Archive for August, 2006
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Tuesday, August 1st, 2006So you want to hang out with Josh Barnett? Our first stop was Akihabara, the holy-land for “otaku” [“fanatics”]. Although we went there so Josh could be interviewed by a sports newspaper, the first thing Josh spotted was a life-sized figure of the comic Fist of the North Star’s hero, Kenshiro. Josh, a huge Fist […]
Kentucky authority member wants MMA banned
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Larry Bisig, member of the Kentucky Sports Authority, wants MMA banned in the state (according to an Associated Press report). “It defies logic that a cock rooster has more protection in the state of Kentucky than does a human being, and if that’s not broken, what is,” Bisig said in a telephone […]
Japanese MMA notes
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006Satoru Kitaoka vs. Paul “Semtex” Daley was announced for Pancrase’s 8/27 Yokohama Bunka Gym show. Don Frye vs. Yoshihisa Yamamoto was announced for HERO’s 8/5 Tokyo, Ariake Colosseum show. GCM Communications announced that a special “best bouts” episode of D.O.G. cage matches will air on TV Tokyo on 8/13 from 2:45-3:35 AM JST.
Kameda’s next test
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006Tomorrow at Yokohama Arena, the headliner is Koki Kameda vs. Juan Jose Landaeta (Venezuela) for the vacant WBA Light Flyweight Title. With little MMA or pro-wrestling activity right now, boxing has dominated the Japanese news wires. Kameda hasn’t changed his heelish act, as he and Landaeta had a staredown today after the weigh-ins. The day […]
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