- He’s done the acting thing, he’s checked out life with
another mixed martial arts promotion and now, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is coming back to the UFC.
Jackson, a former champion who also starred in the horrible 2010 remake of “The
A-Team,” has not fought in the UFC since January 2013. He’s now set to return
to the octagon in April to face Fabio Maldonado at a UFC 186 pay-per-view event
April 25 in Montreal. UFC president Dana White announced the matchup Saturday,
one day before a major UFC event at TD Garden in Boston. The news comes less than a month after the UFC
announced it had re-signed Jackson, who said he terminated his Bellator deal
due to breach of contract. The April fight won't be the first one on Jackson’s
plate, as Bellator president Scott Coker claimed Jackson is still under
contract and the company would "protect [its] contractual rights." No
one has seen Jackson in an actual sanctioned bout since a unanimous decision
win against Muhammed Lawal in May and when he comes back the UFC, he will do so
with a three-fight losing streak. At age 36, he’s battling both time and age,
but his opponent won't be an easy one. The Brazilian is 4-1 in his past five
fights and should pose a much tougher test than the ridiculous conga line of
bad guys Jackson took down as B.A. Baracus in his A-Team stint. He becomes the
next in a growing line of big names UFC officials have inked in recent weeks,
along with former WWE champion CM Punk………..
- What the hell, world? There aren't enough things worth
getting upset about, so now you’re getting pissy about selfies taken by beauty
pageant contestants? Sure enough, thanks to a potent blend of social media and
total lack of perspective and intelligence, there is an international uproar
over a good-spirited
selfie taken at the Miss Universe pageant by Miss Lebanon, Saly Greige. Greige
is taking serious heat for being so bold and forthright as to snap a lame
selfie with Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, along with two other girls. Matalon
then posted the snapshot on her Facebook profile, setting up Lebanese
television station Al Jadeed for a surefire kill shot. The network didn’t whiff
on its golden chance, posting a wise crack that since one of Matalon’s hobbies
is reading, she should have read that Lebanon and Israel are enemies. Oh, so
clever, Al Jadeed ass hats. Because clearly, everyone from Lebanon has to
automatically hate everyone from Israel before they even know them. Great way
to make the world a better place, d-bags. Greige explained the situation on her
Facebook page, saying she had been trying to avoid communicating with and
taking a photo with Matalon, but as always happens when a self-absorbed person
is taking a selfie to post in order to get compliments or let the world know
how awesome their life is, Matalon jumped into the photo. Greige wrote that she
"was having a photo with Miss Japan, Miss Slovenia and myself; suddenly
Miss Israel jumped in, took a selfie, and put it on her social media."
Matalon handled the situation with aplomb and re-posted the photo Sunday,
saying the situation "doesn't surprise me but it still makes me sad."
Miss Israel added that she wished "hostility" could be forgotten for
the three-week duration of the competition so that "we can meet girls from
around the world and also from the neighboring country." Right, because
the only way to bring the world peace that beauty queens are always looking to
bestow upon the world is to start with those around you…………..
- Now THAT is punk rock. Dead Kennedys are an iconic,
veteran punk band that has been churning out anti-establishment tracks and
albums for years and what happened during a show late last week in Solana
Beach, Fla. gave a giant middle finger to The Man in a way that no lyrics ever
could. The incident in question happened during a show at Belly Up Tavern and
at one point in the show, an amorous couple ended up making their way onto the
stage. They weren't there looking to meet the band, stage dive or hold up a
sign promoting a cause or product. No, their motives were far simpler. Simply put,
these two wanted some very public coitus. In a photo from the show, the woman
can be seen fully
exposed and lying down on the stage. Witnesses saw the man perform oral sex on
the woman in plain sight of the whole crowd, with many fans holding up their smartphones
to snap pictures and videos of the act. According to those in the vicinity of
the stage, most fans gawked for a moment but returned to watching the show as
the band simply played on. What happened from there depends upon who you ask.
The bar would have you believe that security did throw the frisky couple out
immediately. "Of course, we don't
condone this activity in our establishment and security stopped it right away.
This is certainly a first for us,” the bar said in a statement. As for possible
issues with the law, the city’s code stipulates that “any person who
exposes his or herself in a public place can face a misdemeanor if others are
offended or annoyed.” The sheriff’s department said no complaints have been
filed so far, but there could also be violations of the local business and
professions code. Here’s a big tip of the cap to Dead Kennedys for creating a
safe, welcoming space where fans can mosh, thrash, smoke ganja, get drunk and
get some all in the same location. Few bands have that in their skill set……….
- Television weathermen are typically knobs. They have absurd fake names like Johnny
Mountain or Storm Rains, they get to be wrong 75 percent of the time and keep
their jobs and their hair has more product on it than a Mary Kay convention.
But there are anomalies in every group and a Texas meteorologist who was shot
last month outside the Waco area TV station where he works is that exception. Patrick
Crawford got 50 Cent-ed on Dec. 17 as he was starting to drive home from the
station. Authorities still haven't located the shooter, which has to be a
comforting thought for all of the other television and radio meteorologists in
the greater Waco area, but if they’re following Crawford’s example, then they aren't
backing down an inch. This barometer-reading badass showed up on the air Monday
morning to present the morning forecast for his station, KCEN. He had the full
support of his co-workers, as KCEN's on-air and control room staff wore
T-shirts bearing the Superman logo on the front and the words "Crawford
Strong" on the back. Never mind that the “__________ (FILL IN THE BLANK)
Strong” ship sailed so long ago that Moses himself may actually have been on
board, because the real inspiration came when Crawford himself took center
stage. Clad in his normal on-air attire, he opened his button-down shirt to
reveal his own Superman T-shirt in a true/truly staged moment. Of course, anyone
who is shot three times and spends several days in the hospital fighting for
their life gets some leeway……….
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