Jon Grilz (Senior Writer)

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Jon's Bio

Jon is a graduate student working on his Masters Degree in writing. He is a fan of all sports Minnesotan, but ranks mixed martial arts as his favorite sport. He was a late bloomer to MMA, not really getting into the sport until the Tito/Shamrock feud began, but doesn't really feel like he missed much leading up to all the ado.

Depending on what article you read, Jon is between 5'4"-6'8", between 120-320 pounds and may or may not be a member of the Communist party. He is single/married/divorced/widowed and enjoys drinking in the dark.

Jon is also the first winner of the Bleacher Report Humor Bowl, which he attributes either to not being held enough by his mother, or a little too much by his "uncle".

Jon Writes About

The Short List facts and information about Jon Grilz

Favorite Athletes

Mike Redmond (Twins), Bas Rutten (MMA), Rickson Gracie (BJJ), Clay Guida (MMA), Georges St.Pierre (MMA), John Randle (Vikings),Pat Williams (Vikings)

Favorite Sports Teams

Minnesota Vikings, Twins, Wild, Golden Gophers

All Time Sports Moment

1980 Olympic Hockey USA defeat USSR- no other sporting moment has so single handedly brought together the United States.

Most Memorable Game Attended

Gophers lead then trail then win... you know what, that might have been every Gopher's game I've ever seen.

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripkin Jr consecutive games played.

Ruth or Mays?

Babe Ruth- fat, drunk and incredible

Unitas or Montana?

Unitas- as tough as they come (short of Joe Capp)

Jordan or Russell?

Kurt Russell, obviously. Snake Pliskin rules!

Gretzky or Orr?

Which ever one is Canadian.

Pele or Maradona?

Pele- I have no idea who the other guy is

Petty or Earnhardt?

What sport is this?

Schumacher or Senna?

I got nothin'

Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10- top 5 teams get bowls whether they deserve them or not

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  1. by Varun
    2 days ago

    Dear Jon,

    Thank you for the critique! Your suggestions will help me to improve the quality of future articles.

    Varun

  2. by Hilary
    2 days ago

    no problem :)

  3. by Varun
    5 days ago

    Dear Jon,

    I would really appreciate if you could kindly have a look at my new article and provide any suggestions thanks!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65803-lyoto-machida-vs-thiago-silva-your-verdict

    Yours Sincerely,

    Varun

  4. by Bryan
    7 days ago

    what do you think the odds are of Tito coming into the cage and calling out Kimbo tonight after they remove Shamrock on the stretcher?

    After reading that Tito is close to signing with them it just seems like a WWE move waiting to happen. Tito is sitting ringside providing guest commentary, Kimbo ko's ken, then Tito steps into the cage and says Kimbo only beat Ken because Tito softened him up with his beatdowns years ago.

    I could be wrong, but this is EliteXC I'm talking about here.

  5. by Bryan
    7 days ago

    I second Jeremy's motion.

  6. by Jeremy
    9 days ago

    Is there any possibility of the MMA section getting a ranking system like college football has? I think it would be pretty interesting to allow the entire community to vote on every division, perhaps on a weekly basis.

  7. by Benjamin
    9 days ago

    Hey Jon - Any chance you would chat for the piece?

    Ben
    popper.b@gmail.com

  8. by Brian
    12 days ago

    I would love to learn more about your process of ascending to Senior Writer for Bleacher. Do you have a mentor program =) Thanks for all your hard work on the site.

  9. by Derek
    14 days ago

    Yeah i am still writing for the other site. What is the site you're talking about though? I'll still check it out. Thanks.

  10. by Benjamin
    15 days ago

    Hey Jon - In response to your question - The piece examines why the UFC succeeded where so many other MMA organizations failed.

    Every new league has a awkward phase where they try and introduce the complexities of their sport to a mass audience. I am particularly interested in the role of TUF played in attracting the casual fan to the UFC.

    I also want to chat about Brock Lesnar and the audience overlap between professional wrestling and MMA.

    Hope to hear from you, Ben

    popper.b@gmail.com

  11. by Bryan
    16 days ago

    Jon, I'm doing a group article on the worst adages or sayings in MMA/boxing. If you want to participate pick your choice for the absolute worst fight adage and email a paragraph describing why to bryantrafford@yahoo.com

    thanks

  12. by Benjamin
    18 days ago

    Hey Jon - I'm a journalist doing a piece about Brock Lesnar and I would like to ask you a few questions. Please contact me if you're interested.

    Cheers, Ben

    popper.b@gmail.com

  13. by Varun
    21 days ago

    Hi Jon,

    Thanks for the kind comments and useful feedback bro. I really appreciated that!

    Varun

  14. by Varun
    about 1 month ago

    Hi Jon,

    I am enclosing the link of my first article on the Bleacher Report MMA community. I would really appreciate if you could kindly, have a read and provide writing tips or useful feedback!

    Thank You for your time,

    Varun Singh

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/56458-forrest-griffin-vs-rashad-evans-who-will-win

  15. by Ryan
    about 1 month ago

    wow, funny side note then: I almost left the "E" in the title because I thought it might be something smart and witty that I just didn't get.

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