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Sunday, February 5th, 2006By Zach Arnold I’m not sure what demographic these links will appeal to… If you want to contribute any feedback links to blog sites, message boards, web sites, or other threads, post them in the comments section and I will add them here. Making People Laugh – Departure of Captain America BB Am I – […]
Review: UFC 57 Super Saturday
Saturday, February 4th, 2006By: Luke Nicholson Here. We. Go. Usual Intro stuff to start the show. Randy Couture sounds very confident, that’s not a good sign for Liddell. Early favorite for line of the night: “Chuck Liddell has already reached legendary statusâ€. I’m not so sure of that. I picked Randy Couture going into the show. On this […]
Chuck defends title, Couture Retires.
Saturday, February 4th, 2006By Rob Sayers UFC 57 will go down in history as the event where Randy Couture retired. Much to the disappointment of myself and many other fans, in his post fight interview, Couture stated this is the end of the road for him. Randy showed all of us what hard work and determination can accomplish […]
UFC 57 report
Saturday, February 4th, 2006Rob Sayers & Jason Adams are watching the show tonight. I am not sure if they will do live commentary on the event or if they will come back with a post-show reporter. Luke Nicholson also is watching the show and will have a report with his notes as well. Either way, keep your eyes […]
Reading material
Saturday, February 4th, 2006Link mania is running wild, brother. On the UFC site, Andrei Arlovski says that he has been training with Randy Couture. K-1 Official web site: 2/4 Saitama Super Arena coverage (including a photo gallery for each fight) San Francisco Chronicle: Mixed martial arts knocks down state barriers (California) San Luis Obispo Tribune: Liddell meets his […]
MMA: Super Saturday
Saturday, February 4th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you’re looking for the K-1 results from today’s Saitama Super Arena show, click here. Over at the Burning Spirit site, Caitsith has been filing a live show report on the MARS event that took place on Saturday in Tokyo at Ariake Colosseum. Also, Yunta Jimura at his Lutalivre Japanese blog has […]
Techno Goliath headed to the military
Friday, February 3rd, 2006By Zach Arnold Digital Chosun has an article about Choi Hong-Man’s dilemma in regards to South Korea’s laws regarding mandatory military service. The article states that Hong-Man’s plan is to try to postpone the mandatory service date to 2008 (meaning he would have two years left to fight in K-1, then go into the military). […]
Fujinami the Dragon with wrath
Friday, February 3rd, 2006By Tetsuya Sano inspired by Multiple Romantic (Japanese) ブラックã‚ャットã•ã‚“ã®é€šå¤œã«ã¦æ‚²ã—ã¿ã«æš®ã‚Œã‚‹è—¤æ³¢è¾°ç’½æ–°æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹åŸ·è¡Œå½¹å“¡ã¯ä»¥ä¸‹ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªç™ºè¨€ã‚’ã—ã¦ã„る。(2月1æ—¥æ±äº¬ã‚¹ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ„より) Corporate officer of New Japan, Fujinami’s following remarks at Black Cat’s wake grow dark (Tokyo Sports, February 1st) 「今日ã¯å‹˜å¼ã—ã¦ã€‚ã—ゃã¹ã‚Œã‚‹çŠ¶æ…‹ã˜ã‚ƒãªã„。