2009 November | Mr. James Ryan
Browsing all posts from November, 2009.
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Time Warp Battle: 1969 Chuck Norris would Melt the “Iceman” of 2006

Are you ready for one of the longest Chuck Norris jokes ever written? Cripes, here goes… Many scientists have been under the impression that global warming has been the leading cause behind the melting ice glaciers in our polar caps since around 1958. Coincidentally, that also happened to be around the exact same time that [...]

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Tito Ortiz: The Self-Promoting Champion of Guerrilla Marketing

There’s an old expression that always comes to mind whenever I think of Tito Ortiz: Court Attention at All Cost. “Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then, or buried in oblivion. Be conspicuous, at all cost. Make yourself a magnet of [...]

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UFC President Dana White Responds: Rampage Jackson Plays the Victim

Life isn’t always fair sometimes, but it is what you make of it. Some people sheepishly accept the lack of fairness in life as an absolute. They won’t bother in any attempt to change things for the better for fear of repercussion or what others may think of them for trying. Some people persevere and [...]

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Brett “The Grim” Rogers: The “Fanboy” Tug-o-War Champion

I’ve been wondering lately: do the majority of MMA fans all suffer from some form of bipolar disorder? In light of the recent loss to Fedor Emelianenko on the CBS production of Strikeforce , Brett “The Grim” Rogers must be swirling in absolute confusion as to how he has been perceived and described by the [...]

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Algonquin Park 2007: The Curse of Parkside Bay

“The best lesson I ever learned from my father was not how to fight but how to never be lazy.” Royce Gracie Never was this statement more importantly accurate than in 2006 when my 10-year old son Jacob and I, went on our second annual father-son canoe trip into the vast and stormy wilderness of [...]

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Creature vs. Creature: Pathetic Tito Ortiz Begs the “Iceman” for a Third Beatdown

Some lessons in life can only be learned one way – the hard way. Thankfully for this UFC fan, Tito Ortiz is a major glutton for punishment. In a recent interview with MMAWeekly.com, Tito stated the following with regards to a third fight with the legendary (and possibly retired?) Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell: “I know [...]

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Don King Looks to Battle the UFC

Get ready UFC fight fans because the circus is coming to town – and Don King is their Ring Leader. For those of you who don’t know who the infamous boxing promoter Don King is, I am sorry. I am sorry that you have had to spend your entire life living under a rock. The [...]

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Strikeforce on CBS: The Importance of a Great First Impression

From the first moment that any new customer comes into contact with a business, they are immediately judging the quality of its services. This first impression becomes the standard against which all other contacts are measured. On Saturday November 7th, the Strikeforce promotional debut on CBS will no doubt open up a whole new market [...]

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Re-developing a Positive Outlook on Life

Change is stressful. Changing jobs (or being unemployed and job searching) can be even more stressful, particularly if you have major responsibilities in your life such as a mortgage to pay for or children to feed. The emotional toll of joblessness can weigh heavily upon a person’s shoulders and this can deeply affect a person’s [...]

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Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida Needs Surgery: Putting Real Fans to the Test

The following news is not “good news” for loyal (yet disgruntled) fight fans… Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida has just announced that he will not be fighting Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at their anticipated rematch set for January 2, 2010. Machida will require surgery to repair an injured hand, which was sustained during his fight with Rua [...]