As teased on the latest episode of The Next Day Takeaways, the subject of today’s Keyboard Kimura Podcast (presented by ONE BONE) is changing the way I speak about the men and women that step into the Octagon to compete.
Specifically, I want to shift to an even more nuanced and detailed way of discussing these competitors, one that focuses on really breaking down key elements and indicators about where they fit in their respective divisions, how to most accurately describe them in terms of being prospects, contenders, and those various labels we affix to athletes, and present a more comprehensive assessment of why I have a certain opinion about a competitor by breaking everyone down using the same criteria and factors.
I want to do this for myself because I think there are ways for me to do an even better job of conveying information to readers and listeners and consumers about these athletes that will (hopefully) help them get a more complete or fuller picture of who these competitors are, where they’re at in the careers, and where they might be able to go in the future that helps build greater through lines and a more accurate overall picture about these divisions and the vast number of athletes that populate them.
As always, I want to hear your thoughts on this idea and what I’m going to start trying to do — and I want you to hold me to in the times when I slip, because there will be times when I slip — because this is a “me thing” that would be cool to turn into a “we thing” down the line if it all makes sense to you and is something you want to jump in with or even just enjoy listening to.
Thanks as always for checking out the show, for supporting me and the site, and for sharing this love of MMA.
Have a great week.
Talk to you later in the week.
ESK
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