UFC Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Care/Don’t Care Preview

Another UFC, another episode of the infamous and patented Care/Don't Care Preview. Eugene S. Robinson, author of Fight: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know…

By: Nate Wilcox | 8 years ago
UFC Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Care/Don’t Care Preview
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Another UFC, another episode of the infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Preview. 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, joins Kid Nate to look ahead to the fights and shoot the shit on a number of random topics.

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As always with the Care/Don’t Care preview — the caveat — no disrespect is intended to the fighters. This isn’t a commentary on the skill, heart or entertainment potential of any fighter, just a commentary on the UFC’s marketing of said fighters and whether or not any anticipation has been built for the fight.

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In this episode Nate & Eugene discuss:

  • The proper pronunciation of Krakow.
  • Nazis
  • The Conspiraversies surrounding Masvidal vs Iaquinta.
  • Simon and Garfunkel, the Graduate and Eugene’s tattered punk creds….and Eugene’s unabashed love for the Plasmatics.
  • Eugene training with Polish fighters in Poland
  • Confronting our own ugly racial biases.
  • A lot of Don’t Cares
  • Eugene’s continued, some would say naive, faith that someday a new Heavyweight menace will come slouching toward Jerusalem (sic)
  • Everyone likes Seth Baczynski, hey someone we’ve heard of! Right here in Krakow!
  • Joanne Calderwood won’t let Eugene down again will she?
  • Who was a bad husband?
  • Cuckolding the bass player….is it really even wrong?
  • When’s Jimi Manuwa coming to the States?
  • All the things we were more worried about than Cro Cop returning to the UFC.
  • Some of our scumbag “friends” and their various sleazy antics
  • Much much more

Enjoy!

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Nate Wilcox
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.

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