Archive for September, 2007
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007I have a lot of site work to catch up on today, so we’ll go with an unconventional style here on the news update. USA Today is asking if Chuck Liddell is going to retire. A fascinating article on UFC’s branding efforts in the marketplace. “Football is the NFL,” said Paul McGuire, vice president, integrated […]
UFC 76 – the aftermath
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports attended the UFC 76 post-fight press conference. Some highlights: White launched into a tirade against the PRIDE fan boys and the Internet sites he said who encourage them to denigrate the UFC. “I want to say something and everybody knows how I’ve felt for years about these goofy Internet websites,” […]
UFC 76
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007Event reports: MMA Weekly | Sherdog | MMA Junkie | UFC Mania | MMA on Tap | Sprawl ‘n Brawl | Steve Sievert | Observer | Yahoo Sports | Steve Cofield | F4W Online Post all comments, spoilers, etc. here.
Heat-up for UFC 76
Friday, September 21st, 2007First, more bad news for boxing fans. Mark Cuban made an appearance on The Mike Tirico Show Friday to talk about UFC and MMA (starting at the 15 minute mark – audio here). Here is a report claiming that Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter gave Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz a tour of The White House. […]
K-1 feeling heat in South Korean media
Friday, September 21st, 2007By Zach Arnold Famous Japanese blogger Gryphon pointed out a major negative TV story in South Korean media about K-1. Please read Gryphon’s post first. After you read his post, you will notice that he had a site commenter named MD Han who said that he watched the show in question. He then sent Gryphon […]
Friday headlines: Mainstream blowback against MMA
Friday, September 21st, 2007Vancouver has officially banned MMA. More details in The Vancouver Province and CBC News. Rex Richards is fighting in the semi-main event slot of the next Art of War show in Tunica, MS. If you want to sponsor him, contact Brad Barnes at [email protected]. A mundane article on MMA in Reason Magazine, featuring this doozy […]
Get Your Fights Cards Here: The Next Few Weeks
Thursday, September 20th, 2007By Jeff Comstock It’s been a great month of MMA combat, but there is still plenty left to look forward to in the next few weeks.
K-1 10/3 Nippon Budokan card line-up
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Thursday trash talk: Will the IFL take center stage?
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Tickets are still available for UFC 76. Three new SEC filings by Pro Elite (here, here, and here). The Vancouver Province newspaper printed an editorial today speaking out against a possible ban of MMA in the city. Plus, the latest on attempts to ban MMA in Perth, Australia. Alex Marvez is reporting that the IFL […]
Cage Rage ‘Contenders’ Set For Welsh Expansion
Thursday, September 20th, 2007By Mark Pickering Cage Rage’s popular feeder series ‘Contenders’ is set for pastures new and a domestic expansion with their next installment set for the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Wales, on the 18th November. ‘Celtic Uprising’ will become Cage Rage’s first event in Wales and is reportedly being funded by local businessmen who are producing the […]
UFC Fight Night 11 & new TUF
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007UFN 11 results: MMA Weekly | Sherdog | MMA Junkie | UFC Mania | Bloody Elbow | MMA on Tap | MMA HQ | MMA Madness | Observer | Steve Sievert | Yahoo Sports | CBS Sportsline TUF reviews/notes: Sprawl ‘n Brawl | Dave Doyle | Steve Cofield interviews Joe Scarola | Fight Report | […]
Meet the newest MMA penny stock powerhouse
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007By Jeff Comstock Will this parade ever end? International Fight League (IFLI.OB) ProElite, Inc. (PELE.PK) SUN Sports & Entertainment Inc. (SSPE.PK) EntreMetrix Corp. (ERMX.OB) Max Entertainment Holdings Inc. (MXEH.OB) And now enter Bomani Corp. Legend Credit Inc. a subsidiary of Legend Mobile Inc. (LGMB.OB) a penny stock, shell corporation, that will soon be known as […]
Wednesday war room: Heat-up for UFC Fight Night
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Weigh-in results for the UFC Fight Night show that will take place Wednesday night in Las Vegas. A complete event preview is here. The Vancouver Sun says that the city council will ponder future of ‘human cockfighting.’ The paper claims that the city council will have a report claiming MMA is more violent than boxing. […]
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