Issue 146
October 2016
This week's fringe news and fun features sees Justin Timberlake and Tom Brady's bromance at UFC 200, MMA training for a Game of Thrones star, UFC in cartoon form and high-kicking ringcard girl.
STAR SIGHTING
The main event
UFC 200 was the hottest ticket in town. To get the best seats in the house at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas you needed to be seriously rich, or incredibly famous. Two guys who fit the bill and enjoyed the action from the front row were prince of pop Justin Timberlake and NFL legend Tom Brady. It looked like the start of a beautiful bromance, too.
CELEBRITY DOJO
Westerosi wrestler
In Game of Thrones, smuggler-turned-knight Ser Davos Seaworth claims he’s never been much of a fighter. Maybe that’s why the actor that plays him, Liam Cunningham, has been training at Conor McGregor’s gym, SBG Ireland, with head coach John Kavanagh. He might need more than a takedown to tackle those White Walkers, though.
AS SEEN ON SCREEN
Cartoon combat
MMA is everywhere these days, but the UFC broke new ground by making it onto Adult Swim ahead of UFC 200. The comedy network broadcast some animated action featuring Hank Hill and George Liquor to hype Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones 2. But sadly for the King of the Hill and Ren & Stimpy characters, the fight was scrapped.
VERSUS
Who’s got the most extreme post-fight pastimes - Donald Cerrone or Sage Northcutt?
Snow joke: ‘Cowboy’s skidoo skids are seriously gnarly.
Wet and wild: Northcutts love a pool party, Cerrone gets submerged.
Outdoorsmen: Sage doesn’t need the gear, he just hikes in the snow in a shirt.
Speed freaks: Dana White will flip when he sees Sage on that scrambler.
Hot wheels: That’s a nice ride, Sage, but a tank is way more badass.
Overall winner: Donald Cerrone
Sorry Sage, you’ve a way to go before you can best the master of thrill seeking outside the Octagon.
RINGCARD GIRL
Black belt beauty: Michelle’s got the power and kicking caliber to be cut out for the cage
Michelle Scott may have a degree in business and hotel management, but she doesn’t look like she’s cut out for life behind a desk. The 24-year-old taekwondo black-belt was born to be in the cage – as a ringcard girl, or course. She’s got to look after her moneymaker.
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