Very good main event, I mirror the opinion of
@Ambrose regarding the women fights.
Funny story: a cute-ish 20-something girl came to the grappling gym this week; I heard her say "Hi! I'm here for the free trial of
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!" She was wearing a full-body leotard with the back cut out and slices cut from the sides, exposing multiple thin-line slut tattoos indicative of impulse decisions (but not drifting into the multi-color, shaded, full-blown murals of that distinct class). She obviously thought this was some sort of Tae Bo kickboxing workout for girlbosses to slide into alongside some intriguing men. It's the no-gi day: we're jogging around a circle to warm up, and I feel a shared energy with all 15 other sets of male gazes trying not to watch her breasts and buttocks bouncing and jiggling.
My fat and aged self doesn't have any authority to be a gatekeeper as I chase a little middle-aged reclamation of glory, yet this was clearly a "male space" that was being invaded for nefarious motives.
To her credit, she came back a couple days later wearing a baggy t-shirt. It's a great workout, and maybe she'll get a boyfriend out of the experience (instead of TikToks for her followers, and zero chance there's a current boyfriend in the picture). But what could she possibly learn or achieve that would be helpful in any way to her happiness in life, minus getting ****** by some dangerous man? This circles back to the freaks who compete in the women's division - it's completely foreign and antithetical to the Natural Way.
I hadn't considered how the absence of tattoos speaks to Paddy's character. He's friendly and well-spoken in his interviews. I appreciate a sport that calls him a young man at age 31. Gaethje doesn't seem unlikeable in general, although it's a bit crass when fighters like he and O'Malley can't help but drop
constant f-bombs during their post-fight mic times while referencing their own parents and young kids.
