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Knuckle Up
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December 5, 2016
KNUCKLE UP #286: TUF 24 Finale of Seem + An Inspired Genius WME Way Back to the Future of Ice C.R.E.A.M
Literary gunslinger Eugene S. Robinson lends his "one"-of-a-"kind" "perspective" to the most significant reason to be cheerful as 2016 comes to a close: a glimpse at the "invisible" hand of the WME as shifts and shunts around fights and approaches to fight games indicate that there's nothing more serious than the $4 bil they just spent. Total war. Total focus. From JONNY BONEY JONEY to the MYSTIC MONKEY McGREGOR and more importantly the glorious signifier of the change afoot: the TUF Finale 24. Believe it.
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November 28, 2016
KNUCKLE UP #287: While You Were Out Giving Thanks Edition: We Were Eating Your Lunch!
Literary gunslinger Eugene S. Robinson lends his "one"-of-a-"kind" "perspective" to the confusing ebb and flow of fights won, lost, fighters de-balled and fighters resurgent. Like? McG, Jonny Boney Joney, Rashad, DC, Rumble, Mousasi and much, much more. Need a score card? We're that scorecard. Complete with questionable calls, blindsides and the total disregard of any and all good sense. Be there.
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November 21, 2016
KNUCKLE UP #288: The Only Thing in the World That Gives Orders
Literary gunslinger Eugene S. Robinson lends his "one"-of-a-"kind" "perspective" to UFC Fight Nights 99 and 100, GEGARD, BADER, the other winners, quitters, retirees, and the magnificent march from Don't Care to Care that marked this pre-Thanksgiving double headed cavalcade of fight magic. And, oh yeah, if you were really interested the answer is very specifically Tony Montana's Balls. Believe it.
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November 14, 2016
KNUCKLE UP #289: UFC 205, the Mighty Rise, They Fall [Hard]
Literary gunslinger Eugene S. Robinson lends his "one"-of-a-"kind" "perspective" to UFC 205, the Big Apple's first big bow with the arts mixed martial, and the showcase in which it absolutely killed with its reminders of both how great the sport could be, as well as how horrible and, moreover, how much of nothing is the same despite the apparent appearance of BEING the same [as it ever was]. That and Madonna's shout out for McG's mini-Mac.
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November 6, 2016
How to Watch a Grown Man Die
Eugene S. Robinson lends his "one"-of-a-"kind" "perspective" to UFC Fight Night 98, the one fight on Bellator 163 he had been arsed to watch and which way the smart money is running when it starts to run.
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October 31, 2016
Winning, Losing, Rumors Penis Pill Related
The sad, stunning and sadly stunning news is that the reality of it is, the hard reality of it is, not everyone should NOT fall on their swords. Which is to say: for some the most noble choice will be stepping the hell aside.
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October 23, 2016
Knuckle UP: WME & the UFC
Extra long, hard peeks under the hood these days vis a vis JOSE ALDO, the GSP deal, ANDERSON SILVA seeing the light + why the winners will be those who play ball and those who choose to NOT play ball will find themselves KAL SZKALAK'd.
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October 17, 2016
The Tectonic Shifting of KU's MMA Power Rankings
The large scale movements under, in and around the scenes between UFC 204 and UFC 205, why the way to November 8th is beset on all sides with danger, the constant march of the LB and exactly who the new boss is.
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October 9, 2016
This baffling desire to float Bisping
if you were one of the approximately 50 percent of the people boo'ing Bisping in Manchester, or one of the dozens of apologists trying to explain to those of us boo'ing at home that it was a fair decision, save your breath.
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October 3, 2016
UFN 96: Crap no one wants to see
Starting with dumbasses who can't make weight and continuing on through fighters who don't fight, but want to be taken seriously as fighters.
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September 26, 2016
UFN 95 and its ass kickingly great ramifications
Literary gunslinger Eugene S. Robinson lends his "one"-of-a-"kind" "perspective" to UFC FN 95, which, while there were not a lot of cares on the card saw a lot to care about as the expected happened in unexpected ways.
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September 18, 2016
Uriah Hall and the Lost Battalion
Literary gunslinger Eugene S. Robinson lends his "one"-of-a-"kind" "perspective" to UFC FN 94, which not only saw him correctly pick the underdog but set the scene for his co-main screw up, which THEN set the scene for the most stunning avoidance of Lost Battalionage EVER. This plus more fighting, filth, Nazis and the now-traditional discursive ramble. You have been duly warned.
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September 12, 2016
UFC 203: Why the Laughter Will Never Stop
Literary gunslinger Eugene S. Robinson lends his "one"-of-a-"kind" "perspective" to UFC 203 where with bitter and biting breakdowns he discusses the hubris and hamartia that infused one of the most stunning nights of fights in recent memory. Believe it.
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August 28, 2016
UFC on Fox 21: How to Avoid the Mists of Confusion
CARLOS CONDIT's scathingly refreshing appraisal of his place in space, PVZ's refusal to go gently into the Northbutt, the sads of ANTHONY PETTIS
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August 21, 2016
UFC 202 The business of sports entertainment
A fairly complex breakdown of the reverse conspiracy of UFC 202, which is to say: is it a conspiracy if everybody but one person knows? Is it a prank? Has someone been punched? Is that someone you?
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August 15, 2016
The Ultimate Handicappers Guide to UFC 202
The beyond-thorough-breakdown of McG's mountain of self-created misery and DIAZ'S easiest of streets.
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August 8, 2016
The William Morris'ing of the UFC
The sneaking sensation that maybe more than a few, in getting ready for their close-ups, are fighting like they're fighting for those close-ups. He's not saying the fights stunk. But he might be saying that the fights smell funny.
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August 1, 2016
UFC 201 Blasts, Pasts + Crushing Greatness
UFC 201, fighters winning while losing, making money moves, figuring out which side the bread is buttered on and turning out a stunning night of fight stunners. This and due to popular demand: the infamous Karl Rove story.
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July 25, 2016
UFC on Fox: Holm, Giblert join the Lost Battalion
Answering the number 1 question tweeted to him in the last 24 hours: "Is Holly in the Lost Battalion?" The number 2 question? "Is Giblert?"
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July 17, 2016
PEDs, punishments & long plays
The PED parade, the soon-to-be-announced punishments, the new boss not at all like the old boss and still CHRIS WEIDMAN furiously windmilling his arms by the woodpile
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July 10, 2016
3 UFC's: What Could Have Been, What Will Never Be
not a fight by fight rendering, which would be time consuming and dull, but a deep dive into overall themes, schemes and paranoiac suspicions about what we just saw, why, who wins, who loses and who is now in the Lost Battalion.
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July 3, 2016
On UFC 200: A wedding + a funeral
The finer points of the definitely going to make it/possibly going to break it nature and heart of UFC 200.
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June 26, 2016
Jon Jones and rumors of Jon Jones
Bellator 157 and questionable wins the unlikelihood of long term success for Mystic Mac v. Nate Diaz and some more from our JBJ spies in New Mexico.
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June 19, 2016
A Father's Day chumping
Father's Day Meditations on the UFC sale, the real value of $4.1 Billion, the Sorrows of Young/Old Fedor plus Fight Night Ottawa.
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June 13, 2016
Adults Only episode
America's total inability to see things as they are in regards to our desire for more desire and how this fuels our darker iD-based issues. This plus the BROCK LESNAR lunacy, KIMBO's exit, sorrowful as it is, the WEIDMAN "Nice Try" moment.