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Fight Opinion Radio #49: The future of MMA
By Zach Arnold | May 17, 2007
No guest this week, as we’re too busy ranting angrily about the latest happenings in MMA. Will 2007 be known as the year that all of UFC’s major competition folds (PRIDE, IFL, etc.)? Plus, the latest PR blunders featuring UFC President Dana White. What has us stoked up and brimming with dripping sarcasm now? Listen to this week’s show and find out. This week’s show is brought to you by Monster Wrestling Rings and Kakuto Store.
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This week’s show preview
The IFL is bleeding money at a record pace. They have around $9 million USD in cash/cash equivalents left. Can they survive the 2007 calendar year? The PRIDE asset sale between DSE Inc. and UFC has not happened yet. Is the deal totally falling apart?
Dana White — open mouth, insert foot. The latest on the UFC/HBO situation, drug testing at UFC 72, a public rejection of Kermit Cintron’s fight offer, and other stories sure to raise an emotion out of you.
Plus, the world-famous grab bag. Is Samurai TV in danger of folding due to financial troubles? We’ll elaborate on this and many more topics on the highest quarter-hour rated segment in MMA radio.
Feedback
To contact us for show feedback, you can e-mail any of us on the Fight Opinion radio staff.
- Zach Arnold – puroresupower@hotmail.com
- Jeff Thaler – whaledog@whaledog.com
- Erin Bucknell – eriu@hotmail.com
- Luke Nicholson – LukeNicholson25@hotmail.com
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