If I Did It: UFC 215 AWOL edition

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Alexei Auld is back with a brand new book available 7 Secret Sources of Inspiration: A Snappy Guide for Creative Procrastinators to grill Eugene S. Robinson (who’s pushing OXBOW’s new record THIN BLACK DUKE) and me, Kid Nate, with some PR stumpers from the world of combat sports.

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Also check out our new non-MMA show If the Shoes Fit immediately following IIDI.

This week’s kerfuffles include:

You’re the UFC. With the calamitous UFC 215 behind us, walk us through your PR lessons learned and plans for the future. – 1:06

You’re WME-IMG. Is a red panty reschedule with a new RDA title reign best for your business or does the McGregor, as the undisputed moneyweight champion need no fookin’ belt? – 8:00

KID NATE’S HEEL TURN – 14:06

EUGENE’S LOST BATTALION – 15:17

THANKS FOR JOINING US. FOLLOW US on Twitter @eugeneSrobinson, @alexeiauld and @kidnate. PLEASE GIVE THIS A THUMBS UP and leave comments on YouTube, read Eugene at Ozy.com and be sure and check out all three of us on Amazon.com

“We’ll be back next week with another installment of If I Did It and we don’t know what we’ll be talking about yet because the PR mistakes have yet to be made.”

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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.