For a few perilous moments, it seemed like a freak accident would undo Henry Cejudo before he even had a real chance to fight Demetrious Johnson. Cejudo misplaced his left foot in the opening seconds of his UFC flyweight title challenge, and he seemed unable to put any weight on it. The odds are against […]
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The Last Great Warriors of the Navajo Nation
Four hours west of Albuquerque, over the mud brown desert hills, past the impossibly expansive golden plains strewn with flat-topped mountains pressed on god’s griddle, north of Gallup, New Mexico, “The Most Patriotic Small Town in America,” in tiny Chinle, Arizona, off Indian Route 7, on a dirt-paved side street not…Read more… Continue Reading at […]
The Last Great Warriors of the Navajo Nation
Four hours west of Albuquerque, over the mud brown desert hills, past the impossibly expansive golden plains strewn with flat-topped mountains pressed on god’s griddle, north of Gallup, New Mexico, “The Most Patriotic Small Town in America,” in tiny Chinle, Arizona, off Indian Route 7, on a dirt-paved side street not…Read more… Continue Reading at […]
Four Days In The Squall Of A Superfight
LAS VEGAS, Nev.—“Man, I’m usually in a suit, but it’s too fucking hot today,” a scalper told me a few hours before the big fight. It truly was too fucking hot. A police dog had to wear booties to protect his feet. This particular scalper was forced halfway inside, working the buffer area between the […]
You Don’t Have To Pick A Side Between Floyd Mayweather And Conor McGregor
This happens every time. Two athletes agree to duke it out in front of people for millions of dollars and the dilemma ensues: Who is the good guy? Who is the bad guy? Who will I root for? It is a debate as woven into sports as “Who’s your team?” and was easier to navigate […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is Fighting Conor McGregor. What The Fucking Fuck?
It’s really happening.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com