsugv37grc17/20210509+Highly+Illegal+The+Devil+Is+A+Lie.mp3

Metal Gear Slays Ass and I miss it, so I want to talk about my 20 favorite bosses from the series. That cool? https://www.mediafire.com/file/blt5fhilwh53uav/MGS_Top_20_Bosses.mp3

No, but let’s talk about how good the best mma cards are. Song: Redbone by Childish Gambino https://www.mediafire.com/file/cm6h4he9btv9ymq/UFC+261+GOAT+Cards.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about Jake Paul vs Ben Askren Intro Song: No Chance In Hell – Jim Johnston Outro Song: Problems – Iann Dior https://www.mediafire.com/file/4vxm1jdrstb6tm9/20210428+TBK+Panda.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on April 27th 2020 https://www.mediafire.com/file/zux5op98yzaxhsx/20210427+Highly+Illegal+Rest+In+Piss.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on April 25th 2020 https://www.mediafire.com/file/fe3og18nlnuo502/04262021+Highly+Illegal+Do+It+For+The+Vibes.mp3

Streamed on Youtube on April 3rd 2020 https://www.mediafire.com/file/91kxdee88paaxyn/04032021+Highly+Illegal+White+Boy+Summer.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about Wrestlemania. Intro Song: White Boy Summer – Chet Hanx Outro Song: No Chance In Hell – Jim Johnston https://www.mediafire.com/file/olsrbau95zr4jsq/20210414+TBK+Wrestlemania+Part+2.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about Wrestlemania*** *** Wrestlemania is never talked about. Intro Song: Eighties – Landon Cube https://www.mediafire.com/file/t8lqv1l27r0too7/20210414+TBK+Wrestlemania+Part+1.mp3

Simon From Whatculture breaks down the top 5 conspiracies in New Japan Pro Wrestling. https://www.mediafire.com/file/ymuiq5dv192o1w6/NJPW_Conspiracies.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about absolutely nothing. Intro Song: Revenge Of The Iceman – Ariel Pink Outro Song: Eighties – Landon Cube https://www.mediafire.com/file/odp3tlej5z31enn/20210401+TBK+Nonsense.mp3

On the season finale of Pure Excellence, Jonathan Gresham and Dak Draper finally meet for the ROH Pure Championship at the 19th Anniversary Pay Per View. Will technique or athleticism win the battle for the Pure Division? https://www.mediafire.com/file/3fv7fts2xj0ggyt/PE8.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about The Bad F Word and Teaching Men Not To Rape. Intro Song: Losin’ Weight 3 – Cam’Ron Outro Song: Revenge Of The Iceman – Ariel Pink https://www.mediafire.com/file/9in1u7jd9gairpq/20210325+TBK+Spectrum.mp3

Jonathan Gresham vs Dak Draper for the ROH Pure Championship is a fascinating stylistic clash not yet seen in the Pure Division. Forrest Sowa breaks the match down in the first edition of Pure By Numbers. https://www.mediafire.com/file/j2kenb93zkp39ie/Pure+By+Numbers+Gresham+Draper.mp3

On this episode of Pure Excellence, We break down Dak Draper vs Fred Yehi as well as the future matches booked that involve the Ring of Honor Pure Division https://www.mediafire.com/file/2m46bxc1y2yh5jz/PE7.mp3

On this episode of Pure Excellence, we break down the matches featuring top ranked Pure Division Talents as they pursue a title shot against Jonathan Gresham. #1 Josh Woods rematches Dalton Castle and #3 Dak Draper faces Joe Keys in two matches where the familiarity leads to dynamic results. https://www.mediafire.com/file/9o4yewxfuwpx7dv/PE6.mp3/file

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about AEW Revolution and a whole lot of other nonsense. Intro Song: Alone In A Mansion – Mike Posner Outro Song: Losin’ Weight 3 – Cam’Ron https://www.mediafire.com/file/rlg4ppqjgzsohqd/20210310+TBK+Hook.mp3

In this episode of Pure Excellence, we break down the history and differing perspectives of Ring of Honor’s two most dominant factions, The Foundation and La Faccion Ingobernable and break down the meeting between them in a Tag Team Championship match that is contested under Pure Rules. https://www.mediafire.com/file/l2ehk8cof5icrdo/Pure+Excellence+5+LFI+vs+Foundation.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about where Nathan has been the last few weeks. Intro Song: Shave It All Off – Mike Posner Outro Song: Alone In A Mansion – Mike Posner https://www.mediafire.com/file/83g1vk063ba6541/20210302+TBK+Operation+Wake+Up.mp3

In a special bonus episode of Pure Excellence, we prepare for the first meeting of The Foundation vs La Faccion Ingobernable when Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal face Dragon Lee and Kenny King in a Pure Rules Tag Team Match for the ROH Tag Team Championships by breaking down the first Pure Rules Tag Team … Continue reading Pure Rules Tag Team Primer | Pure Excellence BONUS | | 2.27.2021

In this episode of Pure Excellence, we break down the style used by The Foundation’s Tracy Williams as he leaves the division, declaring for the Television Title division. We also look into the match from 2020 between Dak Draper and Brian Johnson as Dak Draper has declared for the Pure Division to get a handle … Continue reading Tracy Williams Style Breakdown, Dak Draper vs Brian Johnson: Styles Make Fights | Pure Excellence #4 | 2.24.2021

Between your songs of Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes, of your clinking of glasses over stories of Carlos Condit and Robbie Lawler, of your reluctant acceptance of Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman, raise your glass one time for the Tragedy of Johny Hendricks. http://www.mediafire.com/file/m81b65emc6gp3wm/The+Tragedy+of+Johny+Hendricks.mp3

Forrest Sowa and Nathan Bell talk about bad takes that they stand behind. Intro Song: Too Friendly – Global Dan Outro Song: Typical Story – Hobo Johnson http://www.mediafire.com/file/zowxfed8orjiwj4/20210211+TBK+Farmed.mp3