On last night's broadcast of "TNA Impact", long-time wrestler Jeff Jarrett put on what he called a "Double J, Double M-A Exposition". The storyline behind this is that he beat, with ample outside interference, Samoa Joe (who uses a style that is highly influenced by MMA) with Joe's "signature move" rear naked choke. So Jarrett, as a heel, is touting the idea that he is an "MMA expert". He decided to put on this "exhibition" to rub it in Samoa Joe's face. Jarrett also feuded with 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle whose signature move is the Ankle Lock. 

Is there a better holiday then Halloween? Well Christmas (Buy me things now! The economy depends upon it! Woo! Capitalism!!!) duh. But Halloween is fun for all ages. Kids get to dress up and eat candy. Parents get to watch their kids dress up and create nostalgic memories. And for those of without responsibilities we get to drink copious amounts of grain alcohol while wearing cloths that society would normally shun us for. Oh yeah, I almost forgot. SEXY COSTUMES!!!

Here are some memorable (and some unmemorable) UFC themed costumes.

Going the extra mile with the chest phallic symbol is always great fun.

Buffer 360! I WANT BUFFER 360!!!!

It's Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk. Points for creativeness.

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Apologies for getting semi-political. This should not be read as any endorsement for or against one party. Just go out and grab a paper read about your local issues and candidates and vote.

Dana White and Harry Reid's mutual man-crush has to be the coolest thing Reid has done since his cameo in Traffic.

Bonus trivia question: Carlos Condit is the son of a former chief of staff of which 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate?

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Fans, fighters and pundits are all prognosticating who will win the UFC heavyweight title this Saturday night. Some of us are  more passionate with our picks than others and a select few are willing to put more than just their reputation as an analyst on the line. 

Enter Cousins of Ron Mexico and myself.

Ron believes that Brock Lesnar will chew up Cain Velasquez like a Mexican burrito at UFC 121. However, I believe that said burrito will cause Brock to need some chiptole-away. Needless to say there was some disagreement, which inevitably lead to an ill-conceived wager:

The Terms:
- Winner receives a walkout t-shirt on the others dime.
- Loser must shave their head into a mowhawk. Facial hair must be fashioned into a fu manchu.
- Video and or photos must be made public.

"Cousins of Ron Mexico" representing The Big Lead
From: The desert of MMA aka New York.
Physique: Liddellian (the beer drinking variety not the nude training variety).
Highlight of career: "I interviewed GSP and Kos before this season of TUF. I told Kos that he had gotten under GSP's skin and Kos said I was the first one to tell him that that's the highlight of my career."
Favorite sport other than "human cockfighting": Basketball.
Favorite martial art: Jitz (that's what the kids are calling Jiu-Jitsu these days).
MMA fight his writing style most closely resembles: Kampmann vs. McFedries.

"Hobo Dancer Zak" representing SB Nation
From: the "Buckeye" "overrated football team" State.
Physique: Lanky, skinny and famished.
Highlight of career: photo of Gus Johnson.
Favorite sport other than human cockfighting: The new human cockfighting aka football.
Favorite martial art: whatever Chael Sonnen hates, e.g., Muay Thai and Jiu-Jistu.
MMA fight his writing style most closely resembles: Carwin vs. Gonzaga.

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I was watching Inside MMA and saw my boy Jon Jones and I was immediately drawn to his hair. It just looked different. I couldn't make the connection until a few minutes later and I said "That ninja got a texturizer in jis head. LOL". For those of you who aren't familiar, a "hair texturizer" is a commonly used hair product among African-American males, especially effimenant R&B singers, to give their natural coarse hair a "different" look. It is also a source of jokes among males as many who tend to use said products self-label themselves as "prettyboys",

As you can see, Mr. Jones has achieved the desired look seen in contemporaries such as Ja-Rule, Lil' Bow-Wow, Will Smith, and a host of others. I just hope when he steps in the cage he uses the No-Drip spray, you already know Jackson's got a reputation, don't want him to be accused of greasing.

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Yes, I wrote a story on Jon Jones' S-Curl.

There was a "guest" Octagon Girl at UFC 119, which, truth be told, was probably the highlight of the evening (Why can't I quit you Cro Cop?! *tears*)

Here's what the model agency website thingy says about Brittany Ward:

Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 135
Size: 2/4
Shoe: 9

Interests: Print Model. Runway. Swimsuit, Live Events. yoga, dance, volleyball, hiking, running.

Check out more pics of Miss Ward after the jump.

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Hey guys, just wanted to quickly pass along an apology for the lack of updates this weekend. As you may know, Zak had to attend to some family matters (not those Family Matters); and as for me, since I returned from Vegas last week I've had to work extra long shifts every day I've been back to make up for the hours I missed. 

Today is my third wedding anniversary (the wife says hello) and as such we're celebrating in our usual manner (we've rented a room at the finest motel in town complete with heart-shaped rotating bed). Tomorrow Zak should be back and WKR will return to normal with all the latest MMA news and updates along with my belated UFC 116 live thoughts as well as my DREAM.15 recap. 

Thanks to everyone for your patience and your loyal readership. Now have a great rest of the weekend and go out there and be somebody!

Got to hand to the MMA-verse, it is creative. Updated!

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