Our buddy Blue Dick had his first couple of interviews today for Blue Shorts radio. One was his favorite fighter: Joseph Benavidez. Have a listen as our own limpdicked, radio neophyte takes his first wobbly steps towards a real life podcast. Good Luck Shorts.
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Big weekend for The RodKast and for afternoon show. We had our HUGE event at Afterlife 360 for the WEC fight. A shitload of fighters showed up and we packed the joint. Shaky knee put together a little video (featured below) of reactions from people that were in attendance if you were not able to make it out. Keep in mind, the only promotion this event got was on this very site. Goes to show the drawing power of the Fukerton and how badass RodKast listeners are.
The video above is from the interview Lavar and I did with UFC president Dana White. I included it because it was such an amazing experience. I say this with all humility, I have interviewed a lot of famous people in lots of different walks of life. Dana is tied for the biggest thrill thus far in my life. Jim Norton is the other. There is something very different about having the man sitting across from you when you are speaking to him as opposed to on the phone. Dana was beyond accommodating and a tremendous interview. It was a very special day. Thanks to everyone that came out and helped out.
Creepy Justin was able to get an interview with The Natural. They not only discussed fighting, but Randy’s roll in the “The Expendables.” Special thanks to Legend Cage Fighting for helping set it up.
***UPDATE!!! Seth Petruzelli (The man who knocked out Kimbo) and Tom Lawlor (The man that choked out CB Dollaway) are both coming out for the RodKast WEC viewing party. Lawlor is fighting the next night at UFC FIght Night in Fairfax, Petruzelli is fighting Ken Shamrock in a few weeks. Both will be at Afterlife 360. Creepy justin is a juggernaut!***
Let’s be honest, Direct TV and Versus had kind of boned a lot of people. Not to worry. Our friends at Afterlife 360 in Manassas have stepped up again! This Sunday night, January 10th. Come out and watch the fight for free with the Kast of the RodKast. We had a blast on Monday night. The place has great service and unreal specials. Bartie Lang had three meals by himself last time.
Henderson vs Varner should be a war and also our boy Urijah Faber returns to the cage as well. We will have prizes and shit to give away and drinks will be flowing. Here at The Fukerton we do free radio shows, free kick ass events and give away free shit. All we ask YOU for is your company. See you there Sunday night, try and get there early!
Afterlife 360 is located at 8090 Sudley Road, Manassas Virginia, 20109. To follow them on twitter (as you should, they are good people) click HERE.
*UPDATE*
Team Ranger Up will be on site with gear give aways. Check out their sweet as gear on their site by clicking HERE.
Gotta give an extra plug to the bar that stepped up to the plate. January 2nd, 2010. The first appearance of the new decade. Join Ol’ Thad out at Grevey’s in Falls Church Virginia for UFC 108: Evans vs Silva. This joint is perfect for our needs. They have good food, no cover and reasonably priced drinks. It’s the perfect place for us to watch the fights.
I’m gonna be very honest though. We have to make it worth their while to have us back. Come out and watch the fights for free and show Grevey’s that Ol’ Thad and his friendos come out to watch the UFC. We all know what we have been through trying to find a place to watch these fights together. This is a GREAT opportunity to find a home base to watch the UFC.
We will have tickets to give away to the UFC Fight Night in Fairfax that is taking place January 11th at the Patriot Center. Just another reason for you to saunter your silly ass down to Grevey’s.
Peyton Manning edition. Bartie Lang and I cut into Ryan, Beau, and even Rob Vendrell! We also discuss a bad decision by the infallible one: Dana White. There is filthy dirty language as always, so make sure you use headphones if you are actually working this week like we are. Thanks for downloading as always!
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Sure, BJ Penn was dismantling Diego Sanchez. Sure, Frank Mir was making Cheick Kongo black out quicker than local coverage of a Jacksonville Jaguars game. Sure, Kenny Florian was choking out Clay Guida. Those were all great things for the UFC. But they weren’t the only great things going on.
