GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Sunday, July 11, 2021

UFC 264: POIRIER DEFEATS MCGREGOR THE SECOND TIME: CONGRATULATIONS.

ICHEOKU says a win is a win just like a loss is a loss, regardless of how it resulted, provided it was within the rule of engagement. It could come by way of a technical knockout as in this case, an accidental breaking of the leg. Mixed Martial Arts is a combat sports and broken limbs and sometimes even death are acceptable risks involved in it. Irish bad boy Conor McGregor fully understood the risks when he went into the ring to battle Dustin Poirier. Nobody ever said that such an injury will not occur as similar injuries have occurred in the past, his just got added to the list. So, with UFC 264, Poirier has now defeated the Irish irascible fella for the second time and in their battle of supremacy, it is Dustin Poirier 2 and Conor McGregor 1; begging the question are their fans ready for yet another encounter between them, the fourth time, that is. 

This is imperative because despite what was clearly a first round domination and better performance by Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor claimed otherwise, insisting that it ain't over yet; somewhat insinuating that he only succumbed to his broken leg and not the fire power of Poirier. ICHEOKU says the leg was definitely broken for a reason, something made it break and it couldn't have broken unless Poirier forced the issue. Poirier even stated as much, that McGregor initially fractured the leg when he blocked his kick at the beginning of their fight and then he leaned on it afterwards which caused it to completely come apart with seconds left to go in their first round. 

Conor McGregor was unable to get up afterwards and couldn't continue with the fight. It was obvious too that Dustin Poirier controlled the first round, protected himself very well from McGregor's kicks and landed several of his own kicks on McGregor. He took McGregor to the canvass and landed more punches and threw many elbows on McGregor. He also knocked Mcgregor down again towards the final seconds of their first round before McGregor's lower left finally gave way. So, Dustin Poirier clearly defeated Conor McGregor and the only thing Mcgregor can be furious at is his leg and no one else. When he recovers and still wants to have another go at it, as Dana White has already indicated, there could be a McGregor v Poirier IV and hopefully he will not allow Poirier to break his leg again. 

However, ICHEOKU disagrees with UFC President Dana White that there is any particular way of finishing a fight, the reason there is TKO. His sentiments of preferring to watch the two gladiators go all the way or even for a McGregor victory notwithstanding, the fight got finished and it finished in a way some fights do finish, through a TKO, this time by reason of an accidental leg break. The only question now is whether there will fans' fatigue for another Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier encounter; and if not, how soon will Conor McGregor be ready for another showdown with Dustin Poirier. So until then, ICHEOKU says congratulations to Dustin Poirier, the now obvious tamer of the Irish wild cat. ICHEOKU wishes him a quick recovery and yes, the peoples president, President Donald John Trump was at UFC264 as well. 

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