Another installment of the MMA Tete-A-Tete: Coarsening the Discourse has arrived. 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, is Kid Nate’s counterpart for this edition.
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Today Kid Nate and Eugene discuss:
- Every fight on the UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields card
- Whether or not the fact that Jake Shields is fighting for his job while Demian Maia is fighting for a title shot is good or bad for Maia
- Whether or not Erick Silva is being thrown into the deep end prematurely against Dong Hyun Kim
- Matt Hamill and whether or not we feel sorry for him against Thiago Silva
- We revisit Eugene’s contention that Rousimar Palhares’ habit of holding heel hooks too long is cheating or not
- My personal affront at people daring to pick Joey Beltran over Fabio Maldonado
- Eugene’s recent senior division super heavyweight world title win at the IBJJs
- Eugene tells tales on himself including being tempted to watch an enemy drown and being attacked by a pack of dogs while holding a large hunting knife
- And much much more!
Enjoy!
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- UFC Fight Night 29: Fabio Maldonado vs. Joey Beltran Dissection
- UFC considering imposing a time limit before stripping the title from injured champions
- UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields weigh-in results: Shields 171, Maia 171, Thiago Silva misses weight
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