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Sunday, April 2nd, 2006By Erin Bucknell I was in attendance for the IFC Caged Combat show at Arco Arena in Sacramento on 4/1. I went into the this not expecting a whole lot in terms of a great show as several matches had already been cancelled/rearranged. The fact that the show started an hour late did not help […]
Mainstream media malfeasance – again
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006By Zach Arnold Last week, we linked to an article in USA Today that lumped Toughman boxing with MMA. It hit a real nerve with readers, and I was afraid that the USA Today would snowball into more stupidity. And it has. Today’s USA Today editorial/opinion feedback section has a letter from “Bud Stuart” of […]
Bushido 10 Results
Saturday, April 1st, 2006Click on the post link to read them.
Tuffman, toughman, all the same?
Saturday, April 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Earlier in the week, we linked to a USA Today article lumping Toughman boxing with MMA. Today, we have a Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) article from a writer named Tu-Uyen Tran talking about a 48-year drywall contractor participating in the First Annual Tuffman Competition. I tried to find out information about […]
UFC expands office
Thursday, March 30th, 2006By Zach Arnold The promotion has named John Mulkey (from Wall Street) as the company’s CFO. This Review Journal article from May of 2004 points to Mulkey working as a high-yield gaming/casino financial analyst at Bear Stearns. Mulkey is referenced in many media articles in relations to casinos, gambling, Macau, etc. It’s interesting to watch […]
Another victory for MMA
Thursday, March 30th, 2006Special to Fight Opinion By Joey Arsenault The explosion of MMA continues to grow to broader areas by the day. The revolution of the combat sport has now blasted its way into the fringe market of Nova Scotia and is looking to strike briskly over the rest of the Maritimes (Prince Edward Island and New […]
K-1 4/29 Las Vegas card line-up
Thursday, March 30th, 2006The promotion held a press conference in Japan to announce matches for their 4/29 Las Vegas show at the Grand Ballroom in the Mirage Hotel & Casino. Musashi vs. Semmy Schilt and Choi Hong-Man vs. The Predator were announced. Card line-up (in no specific order): Musashi vs. Semmy Schilt Glaube Feitosa vs. Ruslan Karaev Choi […]
Yoshida & Kohsaka announced for 5/5 Osaka Dome GP
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006Photo credit: Livedoor Sports By Zach Arnold DSE announced that Emelienanko Fedor, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mirko Cro Cop, Vanderlei Silva, Mark Hunt, Josh Barnett, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, & Hidehiko Yoshida would participate in their 2006 Open-Weight tournament, which starts on 5/5 at the Osaka Dome. The timing of the announcement is curious, as it was done […]
Fox Sports Net & IFL sign deal
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006By Zach Arnold As predicted by Dr. J on Friday, the IFL has announced a TV deal with Fox Sports Net. Three TV shows will air on the network in May & June. In the press release, the IFL stressed how they were a national company. Expect a lively debate on next week’s radio show […]
PRIDE Bushido 10 – Preview and Analysis
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006By Al Yu 4/2 Tokyo, Ariake Colosseum card line-up. – Yves Edwards (28-10-1) vs Seichi Ikemoto (11-11-4) Prior to losing a close decision to Joachim Hansen at PRIDE Bushido 9, Yves Edwards was on a seven fight winning streak, defeating Josh Thompson, Hermes Franca (2x), and Dokonjonosuke Mishima along the way. Most recently at UFC […]
Truth serum
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006By Zach Arnold Mainichi Daily News reports that former tabloid writer Takashi Nishizawa will have to testify on Tuesday, April 4th in front of the members of the Diet. As we’ve discussed in the last few days, this could be fun to watch. On a media sidenote, today the press was focused on the upcoming […]
Onita is back in puroresu
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New developments in Nova Scotia
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006Tuesday night is when the Halifax City Council debates Councilmember Bob Harvey’s plan to ban MMA in the city. CBC Nova Scotia has more on the story. In the article, Harvey admits that he has received over a dozen e-mails since his proclaimation last week of trying to ban MMA in the area. Meanwhile, The […]
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