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Dricus Du Plessis, Dana White, And a Special Guest + The Mt Rushmore Of Unsexy Things That Are Sexy Plus Listener Submitted Football Takes

Wednesday, August 13, 202516 takes

We're on the road and we missed Hard Knocks but we're talking some ball with some NFL futures and Michael Porter Jr is addicted to women (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including John Mateers venmo transactions and Shohei getting sued (-). Mt Rushmore of unsexy things that we find sexy (-). A Special Guest joins the show to hang out, talk football, hottest guys in Hollywood and more (-). Dricus Du Plessis joins us in studio to talk about his upcoming fight at UFC 319, trash talking, how long we could last in a fight against him, his style and tons more (-). Dana White joins the show to talk about the massive deal with UFC and Paramount Plus, UFC 319, getting oiled up and more (-). We finish with listener submitted pardon your takes (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Rams will be good this year if Matthew Stafford can stay healthy

I think the Rams are gonna be good this year if Matthew Stafford can stay healthy. But the junk science does make you a little nervous if you're a Rams fan.

The outcome is pending the conclusion of the 2025 NFL season.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am officially becoming concerned about Matthew Stafford's availability

Sean McVay last year or last week, he said that Matt Stafford could play in a game if we had one this week. And then today, Sean McVay said, I don't know if Matt Stafford could play right now. So Matt Stafford might have gotten injured in the hypothetical game that he could have played last week. I'm thinking about becoming concerned about Matt Stafford.

The outcome depends on how many games Stafford misses or plays through injury during the season.

Picks

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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The Buccaneers at -110 to win the NFC South is a good bet

I think the Tampa Bay Bucks minus one 10 to win the NFC South is a good bet. I like their offense a lot. I know Tristan Wirfs is out for probably four weeks, but he'll be back.

The Buccaneers winning the NFC South will be determined at the end of the regular season.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Everyone should bet Joe Burrow to win MVP because the media narrative has already started

I think we all have to bet Joe Burrow, MVP because I've already noticed that the narrative has begun of Joe Burrow for MVP. I think the narrative has already started that this is the year he's going to win MVP.

The MVP award is announced at the NFL Honors in February 2026.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025·Picks
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ZacZac

The Buccaneers will win the NFC at +1300

I would like to take the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the conference at plus 1300. We're feeling the same [as Big Cat], you go a little further.

Requires the Bucs to win the NFC Championship.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025·Picks
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HankHank

The Patriots will make the playoffs at +120 odds

I'm gonna go with the New England Patriots... to make the playoffs plus one 20. I believe it even more so.

The Patriots must secure a playoff berth.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025·Picks
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MaxMax

The Jaguars will win the AFC South at 3-to-1 odds

I'm going to do Jags three to one to win the AFC South. One more year of believing in the Jags. Trevor Lawrence was on the show, he got me fired up.

Requires the Jaguars to finish first in the AFC South.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025·Picks
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MemesMemes

The Ravens will win the Super Bowl at +600

Baltimore Ravens plus 600 to win the Super Bowl. I think this is finally the year. Lamar gets over the hump. I just think this is the year. It's a Ravens free train to the Super Bowl.

Requires the Ravens to win Super Bowl LX.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Shohei Ohtani cannot win MVP because of the constant controversies surrounding him

I mean it, you can't, if you're the MLB, you can't have Shohei Ohtani with all these controversies being the base of your league. The gambling one, yeah, maybe blame it on the interpreter. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice. We're about to give this guy his fourth MVP in five years. MLB writers really need to do like justice here because they are the keepers of the game.

Despite the controversies, Ohtani is a heavy betting favorite for the NL MVP.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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ZacZac

Battlefield 6 is bringing realism back to first-person shooters

The Battlefield six beta has brought realism back into first person shooter games. They peaked with 520,000 concurrent players only on Steam. Battlefield six, none of [the skins]. We're riding tanks. We're blowing up buildings.

This is a subjective assessment of a game's aesthetic and gameplay quality.

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025
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Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift

The Chiefs will make the playoffs and have a deep run despite their tough division

To be honest, I think it really depends on that offensive line and what happens with Mahomes. But Kelsey's still the man. I think they're still gonna make the playoffs and make a deep run.

The Chiefs' playoff performance will be determined in January 2026.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025
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Dricus Du PlessisDricus Du Plessis

Getting into a fight overtrained is worse than going in undertrained

The biggest problem here is making sure that you are 100% on it when it comes to over training. 'cause getting in there overtrained is even worse than getting in there undertrained to be honest.

This is a subjective professional opinion widely debated in sports science.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025
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Dricus Du PlessisDricus Du Plessis

My fighting style is educated chaos that the world of MMA is still playing catch-up to

I think you guys are only criticizing my style where you should be taking notes instead. This is not just him going crazy. This is actually an educated scramble or an educated combination. Even though it looks different to what we used to, now they're playing catch up.

His success as a champion lends weight to the claim, but style superiority is subjective.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025
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Dricus Du PlessisDricus Du Plessis

It would take at least 10 world-class UFC fighters to kill one silverback gorilla

A hundred of me will kill that gorilla. But we would need at least 10 [UFC fighters]. We would need at least 10. One guy is gonna have to sacrifice it, man. Yeah. You need one guy to sacrifice maybe two then you need one to be able to grab the back. I'll just keep on choking until it dies.

An untestable, hypothetical scenario involving a primate versus elite athletes.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025
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Dana WhiteDana White

Pay-per-view is definitely not dead

Pay-per-view isn't dead. I mean, I'm gonna do a pay-per-view this Saturday. And when we were doing this deal, you know, even with the streaming services that we were talking to all the different ones, some of them still had pay-per-view options. So pay-per-view is not dead. That's not true.

The health of the PPV industry is a complex economic reality that remains to be seen in the long term.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025
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Dana WhiteDana White

Fighter pay has increased with every new deal and will continue to go up with the Paramount Plus deal

Since 2001, the day we bought this company fighter pay has gone up. Every new deal that we've done, fight, pay has gone up and obviously fight or pay will go up for this deal. It's incredible for the fighters.

While total pay has increased as the business grows, critics often point to the percentage of revenue shared with fighters, making the 'increase' a point of debate.