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
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