Posts Tagged ‘UFC’

Ripping paper/laughing baby: A metaphor for modern sports

March 30th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Aside from being possibly the cutest thing you’ve ever seen on the internet, it occurred to me that the following video serves as the perfect metaphor for sports today. Read the rest of this entry »

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Wherefore art thou, professional boxing?

January 13th, 2012 by Alan Dymock

Perhaps prematurely the crowd shrilly proclaimed “The King is dead, long live the King!” Read the rest of this entry »

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Charlie Sheenisms and their equivalent in the world of sports

March 9th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Like most Americans, I love a good train wreck and these days, we all have a ticket aboard the Charlie Sheen Express.  Every time the artist formerly known as Carlos Estevez appears on my boob tube, I find it hard to turn away from the spiraling descent that has become his career. Read the rest of this entry »

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The night I knocked out Brock Lesnar and other tall tales from the weekend in sports

October 27th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

This Saturday, I traveled to Gainesville to witness the marital vows of an old poker buddy, so before we even start talking about sports, I’d like to extend my most sincere and heartfelt congratulations to Damion 2.0 and his beautiful bride.  Thanks for one blast of a weekend… and once again, you’re welcome for the lap dance. Read the rest of this entry »

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Chumpservations, Vol. 16 Wishful Thinking Edition: Randy Couture takes out Brett Favre, Roger Goodell AND fantasy football

September 2nd, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

UFC sells out

Did anyone else find last weekend’s Randy Couture-James Toney match gimmicky Read the rest of this entry »

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