sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • yesterdayHow do Olympic athletes make money?This is something that occurred to me the other day when I was pondering why the USA doesn't always bring their best basketball players to the games every 4 (or 5) years. I…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 3 days agoNo. 11 ranked middleweight in the world advice to aspiring fighters: "don't do it."I have long said that we have a very wrong impression about the wallets of most MMA fighters. We only hear about the paychecks of the big names like Conor McGregor, Khabib, and…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 4 days agoJake Paul in talks with Conor McGregor? Please noThe rise of fake boxing with the Paul brothers and anyone who needs money is a very real thing. Well, except if you think Floyd Mayweather, who definitely doesn't NEED the near…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 7 days agoDoes skateboarding belong in the Olympics?Maybe it is just because I am older and was actually a teenager when skateboarding was growing in popularity. Maybe it is because I didn't really participate in this craze and…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 10 days agoThe USA doesn't have a men's 3 v 3 Olympic basketball team?I am kind of halfway watching the Olympics. For the most part the time zone difference, the zero crowds at the events, and the fact that I am not really a fan of most of the…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 14 days agoBad sporting memories: Getting cut from freshman basketball teamI was raised in a family of athletes. My parents were athletic and they in turn encouraged all of their kids to do the same. We were lead down a path of playing all sports that…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 16 days agoThis weekend's Fight Night was the most boring I have seen in a whileI don't expect much from UFC Fight Night cards as they do seem to be the least focused on of the 3 types of UFC events that are arranged. I do however, expect a double…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 18 days agoMcGregor memes are blowing up the internetConor McGregor deserves any criticism that heads his way if you ask me. He has bullied and trash-talked just about everyone in the game and even some that weren't involved in…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 21 days agoO'Malley, not Moutinho facing long medical suspension after UFC 264If you saw the O'Malley vs Moutinho fight on Saturday, you realize that it was a very one-sided affair that saw the latter individual endure a near record-setting amount of…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 24 days agoHerb Dean stopped that fight unnecessarilyHerb Dean is probably the best official that the UFC has ever had. There have been a bunch of really bad ones, some average ones, and then the pioneers who as far as I know just…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 28 days agoMcGregor is the underdog going into this weekend's fightAt the time of me writing this, Conor McGregor is a slight underdog (+125) going into his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier. Personally, I think that he should be more of an…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • last monthMayweather made $100 million from the Logan Paul exhibition fightThis information is based on an impromptu interview that Floyd had recently and not on any sort of official statistic but it just kind of made me sick to hear it. Floyd…sports.guy55 in #sports • last monthCiryl Gane still boring, such a letdownWhen Ciryl Gane was introduced to the UFC just a few months ago the entire MMA community was excited about this really big, really fit newcomer and it seemed as though we were…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • last monthKorean Zombie facing 6-month medical suspensionLast week's fight with "The Korean Zombie" facing off against Dan Ige is probably one of the only back an forth 5 round fights that I have enjoyed in the past year. For someone…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • last monthDear WNBA: Stop complaining about the "pay gap"It's been a bit of a hot topic both in football (soccer) and in basketball. Women professionals don't get paid anywhere near as much as their men counterparts and while this is…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 2 months agoIs the Korean Zombie in a must-win situation? Chan Sung Jung is his real name but everyone refers to him as the "Korean Zombie" and personally I have a soft spot for the dude. A lot of this is because I feel as though Korea…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 2 months agoBad sporting memories: Big mistakes in high-school basketball gamesI grew up playing almost all sports and excelling at most of them. While soccer (football) was my mainstay, I was also good at literally everything else I was involved in with…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 2 months agoDid Nate Diaz really screw up in the last minute at 263?Win or lose, Nate Diaz is an electrifying fighter with the UFC. Despite his win / loss ratio being less than incredible, he is a huge fan favorite no matter where he fights an I…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 2 months agoNever bet against Nate DiazThis upcoming weekend's UFC Pay-Per-View is yet another stacked card with the top billed being a title fight between Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori. These two have met…sports.guy55 in #hive-101690 • 2 months agoLogan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather: Do you care? I'm in the club of people that is definitely not going to pay $50 to see this fight but would probably like to watch it after the fact once a torrent becomes available. It has…
