Farce Week, and two reasons those who wish the death of MMA might well get it...

Well, we're finally here and it's finally Farce Week, the week of the supposed "fight" between woman-beater Floyd Mayweather and MMA dupe Colin McGregor.

(Disclosure:  I did take a betting position on this fight, but only a small position on that the fight would not last four rounds -- regardless of who wins.)

Several odds and sods:

• Las Vegas is, predictably, about to take a bath if Colin McGregor somehow is rigged to win this thing.  Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports today that, as of now, tickets for Colin McGregor to win the fight (at about 5-1 or so apiece) outpace the tickets to have Floyd Mayweather win (for which you'd get circa 1-7 or so) by a factor of TWENTY at MGM casinos!  Meaning that if McGregor won, and especially if he won via knockout in the first four rounds (which he now claims Mayweather won't last two now that the fight is sanctioned for eight-ounch gloves), it will be the largest loss on a sports bet in the history of the MGM Resorts.
• At the South Point, at the close of business last night to the open of business today, they took $10,000 of bets on McGregor at almost 4-1, but $52,000 of Mayweather at almost 1-5.  Makes me think, as I've said several times, that The Money Team (though it is claimed Mayweather does not bet on himself!!!) is putting large bets down to scoop up the money of losers.
• According to the MMA Reddit, the WBC has commissioned a special belt for the event:  The Money Belt.  3360 Diamonds, 600 Sapphires, 300 Emeralds, and made out of alligator leather.
• An ESPN report speaks to one of the skeletons in the closet of this (and every!) Mayweather "fight".  How is this piece of shit allowed to box under the auspices of the Nevada State Athletic Commission?  The Soraya MacDonald and Lonnae O'Neal piece cites the lack of a central body to cover such things, as well as the lack of photo evidence (believing he would be banned Ray Rice-style if there were), and the fact his victims were Black, and, hence, perceived, especially in comparison to Mayweather, useless to society.

They are correct in citing the sanctioning bodies as a problem, but the situation is worse than that.

I actually personally challenged the Nevada State Athletic Commission on this subject, and was basically brushed off by then-Chairman Keith Kizer.  (He resigned in 2014.)

The reason is simple:  The Nevada State Athletic Commission can refuse any license to a fighter under NAC 467.885.  Although the legal violation would not be in Nevada itself, it would be a violation of Nevada Law.  467.886 and 476.887 might also apply.

And if Mayweather were suspended in Nevada, all other states would fall in line. 

Why is Mayweather allowed to box after domestic violence?  Because the punk-ass bitch has the Nevada State Athletic Commission in his back pocket!

The ESPN piece relates domestic violence going from 2000 to 2010.

Floyd Mayweather has not fought outside the State of Nevada since a 6th round TKO victory over Sharmba Mitchell on November 19, 2005.  He had already had domestic violence actions taken against him in court in 2000, 2002, and 2004.

It's clear that this corrupt NSAC is the only body who would actually license this bitch to fight.

But enough about him.  Now, we're about to talk about the dupe on the other side.

Colin McGregor has angered more than his share of MMA fans, most who believe he will, in fact, get destroyed.

I've said (much to many of the same fans' chagrin) that MMA dies Saturday night if they are right.

I retain that contention, respectful to the disagreement they have.  I still believe that MMA ceases marketability, especially if McGregor (as some who believe the true odds would be 1-50 in favor of Mayweather if most of the public wasn't lining up for McGregor!) gets knocked the fuck out.

But, yesterday, a second reason came up.

I've been of the question as to whether UFC figurehead Dana White is trying to get out of the game before all the drugs and drug suspensions get directly tied to him and his company, bankrupting and finally jailing him.

As previously mentioned on this blog, Jon Jones has just failed another steroid test, for UFC 214.

Is there a clean fighter left in the UFC?  Anyone?  Bueller...  Bueller.....

And now word that, after "The Money Fight", McGregor might even be offered an ownership stake in the Ultimate Fighting Championships...

Stay tuned, this might get ugly.