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Streamed live 7 DEC 2016:
Welcome to http://BloodyElbow.com's If I Did It the show where we solve PR kerfluffles from the world of MMA and beyond. This week we look at Jon Jones on Joe Rogan, Cris Cyborg's weight woes, the Diaz brothers smoking kush, the black Santa controversy at Mall of America, John Podesta and Pizzagate. This week's kerfuffles include:
You’re WME-IMG. The Joe Rogan Experience podcast went Oprah last week. With your suspended Light Heavyweight great Jon Jones bonesplaining his infamous hit and run, drugs, and his boney joney while promoting a non-UFC grappling match. How are you grappling with the PR ramifications? - At 1:01
You’re Nate Diaz. You received a slap on the wrist from USADA for smoking what you said was CBD oil during a UFC 202 post-fight presser. So what PR moves do you make in wake of your older brother Nick accidentally psychically Stockon Slapping your steez by telling the Jasta Show, "That wasn't CBD. He was smoking the chronic. That was some kush”? - At 6:20
You’re WME-IMG. Cris Cyborg cancelled her post fight PR after her last fight, refuses to work with your nutritionist and rejected two title shots because she needs twelve weeks notice to fight at featherweight. Departing UFC matchmaker Joe Silva allegedly told UFC President Dana White (via the UFC Unfiltered podcast) that, “If she can’t make 145 pounds in eight weeks, 145 isn’t the right weight class”. Given your financial goals, Silva’s statement, and the bad PR behind a fighter claiming to be in physical and mental recovery from a brutal weight cut, how can you make things right? - At 9:15
You’re Conor McGregor. One year after grappling with the Mountain from Game of Thrones, you’re rumored to have a cameo in the hit HBO show. Which Westerosi house words best describe your PR plan: (1) Winter is Coming (2) We Do Not Sow or (3) Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken? - At 15:17
You’re Minnesota’s Mall of America. You announced a black retired US Army veteran will be playing Santa Claus this holiday season. The news resulted in so much racist backlash, multiple mainstream media websites shut down their comments sections. What PR moves do you take to make Christmas great again? - At 20:22
You’re John Podesta, chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Last Sunday, a man fired a rifle inside a D.C. pizza parlor to “self-investigate” a child rape conspiracy based on your Wiki-leaked emails. Can you throw ‘Pizza Gate’ in the trash without its scraps fueling a feeding frenzy? - At 23:44
TEACHABLE MOMENT: You've received a script for a movie with a rape scene. How do you avoid buttergate? - At 34:00
KID NATE’S HEEL TURN - At 46:18
EUGENE'S LOST BATTALION - At 50:55
Enjoy!
