UFC 162 Tete-A-Tete: Confronting the conspiracy theories about Silva vs. Weidman

Bloody Elbow 2.0 | Anton Tabuena

I’m back with another installment of the MMA Tete-A-Tete: Coarsening the Discourse. 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 Askingis my counter-part for this edition.

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Topics covered include:

* Eugene’s wild-eyed conspiracy theories about the fall of Anderson Silva

* Nate flying the flag of reason and rational thought

* Eugene hedging his bets

* Nate hedging his bets

* The weird pre-fight interview wherein Silva said Weidman winning would be “the perfect outcome.”

* Where we go from here does a rematch occur? Does Silva win? Does Weidman win again?

* Nate and Eugene arrive at three scenarios which will prove who was right.

Enjoy!

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Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.

UFC 162 Tete-A-Tete: Confronting the conspiracy theories about Silva vs. Weidman

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