Comments on: Sunday news review (10/7)

By: Zach Arnold

Zach Arnold — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:41:57 +0000

Once DSE lost Fuji TV, the booking of PRIDE went to hell. Without Kiyohara’s influence (he was the TV producer close to Sakakibara), there was less of a filter as far as what matches got booked.

By: Michaelthebox

Michaelthebox — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:27:00 +0000

klown: I think a lot of what Dana means by ‘reckless’ is their tendency to put fighters in fights that offer lots of risk and little reward. Putting Wandy against guys like Cro Cop and Hendo both qualify; if Wandy wins, he’s got a good win, but if he loses, the middleweight champ has just had a loss and some of the lustre of the belt is lost. Against Hendo, if Wandy wins, he beat a guy a class down from him, if he loses, the WW and MW championship picture is shot to hell.

Whatever you want to say about Zuffa, they tend to be very good about maintaining the integrity of a belt by only fighting top contenders together (the TUF 4 disaster nonwithstanding).

By: PizzaChef

PizzaChef — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:19:05 +0000

Mac seems to have a tendancy to delete posts. He did it after talking about PRIDE USA production (more like Jerry Millen) trying to get him to say that he’ll send Hayato Sakurai back to Japan.

By: klown

klown — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:06:57 +0000

I’m listening to FightOpinion Radio. Jeff and Zach have a conversation on UFC’s tendency to “match the best against the best” vs “protecting fighters”. Zach comments on the latter option: “It worked for PRIDE.”

Didn’t Dana White accuse PRIDE of being reckless with their aces, rather than protecting them? In one of his rants after CroCop knocked out Silva White went off on a tangent about Sakuraba, the supposed “Japanese Ace” being matched up against every heavyweight in the division to be knocked silly and get brain damage… a fair point.

By: liger05

liger05 — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:00:03 +0000

I agree barerra lost the fight but I thought two scores off 118-109 was very harsh on barerra.

Anyway thanks for the memories marco. great great fighter who served up some classics. the 5th v morales in the 1st fight is one of the greatest rounds ever!!

By: Ivan Trembow

Ivan Trembow — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:58:50 +0000

Crazy fight between Samuel Peter and Jameel McCline tonight. I can’t believe Peter regained control after being in that much trouble. As for the HBO show, the main event was disappointing but a couple of the undercard bouts made up for it.

By: Brady Westwater

Brady Westwater — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:38:29 +0000

Results from TFA in Santa Monica Saturday night, anyone?

By: Hywel Teague [FIGHTERS ONLY MAGAZINE]

Hywel Teague [FIGHTERS ONLY MAGAZINE] — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:47:03 +0000

I wondered to myself what had happened to Jimmy Ambriz. There is a serious lack of talent out there at super heavyweight.

By: Just another MMA mark

Just another MMA mark — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:36:37 +0000

PRIDE screwed PRIDE, plain and simple

Funny how in 2007 Kimbo/Tank is one of the most demanded fights among the hardcores.

By: David

David — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:27:53 +0000

Ya’ll know I speak real talk. I don’t care about anything right now other than Ferguson vs Abbot aka Kimbo vs Tank.

Thanks for the neighborhoodly internet reportage Zach.