Why will Conor and Floyd unite America? Because they’re both vile dudes and you like vile people. “No, I don’t,” you might be thinking. “I don’t like Floyd, at least, because of his apparent misogyny and racism and such.” Yes, you do, ya liar. You like the bad guy. You grew to love Scarface and Ice Cube. You…
MMA and Boxing: No true king
When UFC fighter Ronda Rousey decided to mark her new status as female sports hero of the hour, one way she did that was sparking a social media battle. Boxer Floyd Mayweather was a recipient of the snark, and did his best to rope-a-dope the Twitter jabs. He’s no fool—she admires and is jealous of…
Mixed martials arts: Shove it, knee it, or whatever
Was at my friend Q’s house. He likes mixed martial arts. Watches it all the time, and plays the XBox 360 version of it. I only watch when I’m at his place. All that grappling puts me to sleep inside of fifteen minutes. Kickboxing, judo, wrestling all mashed up? Sounds good in my mind. The…