We are live! #PFLDC

Ten years with ESPN MMA and this is the first time me and Brett Okamoto have been in the same room! 👊 #PFL9

I cross the border every now and then. I can’t remember the last time I spent two nights in Washington DC. If there is a Venn diagram of people who attended cage fighting on Friday and Tim Minchin on Saturday, those circles are just kissing and the tangential point is ME.

This co-main event at #DWCS just went full Rock 'Em Sock 'Em. Wild fight.

Pretty clear ingredients for slobberknockers at #DWCS Offense 👊🧨 Toughness 🧱🧱 Defense 💩💩

This summer was a scorcher. To say we’ve been awaiting Fall is an understatement. Bring it on 🍂🏈🎃🍺

Two fights in tonight and this appears to still hold true. Staring at your opponent when they punch you doesn't count as defense.

While we await kickoff, the team from First Strike is back to talk fights this weekend #UFCVegas97

Almost fight time, so get your multi-screen setups ready for 🏈👊

Most Career Takedowns Attempted going into #UFCNoche 1. Demian Maia = 274 2. Frankie Edgar = 232 3. Clay Guida = 231 4. Merab Dvalishvili --> 215 And Merab has less than HALF the Octagon minutes (183) than any of the top 3 😮 He has more TD atts than minutes spent in the UFC.

That is correct. Merab has lower average control time and fewer average position advances vs the rest of the UFC. But he does use over 2x the average ground striking rate.

Wild stat from Fightnomics Reed, so I had to plot it. Merab Dvalishvili has more takedown attempts than minutes in the octagon. The Machine averages 1.17 TD attempts per minute. Looking across all fighters in #UFC history in this figure, Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili currently stands alone.

More extreme stats for the #UFCNOCHE main event. At 58%, Sean O'Malley's distance power head strike accuracy is the highest of any fighter in the UFC. Incl all fighters: > 60 minutes fight time, and >=1 appearance since 2022. O'Malley is also the tallest of any BW (72").

Almost time for #UFCNoche! I joined the rest of the crew to offer some thoughts. In general, I love seeing title fights with two sided action. But it also makes for a long night of sweat.

I wasn’t going to blaspheme this event with my own amateurish Mexican cooking. I’ll be making my original UFC dinner party steakhouse menu instead. But a fitting starter cocktail I can handle. #UFCNoche Pour ‘em if you got ‘em. Now let’s cook!

My cooking c. 2010, I’d always make a “steakhouse menu” for UFC cards, which at the time=1/month Main dish always filet mignon Horseradish-prosciutto potatoes done away game at the home of Nick Palmisciano Cognac-cream pan sauce is new And thank Ridge Vineyards for 🍷 #UFCNoche

It’s the year 2024. More science than has ever been known in the history of our species is available to anyone with a phone. And yet, I’m listening to a group of singles at a bar argue over their astrological signs and how that DEFINES their personality and life experiences😭

Then don’t make pseudoscientific claims! Charlatans egging each other on in their idiocy and then upping the absurdity. All college educated people. So disappointing. Using superstition as flirting. And by my watch, they would all be better focusing on better key traits.🤷🏻‍♂️

I think perhaps, based on responses, it should be pointed out that everyone in this story is over the age of 50. Still absurd. More so if you factor in life experience and wisdom. Or lack thereof.

Still a decent card. #UFC307 Wonderboy-Buckley Aldo-Bautista Holland-Dolidze Plus two titles… not bad.