Archive for December, 2011
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011Your match guide listing for the Inoki NYE event at Saitama Super Arena.
Alistair Overeem retires Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 in Las Vegas; Yahoo Japan gives it headline status
Friday, December 30th, 2011Big month in UFC for marquee names, although the undercards leave something to be desired.
Did Jon Fitch get a fair shake for his MMA/pro-wrestling comments?
Friday, December 30th, 2011Did the media and the fans give Jon Fitch a raw deal for his comments about the direction he wants to see the MMA move towards as a sport?
Dana White on Torres rehire: “Your opinions don’t mean [expletive] to me”
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Dana White wants you to shut up when it comes to any criticism about rehiring Miguel Torres three weeks after firing him.
MMA Link Club: The 2011 non-UFC story of the year is…
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011The collapse of K-1 as a major player was as big of a story in 2011 as Viacom’s purchase of Bellator. Here’s why…
NYE storylines: Who retires first after a loss, Fedor or Lesnar?
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011A couple of high-profile MMA names are going to lose this weekend in big fashion. The question is, who is more likely to retire from MMA after their loss?
Antonio Inoki’s shadow war on NYE
Saturday, December 24th, 2011There’s a lot of symbolism with the 2011 Inoki NYE MMA card, both for historical & futuristic purposes.
Randy Couture: Yeah, Title IX has really crippled wrestling programs badly
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011Randy Couture would be excited to see a revival in Catch wrestling. Meanwhile, the Japanese are ready to move onto more destructive means of promoting wrestling & MMA.
What’s not said about drug testing in combat sports
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Dr. Margaret Goodman explains why she created VADA (the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency) and what’s wrong with the current drug testing protocols in place by the various state athletic commissions.
MMA Link Club: The ‘everybody grumbles about the future of Strikeforce’ edition
Monday, December 19th, 2011Strikeforce, Zuffa-controlled and flavored, didn’t go over too well this weekend on Showtime.
Little heat in Japan for Fedor/Ishii on Inoki NYE show
Sunday, December 18th, 2011In Japan, the expression ‘the more things change the more they stay the same’ is always appropriate to use.
Jordan Breen: People wouldn’t intensely hate Jon Jones if he was white
Friday, December 16th, 2011Jordan Breen is reiterating his claims from earlier this year that the major component in why there is so much hatred towards Jon Jones is due to the fact that he’s black.
Keith Kizer: Urine is ‘obviously’ better than blood for steroid testing
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011Keith Kizer continues to make the claim that urine testing is better than blood testing for steroid detection. Eddie Goldman promptly eviscerates him for the way the Nevada State Athletic Commission handled the Alistair Overeem situation.
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