Tag: sports

Bang : Any Means Orange

Bang : Any Means Orange

This drink, based on the YouTube “streamer collective” Any Means Possible, is promoted as “jaw-droppingly delicious”. That’s an exaggeration, but it is good, which is more (better) than I can say for most Bangs. It’s the carbonation that holds them back, so the flavor has to be impressive enough to outweigh it. That is the case here. It tastes like a Creamsicle.

my rating : 4 of 5

video review : Reinier De Ridder versus Bo Nickal at UFC Fight Night

video review : Reinier De Ridder versus Bo Nickal at UFC Fight Night

“Hype train derailed”, Billy Goff posts on X, but it’s not a total surprise. The wheels were getting wobbly in Bo Nickal’s last two fights. Cody Brundage and Paul Craig raised questions about a potential undefeated streak. Reinier De Ridder, his toughest opponent yet, answers them here by not only stifling his prestigious wrestling but defeating him “by knockout” via knees to the midsection.

my rating : 3 of 5

2025

video review : Anthony Smith versus Zhang Mingyang at UFC Fight Night

video review : Anthony Smith versus Zhang Mingyang at UFC Fight Night

Anthony Smith is past his prime and this was promoted as his retirement fight, so it’s no surprise nor shame that he’d lose to a knockout specialist like Zhang Mingyang. It’s the way he loses; giving up in the first round but having the gumption to go after a prodder in the crowd as his family watches on; that’s embarrassing, especially considering he loss in a similar way in his previous bout.

my rating : 3 of 5

2025

video review : Jaqueline Amorim versus Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night

video review : Jaqueline Amorim versus Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night

“This one’s gonna play out on the ground,” Laura Sanko predicts and thankfully it does. Who wants to see two sexy Brazilian women fight standing when they could be sixty-nining 35 seconds in? Jaqueline Amorim is the top as she dominates Polyana Viana for the whole bout before submitting her. The cutest moment is their confused reaction to Dan Miragliotta mistakenly ending the first round early.

my rating : 4 of 5

2025

A Shoc Energy : Blue Raspberry

A Shoc Energy : Blue Raspberry

I don’t like the taste of Raspberry, Blue or otherwise, but it doesn’t overwhelm the general sweetness of this A Shoc Energy drink. That’s despite the fact that it contains “zero sugar”; not that sucralose is a healthy replacement. The “natural caffeine” count; it’s “charged by nature”; is 200 milligrams.

my rating : 3 of 5