Austin Bowman FIGHT TALK WITH YOUR BOY THE WHATS NEXT KID interview

Austin Bowman FIGHT TALK WITH YOUR BOY THE WHATS NEXT KID interview focused on two matches in close succession: a 145-pound tournament at Scrap Superfights 7 and a Fight to Win 330 match against training partner Scotty ever heart the Friday before. Bowman wants to redeem a January loss at Scrap Superfights 4, and he believes the improvements to his jiu jitsu game make him the tournament’s biggest dark horse.

Why is Austin Bowman entering Scrap Superfights 7?

Austin Bowman is entering the 16-person, 145-pound tournament at Scrap Superfights 7 to pursue its belt and cash prize. He also wants to show how much he has improved since losing at Scrap Superfights 4 in January. A tournament win, he said, would be the biggest achievement of his career so far.

Returning after Scrap Superfights 4

Bowman described redemption as part of his reason for entering. He said the nine to ten months since his previous Scrap appearance have helped him put the pieces of his game together. The January loss still matters to him, but he sees this tournament as a chance to show what has changed rather than simply revisit that result.

He has been to the TFA building for other super fights and said Scrap draws a strong crowd there. He is looking forward to competing in that setting again. Bowman also thanked the people supporting him at his gym and at home, including his family and friends.

The belt, the cash prize and what a win could mean

Winning the whole bracket would mean more to Bowman than any of the smaller tournaments he has entered or anything he has won at Fight to Win, he said. He believes that result could open doors for him. For now, his stated targets are the tournament belt and cash prize; he did not name a particular opportunity he expects afterward.

What does Austin Bowman know about the Scrap Superfights 7 bracket?

Austin Bowman does not yet know his first opponent because the Scrap Superfights 7 brackets had not been released when we spoke. He said he is at least somewhat familiar with everyone currently in the field. To win the 16-person tournament, he expects to compete four times.

Familiar competitors, but no first-round opponent

Bowman said two entrants won PGF qualifiers. He has faced some of the other competitors at smaller events and had previously been scheduled to face one entrant before an injury caused that match to fall apart. Those connections give him some knowledge of the field, but they do not tell him whom he will meet first.

He called it a strong bracket and remains confident he can win it. Bowman’s warning to the other entrants was also his clearest assessment of his place in the field. He said:

I think I'm the biggest dark horse in this tournament

He argued that competitors should not mistake his size for a lack of strength. Bowman is moving up from 135 pounds for the tournament, something he said he has done often because finding matches at his own weight is difficult. He described himself as tall and lanky, but said opponents underestimate both his ability and his grips.

How does Austin Bowman describe his jiu jitsu game?

Austin Bowman sees leg locks as a strength, while his wrestling and takedown defense have improved. He wants to move opponents away from their preferred game, even if that means working somewhere he is not entirely comfortable himself. His other priority is escaping bad positions without getting trapped in repeated defensive exchanges.

Leg locks, wrestling and disrupting an opponent’s game

He said he has worked extensively on his stand-up and that training partners at his gym have struggled to take him down. Rather than play directly into an opponent’s best position, Bowman tries to make that person use a secondary option. He described the aim as getting them off their top game, not necessarily finding a position that feels easiest for him.

Bowman also said he would prefer a last-second submission to a dominant decision. A submission feels more definitive to him: even if someone has controlled most of a match, getting caught at the end changes its outcome. That preference does not mean he expects an easy route to a finish, particularly across four tournament matches.

The defensive lesson from January

His loss at Scrap Superfights 4 showed him the cost of staying defensive. Bowman recalled repeatedly defending submissions and bad positions without turning the exchange back in his favor. Over the following ten months, he worked on preventing guard passes and opponents taking his back, two problems he said had troubled him for a long time.

He remains confident he can escape if someone reaches his back. Bowman said the finals’ submission-only rules would let him take time to work out of a position without worrying about points or an opponent holding on until the end. His broader goal is to use improved defense as a way back to offense, which he considers a strong part of his game.

What is Austin Bowman’s next fight before Scrap Superfights 7?

Austin Bowman also has a Fight to Win 330 match against Scotty ever heart, a training partner, on the Friday before Scrap Superfights 7. Bowman said the match came together despite his expectation that finding an opponent in a smaller weight class would be difficult. Both competitors agreed to take it.

Facing Scotty ever heart at Fight to Win 330

The matchup is familiar rather than anonymous: Bowman said he has trained with Scotty ever heart and that Scotty is close with his team. Bowman had not expected to receive a Fight to Win match after hearing about the difficulty of matching a smaller weight class. Once Scotty was willing to compete, Bowman was willing too.

Fight to Win is a different organizer from Scrap, Bowman explained, so the Friday match and the Scrap tournament are separate commitments. He said they would be available on different streaming platforms. The schedule leaves him with one planned match against a known training partner before a tournament whose opening opponent he does not yet know.