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Michael Bair joined May 2008

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Grew up watching the Barkley Suns, Jake Plummer Sun Devils and Cardinals and Johnson-Schilling Diamondbacks. Huge fan of the UFC and MMA. I am going to be an editing intern at Bleacher Report this summer.

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Favorite Athletes

Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Larry Fitzgerald, Rampage Jackson, Georges St. Pierre, Urijah Faber, Forrest Griffin, Kenny Florian, Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva, Andrei Arlovski Adrian Wilson, Shaq, Brett Favre, Chris Young, Justin Upton, Randy Johnson, Brandon Webb, Anquan Boldin, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Derrick Rose
Favorite Sports Teams

Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals, D-Backs, ASU Sun Devils
Favorite Coaches

Mike D'Antoni, Ken Whisenhunt, Brian Billick, Mike Singletary, Ditka, The Big Tuna
All Time Sports Moment

Luis Gonzalez 2001 World Series winning hit
Most Memorable Game Attended

2003 National Championship Ohio State v. Miami Fiesta Bowl, Game 1 2001 World Series, UFC 92
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Brett Favre 253 consecutive starts or Cy Young 511 wins
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

MJ
Gretzky or Orr?
Pele or Maradona?
Federer or Sampras?
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Pac 10

Latest Articles »

Arizona Cardinals Are Headed to Super Bowl XLIII: A Cold Day in Hell?

01/18/2009

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UFC 96: Quinton Jackson-Keith Jardine...Why?

01/18/2009

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Suns at 8-4, Facing Lakers Showdown, Where Does Phoenix Go From Here?

11/18/2008

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UFC 92: Couture Vs. Lesnar: Who Reigns Supreme?

10/28/2008

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That is awesome that you got to go to UFC 103...how did you get the hook up to go back stage?!

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Brian Oswald said...

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Check out my latest when if you have a chance, "MMA fighters and their Superhero counterparts"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/119607-mma-fighters-and-their-superhero-counterparts

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Nick Colon said...

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Hahaha, it was a funny interview...thanks for that. Hope to hear more from you in the MMA realm.

304 days ago

Nick Colon said...

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Sick picture of Greg Jackson. Hope he's as cool as he appears on TV. I'd love for you to read some of my articles man. Hope to hear from you!

310 days ago

Bryan Trafford said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/113225-ufc-93-five-things-i-learned

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Stoker said...

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haha yu dah man...nice pic buddy...shoulda aske him bout the nip tweakin thing...lmao..jking..

333 days ago

Brian Oswald said...

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Hope you have fun at UFC 92 man. We want a recap!

340 days ago

Stoker said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/94582-mma-mental-warfare-greg-jacksons-winning-camp

343 days ago

Stoker said...

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thanks for the edits my friend

350 days ago

Stoker said...

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Michael could you please edit my last 2 articles...there shouldn't be much...I've tried to fix whatever I could ..thanks g..very much appreciated
..stoker

350 days ago

Brian Oswald said...

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Robert and I wrote a joint article on Rampage vs. Wanderlei. Would love to hear your thoughts.

351 days ago

Stoker said...

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DEAR SIR,,
martin...Jay,Joe,Doug, Ash,and uncle Joe...are all imaginary fans of Anthony Pole...he created them to back up his idiotic spamming...he is a bleacher virus...attached to your articles...HE HAS BEEN ip banned from sherdog .com for exactly the same thing ..he lurks on the mma section of you wonderful website,please dont let him ruin it for all..im about to cancel my account because of him and my friend s may follow suit....everyone who has been spammed by anthony pole please send your complaints to zander...anthony has spammed and insulted dee and Joesph lupoli..jeff wakerley and stoker dafire..please ban him or remove him and all his alias..they wont be hard to find..none of them have pic or bios and he signed most of them up this month
/thanks stoker..

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Brian Oswald said...

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KenFlo or the Muscle Shark; who wins? Chime in on my latest article =)

385 days ago

Derek Bedell said...

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Hey man, I checked out your article. Nice job, you are surely thinking what most feel. Brock should win but it's hard to doubt Randy. I can't wait for this fight, it's going to be surreal. Let me know if you want any other feedback, glad to help or offer opinions. Thanks bro.

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Brian Oswald said...

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Let me know if you want more feedback on the technical aspect of your writing. Otherwise good job sir!

394 days ago

Brian Oswald said...

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That is awesome that you got to go to UFC 103...how did you get the hook up to go back stage?!

57 days ago

Brian Oswald said...

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Check out my latest when if you have a chance, "MMA fighters and their Superhero counterparts"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/119607-mma-fighters-and-their-superhero-counterparts

295 days ago

Nick Colon said...

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Hahaha, it was a funny interview...thanks for that. Hope to hear more from you in the MMA realm.

304 days ago

Nick Colon said...

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Sick picture of Greg Jackson. Hope he's as cool as he appears on TV. I'd love for you to read some of my articles man. Hope to hear from you!

310 days ago

Bryan Trafford said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/113225-ufc-93-five-things-i-learned

310 days ago

Stoker said...

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haha yu dah man...nice pic buddy...shoulda aske him bout the nip tweakin thing...lmao..jking..

333 days ago

Brian Oswald said...

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Hope you have fun at UFC 92 man. We want a recap!

340 days ago

Stoker said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/94582-mma-mental-warfare-greg-jacksons-winning-camp

343 days ago

Stoker said...

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thanks for the edits my friend

350 days ago

Stoker said...

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Michael could you please edit my last 2 articles...there shouldn't be much...I've tried to fix whatever I could ..thanks g..very much appreciated
..stoker

350 days ago

Brian Oswald said...

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Robert and I wrote a joint article on Rampage vs. Wanderlei. Would love to hear your thoughts.

351 days ago

Stoker said...

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384 days ago

Brian Oswald said...

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KenFlo or the Muscle Shark; who wins? Chime in on my latest article =)

385 days ago

Derek Bedell said...

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392 days ago

Brian Oswald said...

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Let me know if you want more feedback on the technical aspect of your writing. Otherwise good job sir!

394 days ago

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