LAS VEGAS/NEW YORK -- I had to go to both.
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violent guy. I cant remember the last real fight I was in and hope to keep it
that way. But theres nothing I enjoy more than watching fights, real or
scripted, in the UFC and WWE. I guess its kind of like how I love playing
violent video games like Grand Theft Auto and yet I disapprove of robbery and
reckless driving in real life. I think I can enjoy one without indulging in the
other.Despite my love for both and the similarities I might attempt to enumerate
between the UFC and WWE to friends who like one but not the other, theres no
thread that ties the live experiences together for me. Theyre completely
different -- ?and equally mesmerizing -- for different reasons.The beauty of the
UFC is that its reality television playing out inside the confines of a caged
Octagon. You know the stakes that are in play for both fighters when they square
off, and no one in the building knows whats going to happen. It could all be
over in 25 seconds or 25 minutes, and both could inspire an ecstatic reaction
from the crowd. In fact, the shorter match with the more thrilling finish will
always elicit the loudest reaction from the crowd.WWE, on the other hand, is
live theater played out against the same backdrop of 15,000 screaming fans in an
arena, but the stakes, of course, arent the same. If Brock Lesnar loses a match,
Im not wondering about his career being over; Im wondering what the WWE writers
have in store for his character next. If a match ends in 25 seconds, Im not
excited about the dramatic ending; Im apathetic to the uninspired booking of a
match that was an afterthought.There are moments when the lines between the UFC
and WWE blur. There was no better example than last week, when McGregor
successfully hijacked much of the mainstream promotional tour WWE had scheduled
for its superstars leading up to SummerSlam while he was promoting UFC 202.
McGregor took shots at WWE and its wrestlers like he was ready to switch
professions.If you didnt know any better, youd think McGregor was planning on
hopping on a flight to New York after his much-anticipated rematch with Nate
Diaz at UFC 202 to be at SummerSlam.He wasnt. I might have been the only one
crazy enough to do that.When I was a child and did something that warranted a
reward, my mother would take me to Toys R Us and tell me I could pick out a toy
in the store as a gift. It was a kind gesture, but ultimately a thankless task
for a wide-eyed kid. I would do countless laps around the aisles, hopelessly
trying to whittle 100 choices down to one.The closest I come to recreating that
feeling now is when I walk into the Las Vegas Fight Shop -- basically a toy
store for fans of the UFC and WWE nestled inside the Miracle Mile Shops at
Planet Hollywood. Theres a cardboard cutout of McGregor and Ronda Rousey on one
side of the door, and John Cena and Sasha Banks on the other. Inside, there are
replica belts, toys, shirts and posters from both the UFC and WWE.Walk around
the store long enough, and it becomes clear that the similarity in the
merchandise offered by both companies to a growingly blended fan base isnt an
accident. The reason the WWE plays up Lesnars UFC career and wants him wrestling
in his MMA gear is the same reason the UFC gave the former WWE champion a title
fight after just two fights and a 1-1 record in the UFC. Its also why CM Punk
(Phil Brooks), who has never been in an MMA fight, is one of the headliners of
next months UFC 203?and will fight under his pro wrestling name.While both
companies are star-driven, the UFC is a top-heavy promotion that makes its money
off big names and big main events. Thats why the crowd outside of T-Mobile Arena
before the start of the preliminary matches for UFC 202 was non-existent: No one
was rushing from the casinos or pools to see Marvin Vettori face Alberto Uda or
Artem Lobov face Chris Avila. Many of the 15,539 fans didnt make it to their
seats until it was time for McGregor to face Diaz.Meanwhile, a WWE pay-per-view
is like a movie in which fans feel the need to consume every minute from start
to finish. Thats why, three hours before the start of SummerSlam, there were
already lines of fans getting into the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York. By
the time the pyro went off to to start the show, most of the 15,974 fans were
already in their seats. WWE also does a better job of pushing its products
through its stars and getting fans to pay for things that would make no sense to
anyone who hasnt watched The New Day, WWEs tag-team champions. WWEs fans are so
loyal that grown men will buy and wear $15 unicorn headbands and a $35 cereal
box of Booty Os with no actual cereal inside -- just a shirt. The craziest UFC
item sold in Las Vegas was a plush doll of a screaming Conor McGregor -- exactly
what you want your baby cuddling with during nap time.Theres nothing quite like
a McGregor fight in Las Vegas, because theres nothing quite like McGregor fans.
They turn UFC fight crowds into European soccer matches, with constant jumping,
singing and chanting. It was like Christmas in August when McGregor walked
toward the ring at T-Mobile Arena to face Diaz in a rematch of UFC 196, which
Diaz won, with McGregors fans altering the words of Winter Wonderland to suit
their champion.Theeeeres only onnneeee Conor McGregor! Only one Conor McGregor!
