If I Did It: UFC on ESPN+, how much is too much?

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Welcome to IF I DID IT where we analyze and solve PR kerfuffles from the MMA world (insert hand gesture) not beyond.

I’m your host Alexei Auld, author of 7 Secret Sources of Inspiration: A Snappy Guide for Creative Procrastinators, and joining me are guests Kid Nate of Bloody Elbow and the Let It Roll Podcast and John S. Nash.

You’re the UFC. How do you convince your fans, live and in public, if you will, to pay for their UFC pay window fix via Fight Pass and ESPN+, without overdosing? – 0:22

You’re the UFC. Are you concerned by Mackenzie Dern commitment to MMA after her comments on being fired by her coach,”“I’m not just training. I’m not the person that the next day I’m back in the academy, I like to be able to be on the beach and relax.” – 5:18

You’re Cyborg. Are you gunning for a boxing match with Cecilia Brækhus or just a bigger UFC contract? – 10:15

REGULAR FEATURE: JOHN’S LEGION OF DOOM – 16:15

REGULAR FEATURE: KID NATE’S HEEL TURN – 18:09

THANKS FOR JOINING US. FOLLOW US on Twitter @kidnate, @alexeiauld, @heynottheface. At Facebook @MMAPuncholes. PLEASE GIVE THIS A THUMBS UP and leave comments on YouTube, subscribe to MMANationdotcom on YouTube, and MMANation on iTunes and SoundCloud. Buy 7 Secret Sources of Inspiration, listen to Kid Nate’s LET IT ROLL PODCAST; and immediately following this show, be sure to check out our new non-MMA show IF THE SHOES FIT on YouTube.

”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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About the author

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.