JoJo Calderwood and the homeless unknown comic
The story of JoJo Calderwood and the homeless unknown comic
UFC 203 was a long, strange trip, with a main event that made you scream HOLY F@$%ING $#!@, a muddled co-main, and a fight scrapped due to a falling elevator, among other oddities.
It had a tiny story, too, that was compelling in its way.
Prior to the event, strawweight JoJo Calderwood and friend UFC flyweight Zach Makovsky were walking around Cleveland, when they met a homeless man named Robert Butler. Charmed by his wit, Calderwood left a ticket to the fights for him.
Although Badmofo JoJo lost to Jessica Andrade via guillotine late in the first, she was moved to find a note for her at the fighters hotel.
Dearest Jovon,
Although you lost the fight you will always be a winner in life!
You are a rare and unique person. Kind, sweet and nonjudgemental. I wish you well in all that you do. I will never forget you!
Yours truly,
Robert Butler
The Unknown Comic
Calderwood was touched.
“This just made my morning,” she wrote on her social network. “Leaving Cleveland with a loss but a smile. I met a homeless man during the week and he walked zach and I down the street a little telling a couple of jokes. He was interested in what was going on and I told him I’d leave a ticket for him to attend the UFC last night. I wasn’t sure if he’d go but when I went to check out he left this lovely note.
“P.S. I didn’t have the heart to correct him and I kinda like the name Jovon (sounds like Joanne).”
This just made my morning, leaving Cleveland with a loss but a smile. I met a homeless man during the week and he…
Posted by Jo Jo Calderwood on Sunday, September 11, 2016
Calderwood already has some colorful fight names, including Dr. Kneevil, The Whispering Assassin, Cyborginho, and Badmofo JoJo. Jovon is a sweet addition to the list.