First, Deadspin’s editor-in-chief shot himself in the foot. Now, he’s about to get punched in the face.
After his magazine told Ted Cruz to “eat shit,” Marchman taunted supporters of the Texas senator, tweeting that not one “is willing to face me in the UFC octagon.” That could end up the most painful mistake of his journalistic career.
Army Ranger turned UFC fighter and all-American badass Tim Kennedy answered the call.
I’m your huckleberry. I also take note that you are a pathetic cyber bully. My email is [email protected] I’m available at your leisure. https://t.co/6AS3qAllXV
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) January 25, 2017
Weighing in at 185 and standing 5’11, the brawler has collected 18 wins, including six knockouts and eight submission wins. And in addition to a black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he’s earned the Army’s Bronze Star for valor outside the ring while serving under fire in Iraq.
Marchman’s weight class is unknown. A brief survey of his sniveling Twitter comments seems characteristic of someone who’s never taken a punch. And though he wrote for Sports Illustrated, he altogether seems defenseless.
Needless to say, it won’t be a fair fight.
Of course, violence against the press has no place in civil society. Beating up reporters is a pastime of third-world despots and tyrants. But because of his belligerence, Marchman seems like a special exception. Cruz fans didn’t even wait for the contest to call the fight, editing his Wikipedia entry to note that he “has been owned by Ted Cruz since 2017.”
The New York liberal volunteered himself as a human punching bag. I wish him the best.
Philip Wegmann is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
