Elvis and Ali
While the world of modern mixed martial arts regularly showcases the toughest of the tough in one-on-one competition, slink around the edges of the sport and you’ll find some folks who aren’t quite as legit. In fact, some of them may be outright frauds.
Sarah collected the stories of these not-quite heroes for a feature in Fightland.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Mac DeMarco’s shoes
Mac DeMarco, the music world’s answer to hacky sack behind the quad, recently sold his beaten up shoes for $25k in a charity auction.
I wrote about this event for Huffington Post Music Canada.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Foxcatcher
There’s a new type of fight film capturing the imagination these days and it’s far more about shades of grey than the black and white narratives of the past.
Sarah wrote about this trend — and where Foxcatcher fits in — for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Jon Jones and a cat
Jon Jones is the UFC Light Heavyweight champion and one of the most badass fighters on the planet.
He’s also a little bit internet-nutty about his four cats.
As proof of this, Sarah went through Jones’ Instagram account to find all the posts he made about his cats. There were a lot of them.
To see Jon Jones’ 75 Instagram cat posts from 2014 ranked, head over to Fightland by going here.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Ronda Rousey
UFC bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey spent a grand total of 82 seconds in the octagon this year.
That’s it.
She needed less than two minutes to defend her title belt on two separate occasions.
That said, for someone who spent so little time actually in the ring, Rousey had a very busy year.
Sarah recapped it for Fightland. Read about it by going here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 