Welcome to If I Did It, the show where we dive into PR kerfluffles from the world of MMA and beyond! This week the surprise announcement that Jon Jones failed yet another drug test leads the show.
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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You’re WME-IMG. UFC President Dana White confirmed, live and in public, if you will, that your Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones failed a UFC 214 drug test. While we don’t have the full story, how do you handle what we do know…a potential four-year suspension for your star?
You’re Jon Jones. With a two USADA drug violations in thirteen months, how can you preserve your position as the Bull of the Woods…without an asterisk?
You’re Daniel Cormier. Does this USADA news give you the stones re-re-match Bones or are you not jonesing to fight Jonny again?
You’re Brian Stann. In your resignation post from UFC fight commentary, you failed to thank WME-IMG, the current owners of the UFC. Was your oversight intentional or accidental?
KID NATE’S HEEL TURN
EUGENE’S LOST BATTALION
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