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Talking UFC 249 at American University’s Writing and Fighting Class

May 6, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

American University writing professor Nancy Kidder has a great class that discusses Writing and Fighting. On Monday, I was a guest speaker for the class along with Trent Reinsmith.

We discussed UFC 249 and the particular issues we had with the return of MMA in the midst of a pandemic. I also chime in with some financial information which may lead to the speculation that the reason why the UFC wanted to jump back in sooner than later is due to the money that it may leave on the table with its ESPN deal looming. Also, we discuss, the financial struggles of its parent company, Endeavor.

It was May the 4th, hence the Star Wars theme at the beginning.

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