Alexei Auld is back to grill Eugene S. Robinson, author of Fight: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking and myself with some PR stumpers from the world of combat sports.
Today's puzzlers include:
- You're Jon Jones. Your brother, New England Patriots Defensive End Chandler Jones, was allegedly hospitalized Sunday morning from a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana. What public support do you offer given your current probationary status stemming from a hit-and-run?
- You're Nick Diaz. You won the PR battle against the Nevada Athletic Commission, so why did you abandon your counsel in favor of one recommended by the UFC and agree to a settlement which still requires a suspension as well as a 100K fine?
- You're Juliana Pena, the first woman to win the Ultimate Fighter. After a night of streetfighting, a bar refused entry to you and your bloody faced training partner. You couldn't drink shots, so witnesses said that you doled out groin shots to a bar employee and owner. You were placed under arrest and charged with assault. How do you manage your reputation and relationship with your employer?
- You're Special Forces soldier, green beret, and UFC Fighter Tim Kennedy. You revealed that you're working with the FBI in the face of some "recent credible threats" against you by followers of ISIS. You boasted that "They were not overly thrilled with my response ... ‘Let those cowards come.'" How do you maintain your tough guy image without jeopardizing the lives of people attending your next UFC match?
- You're Conor McGregor. You continued the war with Floyd Mayweather and attacked his claim that race is behind your push. If others pick sides and want to drag this out, do you ignore the bait or bite hard and drag them in the water with you?
- TEACHABLE MOMENT: You're Sean Penn. You did something the feds couldn't: You found alleged drug kingpin El Chapo. And you interviewed him. The day before your interview went live, the DEA, Mexican marines, and U.S. Marshals, captured El Chapo. Mexico's Attorney General cites your pursuit of an interview as essential to finding El Chapo. How do you ensure that neither the feds, nor El Chapo, turns you into their personal pinata?
And much much more!
All about Alexei Auld: He's on Twitter: @alexeiauld He's got a web site: alexeiauld.com. He's written books: Tonto Canto Pocahontas and Billionaire Secrets of a Wanglorious Bastard.
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