PMT DB
PMT DB
Dana White and Dricus Du Plessis on UFC 319, and the Mt. Rushmore of Unsexy Sexy Things
Big Cat and PFT are on the road in the Ozarks, bunking up and getting ready for the Internet Invitational, but that didn't stop a massive show from dropping. The crew is already looking ahead to the NFL season, specifically the junk science currently surrounding Matthew Stafford. Between sleeping on a futuristic "immortal chamber" glass table and Sean McVay's weirdly shifting status reports, there's a lot of smoke in Los Angeles.
Big CatThe 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.
PFT is reaching a breaking point with the Stafford news cycle, mostly because McVay seems to be inventing new ways to describe an injury that might not even exist yet.
PFT CommenterI 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.
With the season around the corner, everyone put their money where their mouth is for the upcoming year. Big Cat is backing the Baker Mayfield resurgence in Tampa, while Zac is going even further on the Buccaneer hype train.
Big CatThe 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.
ZacThe 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.
Hank is predictably all-in on the Patriots making the playoffs, while Memes is ready to ride a "free train" to a Super Bowl for Lamar Jackson. Big Cat also noted that the Joe Burrow propaganda machine is already in mid-season form.
Big CatEveryone should bet Joe Burrow for MVP because the media narrative has already begun
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.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Shohei Ohtani is on the Hot Seat after being sued for $240 million over a Hawaii real estate deal. While Big Cat thinks it’s actually a Cool Throne because it distracts from the gambling drama, Hank thinks the league needs to step in before awarding him another MVP.
HankMLB cannot let Shohei Ohtani win MVP because of the gambling and real estate controversies
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.
Zac put Instagram on the Hot Seat for their new map feature that pings your location to everyone, which led to the discovery that Hank still has the live location of former guest and Olympic runner Craig Engles. Zac also gave a Cool Throne to the Battlefield 6 beta for finally making video games feel like war again instead of a Nicki Minaj concert.
ZacBattlefield 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.
Mt. Rushmore of Unsexy Things That Are Sexy
This Mount Rushmore got the crew a little too worked up in the office. The categories were wide-ranging, from PFT’s obsession with girls who don't care about their technology to Big Cat’s specific appreciation for athletic form.
PFT CommenterA cracked or shattered iPhone screen is incredibly sexy
The cracked iPhone. It is so sexy... when her iPhone screen is so shattered that she's got like tiny little cuts and abrasions on her thumb from using it. It's so hot. Hot. I got utterly unusable.
The guys debated whether some of these were actually "unsexy," especially when Big Cat brought up the viral Kelsey Plum T-shirt toss.
Big CatA girl throwing with perfect form is one of the hottest things imaginable
Throwing a perfect spiral. It is so sexy. The Kelsey Plum video... A girl throwing with perfect form is so hot. It's a regular thing... when a girl does it, it's so hot.
Other notable picks included smoking cigarettes, girls who can finish a massive meal, pumping gas in an oversized SUV, and "next-day makeup."
The Interviews
A very special guest, Taylor Swift (a 6'1" male public servant from D.C.), joined the show to talk ball and clear up any confusion about his name. He even weighed in on the NBA GOAT debate with a very specific Mount Rushmore.
Taylor SwiftLeBron James is the undisputed GOAT and the only person on my NBA Mount Rushmore
Oh, well it's LeBron, LeBron, LeBron and LeBron.
UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis stopped by the studio ahead of UFC 319 in Chicago. He went deep on his "nose job" that finally allowed him to breathe, and defended his unique fighting style against the critics who call it clunky.
Dricus Du PlessisMy 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.
DDP also broke down the logistics of a human vs. gorilla fight, claiming that even world-class fighters would have to make the ultimate sacrifice to take down a silverback.
Dricus Du PlessisIt 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.
Finally, Dana White joined to discuss the massive new $7.7 billion deal with Paramount Plus and CBS. Despite the move to a major streaming platform, Dana remains adamant that the old-school model isn't going anywhere just yet.
Dana WhitePay-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.
Dana also touched on how these massive media rights deals trickle down to the fighters themselves, ensuring that the "eat what you kill" mentality remains profitable for the roster.
Dana WhiteFighter 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.
Don't forget to check your Instagram maps before you head out this weekend, unless you want Hank Lockwood knowing exactly where you're getting your soft serve.
