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Time for another round of ‘What If Literally Any Other Pro Sports President Acted Like Dana White?’
The UFC President once said that putting your hands on a woman is 'one thing you never bounce back from.' Well, about that...
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Ben Fowlkes
November 2022
Let's (Preemptively) Remember A Guy: Frankie Edgar
It's the Old Man's last dance. You know, allegedly. Seems only fitting to take a moment and appreciate his body of work.
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Ben Fowlkes
October 2022
What do fighters owe us – and each other?
T.J. Dillashaw probably knew he couldn't put up much of a fight at UFC 280. In going through with it anyway, did he perpetrate a scam or just look out…
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Ben Fowlkes
On slap fighting, the dumbest sport imaginable, and the wealthy guys who want to own it all
Dana White's Power Slap League is now approved in the state of Nevada. Say that five times fast and see if maybe we shouldn't have come up with another…
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Ben Fowlkes
The pioneer of the body shot KO, 'Ruby Rob' Fitzsimmons, and the fistic legacy he left behind
The smallest man to ever hold the heavyweight title learned how a well-placed punch to the body could be a great equalizer among men.
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Ben Fowlkes
Do we still give a damn about doping in sports?
Hey real quick, is it even worth testing for that good-good anymore? Or are we just providing the faintest possible smokescreen to soothe our weary…
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Ben Fowlkes
Wait, so was all that just so Mark Zuckerberg could go watch some dang UFC fights?
Because if that's what it was? Shutting out fans and media and turning a UFC event into a private party for one mega-rich dude? That's weird, man.
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Ben Fowlkes
September 2022
Let's Remember A Guy: Brock Lesnar
What do you get when you combine size, strength, freakish athletic ability, and a deeply dull and incurious mind? One of the UFC's biggest stars…
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Ben Fowlkes
Twitter Mailbag: The scourge of weight-cutting, MMA's forgotten heroes, and more
Also, did this mfer just ask me about my second-favorite bread and least favorite rice? Because yeah, I've been dying to talk about it.
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Ben Fowlkes
What's going on with Chuck Liddell? (Or: Why we aren't ready to have difficult conversations about the long-term costs of a legendary MMA…
The UFC hall of famer's ex-wife says he's showing signs of brain trauma. So why does it seem like we'd all rather pretend that never happens with our…
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Ben Fowlkes
On a scale from 'meh' to 'yikes,' what are the ethics of signing a 17-year-old to a UFC contract?
Raul Rosas Jr. is now the youngest UFC fighter ever. But before we worry about how his young brain will fare in the hurt business, we ought to consider…
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Ben Fowlkes
Asshole Watch: Who was (and was not) the asshole at UFC 279?
Any time a UFC pay-per-view gets that messed up, it means some person or persons is probably to blame...
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Ben Fowlkes
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