Archive for March, 2006
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Sunday, March 19th, 2006Saturday’s night event in Auburn, Washington (Brawl at the Mall II) at the Supermall drew 2,500 fans to watch the Matt Hume-produced AMC Pankration amateur fight show. Yukino Kanda and (her husband) Hideki Yamamoto were in attendance as representatives of DSE. Bob Sapp, Chris Leben, Josh Barnett, and Maurice Smith appeared. Smith announced his IFL […]
HOOK ‘n SHOOT event next Saturday (3/25)
Saturday, March 18th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you are in the Evansville, Indiana area, make sure to get your tickets for the upcoming March 25th show. The promotion will be debuting a brand new 22 ft. by 22 ft. hexagon ring built by Monster Wrestling Rings. I’ve known Jeff Osborne for a few years now, and he is […]
April 29th – Super Saturday
Saturday, March 18th, 2006Mark it down on your calendars. Much like Super Bowl Sunday was a major football & MMA weekend internationally, April 29th appears to be a big day in North America for MMA. Dr. J has more on upcoming events. Matt Lindland vs. Mike Van Arsdale is set for this date in San Diego at the […]
The LA Times on UFC 58
Friday, March 17th, 2006By Zach Arnold Dan Neil of the Los Angeles Times (in their magazine section) has an article about his recent attendance at the UFC 58 show in Las Vegas, NV. Neil, unlike most mainstream media writers, admits up front that he came into the show with the mindset of a critic about the sport based […]
The heat is turned up on the yakuza
Friday, March 17th, 2006Mainichi Daily News: Arrests cast glare on shady world of commercialized combat Past Reference: Kawamata talks to Weekly Gendai Those who’ve followed this story on Fight Opinion already understand or have read most of the details in this article. However, it’s important to read this Mainichi story nonetheless. It emphasizes what has already been written […]
Risk for Success? Absolutely.
Friday, March 17th, 2006By Al Yu On January 15th, DSE CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara confirmed that an Absolute or Open-Weight Grand Prix will be held throughout 2006. Fighters from the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions will be included to participate, in addition to the Middleweight and Heavyweight divisions. The proliferation of MMA has produced a new generation of very talented […]
Lee Murray on the run?
Friday, March 17th, 2006By Zach Arnold The Sun (UK) reports that MMA fighter Lee Murray cannot be found and the police want to talk to him about his potential role in the now infamous Tonbridge heist.
Reaping what you sow
Friday, March 17th, 2006By Zach Arnold On this week’s FOR show, Rob Sayers and I addressed the Wall Street Journal article by Peter Sanders on MMA in America. Rob’s response can be found here. However, on the radio show, I addressed a more important theme and question regarding what UFC President Dana White wanted to see as far […]
Daniel Puder in UFC?
Thursday, March 16th, 2006By: Luke Nicholson After Daniel Puder’s performance at the record-setting Strikeforce show in San Jose last Friday, now might be the perfect opportunity for UFC to sign him and start to feature him, and build him as a superstar. From all reports, Dan Puder came off as a superstar. He entered wearing a “I hurt […]
Wall Street Journal on MMA
Thursday, March 16th, 2006By Rob Sayers The Wall Street Journal posted an article which focuses on how the UFC is aiming to replace boxing as the USA’s combat sport of choice. While at first it appears to be an informative look at how MMA is gaining more mainstream popularity, it quickly takes a turn for the predictable.
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 11
Thursday, March 16th, 2006Rob Sayers, Erin Bucknell, and Zach Arnold discuss the latest happenings in the Japanese police investigation in regards to the involvement of the yakuza in the fight industry. Also, we review some of the IFL’s latest business plans and debate whether or not Atlantic City is the right city for a debut show. Plus, a […]
Three accused yakuza members released
Thursday, March 16th, 2006By Zach Arnold A new twist to the case. According to the Tokushima Shimbun (newspaper), the district attorney/prosecutor in Yokohama have released the three men accused of being members of Yamaguchi-gumi in connection to the criminal complaint filed in 2004 by promoter Seiya Kawamata. The reason for the release of the three men is publicly […]
MMA comes to Nova Scotia
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006By Zach Arnold The Chronicle Herald newspaper has an article series about an upcoming MMA event in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 29th (the same day as the proposed IFL show in Atlantic City, New Jersey). The newspaper has three articles (here, here, and here) that put a slightly negative slant on the upcoming event. […]
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