Earlier in the evening on Spike TV, The 2009 Video Game Awards (VGA’s) were taking place. It’s a fairly entertaining show for the fastest growing entertainment medium in the world. The plight of gamers and MMA fans are very similar. Both are growing in popularity and very profitable, but are still fighting for seats at the table in the mainstream. The UFC took another small step towards that on Saturday night.
To start, they had good presence at the event. Kimbo Slice was there to present the trailer for “UFC Undisputed 2010″ which is featured above what you are reading now. He received a very good reaction from the crowd and was instantly recognizable. Forrest Griffen was also in attendance as “UFC Undisputed 2009″ was up for Best Individual Sports Game. There was stiff competition from some very established franchises. “Tiger Woods PGA Tour” by gaming juggernaut EA was nominated. EA also had “Fight Night Round 4″ (draw your own MMA vs Boxing parallels here) nominated while Nintendo offered the wildly popular “Wii Sports Resort.”
Keep in mind this was the very first “Undisputed” title and really the first all encompassing MMA game of it’s kind. It ended up winning the category. This is a much larger deal than most people realize. The gaming universe is very stratified. Sports gamers are usually a very different breed than your traditional nerd gamer. It is very rare when one game can motivate both to make a purchase. ”Madden” has that. ”Modern Warfare” seems to have it. ”Undisputed” looks to be following in that mold.
You don’t have to be a geeky gamer or mixed martial arts fan to be drawn to the game’s deceptive simplicity. You want to button mash your opponent to death? Ok, you can do that. Say you are a more seasoned fan and you want to try your hand at the takedowns and submissions? You can do that too. The key is “Undisputed” harkens back to the golden years of “Street Fighter 2″ and “Mortal Kombat.” It has something that those games didn’t have though. Credibility with sports fans.
Guys that just but “Madden,” “NBA 2K” and “Tiger Woods” are more likely to give “Undisputed” a try than, lets say “Dragon Age”. Nerdy gamers don’t have to be put off by their aversion sports sims though because of the similarities the UFC game has to “Tekken,” “Marvel vs Capcom” or “Soul Caliber.” It’s a tremendous opportunity to bridge the gap between the two factions of gamers and it could be a very profitable bridge that THQ and the UFC have built. Video game developers and Zuffa are going after the same demographics in potential fans and customers. It’s good to see they appear to be aware of that and are working together.
Saw this over on Bloody Elbow. In addition to being right about everything he says in regard Josh Koscheck’s personality, Hardy is right about him professionally as well. You can’t beat Frank Trigg, then fake an injury, poke Rumble Johnson in the eye that he almost lost and then think you’ve earned the right to lose to GSP. Again. Kos is a good fighter and has had some exciting fights, but I’m tired of his hair, tired of his act and tired of his shit. Koscheck shit on his OWN TEAMMATE that Dan Hardy has just picked apart, why doesn’t he go fight John Fitch?
A Testy one for sure. We have some spirited discussion of relationships, grocery stores, a road trip to Atlanta and Othello trying to sabotage the show. We are also joined by former UFC champion and legend: Tito Ortiz. He was great as always, check out Tito’s merch HERE and make sure to check out his fight with Forrest Griffen this Saturday on pay per view. Details HERE.
Click these: Segment 1(hand), Segment 2 (Tito Ortiz), Segment 3 (Loooong segment)
The second HD RodKast is up and ready to roll. Don’t let the 3 segments fool you. It’s a full two hours. The segments are long and they can’t fit through the gate, the gate is NARROW. Not only do we have the normal horseshit, you get to hear a great interview with WEC champion Ben Henderson and our experiment on the phones crash and burn.
Drab, Othello, Brad, Beau, Back Ass, Ryan from Traffic and Tias all contribute. Gotta thank our buddy Stephen Ball 2 for helping screen calls, er… CALL, rather. Now that we have the ability to interact with the audience, We’re gonna need you guys to step up with your listening live.
To all the people asking if these will go up on itunes. The answer is no: I want to drive traffic to THIS site, not to Apple. I know it’s a little more work this way but trust me, these will transition over to your ipod just fine. We are working on building a media player for The Fukerton so that we are constantly playing the show. In the mean time, thank Barther for editing these segments and uploading them. We appreciate you listening, as always Thank you for the support. God Bless.
