Comments on: Friday notes: UFC’s plans for PRIDE

By: FightOpinion.com - Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry.

FightOpinion.com - Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry. — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:11:05 +0000

[...] the Japanese offices is hilarious because as we pointed out on this site in the last few months, DSE staffers were using the same Japanese offices to promote Hustle events. Hustle, as in the Japanese [...]

By: FightOpinion.com - Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry.

FightOpinion.com - Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry. — Wed, 02 May 2007 09:17:45 +0000

[...] do business in as Dream Stage Entertainment did in the past. This isn’t the first time that it has been noticed since Zuffa LLC reached an agreement for the PRIDE asset sale with Dream Stage [...]

By: Jordan Breen

Jordan Breen — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:06:47 +0000

“According to rumors on a Finnish MMA messageboard, Rupponen has (once again) hurt his hand in work (construction site) and the earliest he can fight again is July.”

Time for Drwal to stomp on some hapless German or something.

Seriously, Rea and Rupponen both out. There’s no one left on that level for him to really fight other than Zawada, who I think he’d shit kick.

By: Tim Leidecker

Tim Leidecker — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:18:22 +0000

According to rumors on a Finnish MMA messageboard, Rupponen has (once again) hurt his hand in work (construction site) and the earliest he can fight again is July.

By: Jordan Breen

Jordan Breen — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:45:48 +0000

Are we supposed to be shocked that Steve Austin likes the UFC?

Also, just on Leidecker’s article, Drwal/Rupponen is some exciting shit. Hopefully the winner of that bout goes on to bigger and better things, cause they’ll have definitely earned a ticket out of regional European shows.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:40:35 +0000

Not to mention that when callers ask Josh Gross a question on the radio show, more then half the time he has a “I don’t know” answer. What kind of reporter is that? In comparison, Dave Meltzer typically knows the answer to the major of questions fielded to him on his radio show. It really is comical. Especially when a guy like Meltzer has the answers to the majority of Gross’s missed ones. I have never seen a website take such pride in being “journalists”, and then completely lack any major characteristic that would qualify them as one.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:31:37 +0000

As for Sherdog and ESPN….

Sherdog is the same website that has yet to mention the IFL’s financial woes. Not one mention of the recent 10-K as an article or on their radio shows. Honestly, that is horrible reporting.

By: PizzaChef

PizzaChef — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:11:50 +0000

Don’t worry about Sherdog on ESPN Zach. Jordan will keep everyone in check. Or spam the ESPN main page. Which I WANT to see for kicks, lolz.

By: Grape Knee High

Grape Knee High — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:31:59 +0000

Thanks, Body_Shots.

Zach, of course, technically the lawsuit has been filed. But you know very well that I was saying that it would be settled before ever being heard by a judge. No reason the lawsuit should get dismissed; it sounds like Fishman’s case has merit.

By: Body_Shots

Body_Shots — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:17:46 +0000

The lawsuitâ€™s already in court. DSE filed a motion to dismiss and that hearing is set for May 17th. Itâ€™s unlikely that it will get dismissed (in my opinion).

Probably won’t be dimissed, but I do expect it to be settled.