My Top 10 Sports Bucket List Items

Being a sports fan is one of the great joys in life. The excitement and entertainment from the highest level of competition is unmatched and always will be.

As a sports fan there is plenty of things I want to do before I kick the bucket, but here are my top 10.

1. Sit ringside at a UFC event.  I have been a fight fan for years now, from the early days where Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz ruled the octagon, to todays modern UFC highlighted by stars like Conor McGregor, Max Holloway, and Jon Jones. Sitting cage side at a UFC event would be my top thing to do as a sports fan, especially if it involved a legend like Jonny “Bones” Jones or my favorite fighter Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.
2. Throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game. This is something my sister in law’s best friend got to do once and ever since I realized regular people could get the chance its something that I have wanted to do.
3. Be at the clinching game of a championship series or game for one of my favorite teams. This is probably one that most sports fans have on their list, but its something that would be a memory to hold onto for a lifetime.
4. Play a 18 holes of golf with Jordan Spieth. I love golfing and being able to play with one of the best young golfers on tour would be a dream come true.
5. Call an MMA fight card with Joe Rogan. Being able to commentate any event would be cool, but sitting next to in my opinion, one of the funniest and coolest people in the world and do the commentary on fight night would be an all time great moment.
6. Have a catch with Pedro Martinez. This is pretty self explanatory, getting to play catch with one of the greatest pitchers of all time? Sign me up.
7. Ride along in a Nascar race. Kind of an oddball one here, but I think being driven around a speedway at 200+ MPH would be pretty cool.
8. Hangout with Mike Tyson. All personal drama aside, Iron Mike is probably one of the most interesting people in sports history, from being the youngest heavyweight champion ever, to biting Evander Holyfield’s ear off, an evening with the champ would be unforgettable.
9. Go to the Olympics. I’m not a huge fan of all the Olympic events, but attending the historic games would be well worth it and something not a lot of people will ever get to do.
10. Shoot hoops with Larry Bird in his prime. Larry legend was one of the best trash talkers ever, I would love to play ball with him and have a little playful war of words with the best to ever do it.