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I almost had a cosmic mental breakdown when I realized the MMA site I write for has more Facebook likes and Twitter engagement than The Awl, a prestigious NYC media/writing site. It was like "whoooooaaaa" but I couldn't stop it.
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Today's must-see: Every single awkward moment and broadcasting fail from UFC 2. Hilarious, awful stuff. Even back then, Brian Kilmeade was the worst.
It seems like everyone in the world that doesn’t live in Sweden is picking Jon Jones to retain his UFC Light-heavyweight championship title against Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 165, but no one is asking what will happen if “The Mauler” pulls off the upset victory. Sure, it’s unlikely, but so was this, and it’s always foolish to count a challenger out completely.
This Saturday, September 21 Jon Jones fights Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165. In my opinion is it a marketing strategy to take a guy who is extremely talented with an almost unfair reach advantage for his weight class, and fight a much lesser talented counter part with the closest reach anyone has come to matching Jon Jones'. The article that is linked to my quotes, in a nutshell says, everyone is expecting Jon Jones to give Gustafsson a beating; I have to agree.
P.S. I dislike the Jon Jones image. I cheer against him.....
My close personal friend, and writer for this particular blog, Jack Saladino thinks Gustafsson will win, ha!
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Hey PotatoNation!
We're glad to be launching the official CagePotato tumblr! Fun fact: Tumblr and CagePotato were founded in the same year. Maybe Yahoo will fork over billions for us. We can dream, right?
Anyway, give us a follow! We'll be sending the same great CagePotato articles your way as well as various MMA-related odds and ends we find in our travels.
Thanks for the support, Taters!
The Conversation Premiers Today With Renzo Gracie
When we began recording episodes of The Conversation late last spring, the plan was to have the first ones up live on this site by mid summer. As you can see, that didn't happen.
The good news is, A. We're finally kicking things off today, and with the charismatic legend Renzo Gracie, no less, and B. The Conversation should reach more people off the bat than it would have if we had begun posting episodes back in the summer.
We've taken the past few months to travel around the U.S. getting interviews in person with the likes of Renzo Gracie, Randy Couture and more and we also were fortunate enough to work out an agreement with one of the largest MMA sites in the world, CagePotato for them to help distribute and promote The Conversation.
So in addition to finding each episode up here on Tumblr, you'll be able to find most episodes over at CagePotato every Monday as well.
Some quick house keeping items are addressed below. Check em out before listening:
iTunes - We're not there yet but should be in a few weeks.
Sound quality - The first season's episodes were recorded in a variety of settings with a variety of equipment. We spoke with people over the phone, in their offices and in their gyms. And sometimes often, I didn't account for sound levels as I should have. I'm sorry and I'll get better at that.
My annoying self - Interviewing for written stories and interviewing for broadcast can be very different. For example, I have developed the habit over the years of filling air during conversations with people I'm writing about with things like "I see," "wow," "uh huh," and other profundities. Sometimes those things are helpful in letting the person being interviewed that I'm paying attention but for broadcast, they are extremely annoying.
So, same thing as with the sound quality issue - I'm sorry and I'll get better with that.
What I hope is that, even with rudimentary production this first season, that you will enjoy the substance of what I found to be enthralling conversations with truly fascinating people who have led extraordinary lives in the fight world.
Feedback is always welcome. Technical tips more so. But if you get too mean, Renzo Gracie might come and choke you out. Just saying.
- Elias
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Dong Hyun Kim Speaks Out on the Disadvantages Asian Fighters Face in the UFC CagePotato
With a few notable exceptions like Dong Hyun Kim and Yushin Okami, Asian MMA fighters have struggled to live up to expectations while fighting in the UFC. While there are plenty of explanations for this, it appears the UFC doesn’t do these fighters any favors. In a recent interview, Dong Hyun Kim enumerated some of the issues faced by Asian fighters that are compounded by the UFC’s policies. Kim’s comments … touch on a number of concerns, including sponsorship issues and traveling fees.
