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Fernanda Prates Aug 4, 2021. 5 minute read
The Ultimate Fighter 29, Episode 10: A Review
If you’ve been following all of our The Ultimate Fighter 29 reviews up to this point, you have probably already come to the realization that I am essentially a parasitic underground organism who needs animosity and bedlam to thrive within the darkness of its own mind. As such, while I…
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Fernanda Prates Jul 29, 2021. 11 minute read
Bellator Champ-Champ Patricio Freire on Getting to the Top, Staying There and Not Looking Around too Much
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire made his professional MMA debut in 2004. He has since won 32 fights, finished 23 of them, claimed Bellator’s featherweight title, lost Bellator’s featherweight title, re-claimed it, and added a lightweight title to his collection. At 34, as he prepares to attempt his sixth consecutive 145-pound title…
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Fernanda Prates Jul 28, 2021. 3 minute read
The Ultimate Fighter 29, Episode 9: A Review
Roses are still red Violets are still blue We got another prank on The Ultimate Fighter 29 And it was not necessarily life-changing but Volk was excited about it so I love it and you need to love it too via GIPHY The episode starts with Ricky Turcios being Ricky…
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Fernanda Prates Jul 27, 2021. 3 minute read
MMA Fighters As Olympic Sports
Have you ever started watching world-class athletes that have nothing to do with MMA practicing world-class sports that have nothing with MMA and thought to yourself “Hm, I wonder how I can take this world-class thing that has nothing to do with MMA and add a total of 0 (zero)…
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Natalie Weiner Jul 23, 2021. 2 minute read
The Olympics Are Here. What Are You Going To Do About It?
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. Today is the opening ceremony for Tokyo 2020, the 32nd Summer Olympics and…
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Fernanda Prates Jul 22, 2021. 4 minute read
The Ultimate Fighter 29, Episode 8: A Review
Dear MMA gods: Remember when I thanked you for all the wholesomeness of The Ultimate Fighter 29 but asked you to maybe sprinkle in a little drama so as to fulfill the reprehensible needs of my fucked-up heart? Well, that is not what I meant. Right off the bat, we…
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Danielle Riendeau Jul 14, 2021. 2 minute read
Candace Parker as the First Woman Cover Athlete for NBA 2K: A Review
Today, I finally saw a Twitter trending topic that didn’t make me want to barf. In fact, it made me smile a huge WNBA fan smile: Chicago Sky superstar Candace Parker was announced as a cover athlete for NBA 2K22, the first woman to have that honor. How good is…
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Fernanda Prates Jul 14, 2021. 5 minute read
The Ultimate Fighter 29, Episode 7: A Review
Remember when I spent the first three episodes of The Ultimate Fighter 29 complaining there weren’t nearly enough broken doors, flying objects, drunken rants, or outward displays of the most questionable aspects of human nature in general? Well, I’m still a horrible person and therefore I stand by my complaints.…
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Fernanda Prates Jul 9, 2021. 15 minute read
I Asked Twitter to Pick the Worst MMA Movies Then Watched Them for Science
Content warning for a (plot-specific) mention of human trafficking and sexual abuse in the piece. A few weeks ago, I gave myself some dumbass assignment and asked Twitter to help me with it. MMA Twitter, I KNOW you'll have opinions on this and will be able to help me: What…
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Fernanda Prates Jul 7, 2021. 3 minute read
The Ultimate Fighter 29, Episode 6: A Review
Since I’ve started writing The Ultimate Fighter 29 reviews, I’ve had many people ask me if this season is worth watching. As a pathological people pleaser who can’t make categorical statements, I usually skate around the question; “depends on your relationship to the show,” “depends on your expectations,” “depends on…
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Fernanda Prates Jun 30, 2021. 4 minute read
The Ultimate Fighter 29, Episode 5: A Review
Roses are red/Violets are blue/I love me some inconsequential “TUF” drama/ Don’t event sit here and try to act like you don’t love it too. As a fellow asshole, you probably remember that the fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 29 ended on a tense note, as the tardiness-related spat…
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Danielle Riendeau Jun 23, 2021. 2 minute read
Sonic Doing Judo Throws in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: A Review
I love judo. It’s a beautiful, powerful, difficult sport, with split-second timing and big, explosive moves. I’m also pretty awful at it — there are a couple of simple moves I’ve hit in competition before (my favorite is a drop seoi nage), but most of the time, if I’m asked…
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Fernanda Prates Jun 23, 2021. 4 minute read
The Ultimate Fighter 29, Episode 4: A Review
I don’t know many things about myself, or anyone else, or literally any other thing that exists in the world. I know I don’t like papayas. I know people who like papayas are untrustworthy. I know papayas smell funny and have unreasonable texture and shouldn’t exist. And I knew, going…
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Danielle Riendeau Jun 22, 2021. 1 minute read
Sonic Being a Terrible Swimmer in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: A Review
I have a dirty little secret. As much as I know the Olympic games are a shitshow politically, I often get really into them. Events I know nothing about are fodder for learning a bit about human strength, agility, perseverance, and indeed beauty, and events I do know something about,…
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Fernanda Prates Jun 16, 2021. 3 minute read
The Ultimate Fighter 29, Episode 3: A Review
Intrigue. Espionage. Answers to age-old questions that plague humankind. Haters will say we didn’t get any of these things on Episode 3 of The Ultimate Fighter 29 and I am just saying this for dramatic effect. I will say that these things totally happened and the haters just lack the…
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Danielle Riendeau Jun 15, 2021. 1 minute read
Best Camp with Fernanda Prates 35: Phoenix Carnevale’s X-Factor
Broadcaster, MMA commentator, actress, and fitness professional Phoenix Carnevale joins Fernanda to talk about her history in martial arts, the challenge of getting a short interview right, being a woman in the MMA industry, and a lot more. Listen here or check out the embed below! Carnevale was very real…
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Danielle Riendeau Jun 15, 2021. 1 minute read
Best Camp of My Life with Fernanda Prates 31: Chad Dundas
Author and journalist Chad Dundas joins Fernanda to discuss life as a father of three, his upcoming novel, what cruel fates led him to become an MMA journalist, the sport’s transition to mainstream media, and more. Listen here or check out the embed below! Dundas was candid about the quality…
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Danielle Riendeau Jun 15, 2021. 1 minute read
Best Camp of My Life with Fernanda Prates Episode 30: Julie Kedzie
In episode 30 of the show, MMA pioneer Julie Kedzie joins Fernanda to talk about her retirement from the octagon, her current life commentating for Invicta MMA, her experiences in grad school, who belongs on the MMA Mount Rushmore, and more. Listen to the episode here or check out the…
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Danielle Riendeau Jun 14, 2021. 2 minute read
My First Live WNBA Game: A Review
Not too long ago, I had only a vague awareness of the WNBA. I played basketball as a kid and young teen, but didn’t stick with it much past my freshman year of high school (topping out around 5′ 5″ had something to do with it). So, in the late…
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Danielle Riendeau Jun 12, 2021. 1 minute read
Best Camp of My Life Episode 20: John Gooden: Commentator, Iron Man, Low-Key Nerd
On Episode 20, UFC Commentator John Gooden joins Fernanda to discuss Petr Yan’s disqualification at UFC 259, the expensive life of an Iron Man, and more. [Note: A small portion of the interview had to be cut due to technical issues during production, please excuse any references to earlier parts…
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