No Cheering in the Press Room: Examining the MMA Media’s Culture of Disinterest

The decision to pursue a career as a member of the sports media requires certain sacrifices—your heart bleeds, I’m sure. Depending on the role one occupies within the space, there are a number of rules, both written and unwritten, that one is expected to follow in order to be taken seriously. For example, taking selfies […]

The decision to pursue a career as a member of the sports media requires certain sacrifices—your heart bleeds, I’m sure. Depending on the role one occupies within the space, there are a number of rules, both written and unwritten, that one is expected to follow in order to be taken seriously. For example, taking selfies […]

UFC Undisputed 3: New Game Pushes MMA Further into Pop Culture Relevance

Ladies, if you’re reading this and you’re still trying to figure out what to get your man for Valentine’s Day (assuming there’s to be any gift-giving reciprocity on this most Hallmarky of Hallmark holidays), then you may want to…

Ladies, if you’re reading this and you’re still trying to figure out what to get your man for Valentine’s Day (assuming there’s to be any gift-giving reciprocity on this most Hallmarky of Hallmark holidays), then you may want to consider standing in line at your local video game purveyor on Tuesday to grab a copy […]

Dave Herman and the Top Culture Club Songs He Could Use, and When

Don’t shoot me! Blame Dave Herman. He started it last Saturday night with his walk-in music prior to his demolition of Jon Olav Einemo, and the song’s been humming in my head till now. I’ve been dreaming of the ’80s in my sleep …

Don’t shoot me! Blame Dave Herman. He started it last Saturday night with his walk-in music prior to his demolition of Jon Olav Einemo, and the song’s been humming in my head till now. I’ve been dreaming of the ’80s in my sleep the past two nights, with the central figure a singing, cross-dressing 50-year-old […]

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Dave Herman and the Top Culture Club Songs He Could Use, and When

Matt Hughes Doesn’t See What the Big Deal is, But is Still Happy ‘The Mexicans’ Have Their Champion

(We feel pretty comfortable saying this is the best Oasis/Green Day/Footage-of-Matt-Hughes-blasting-wild-pigs-with-a-laser-sited-crossbow mash-up on the internet today. VidProps: YouTube/LaserLyte)
Here’s a subtle hint for all you aspiring writ…

(We feel pretty comfortable saying this is the best Oasis/Green Day/Footage-of-Matt-Hughes-blasting-wild-pigs-with-a-laser-sited-crossbow mash-up on the internet today. VidProps: YouTube/LaserLyte)

Here’s a subtle hint for all you aspiring writers out there: When referring in print to people of ethnicities other than your own, it’s probably not best to preface your description of their race/nationality with the word “the.” Doing so just makes you seem like 1,000-times more racist than you might normally appear. Case-in-point: Matt Hughes’ post-UFC 121 blog, in which he admits being baffled by the UFC’s choice to promote Cain Velasquez as the “First Mexican Heavyweight Champion,” but still feels happy for “The Mexicans” that Velasquez beat Brock Lesnar last weekend. Check it out:  

“I didn’t think Brock was going to lose like he did, but I knew there was a good chance Cain could get his hand raised,” Hughes writes. “UFC kind of made a big deal about it. I really don’t know why, but I’m glad that the Mexicans have a heavyweight champion.”

Emphasis ours, of course. But, see what we mean? There’s just something about the above sentence that makes the author sound like an old man in plaid pants peering hesitantly out from behind lace curtains while he complains to his wife, “Goddamn it, Margaret. What are the blacks up to now?” Nobody is accusing Matt Hughes of knowingly being culturally insensitive. Just, you know, for future reference …

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