Host of KNUCKLE UP and, er, JOURNALIST EUGENE S. ROBINSON is, despite not being recognized by the governing body of guys what write about other guys who get punched in the face for a living, totally OK with his deep personal failing at not being voted MMA JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR and attaining this prestigious honor that apparently does not mean that much to him at all.

OK is not even the word. HAPPY. He is HAPPY. So happy he's run off to strangle an orangutan. Yes. That happy.

Outside of that and the tears of bitter recrimination he records ROUND #487's stunningly insightful interview with sports agent extraordinaire MIKE KOGAN who dishes on BELLATOR v. the UFC and why greed, stupidity and pride are dangerous, the death of STRIKEFORCE, his early days with ROYCE GRACIE, his spirited defense of DEREK BRUNSON, CBS-SHOWTIME not giving a crap about MMA and a host of other issues, no-nonsense and straight from the hip/lip.

So watch. And weep. As the BEST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2013 does his thang.

Believe it.

Eugene S. Robinson host of Knuckle Up and author of Fight: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking [Harper Collins], as well as A LONG SLOW SCREW is quite sure that the ranking and rating system must have been based on having the letter A in your name or something.

But 2013 is going to be his year!!! We can FEEL it.


KNUCKLE UP! [Free t-shirts to anyone caught on video screaming this while they're being arrested!!!]

It's a sunny ride through a shady place. Enjoy.




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