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Author Archives: Doug Gibson
A chat with MMA pro Kaifah De’Toles; Tinajero to headline boxing card
This week’s mini-interview is with Kaifah De’Toles, who lives in Orem and trains out of One Hit MMA in Davis County. On June 1, De’Toles scored an impressive first round stoppage over tough veteran Curtis Johnsen. At left is a … Read More
Baptisms for health were once more common than baptisms for the dead
(To see Cal Grondahl’s cartoon that goes with this post, click here.) Most of us know about the ubiquity of the LDS Church performing baptisms for the dead in church temples. And every week in many locations there are baptisms … Read More
Photos from the recent SteelFist card, Lund to fight at June 15 Total Mayhem card
We were at the SteelFist MMA card on June 1 in Farmington. The SE story is here, as is this slideshow. Below is about a dozen of the Brian Wolfer SE photos from the fight, all are likely in the … Read More
Tagged Isaac Lugo, Ryan Lund, SteelFist Fights, Total Mayhem, Uncategorized
Ghostly tales of Ogden’s 25th Street arrive to haunt readers
“Tales From Two-Bit Street and Beyond … Part II” is another collection of ghostly short stories that mix spooky chills with the colorful history of Ogden’s Historic 25th Street. A disclaimer: I have a story in this anthology, titled “Yehudi,” … Read More
Willard Bean, Mormonism’s ‘Fighting Parson,’ did have an admirable pro boxing career
(To see Cal Grondahl’s cartoon that goes with this post, click here.) A lot of Mormon lore has surrounded Willard Bean, a professional boxer (at right in a Salt Lake Tribune 1902 photo boxing Fireman Jim Flynn, Bean is at … Read More
SteelFist card at Farmington’s Legacy Events Center is on Saturday
MMA: Tomorrow, Saturday, June 1, is SteelFist Fight Night 16, “Relentless,” with a heavyweight title match between Utahns Rhett Morehouse and Salvador Sanchez. The co-main matches Lucus Montoya versus Danny August. The best prelim, in my opinion, involves veterans Cole … Read More
LDS apostle Boyd K. Packer is correct that virtue can be turned into a vice
(To see Cal Grondahl’s cartoon that goes with this post, click here.) The very old, extremely conservative LDS Apostle Boyd K. Packer is slowly but consistently seeing his influence diminish. Because he fulfills the role of bogeyman by many of … Read More
A chat with MMA fighter Brandon Rease
This week we have a mini-interview with Top of Utah 135-pounder mixed martial artist Brandon Rease. (shown at left in this SE file photo) The amateur has fought three bouts in the past year. He’s 0-3 but the combined record … Read More
Tagged Adrian Farmer, Brandon Rease, CCC Promotions, Cesar Olmedo, Charles Presnell, Christian Nava, Craig Mock, Dre Gonzales, Eddie Cordova, Eric Tillotson, Freddie Martinez, Gary Cobia, Isaac Lugo, Jeremy Horn Elite Fight Night, Jesse West, Jose Haro, Mack Storey, Mike Crisman, Preston Tiffany, Rhett Morehouse, Ryan Lund, Salvador Sanchez, Santana DeCarlo, SteelFist Fights, Steve Rolls, The CLASH MMA, Total Mayhem, Uncategorized, Valente Tinajero
Obama administration is best ally the GOP has in its hunt for scandals
If politics is a game, the Obama administration has gone through three relief pitchers and allowed Republican batters to clear the bases more than once. The sight of high-level IRS official Lois Lerner taking the fifth at a hearing today … Read More
Idea that righteous parents can save wayward children a consistent doctrine in Mormon history
Although doctrines and decrees change in the LDS Church — think polygamy and blacks — one consistent teaching from the time of Joseph Smith to today is that the righteousness of parents can provide salvation to wayward (read: unrighteous) children. … Read More