After seeing this cover, Dana White said it was ok for Conor McGregor to never do press again. pic.twitter.com/9rypQv4xPh
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) July 5, 2016
Let’s not get it twisted: I like Conor McGregor. Any athlete who learns Portuguese phrases just so he can throw seven shades of shit in dedicating a fight to his Brazilian opponent’s homeland is A-OK in my book.
Vince Wilfork on the cover of ESPN’s Body Issue. pic.twitter.com/PqgpiqZXw8
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) July 1, 2016
…or Texas Rangers first baseman/absolute unit Prince Fielder…
My all time favorite #BodyIssue photo! ?????? @RealPFielder28 pic.twitter.com/GV8UbJlnbz
— AB (@MsBliss1212) June 30, 2016
…or Chicago Red Stars/US Women’s National Team football star Christen Press, who by her own admission rocks a rig that is “100% a by-product of my sport,” in that she has “butt muscles, thigh muscles, and then my upper body is super skinny — except for in my shoulders, which you need for a little bit of strength to hold other players off the ball.“
Oh lord! @ChristenPress pic.twitter.com/XLB5poZbkJ
— The Watchmaker (@run_Gonzo_run) July 6, 2016
What I do have a hard time stomaching, however, is when the “Conor McGregor’s egotistical trash-talking” and “ESPN Body Issue” circles crash together, creating a Venn Diagram centre section of “Conor McGregor talks about how good at sex he is.“