Trump is the first sitting (or former) president to attend a mixed martial arts fight. It was a momentous sign of mainstream acceptance for the sport that for years fought government regulators to even exist. Presidents have been regulars at baseball, basketball, football, auto racing and various other athletic competitions through the generations. They’ve thrown out first pitches, sat courtside and congratulated the winners. They’ve historically surrounded themselves with star athletes and championship teams, even routinely inviting title winners to the Rose Garden for photo-op ceremonies. Never before had that extended to mixed martial arts, which wasn’t even sanctioned in the state of New York until 2016. It is part of the meteoric rise of the sport, not just in popularity but clearly as a legitimate audience that a politician would like to reach. Trump may be unlikely to win the state of New York in next year’s election, but the card was beamed all over the country — and the world — via pay-per-view. He’s certainly willing to align himself with the UFC when, formerly, most politicians ran the other way. The audience consuming the sport it is not what the outdated stereotype would have you believe. While it remains popular with young, white men, it is not just a sport for young, white men. The sport of MMA counts male and female fighters from every nook and cranny of Earth, representing every race, nationality, religion and sexual orientation. The UFC has long been a major proponent and sponsor of LGBT rights and more than any other major sport has meshed both male and female competitors to equal footing — it is not uncommon for women to headline cards. The crowds, almost exclusively held in major cities, are likewise diverse, far more so than sports such as baseball. This also isn’t an exclusively working class crowd, fueled up for violence on cheap beer. Lower bowl tickets for UFC 244 were fetching over $600 a seat on the secondary market Saturday. Some of them were happy to have him there. Some weren’t. Each side expressed their opinion. Just a typical night in America.
Legendary status cemented Kevin IoleVerified account@KevinI Time of the TKO is 2:15 of the 11th. Canelo Alvarez your winner and new WBO light heavyweight champion.
JJ grading out better than Christian McCaffrey and hell of a lot of players in the league. John Chapman@JL_Chapman Top Players in the NFL from @PFF George Kittle 93.1 Aaron Donald 92.2 Calais Campbell 91.9 Alexander Johnson 91.9 Eric Kendricks 91.6 Quinton Dunbar 91.3 Russell Wilson 91 Josh Jacobs 90.8 Khalil Mack 90.8 Brandon Brooks 90.8 Justin Simmons 90.8 Dallas Goedert 90.6
Josh DubowVerified account@JoshDubowAP #Raiders have gone from 21st in yards per play (5.41) in Gruden's 1st season to 4th this season (6.17). Oakland hasn't finished in top 5 in league since going to Super Bowl in 2002 season and has never averaged 6+ yards per play for an entire year. High was 5.98 under Hue in 2011 Mike ClayVerified account@MikeClayNFL Only one NFL offense has scored three or more touchdowns in each of its past four games: The Oakland @Raiders Defense, anyone? Today against Stat Paddford, maybe?
I love Josh Jacobs. Fantastic player Great blocking too..this backup center is something Noooooo..Trent Brown down. Already without Hudson, fuck
Bears lose and are now 3-5....looking like a potential top 10 pick for the Raiders. Their other first rounder they gave the Raiders? Just scored another TD. Where's the media with the "Can't believe the Raiders dealt Mack!!!" shit they repeated 100000x last season? Could be watching a game without the Bears-Raiders playing and they'd still bring up Mack. Crickets this season.
This was supposed to happen to the Bears last year, TBH. Why they chose to ship him to the Bears. They knew Trubisky was a bum and felt that division was too tough. Happened a year late, but yeah, like you said..we benefit anyway with Jacobs Cash this next one in and it's really somethin
May turn out to be a huge blessing that the Bears did so well. Maybe we are afraid to pull the trigger on a RB so early in the first round if the Bears pick was higher and Jacobs goes elsewhere.
Possibly. But we did have 3 firsts, so maybe they trade back from 4 or take Jacobs with the last 1st..or just decide he's good enough to take around 10. Mayock really loved Jacobs, so I don't know
Worley is a joke. Too fuckin slow @ corner. Ridiculous amount of separation he allowed there Paddford would rather go after him than the rook Mullen
Too slow to start at corner..not physical enough to start at safety. He should be depth only The 4th round pick Isaiah Johnson is close to being activated off IR..he would probably already be starting..terrible facial fracture in the preseason. He's a hell of an athlete with size, but I worry about his tackling..former WR
Weak run by Zay on the reverse there. Scared to turn it up and take some contact. Gruden gonna get after his ass for that one
So I guess we know why Andre James is a backup center now. Lol Rolls the ball to Carr on the shotgun snap Dear god
