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Jon Anik on UFC 200, Dwyane Wade’s Homecoming, and Pool Activities
Dwyane Wade is officially coming home to Chicago, and Big Cat is deep in his feelings. While the rest of the NBA world is looking at a roster of Rajon Rondo, Jimmy Butler, and Wade and wondering who exactly is going to provide the spacing, Big Cat is ready to ignore the X's and O's because the hype video was just that good.
Big CatAny roster move with an 'I'm Coming Home' video makes me ready to run through a brick wall
Any roster move that's ever been made, if you put I'm coming home and you do a little 30-second video on the internet, I'm ready to run through a brick wall.
PFT immediately pointed out that the Bulls essentially replaced an aging, injury-prone hometown hero with a slightly different aging, injury-prone superstar. But the logic remains: if you have three guys with names, you have a contender.
PFT CommenterAny team with a 'Big Three' is automatically at least a three seed
The key is as long as you can assemble a group of three people together and call them the big three, then you're automatically going to be like at least a three seed. Right. That's the rule.
Even if the fit is clunky, Big Cat is already envisioning a path to the Eastern Conference Finals that involves a lot of luck and a few medical miracles for the rest of the league.
Big CatThe Bulls' success relies on other NBA stars getting season-ending injuries in April
Everyone basically – the strategy in the NBA now is either tank and rebuild or build a team like the Bulls where you're hoping [LeBron], [Kyrie], Al Horford, [Kawhi], [Steph Curry], [Kevin Durant], [CP3] – all get season ending injuries sometime around April and i think that if that happens the bulls have positioned themselves into a nice spot where they could at least get to the eastern conference finals right
UFC 200 and the Jon Jones Disaster
Jon Anik joined the show from Las Vegas to help pick up the pieces after Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 main event. It’s a mess on the ground in Vegas, with crews literally ripping Jones’s face off the side of the T-Mobile Arena. Anik provided some insight into the USADA process and why these results always seem to drop at the worst possible moment. Despite the loss of the biggest fight on the card, the company man expects the weekend to still be a massive success.
Jon AnikUFC 200 will still do over one million pay-per-view buys even without Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier
Dana, dude, he's like so immune to this that he doesn't really even get upset anymore. And thankfully, this fight card, even without Cormier and Jones, is as good a main card on pay-per-view as we've ever put together. So I still think you're north of a million pay-per-view buys.
The conversation shifted to the remaining heavyweight blockbuster between Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt. While Lesnar is the massive name, he hasn't been in the octagon since 2011. Anik and Big Cat are both aligned on the "Super Samoan" spoiled the return of the Beast Incarnate.
Jon AnikMark Hunt will beat Brock Lesnar at UFC 200
Brock hasn't fought mixed martial arts since 2011. So I see some value on Mark Hunt. Strong lean for me towards Mark Hunt. I think you always fade a guy who hasn't competed in five years. Even an athlete as exceptional as Brock Lesnar, he's going to have to prove to me that he's back in this space and ready to win against a guy who is in the top ten.
Big CatMark Hunt will knock out Brock Lesnar at UFC 200
Mark Hunt. He's going to knock Brock Lesnar out. It's going to be an all-time internet moment. ... I'm pretty sure he can knock out anyone in the entire world.
Beyond the fights this weekend, the guys had to ask about the mythical Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing match. Anik didn't mince words, basically telling Conor to stay in his lane unless he wants to spend two years learning a completely different sport.
Jon AnikConor McGregor has no chance against Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match
Conor would have to step away from mixed martial arts and focus exclusively on boxing for like two years to have any sort of chance against Floyd Mayweather. I don't like Conor in that fight at all. ... I don't give Conor much of a chance.
Mount Rushmore of Pool Activities
It is officially summer, which means it's time to argue about what to do in the water. Big Cat stayed true to his brand by advocating for the t-shirt in the pool and the fat guy's greatest weapon: the belly flop. However, his top pick was a bit more controversial and centered on the convenience of not having to walk to the locker room.
Big CatPeeing in the pool is the most natural thing in the world
My final favorite Mount Rushmore pool activity. This is my number one, actually, peeing in the pool. I've never been in a pool that I haven't peed in. So that's just it's I will sometimes pass going to the bathroom in a bathroom just so I can pee in the pool.
Hank’s list was predictably bizarre, featuring "underwater handstands" and a game called "Dimmy" that sounds like a great way to get a concussion in the deep end. He also advocated for the "natural" tan that starts as a blistering burn.
HankNapping in the sun is a top-tier pool activity
Number three taking a nap. Oh yeah, yeah. Falling asleep in the sun. ... I'm going to just get a big sunburn and let it turn into a tan. ... I'm all natural.
PR 101 and the Closing Bell
With Jon Jones in need of a image makeover, PFT offered a few sage pieces of advice. While the standard "seeking treatment" for an unnamed struggle is a classic, PFT suggested a more maritime-based approach to the future of combat sports.
PFT CommenterUFC should start a drug-friendly 'Rogue Fighting League' on boats in international waters
Or it's my my third my third option here is you just start your own fighting league where like all sorts of drugs are okay you do a nine-sided ring instead of eight sides kind of one-ups ufc international waters so there's no testing right on boats yeah definitely on a boat
We wrapped things up with a look at Russell Wilson and Ciara’s wedding night Snapchats. The guys aren't buying the bravado, with PFT suspecting that the jet lag and the pressure of the big day might have led to a less-than-legendary performance in the bedroom.
PFT CommenterRussell Wilson is overcompensating about having sex on his wedding night
I don't think that Russell Wilson had sex last night. I don't think he had sex on his wedding night. Who has time to have sex on your wedding night? ... I think Russell Wilson's overcompensating a little bit. Like if you get late on your wedding night, who goes out there the next day and is like, I had sex on my wedding night. That doesn't happen.
If you find yourself watching porn on your office speakers via Bluetooth this weekend, just remember: you're not alone, but you are definitely a Jimbo.
Go Bulls.
