JNPO: In focus with combat sports storyteller Esther Lin
Image: MMAFighting.com
For the 75th edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, I knew I wanted someone notable in the MMA business. Luckily, my guest returned my text when I asked.
Esteemed photographer and storyteller Esther Lin of MMAFighting.com and Showtime Sports joined Josh Nason’s Punch-Out for nearly an hour this week, talking about a wide variety of subjects.
On the docket:
– A little bit of Game Of Thrones
– Her experiences on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor promotional tour including the story of her Spider-Man act during McGregor’s recent press event
– What has stood out to her the most on this tour
– The night she was kicked out of UFC 199 as part of the ‘MMA Fighting Three’
– Her experiences shooting the NJPW weekend in Long Beach, CA
– The experience of contributing to a SI.com roundtable featuring other gay and bixsexual media members
– Whether people sharing her images without accreditation bothers her
– How she got into shooting MMA and pictures in general
– Her role with MMAFighting and how you’ve probably seen more of her work than you think
– A blow-by-blow of her typical fight week…and more.
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Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.