Archive for October, 2008
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Many months ago, Lorenzo Fertitta left Station Casinos to concentrate full-time on UFC. Now, there are multiple media reports surfacing that Station Casinos is dealing with financial problems.
Of course: Florida DBPR ‘clears’ Elite XC of stand-up scandal
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Just days after Elite XC closed up shop for good, the Florida DBPR magically announced that there was no wrong-doing in the Elite XC stand-up scandal involving Kimbo Slice & Seth Petruzelli.
Dana White’s admission that will likely not get much attention but really should
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008UFC President Dana White admitted in a Youtube vlog that the company had been paying for media coverage of past UFC events with Sirius Satellite radio host Scott Ferrall. However, according to White, Ferrall held up UFC for more money and UFC balked at paying him. White’s admission that UFC buys and pays off members of the sports media has gone unnoticed, including a public by sports blog The Big Lead three months ago that Spike TV paid them to go to Las Vegas to cover an MMA event. Will anyone in the mainstream sports media raise ethical and journalistic questions regarding this situation?
Will Thiago Alves be able to make weight?
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Having failed to make weight for his UFC fight a few months ago in the UK against Matt Hughes, can Thiago Alves make weight this time for his UFC 90 fight against Josh Koscheck?
Fight Opinion Radio #92: Delivering our eulogy for Elite XC
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008This week on Fight Opinion Radio: We deliver our eulogy for Elite XC, a promotion that had a world of potential and crashed just like every other miserable start-up in the Mixed Martial Arts business. What’s next for Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano, Jake Shields, and many other top Elite XC fighters? Plus, how will the scandal affect the MMA landscape that is already dominated by UFC & Dana White?
Video: Affliction announces Fedor Emelianenko for their January 2009 MMA fight card
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Affliction has posted a brand new video ad on YouTube, announcing Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski for their January 2009 MMA fight card.
UFC: Dana White’s newest Youtube vlog to find the next big British MMA star
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008UFC President Dana White is in the United Kingdom, watching the latest tryouts for The Ultimate Fighter reality show. Who will end up earning a shot to train under UFC fighter Michael Bisping?
Kamipro writer: UFC can’t do business their own way in other countries
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008The editor of Kamipro magazine in Japan warns the public about how UFC wants to do business on their own terms, while trying to publicly needle UFC management for approaching Kamipro staff members on how to contact Yoshihiro Akiyama’s management.
Media reaction to Elite XC fallout (Michael Wilbon cheers)
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Michael Wilbon of ESPN cheers the demise of Elite XC. Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports thinks Kimbo Slice is headed to Japan. Deadspin and The LA Times talk about the Kimbo/Seth Petruzelli stand-up scandal. MMA Memories thinks that Jeremy Lappen’s role in Elite XC should not go unnoticed.
TJ Thompson: “Seth [Petruzelli] was paid to stand up”
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Icon Sport promoter TJ Thompson, whose company was bought out by Elite XC, took Elite XC management to task in an interview with MMA Weekly on Tuesday. Thompson claimed in the interview that he was told by some people in the MMA business at Elite XC’s October 4th event in Sunrise, Florida that Seth Petruzelli was paid to stand-up against Kimbo Slice.
Boxing’s Jose Sulaiman & Bernard Hopkins talk about MMA
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008The 77-year old WBC boss calls MMA ‘savage’, while 43-year old Bernard Hopkins says that MMA has negatively influenced the way boxers now throw punches in the ring.
Enson Inoue arrested in Japan for possession of marijuana
Monday, October 20th, 2008According to popular Japanese news wire outlet Jiji, 41-year old MMA veteran Enson Inoue was arrested in Saitama on charges of possessing marijuana. According to the media report, Inoue admitted he had pot and inhaled three or four times in a month. Possession of marijuana in Japan is a serious offense, and several key Japanese MMA stars have been targets of recent attempted police raids in an attempt to crack down on marijuana usage in Japan.
Your ‘horrible media timing’ winner of this year (involving the Orlando Sentinel and Seth Petruzelli)
Monday, October 20th, 2008The Orlando Sentinel does no favors for Seth Petruzelli. On the same day that Elite XC reportedly closed up shop, the newspaper prints a ‘glowing’ profile article on how Petruzelli has become Elite XC’s new, big star. Oops.
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