Two weeks made two UFC cards with significant implications. After the madness of UFC 210, UFC Fight Night: Kansas City was steady, solid, sane and awesome. Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson tied the UFC record for title defences and reputation as the Pound-for-pound king (ten exclamation points and counting...), Robert Whitaker put himself firmly in the title conversation at middleweight, and Rose Namajunas does the same at women's strawweight. Plus, drama, drama, everywhere! Cormier, Jones, Cyborg!
UFC 210 was marred by controversies on everything from towels to breasts. But hey, it wasn't all bad! Mitch and Rhys recap a strange weekend and look forward to a quietly solid Fight Night lineup.
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This is The Hurt Take! Your new, trusty source for the wheelin' and dealin' in the world of mixed martial arts. In our very first episode, Rhys and Mitch take on headlines from the past week, check in on what fighters' Q-rating is going up or down (re. who's making themselves look real dumb or look real purty), and preview UFC 209.
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'Mean' Hakeem Dowadu is a top mixed martial artist in Canada and is one win away from a shot at the featherweight strap in the World Series of Fighting.
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It's taken us six months, but we finally hit 20 episodes. To celebrate, we talk about Calvin Johnson and Peyton Manning retiring (which wasn't a celebration for the Dowbboy), Maria Sharapova getting suspended for doping, and Conor McGregor loses his starry luster.
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This week, Mace and Rice talk about Dez Bryant's latest blowup, ESPN running ads for the NFL whistle blower movie, 'Concussion', and 'Rowdy' Ronda Rousey defending her title this weekend.
*Correction: Rhys refers to 49ers player Anthony Smith retiring — the player is Anthony Davis.*
*Note: this episode contains salty language.*