Were walking along! Singing his song! Living in a Conor wonderland!After
McGregor entered the Octagon to Biggies Notorious B.I.G. and Diaz entered to
Tupacs Ambitionz Az A Ridah (yes, they were rivals right down to their entrance
music), both fighters gave fans what will likely go down as the fight of the
year and one of the best main events in UFC history.It was a five-round war that
took everything out of McGregor, who knocked Diaz down twice early, and Diaz,
who stormed back and nearly finished McGregor off twice late. The fight exceeded
the hype -- a rarity in any sport -- and set up what will be one of the most
anticipated trilogy fights ever.Celebrities ranging from Kanye West and chef
Gordon Ramsay to Mike Tyson and Dwight Howard sat near the Octagon for the
fight, while Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Aaron Rodgers, Lil Wayne and Dale
Earnhardt, Jr. chimed in during and after the fight on social media. It was one
of those transcendent fights that captivated casual fans and will likely make
the third fight, whenever that happens, the largest pay-per-view draw in the
companys history.McGregor won a majority decision, but the rivals had no problem
putting their differences aside after the fight. Diaz helped McGregor up after
the final bell, and the two embraced in the middle of the Octagon -- no doubt
knowing the payday they had just earned themselves down the line with a third
fight.Surprise, surprise, m-----f-----s, McGregor said after his win. The king
is back.During the post-fight news conference, McGregor, dressed in a
three-piece suit, reflected on the massive stakes in this fight and what a loss
would have done to his career.This was a hell of an important fight for me,
McGregor said. Everyone, from the media to the fighters, wrote me off in this
one. They tried to say if I lost this one Im done. It was a hell of a fight. I
feel I have more skills, but he is one tough mother f---er. ... We got it done
tonight. It was not easy. It was a war. Im happy it went that way. I got to show
my heart in there. I took it to him and got the win.McGregors win didnt come
without a cost. He arrived at the news conference on crutches before heading to
the hospital to get his shin evaluated. He was fine, but his trip to be
evaluated gave Diaz one last opening for one last shot before the two meet again
down the line.Hes going to the hospital, Diaz said. Im going to the
after-party.My after-party involved a red-eye flight to New York to watch
SummerSlam, headlined by Lesnar facing Randy Orton -- a match announced the week
of UFC 200, which was headlined by Lesnar.SummerSlam has become WWEs biggest
event after WrestleMania, and it came to symbolize my last day of fun before
school started when I was a child. It was also usually the culmination of a
months-long feud that would finally come to a head in the main event. That wasnt
really the case this year with Lesnar being a part-time player and Orton coming
back from injury last month. Any fight with Lesnar, however, whether in the UFC
or WWE, is must-see TV.As a former NCAA heavyweight champion and UFC heavyweight
champion, Lesnar adds a level of credibility and believability to a company that
long ago stopped grasping for either. Youre never quite sure what youre going to
get with Lesnar, but chances are you wont have to suspend reality to believe the
end result.The problem with Lesnars match at SummerSlam was that it seemed too
real.After an exciting back-and-forth match with Orton in which Lesnar give
Orton an F5 and Orton give Lesnar an RKO on the announcers table, Lesnar busted
Ortons head wide open and blood poured onto the mat. WWE is a more
family-friendly product these days and has cut all bleeding from its shows, at
least for the most part, so there was an air of realism when the referee hovered
over what seemed like an unconscious and bleeding Orton.The match was stopped
less than 12 minutes after it started, with Lesnar winning by TKO, a result
commonplace in the UFC but basically unheard of in WWE. The crowd, already upset
that the previous match between Roman Reigns and Rusev was called off before it
began, was in disbelief that the show would end with such an odd result.As the
lights came on at the Barclays Center, the crowd booed before being told to
leave by arena security. It was an odd ending that left fans wondering what they
had just seen and yearning for an explanation they would never get.While WWE is
getting more mainstream media coverage these days, theres no post-fight news
conferences during which WWE CEO Vince McMahon explains what happened in the
main event before the wrestlers answer questions from reporters. Media members
are ticket-holders, just like the fans, and once the show is over, we walk out
with the unicorn-wearing guy holding an empty cereal box of Booty Os.So did
Lesnar cross the line in beating Orton? Was Orton supposed to be lying in a pool
of his own blood? Was the main event really supposed to be over that quickly?
When did a TKO become an appropriate ending to a pro wrestling match?There were
so many questions, and no one around to answer them as disgruntled fans spilled
onto the streets of Brooklyn. It was an ending that would have been celebrated
in the UFC but left WWE fans wondering what they had just seen.In other words,
it was just the latest example of the blurring of the lines between the UFC and
WWE -- and a reminder that sometimes reality is better than fiction.
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Colts linebacker DQwell Jackson has been suspended without pay for the final
four regular-season games for using performance enhancing substances, the NFL
announced Tuesday.Jackson will be eligible to return Jan. 2, 2017, the day after
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