Archive for December, 2006
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Thursday, December 21st, 2006MMA Weekly: Belfort and Nastula suspended 9 months each and fined for failed drug tests in Nevada On the Mat: An interview with Australian star Anthony Perosh (who will fight on the UFC 66 show) Sherdog Radio: Razor Rob McCullough vs. Kit Cope set for first Zuffa-ran WEC event on January 20th (plus Gary Shaw […]
Wednesday weekly notes
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006There is a lot going on behind the scenes that will come to fruition publicly in a couple of days. You will be pleased by what is being produced. Business Wire (PR): Andrei Arlovski gets top role in film Never Submit The News & Star (UK): Cage Rage star Rob Broughton praises Workington promoter BodogFight: […]
Tuesday media notes
Monday, December 18th, 2006Choi Hong-Man vs. Bobby Ologun, Tim Sylvia uses EBay to hawk PS3s, and Randy Couture says no fight on the horizon with Vanderlei Silva.
Updated K-1 12/31 Osaka Dome card
Monday, December 18th, 2006More bizarreness from K-1. HERO’s rules: Genki Sudo vs. Jackson Page (is this Damacio Page?) K-1 rules: Musashi vs. Randy Kim HERO’s rules: Ken Kaneko vs. Andy Ologun HERO’s rules: Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto vs. Istvan Majoros (Hungary) HERO’s rules: Akebono vs. Giant Silva HERO’s rules: Hideo Tokoro vs. Royler Gracie HERO’s rules: Katsuhiko Nagata vs. […]
Latest Man Festival card line-up
Sunday, December 17th, 2006Josh Barnett vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Yuki Kondo vs. Akihiro Gono PRIDE Heavyweight Title match: Emelianenko Fedor vs. Mark Hunt Takanori Gomi vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Mauricio Shogun Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Gilbert Melendez Shin’ya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
Sunday news spread
Sunday, December 17th, 2006First Pro-Am event ever in Las Vegas happening on 12/29, potential contractual issues dog Frank Shamrock, and Rich Franklin is back in training.
Saturday media headlines
Saturday, December 16th, 2006More pontificating on Mirko’s future. For the sake of frivolity, let’s start with some Bronko Cikatic comments.
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 36 (History in the making)
Saturday, December 16th, 2006Simply put, an amazing near 3-hour show this week. With the many history-making events taking place this week in MMA, our show this week creates a complete, comprehensive look at the events that occured to make it such a newsworthy time period in Mixed Martial Arts. First, a complete recap of the Ultimate Fight Night […]
Mirko Heads to Slovenia
Saturday, December 16th, 2006By Mark Pickering PRIDE 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix Champion, Mirko Cro Cop, the subject of intense speculation after mulling over deals from both PRIDE and the UFC, arrived in Slovenia on Thursday to attend Jungle Fight’s first European event.
Nino “Elvis” Schembri Leaves Chute Boxe
Saturday, December 16th, 2006By Mark Pickering PRIDE veteran and BJJ ace Nino “Elvis†Schembri has left the Chute Boxe team in Curitiba, according to GracieMag.com. The colourful Brazilian has ended a two-year affiliation with Rudimar Fedrigo’s academy to return to his hometown of Rio. Consequently, Schembri has been recruited by acting manager Rogerio Camoes, trainer Jorge Guimaraes and […]
The Christmas Show
Friday, December 15th, 2006For the past several years (under different banners), I’ve produced a special Christmas radio show that people can download to listen to over the Holidays. Whether you’re traveling on the road, stuck in the airport, or visiting family, I always aimed to make sure that the radio show was a show featuring good storytelling and […]
Friday fresh notes
Thursday, December 14th, 2006Los Angeles Times (article by Dave Meltzer): UFC is looking at a bright future (use this link if you get the firewall) Los Angeles Times: MMA groups to fight for fighters (article about Elite — Brandon Vera says he has one fight with UFC, is considering a deal with Elite, use this link if you […]
Showtime & Elite first show
Thursday, December 14th, 2006Elite Xtreme Combat HP link here. First show is on February 10th in Southaven, Mississippi (a few miles away from Memphis, Tennessee) with Frank Shamrock vs. Renzo Gracie in the main event at the DeSoto Civic Center. The building has a capacity of around 8,000-9,000. Commentary: What makes the location an interesting selection is that […]
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