Read This Now: "Rampage"
CagePotato.com —
... includes David Samuels' profile of "Rampage" Jackson leading up to and following his July bout with Forrest Griffin. It is perhaps the best in-depth, mainstream coverage of a UFC fighter that we've seen yet, and it couldn't come at a more interesting time in Jackson's life. ...
The Atlantic Profiles Rampage Jackson
Bloody Elbow —
A humungous, fascinating profile piece from The Atlantic:
He puts his face up close to mine. His eyes are tightly focused, and the wheels inside his head are spinning too fast. “Just watch my next fight and you’ll be drooling,” he says. “Watch it! The mind is the strongest thing in your body,” he adds, reaching out to me with both hands from across the table. “There’s a reason why you only use 10percent of your brain. You got to learn how to use the rest of your brain, homey. Your mind is real ...
UFC Quick Quote: Rampage looking to avenge any and all losses
MMA Mania —
... Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson sounds off in an excellent article by David Samuels in The Atlantic about his history with Wanderlei Silva from their days in PRIDE. "Rampage" will face "The Axe Murderer" for a third time at UFC 92 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 12. ...
Breakfast links for 12/4/08
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... 2009 schedule, Nevada at home — Colin Kaepernick is better than Jimmy Clausen — Washington, Washington State. He better come up better than 6-6.
Carolina Hurricanes can Peter Laviolette, bring in Paul Maurice to coach team.
Seve Ballesteros out of ICU after fourth brain surgery.
132 people stuck on airplane on tarmac for nine hours.
Seattle Mariners sign free agent Russell Branyan.
Great read on Rampage Jackson.
Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh is pregnant. ...
Saturday on MMA Nation on 106.7 WJFK: David Samuels, Scott Christ
Bloody Elbow —
... Saturday on "MMA Nation" we'll be talking to David Samuels, writer and author of The Atlantic's "Rampage". We'll talk about the origin of the article, Dana vs. Lorenzo and the ascendancy of MMA. We'll also check in with boxing blogger Scott Christ of ...
PM Roundup: “All great men have mustaches!”
The Big Lead —
... of language from Mario. (Kotaku)
The Yankees are the equivalent of CC Sabatia’s fall-back school. (New York Times)
Roddy White has job security. (Yahoo!)
The Rocky Mountain News is for sale. Somebody buy it, I’ll move there and write it. Deal? (Rocky Mountain News)
But did he eat it? (TheWorldWideLeader.com)
Undercover Mother. (MSNBC)
An interview with Rampage Jackson. (The Atlantic)
It was obviously a memorable experience for ...
I'll be a guest on MMA Nation tomorrow evening
Bad Left Hook —
... , which you can listen to live online. I'll be on to discuss Oscar-Manny, of course, and I expect we'll probably touch on a couple other things. Luke will also be talking with the excellent writer David Samuels. ...
David Samuels From The Atlantic Magazine on MMA Nation
Bloody Elbow —
... For those who missed it, I interviewed David Samuels of The Atlantic magazine on Saturday. Samuels is the author of " ...
The Atlantic Monthly needs to check itself before it wrecks itself, because my man Forrest Griffin is bad for your health
Hard for the Yard —
... In a December 2008 profile posted online, the normally smart periodical features former UFC champion, Rampage Jackson. In the story's opening paragraph, David Samuels writes: "Now, in attempting to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship title, [Rampage] is also trying to hold onto his sanity." ...
Is Rampage being thrown to the wolves?
Cage Writer —
The fight world is tough. Especially in the UFC where you lose two or three straights and you may go bye-bye. So imagine facing a second straight loss, dealing with psychotic episode spurred on by your closest confidant stealing money from you and facing the guy who knocked your head off twice in two previous meetings. David Samuels from The Atlantic was thinking the same thing: I ask White whom Rampage will fight next. “It’s probably gonna be him and Wanderlei Silva,” White says. ...
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