If I Did It: Conor McGregor denies racism accusations

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 John Nash with some PR stumpers from the world of combat sports.

For the audio only version check us out on SoundCloud and be sure to subscribe to MMA NATION on iTunes and subscribe to MMA Nation on YouTube so you’ll never miss an episode. This week’s kerfuffles include:

You’re Conor McGregor. Now that the MayMac World Tour has ended, do you need to make PR moves to prevent your race-laced promotional poli-tricks from derailing your post-fight future? Or is there a future in your storm-frontin’?

You’re Showtime Sports Executive Stephen Espinoza. During the MayMac World Tour Los Angeles stop last week, Conor McGregor called you a fucking weasel, live and in public, if you will, TWO TIMES in YOUR FACE. What moves are you making to put some respek on your name?

You’re UFC President Dana White. After going to war with you on the internet, UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson told Ariel Helwani, “It was just a big misunderstanding and we’re going to meet with Dana White…(W)e’re going to sit down and get on the same level and go from there and see what options we have.” Can you tell us what those options are, Dana?

You’re UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes. If travel-induced sinusitis was the source for your UFC 213 cancellation and last loss to Cat Zingano, why don’t you take more affirmative PR actions to protect your brand and title?

You’re Ronda Rousey. Your involvement at a WWE taping last week was called “foreshadowing in essence, just in case”, by a WWE official. Should you layeth the smacketh down as a sports entertainer or keep teasing it?

You’re WME-IMG. Jon Jones didn’t seem to think that his cocaine use was a big deal during an interview with Bleacher Report: “I just like to have a good time, man… I’m not an addict or anything like that. You don’t see me walking around weighing fucking 100 pounds with my teeth rotting out and scabs all over my face.” Does Jones’ affinity for playing nose candy crush concern you in wake of your 2017 financial targets from your 2016 UFC purchase?

You’re an RCA Executive. How do you handle R. Kelly’s sex cult allegations?

TEACHABLE MOMENT: You’re Black Lives Matter’s’ DeRay Mckesson. Last week, you went on a race-shaming rampage when you saw a monkey wearing a blue vest on the Planet of the Apes poster. Turns out the blue vest predated you by over forty years. Whoopi Goldberg put you on blast and you deleted your tweets. What can we learn from your tweet conceit?

THANKS FOR JOINING US. FOLLOW US on Twitter @eugeneSrobinson, @alexeiauld and @heynotheface. 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.”

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 John Nash with some PR stumpers from the world of combat sports.

For the audio only version check us out on SoundCloud and be sure to subscribe to MMA NATION on iTunes and subscribe to MMA Nation on YouTube so you’ll never miss an episode. This week’s kerfuffles include:

You’re Conor McGregor. Now that the MayMac World Tour has ended, do you need to make PR moves to prevent your race-laced promotional poli-tricks from derailing your post-fight future? Or is there a future in your storm-frontin’?

You’re Showtime Sports Executive Stephen Espinoza. During the MayMac World Tour Los Angeles stop last week, Conor McGregor called you a fucking weasel, live and in public, if you will, TWO TIMES in YOUR FACE. What moves are you making to put some respek on your name?

You’re UFC President Dana White. After going to war with you on the internet, UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson told Ariel Helwani, “It was just a big misunderstanding and we’re going to meet with Dana White…(W)e’re going to sit down and get on the same level and go from there and see what options we have.” Can you tell us what those options are, Dana?

You’re UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes. If travel-induced sinusitis was the source for your UFC 213 cancellation and last loss to Cat Zingano, why don’t you take more affirmative PR actions to protect your brand and title?

You’re Ronda Rousey. Your involvement at a WWE taping last week was called “foreshadowing in essence, just in case”, by a WWE official. Should you layeth the smacketh down as a sports entertainer or keep teasing it?

You’re WME-IMG. Jon Jones didn’t seem to think that his cocaine use was a big deal during an interview with Bleacher Report: “I just like to have a good time, man… I’m not an addict or anything like that. You don’t see me walking around weighing fucking 100 pounds with my teeth rotting out and scabs all over my face.” Does Jones’ affinity for playing nose candy crush concern you in wake of your 2017 financial targets from your 2016 UFC purchase?

You’re an RCA Executive. How do you handle R. Kelly’s sex cult allegations?

TEACHABLE MOMENT: You’re Black Lives Matter’s’ DeRay Mckesson. Last week, you went on a race-shaming rampage when you saw a monkey wearing a blue vest on the Planet of the Apes poster. Turns out the blue vest predated you by over forty years. Whoopi Goldberg put you on blast and you deleted your tweets. What can we learn from your tweet conceit?

THANKS FOR JOINING US. FOLLOW US on Twitter @eugeneSrobinson, @alexeiauld and @heynotheface. 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.”