Archive for 2006
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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006Yahoo Japan HP main page: “PRIDE & Hustle TV disappearance?” By Zach Arnold Update: Weekly Pro reports that fans are being allowed to attend the PRIDE press conference tomorrow (Thursday) with Sakakibara. On a somewhat related note, I made a guest appearance today on the Figure Four Daily audio show, discussing the latest issues with […]
Media coverage of Fuji TV/PRIDE story
Monday, June 5th, 2006Image credit: Sports Nippon By Zach Arnold Related link: Fuji TV cancels PRIDE for good Message board: Give us your thoughts on the story Update: Asahi Shimbun reports that Tokai TV (Nagoya – where Sakakibara came from) will not air the Hustle Aid show, claiming that because the show is not airing nationwide on the […]
Fuji TV cancels PRIDE for good
Monday, June 5th, 2006Bottom Japanese headline on Yahoo Japan HP: Fuji cancels PRIDE By Zach Arnold Update I: The PRIDE page on the Fuji TV official web site has been removed and deleted. Japanese blogger(s) covering the story: Technorati (list of writers) | Burning Spirit (and here) | Swimming Eye (Tetsuya Sano) | Angle-Japan | Gryphon | NHBnews […]
IFL 6/4 TV report
Sunday, June 4th, 2006By Zach Arnold The event is taped from June 3rd at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The ring announcer is Tim Hughes, and the TV announcers are: Kenny Rice, Stephen Quadros, and Jens Pulver.
Extreme Wars: Bay Area Brawl Results 6/3
Sunday, June 4th, 2006By Erin Bucknell (MMACalifornia.net & MMA-Snark.com) Much thanks to the Extreme Wars guys for inviting me down to watch the show. Results: Andy Wang def Jamal Perkins by unanimous decision Thomas “The Constrictor†Schulte def Doug “The Demon†Evans, by submission in the first round (quick but fairly exciting) Matt “The Wolverine†Grice def Dan […]
IFL show in The Quad Cities?
Sunday, June 4th, 2006By Zach Arnold The Quad-City Times newspaper reports that Monte Cox has approached Scott Mullen, the executive director of The Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline (Illinois), for booking an IFL event at that building on September 23rd. That event would feature Pat Miletich vs. Renzo Gracie, with the fight taking place on Miletich’s […]
Bushido 6/4 Saitama results
Sunday, June 4th, 2006Click on the permalink to access them. Claimed attendance of 13,371.
K-1 6/3 Seoul results
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006At today’s show at the Olympic Gym in Seoul, South Korea, journeyman K-1 fighter Yusuke Fujimoto won the Seoul GP tournament. Choi Hong-Man defeated Semmy Schilt by decision. Ray Sefo quickly beat Ruslan Karaev. Full results here.
The IFL has new coaches
Friday, June 2nd, 2006By Zach Arnold Sherdog reports that the IFL has booked Pat Miletich vs. Renzo Gracie in a fight to happen at a future IFL event. Plus, the promotion announced Matt Lindland, Carlos Newton, and Mark Coleman as new team coaches. Bas Rutten, Pat Miletich, Renzo Gracie, Maurice Smith, and Antonio Inoki will also be coaches.
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 20 (UFC 60 review)
Friday, June 2nd, 2006This week’s 40-minute show is presented by MMACalifornia.net and MonsterWrestlingRings.com. This week, we review the UFC 60 show that took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Is Matt Hughes really a true “ace” that the UFC can draw big business with? We know what kind of fighter he is skill-wise, but what about […]
PRIDE opens Tokyo gym to the public
Thursday, June 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Nikkan Sports reports that DSE will be opening up their gym in Tokyo up to the public, as they hope to use it as tool to develop new talent and also to bring in some of their fighters & managers for lectures. It’s interesting, because the spotlight is now away from the […]
Ryan Bennett dead
Thursday, June 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Ryan Bennett, the creator of the MMA Weekly news site, has died after being killed in a car accident. Please donate to the Ryan Bennett Family Fund. Whaledog comments | Sherdog statement | KSBY article | Greg Savage article | San Luis Obispo Tribune article | UFC official statement
PRIDE Bushido 11 ‘Survival’ – Preview and Analysis
Thursday, June 1st, 2006By Al Yu Event Date: 06.04.06 Fight Card: Jason Black vs Eoh Won Jin Murilo Bustamante vs Amar Suloev * Paulo Filho vs Gregory Bouchelaghem * Ryo Chonan vs Joey Villasenor * Makoto Takimoto vs Gegard Mousasi * Mitsuhiro Ishida vs Marcus Aurelio Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Charles Bennett Hayato Sakurai vs Olaf Alfonso Akihiro Gono […]
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