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Saturday, February 11th, 2006By: Luke Nicholson It looks like UFC fell just a little short of the projected, 3.8 to 4 million dollar gate, but still did very well. According to the NSAC, the show drew 10,301 paid, while grossing $3,382,400. I think both numbers are very strong, but something that caught my eye right away, was the […]
Stream of Unconsciousness
Thursday, February 9th, 2006Why the major wrestling web sites are ignoring the biggest change in professional wrestling By Sheldon Goldberg Internet television is quite possibly the biggest change in professional wrestling since television itself. It’s use in wrestling is something that I introduced. (Related link: Missing out on the big picture.)
Jack is back… with tripe
Thursday, February 9th, 2006By Zach Arnold A few days ago, I wrote a rebuttal to a Jack Encarnacao article about the similarities (or lack thereof) between the MMA & pro-wrestling industries. Well, Jack is back… with more. So am I.
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 6
Thursday, February 9th, 2006This past weekend was the NFL’s Super Bowl in Detroit. However, last weekend was also the Granddaddy of all weekends if you were an MMA fan. With shows in Japan (MARS at Ariake Colosseum, K-1 at Saitama Super Arena, DEEP at Korakuen Hall), America (UFC 57 in Las Vegas, Valor Fighting in California), and the […]
K-1 3/5 New Zealand event
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006Card line-up (from the promotion’s HP): Reserve Fight: Ben Edwards vs. Jay Hepi Reserve Fight: Sydney Asiata vs. Matt Samoa Oceania GP: Cyril Abidi vs. Hiraku Hori Oceania GP: Paula Mataele vs. Jason Suttie Oceania GP: Badr Hari vs. Peter Graham Oceania GP: Poul Slowinski vs. Rony Sefo Super Fight: Ray Sefo vs. Remy Bonjasky […]
UFC Light Heavyweight Division
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006Chuck Liddell’s second round KO of mixed martial arts legend Randy Couture at UFC 57 solidified his hold on the top spot at 205lbs. in the UFC. Couture’s emotional farewell after the fight marked the end of an era. Randy has been a major player in the push towards making mixed martial arts a mainstream […]
In the (dog)house
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006By Zach Arnold Nikkan Sports reports that Bobby Ologun will be under house confinement until March. This is the apparent punishment for the recent incident that took place where Bobby was accused to beating up R & A Promotions President Kazuyuki Ito. Ito stated that full-scale plans to bring Bobby back will be implemented in […]
Valor Fighting: Showdown 2/3
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006By Erin Bucknell Last Friday, February 3rd a couple of friends and myself attended that Valor show out at Cache Creek Resort in Brooks, CA. All in all, it was a pretty good show, especially for being a smaller show. I’d estimate the crowd at about 2,000, which is fairly decent considering the fact that […]
UFC’s youth movement
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006By Zach Arnold I was reading Jason Vondersmith’s article in the Portland Tribune titled Beaten again, Couture walks away and one item really stuck out at me: “We knew Randy would try to lay back and come hard at me, make me overcommit,†said Liddell, 36. “I just tried to move around and pick my […]
K-1 signs another big South Korean name
Monday, February 6th, 2006By Zach Arnold Long-time South Korean correspondent (and good friend) Yeo Jong-Hoon reports that former WBA Super Featherwieght champion Choi Yong-Soo has signed a 3-year contract with K-1. A press conference will be held for this announcement on 2/11 at 2 PM South Korean time. The South Korean media is reporting that Yong-Soo will be […]
PRIDE 31 main card line-up
Monday, February 6th, 2006Mark Hunt vs. Yosuke Nishijima Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs. Mario Sperry Mauricio Shogun vs. Mark Coleman Sergey Kharitonov vs. Alistair Overeem Josh Barnett vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Yoon Dong Sik Jon Olav Einemo vs. Fabricio Werdum Pedro Rizzo vs. Roman Zentsov This looks brutal.
MMA and Professional Wrestling are not the same
Sunday, February 5th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you are not a pro-wrestling fan, then this post is probably not for you. If you’re a pro-wrestling fan who follows MMA, stick with me here. Jack Encarnacao (who has written articles for The Boston Globe) wrote a piece titled How MMA’s popularity is already changing pro wrestling. Far be it […]
Nick Diaz: Chicken-Shit Heel?
Sunday, February 5th, 2006By: Luke Nicholson I’m sure the internet community will be a-buzz for a while, over the actions of Nick Diaz towards Joe Riggs at a Vegas hospital following his loss at UFC 57. Sucker-punching your opponent at the hospital after a fight, is one of the least sportsmanlike and classless things you can do. Depending […]
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