Jonathan Shrager
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Jonathan Shrager

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About

I'm a builders' tea-guzzling, dirty joke-loving, poetry-scribing, occasional cigar-puffing, fat pussycat-stroking, Eric Cantona-adoring (my fat cat is called Eric), football-non compos mentis, creatively-inspired, United-Red blooded young-ish male/Northern ambassador/left-footed baller and MMA-fanatic. I realise that there are a lot of hyphens in the previous sentence though I think you catch my drift.

I'm an Englishman who thoroughly enjoys his MMA, and who often attempts to present a slightly different perspective on topical events, inherent also due to my geographical location. Sometimes humorous, but always well-researched, considered and thought-provoking. I hope you enjoy my articles, that they inspire debate, and I always appreciate any feedback, cheers.

Follow me on Twitter @jonathanshrager

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Eric Cantona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidic (yes, I'm a Manchester United fan), Jonny Bones, Lorenz Larkin (look out for him), Dan Hardy and Paul Daley (yes, I'm British)

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Manchester United, Bury Football Club, Salford City Reds Rugby League (all teams based in my beloved Manchester). In the U.S I have a soft spot for the Pittsburgh Steelers (since discovering a distant relative is from the city)

  • Favorite Coaches

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    MUFC winning the unprecedented treble in 1999 (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League)

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    European Champions League Final 2008 (Viva John Terry)

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    I am a football (soccer) enthusiast and combat sports (boxing and MMA) aficionado. Aside from being well-versed in the above, I would not profess to be knowledgeable in many other sports, in particular certain US ones so there are certain questions on the Short List that I am not especially qualified to answer, short of basing my pick purely on name preference (in which case, Montana)

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky (second biggest Canadian athlete of all time behind GSP...what? Dana said it, not me)

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Maradona (though I rate Pele's endorsement of viagra)

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    *As with Unitas or Montana

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Senna

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    *As with Unitas or Montana

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  • Alison Myers posted 580 days ago

    Alison Myers

    They can be interesting. I have thought about checking out the MMA. I know it's veryyyy different than the hockey fighting I'm used to seeing, but it sounds like a cool sport. Only one problem: it appears most of the fights are on PPVs, no?

  • Anthony Kang posted 602 days ago

    Anthony Kang

    Thanks for the kind words Jonathan. Really glad I could be of help sir.

  • Roselle Corbaley posted 629 days ago

    Roselle Corbaley

    You're welcome.

  • Brian Takemoto posted 644 days ago

    Brian Takemoto

    mardquardt is a douche. he cheats and then talks shit about pot. granted he isn't the only cheater, but he really has made it easy not caring what happens to him. pot helps a lot of people and isn't a performance enhancer. to intentionally cheat day in and day out tells a lot about a person's character. pot is like having a beer. it isn't good for you, but every once in awhile should be mandatory so you don't turn out to be a douche bag. karma's a bitch.
    p.s. when r gracie kicked him in the face after he hit what's his name after the bell was hilarious. he has always been a two faced shit head. when he punched palhares was about as pussy as it gets. palhares is also a douche too, so I guess karma worked again. peace.

  • Brian Takemoto posted 644 days ago

    Brian Takemoto

    mardquardt is a douche. he cheats and then talks shit about pot. granted he isn't the only cheater, but he really has made it easy not caring what happens to him. pot helps a lot of people and isn't a performance enhancer. to intentionally cheat day in and day out tells a lot about a person's character. pot is like having a beer. it isn't good for you, but every once in awhile should be mandatory so you don't turn out to be a douche bag. karma's a bitch.
    p.s. when v silva kicked him in the face after he hit what's his name after the bell was hilarious.

  • King J posted 702 days ago

    King J

    Private Message me your Official Prediction Statement
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/714431-wladimir-klitschko-vs-david-haye-send-in-your-official-predictions

  • robbo n posted 730 days ago

    robbo n

    Its refreshing to read an educated opinion and an interesting topic on one of the best sports out there at the moment ! definitely upper echelon material