Halloween is my Christmas!

It's my favorite time of year. People seem nicer, more giving, and the weather is still pretty good. Everyone gets into scary stuff for what many call "Spooky Season," but it's still something we all do together.

I don't know what it is about horror movies and being scared that makes it a thing, but it is a thing.

Maybe it's the aftermath of being scared. The relief that something that was bad is not so bad now. The immediate up from the scare, then the calm ,and coming down. You realize that all is well now.

So what's this got to do with Combat Sports?

Well, last weekend at UFC 321, Tom Aspinall got poked in the eye, and the fight got called off.

A "no-contest" was officially declared, and everyone seems to have a hot take on eye pokes and gloves after the event. The funny thing is, the people criticizing Aspinall for not being able to continue are people who — and I'm guessing here- have never been poked in the eye.

Well, I have been poked in the eye. I wrote about it over on "The Stack" if you want to read about it. But the gist of it is...

Eye pokes suck!

They're scary too. Think about it, the thought of losing an eye, the thing you are using to read this email, is not something you think about too often.

Until you get poked in the eye.

It's a scary thought. While Halloween scares are fun, the day-to-day life scares...not so much.

It's just something to think about when you see a fighter get poked in the eye, or get kicked in the balls, or any other sort fo pain that comes from fighting for a living.

If you'd rather not think about it, pick up my latest work of fiction, "The Father of Evil" that I released just in time for Halloween. You can read it for free if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Enjoy your Halloween weekend! 🎃

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