I finally had a weekend off. It must have been 4-5 months since I had two-consecutive days off in a rowlet alone a weekend. So I debated whether-or-not to shell out the $44.95+ tax for the UFC 83 pay-per-view.

Being a long-time MMA fan, I did. And it certainly did not disappoint. Goerges St. Pierre got his belt back, and rightfully deservedamongst other decent fights of the night.

Preceding to be a couch-potato, I nestled in my chaise with a cold, mixed six-pack of Molson (Canada, rooting for "Rush") and Samuel Adams (being from Boston). Before you know itMain Event.

I was absolutely amazed, baffled, flabbergasted and dumbfounded to see the UFC welterweight champion, Matt Serra's black T-Shirt, as he walked from the dressing room, to the octogon.

"Buy Guns, Sell Guns, www.gunsamerica.com "

Thinking it was a joke, or some other kind of marketing/advertising ployI log onto the website. And sure enough, you can "buy guns, sell guns" at gunsamerica.com. And their motto is " GunsAmerica - Connecting Gun Buyers to Gun Sellers Since 1997."

Someone pinch me. Am I dreaming? Is this just a radical joke? Are you kidding me?

Now, I don't want to get too political with this here. I know The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rightsbut let me expand on our rights as American citizens.

Amendment One

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Amendment Two

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

I will never-ever debate these rights. But, I think when it comes to professional athletes, we have to bend the rules here.

Granted, Matt Serra must make a living. No denying that. But certainly, there must be another website, company or training camp out there that has the funds, and wants to advertise on the UFC Champions T-shirt. Right?

Do the gun purveyors pay him THAT well to advertise on his apparel? Because they would have to pay me six-figures, plus, to promote guns to my viewing audience.

Certainly Tapout is one of the biggest names out there when it comes to MMA apparel. There have been numerous acquisitions about Matt, and the Tapout company, about who-dumped-who. What Tapout didn't

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