If I Did It: Everybody thinks they’re Conor McGregor

Welcome to If I Did It. The show where we talk about PR kerfluffles from the world of MMA and beyond. This week we ask if everyone in the UFC needs to be Conor McGregor.

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 I, Kid Nate 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 WME-IMG.Last Friday’s UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference had the faint smell of…red panties, as participants, live and in public, if you will, brawled, bragged, and boasted to become the new Bull of the Woods. Was the beef laden, Conorfication of your brand a good thing?

You’re Luke Rockhold. After telling Dana White to shut his mouth, he told you to get back to modeling and leave the matchmaking to the UFC. Is it time to move on or keep that beef simmering?

You’re CNN. MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski condemned your repeated Kellyanne Conway interviews as “politics porn. You’re just getting your little ratings crack, OK, but it’s disgusting.” Time to tone down or act tone deaf to a prudish hater?

You’re Steve Harvey. You fired all your old Chicago show staff to make way for your new Los Angeles show. An embarrassing dictatorial memo sent to said staffers surfaced a week later. Is it time to make amends lest more leaks follow?

You’re the creators of Pokémon Go. A Russian YouTuber was convicted for “inciting religious hatred” for playing your game. In church. Does your brand demand you stand by your fan?

You’re FBI Director James Comey. President Donald Trump followed up your firing with a threatening tweet. How should you reply, if at all?

You’re Disney. According to the Hollywood Reporter, real life pirates are demanding booty for lest they prematurely release one of your films. Should you stand your ground of be chicken of the sea?

What can Ja Rule learn from MMA?

TEACHABLE MOMENT: You’re President Donald Trump. What can you learn from the spectre of Richard Nixon to avoid your seemingly inevitable impeachment?

KID NATE’S HEEL TURN

EUGENE’S LOST BATTALION

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

Welcome to If I Did It. The show where we talk about PR kerfluffles from the world of MMA and beyond. This week we ask if everyone in the UFC needs to be Conor McGregor.

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 I, Kid Nate 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 WME-IMG.Last Friday’s UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference had the faint smell of…red panties, as participants, live and in public, if you will, brawled, bragged, and boasted to become the new Bull of the Woods. Was the beef laden, Conorfication of your brand a good thing?

You’re Luke Rockhold. After telling Dana White to shut his mouth, he told you to get back to modeling and leave the matchmaking to the UFC. Is it time to move on or keep that beef simmering?

You’re CNN. MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski condemned your repeated Kellyanne Conway interviews as “politics porn. You’re just getting your little ratings crack, OK, but it’s disgusting.” Time to tone down or act tone deaf to a prudish hater?

You’re Steve Harvey. You fired all your old Chicago show staff to make way for your new Los Angeles show. An embarrassing dictatorial memo sent to said staffers surfaced a week later. Is it time to make amends lest more leaks follow?

You’re the creators of Pokémon Go. A Russian YouTuber was convicted for “inciting religious hatred” for playing your game. In church. Does your brand demand you stand by your fan?

You’re FBI Director James Comey. President Donald Trump followed up your firing with a threatening tweet. How should you reply, if at all?

You’re Disney. According to the Hollywood Reporter, real life pirates are demanding booty for lest they prematurely release one of your films. Should you stand your ground of be chicken of the sea?

What can Ja Rule learn from MMA?

TEACHABLE MOMENT: You’re President Donald Trump. What can you learn from the spectre of Richard Nixon to avoid your seemingly inevitable impeachment?

KID NATE’S HEEL TURN

EUGENE’S LOST BATTALION

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