Alright, alright, let’s talk about this… uh… “UFC in Hawaii,” whatever that means. Sounds fancy, like somethin’ them city folks would yap about. But lemme tell ya, even this old woman can figure it out if it’s on TV and got folks punchin’ each other.
So, I heard tell there’s gonna be some fightin’ in Hawaii. Hawaii, ain’t that where all them pretty flowers and beaches are? Guess they ain’t got nothin’ better to do than watch fellas beat each other up. UFC Fight Night, they call it. Sounds like somethin’ you’d see down at the saloon back in the day, ‘cept now it’s all fancy-like with cameras and bright lights.
They got these different kinds of fight nights, see? Some are big deals, “Numbered” events they call ’em, like you gotta pay extra to watch. Kinda like when the circus came to town, you know? Gotta shell out a few extra coins to see the main attractions. Then there’s these other ones, the “Fight Night” ones, that are on somethin’ called ESPN+. Don’t ask me what that is, sounds like a bunch of gibberish to me. Used to be on Spike, whatever that was, or some other channels, Fox somethin’ or other.
- Numbered Events: Big stuff, gotta pay extra.
- Fight Night: Not as big, but still got punchin’. On that ESPN+ thingamajig.
Anyways, I heard there’s this fella, Gregory Rodrigues, gonna be fightin’ another fella, Jared Cannonier. Headline act, they say. Headliners, that means they’re the important ones, like the prize pig at the county fair. They gonna be battlin’ it out on February 15th, if my hearin’ is right. Don’t know why they gotta wait so long, young folks these days got no patience, always gotta schedule things way out.
And then there’s this other fella, Nate Diaz, got himself in a bit of a pickle. Seems he got into a fight outside some fancy Las Vegas nightclub. Battery, they call it. Back in my day, we just called it a good ol’ brawl, but I guess they gotta use fancy words for everything now. Didn’t say if he was fightin’ in Hawaii, just that he got himself into trouble. Young folks, always stirrin’ up trouble.
This whole UFC thing, it’s just a bunch of guys punchin’ and kickin’ each other, tryin’ to knock the other fella down. I don’t understand half of them fancy moves they do, but I reckon it takes a lot of guts and muscles to do it. Reminds me of the time ol’ Jed got into a fight with the blacksmith over a card game. Now that was a fight, no fancy rules or nothin’, just two fellas goin’ at it. Course, Jed ended up with a broken nose and the blacksmith lost a tooth, but that’s just how things were back then.
So, this UFC in Hawaii, it’s gonna be on TV, they say. You can even stream it, whatever that means. Sounds like somethin’ for the young folks to mess with, all them phones and computers. I’ll stick to my old TV, if I can figure out how to turn it on. But I might just watch it, see who these fellas are and what all the fuss is about. Maybe I’ll even place a bet with my neighbor, Agnes, on who’s gonna win. A nickel says the fella with the biggest muscles takes it all.
Anyway, that’s what I know about this UFC thing in Hawaii. Punchin’, kickin’, and a whole lotta yellin’. Sounds like a good time, I guess, if you’re into that sort of thing. Me, I’m just hopin’ they don’t mess up them pretty beaches with all that fightin’. Flowers and beaches are a lot nicer to look at than a bunch of bruised-up fellas, if you ask me. But then again, nobody ever asks me nothin’ these days.
Tags: UFC, Fight Night, Hawaii, Gregory Rodrigues, Jared Cannonier, Nate Diaz, ESPN+, MMA, Fighting
