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Hit me with the hot stuff
Happy Wednesday!
You know the drill by now.
Hit me with your best questions below. Everything and anything goes. Questions only available to paid subscribers. Sorry, them’s the rules.
And try to keep them short and sweet, if possible. That increases your chances of having the question answered.
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Dear Ariel,
Greetings once again from London, Ontario. Canada. A brief story is required to frame my question, please bear with me. One time, when my younger brother was taking an escalator down to the Union station subway in Toronto, his pant leg got caught in the escalator. His pants were pulled down as he was violently dragged down to the ground by the escalator, and he started to cry. I'm sure you can imagine that the scene of him, pantless and bawling in the middle of Toronto after being mauled by an escalator, was a dramatic one.
While the vast majority of people are not afraid of escalators, to this day my brother is terrified of them due to this traumatic experience. I have come to realize that everyone has at least one "escalator" in their life. A person's "escalator" refers to something that seems benign to others but that strikes fear in their heart, much like the escalator does to my brother. For some people, their "escalator" is obvious (as an example, New York Ric's "escalator" is obviously GC). I was unsure about you though, Ariel, and so I would like to ask: what is your "escalator"?
Sincerely,
Adrian
👋 Hola Ariel!!!
After the events of last weekend, the welterweight division has gotten more clear at the top of the division. Whenever Usman fully recovers he will face Leon (hopefully), and it seems like Dana is leaning towards Colby x Khamzat next.
This week’s main event is the rematch of Luque x Muhammad almost 6 years later. While I can see if Belal wins how he can get matched up with Burns, my question is where would Luque go with a win after Saturday being that both him and Burns have been vocal about not fighting each other?
Viva Heelwani 🦹🏻♂️