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Brackets are busted
This is the time during the NCAA Tournament where a shot at the Final Four starts to become a reality. Half of the tickets to the Sweet Sixteen have been punched and, by the end of the scheduled second round action today, the rest of the field will be set.
The North Carolina Tarheels continue to take care of business, rolling through Tom Izzo and Michigan State on Saturday 85-69. When I first moved to the state of North Carolina, I had a choice to make, Duke or North Carolina. It's apparently a requirement in order to call the state home.
I chose the Tarheels and, while my ties to the team aren't all that deep, I do follow them during the College Basketball season. So I'm happy they've moved on to the next round.
That said, I'd much rather see a team that isn't supposed to make a deep run do just that. With Dayton and Oakland sent packing, there's still hope.
Who wouldn't want to see a Sweet 16 with the likes of James Madison, Grand Canyon, and even Yale in it? Sign me up for all three in a heartbeat. But if there can only be one, then let's have the Dukes of James Madison send the Blue Devils of Duke home empty-handed.
History made at UFC Vegas 89
A UFC first took place on Saturday during a fight on the UFC Vegas 89 undercard. A fight ended in the mixed martial arts organization due to a disqualification for biting.
That's right, a fighter was disqualified for biting his opponent in the octagon. There was no ear bitten off or anything wild like that, but a fighter was cut while the other received a "I got f*cking bit bonus."
Igor Severino, a 20-year-old flyweight making his UFC debut, made sure that it was a memorable night. During the action, Severino intentionally bit Andre Lima on his arm and left a bite mark on the inside of Lima's left arm.
Here's when the bit took place:
Here's the bite mark left behind:
After the fight, UFC president Dana White cut Severino from the UFC roster. He said, "Those were two up-and-coming undefeated fighters. If you get frustrated and want out of the fight, there are plenty of ways to do it, but the worst thing you can do is bite your opponent."
"Now, you get cut and lose the biggest opportunity of your life. Not to mention, he’s going to have real problems with the NSAC."
White also told Lima that he would be receiving a fight bonus for being bitten during the fight.
Lima immediately turned the bite into a tattoo which, in addition to the tooth impression, includes the words "I got f*cking bit bonus."
That's the kind of move Dana White loves. He shared a picture of Lima's new ink job and revealed that he was going to double Lima's bonus from $25k to $50k.
Not a bad night for being on the receiving end of a piece of UFC history.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight
Speaking of fights. I wrote about Jake Paul's girlfriend, the "World's Hottest Speed Skater," Jutta Leerdam voicing her concerns over her boyfriend's next fight against Mike Tyson.
Naturally, people had some thoughts about that fight and her concerns.
Basically, Leerdam respects Tyson's power way more than Paul appears to and is worried that the boxing legend is going to knock her boyfriend out (read her concerns here).
Here's what those who responded had to say:
• John W writes:
Hi Sean,
My prediction for the Paul-Tyson fight is Mike Tyson is going to hit Jake Paul so hard it’ll send his sperm swimming in circles in his scrotum. His brain will short circuit and detach and separate from his physical self as his out of body experience takes him from the ring to a place where a warm sun shines down on a shimmering lake as puffy white clouds sail slowly overhead against a blue sky and soaring birds glide along a gentle breeze.
It will take Paul a week just to figure out what happened because he’ll never see the punch that sent his consciousness into interplanetary orbit, will have no memory of the devastating blow that landed so solidly, and will otherwise think he was on propofol at the dentist office for implant surgery when he regains sentience.
Paul should recover full ambulatory movement after about a week of intense psychological, emotional, and physical therapy. A speech pathologist will assist in re-acquiring basic language skills and coherent word formation. Blurry vision should abate in time. The paroxysmal cephalalgia feeling in his skull will be attributed to a minor brain bleed and loss of white matter at the temporal lobe where his brain wobbled for a second before impacting cranial bone based on the severity of the strike.
Paul will also need to be seen by a neurologist who will ask him basic questions like, "What’s 3x3?" Paul will answer 247. Asked again what is 3 times 3, because his answer was incorrect, Paul will answer, "Tuesday!" Asked a third time what’s 3x3, Paul delivers the correct answer; 9. When asked how he derived that correct response Paul will say, "Simple. I subtracted 247 from Wednesday." It'll all make perfect sense to Paul after the fight but only to Paul.
He will be in Jake Paul world. The problem will be only Jake Paul will be able to go there and visit. The rest of us will understand fully and wish him well from afar.
That’s my take.l from watching Iron Mike joust back in the day.
• Eric C writes:
Personally, I can't wait to see Mike knock the snot outta that clown.
• Tim B writes:
I hope after Tyson knocks him out he does a Roberto Duran and knocks her out also.
There you go, the consensus and the hope is that Tyson knocks Paul out cold. It's what the world wants to see and it's why we're going to tune in.
We've had enough of seeing him handle over the hill fighters and get beaten by the one mediocre actual active boxer. Yes Mike Tyson is old, but the last thing to go is power and he appears to still have plenty of it.
Give us a night of Jake Paul sleeping on the canvas and Jutta crying in his corner. Is that too much to ask? I don't think it is.
Model Claims That It's Harder To Date When You're A 10, Says Her Boyfriends Won't Stop Cheating On Her
Another post I received some feedback on was one from last Sunday. I didn't even ask for any, but that's perfectly okay.
If you come across something, and you feel compelled, send your thoughts my way sean.joseph@outkick.com. Emails are always welcome.
This was a story of a model believing that she's too hot to date. She sees herself as a 10 and when you're a 10 that means your boyfriends won't stop cheating on you, according to her, anyway.
• Bryan S writes:
Just another young idiot. Well when you tatt yourself all up do not expect to be treated respectfully as a Woman.
If one can not find a decent man and you’re a good looking Woman, they have some serious YOU issues. The younger generations are known as the dumbest generations in History.
Or as Clint Eastwood said about Millennials , biggest P---- Generation in History.
Ha ha ha ha ha
Thanks for the response Bryan and the obvious issue with her is her out of proportion sense of self-worth. I blame, as Adam Carolla often does, the self-esteem movement.
You're not supposed to walk around talking about how hot you are. That's for other people to do.
That's all for this fine Sunday morning. Let's go James Madison, and I'll see everyone next Sunday. As always, the DMs are open @sjoseph_sports on X, as is my inbox at sean.joseph@outkick.com.