久ã—ã¶ã‚Šã«æ³£ã„ãŸã€‚人目もã¯ã°ã‹ã‚‰ãšâ€¦ã€ã¨æ‚²ã—ã¿ã‚’ã“らãˆãŸãŒã€ã™ãã«æ¶™ãŒé ¬ã‚’ã¤ãŸã£ãŸã€‚ 　契約更改ã§ã€ã‚ャットã•ã‚“ã¯èˆˆè¡Œéƒ¨ã¸ã®ç•°å‹•ãŒæ±ºã¾ã£ã¦ã„ãŸã€‚ã ãŒã€æ‚©ã¿æŠœã„ãŸæœ«ã®æ±ºæ–ã ã£ãŸã“ã¨ã‚’ã€è—¤æ³¢ã¯çŸ¥ã£ã¦ã„る。（ä¸ç•¥ï¼‰ãã‚Œã§ã‚‚ã‚ャットã•ã‚“ã¯æ–‡å¥ä¸€ã¤è¨€ã†ã“ã¨ãªãã€èˆˆè¡Œéƒ¨ã¨ã—ã¦ã®å†å‡ºç™ºã‚’準備ã—ã¦ã„ãŸã€‚亡ããªã‚‹å‰æ—¥ã«ã¯ã€Œå½“æ—¥ã€é…ã‚ŒãŸã‚‰ã¿ã‚“ãªã«è¿·æƒ‘ãŒã‹ã‹ã‚‹ã‹ã‚‰ã€ã¨ãƒªãƒ³ã‚°ãƒˆãƒ©ãƒƒã‚¯ãŒç½®ã„ã¦ã‚る調布ã®è»Šåº«ã«ã‚ã–ã‚ã–ã€ä¸‹è¦‹ã«è¨ªã‚Œã¦ã„ãŸã€‚ 「新日本ã®å¤§å¤‰ã•ã€é¸æ‰‹ã®æ€ã„ã‚’èƒŒè² ã£ã¦ã€ãƒã‚³ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ãŒé€ã£ã¡ã‚ƒã£ãŸã®ã‹ãªã€‚ã‚€ã”ã„。無念ã§ãªã‚‰ãªã„。（棺ã®ä¸ã®è¡¨æƒ…ã¯ï¼‰ç©ã‚„ã‹ã ã£ãŸã。彼も（契約更改ã§ï¼‰ã‹ãªã‚Šãã¤ã„æ¡ä»¶ã‚’çªãã¤ã‘られãŸã€‚ã§ã‚‚ä¸æº€ã‚’æ¼ã‚‰ã™ã“ã¨ã‚‚ãªã‹ã£ãŸã€‚最後ã«å¥¥ã•ã‚“ã«è¨€ã£ãŸè¨€è‘‰ãŒã€Žã¿ã‚“ãªã‚’æ¨ã¾ãªã„ã§ã€ã€Žä¼šç¤¾ã®ã“ã¨ã‚’悪ã言ã‚ãªã„ã§ã€ã よ。今ã®ä¼šç¤¾ã®ãƒã‚«ã©ã‚‚ã«è¨€ã£ã¦ã‚„ã‚ŠãŸã„〠“Pardon me today. It is hard to talk. I cried for a long time. I do not hesitate in public.” Tears went along at once […]
Hollywood Tito
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006By Zach Arnold Tito Ortiz, according to IMDB.com, has a limited role in the upcoming controversial film Valley of the Wolves Iraq. It is a Turkish film that is expected to do good business in several countries, but may not get such a heartwarming reaction in America. Money quotes: “The scenario is great,” Istanbul Mayor […]
New Randy Couture Interview
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006MMA Weekly has posted a very good interview with former light heavyweight champ Randy Couture. He discusses his training for this fight, what went wrong with the last fight, and how he plans to change things the third time around. I’m prepared to keep my composure and stick to my game plan, hunt this son […]
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 5
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006This week’s show features special guest analyst Rob Sayers, along with co-hosts Adam Summers & Mike Sempervive, discussing the story of the legendary Carlson Gracie Sr. dying on Wednesday. Plus, Rob helps Adam & Mike preview the upcoming UFC 57 show. In addition, Adam & Mike have a two-part discussion on boxing (the heavyweights in the first segment, the lighter weight classes in the second segment).
UFC 57 Preview
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006By Jason Adams UFC 57 – Las Vegas, Nevada February 4th, 2006 Super Bowl weekend also plays host to the “Super Bowl” of Mixed Martial Arts, The Ultimate Fighting Championshps. The UFC is gaining in popularity across the country and the UFC brass hope that this pay per view broadcast, UFC 57:Couture/Liddell III, will boost […]
Report: Carlson Gracie dies
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Denis Martins (writer for ADCC) contacted me from Brazil today and reported to me that Carlson Gracie died this morning in America. This news comes shortly after an OntheMat report of Gracie being taken to a Chicago-area hospital due to a liver infection. Update: Rafael Werneck of Gracie Magazine posted the following […]
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