Don't think twice, s'aight.

Before any guy ever threw a ball through a circle or hit a ball with a stick, someone hit somebody else with a punch and whoever was standing around ran over to watch it. I believe fighting was the first sport on earth, and it’ll be the last sport on earth. It works everywhere, and we’re going to take it everywhere.

Regardless of how you feel about UFC, this is beautiful piece of writing. Ultimate Fighting Dips a Toe in the Mainstream, Barry Bearak, the New York Times. Sent to me by the venerable Shane D. Kavanaugh.