Archive for January, 2007
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Saturday, January 6th, 2007By Mark Pickering As the UFC prepares for a pending assault on the British market a superstar seminar featuring a plethora of the organisations leading combatants has been confirmed for February 10th and 11th at the Liverpool Olympia, England Light-Heavyweight king Chuck Liddell, who last year headlined Europe’s biggest combat sports event, SENI, will star […]
Saturday media review
Saturday, January 6th, 2007MMA California: Next StrikeForce show is on 2/10 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium (the Sharks aren’t playing hockey on that date at HP Pavilion — but another show could be happening at the building, or the more likely scenario is that SF has HP booked for April on PPV and decided to run a […]
Friday free media
Friday, January 5th, 2007A message from our friend Tim Leidecker: Ground & Pound Awards 2006 It is about time to give away the Ground & Pound Awards for the year 2006. It is you, the fans, fighters, managers, promoters and trainers, who make the decision! To smack down your vote, go here. Pick your favorites and hit “Wählen” […]
Bad boys, bad boys…
Thursday, January 4th, 2007More drug testing fun — Thiago Alves reportedly tests positive for a diuretic. And, famous boxing broadcaster Jim Lampley finds himself in hot water. NBC San Diego has more information.
Thursday news spread
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007A new poll has been added to the right sidebar of the page. It’s an interesting one, given that all three situations are serious. Poll results from our last site question: What is the biggest MMA-related story for 2006? UFC explodes in popularity, creates big business boom – 53% PRIDE gets negative campaign from Shukan […]
New Jersey commission to use instant replay
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007State of New Jersey State Athletic Control Board P.O. Box 180 Trenton, NJ 08625-0180 PRESS RELEASE Date: January 3, 2007 Subject: Use of Instant Replay for Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and Kickboxing Matches
Wednesday weekly notes
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007UFC Junkie: An alert to MMA writers about plagiarism (it sounds pretty much like spam blogs set up to take RSS feeds and pass off the content as their own) Tales from Inside Japan: Live PRIDE 12/31 Saitama event report TC Palm: Jupiter (Florida) gym on ground floor of growing popularity of Ultimate Fighting Gambling […]
PRIDE 2007 schedule notes
Monday, January 1st, 2007The promotion announced the formation of a Super Heavyweight division (creating a Monster GP tournament). Schedule of event dates this year: 2/24 Las Vegas (PRIDE 33), 4/8 Saitama Super Arena (PRIDE 34), 4/28 Las Vegas, May (Saitama Super Arena – Lightweight GP), June in Los Angeles at the Staples Center (PRIDE 36), July in Nagoya […]
Ratings data
Monday, January 1st, 2007Video Research Ltd. Co. Japan announced the ratings for the Red & White Music Festival (Kohaku) program in Japan. The first part drew a 30.6% rating in the Kanto area (28.5% in the Kansai area), and the second part drew a 39.8% rating in the Kanto area (37.6% in the Kansai area). The numbers are […]
Happy New Year headlines
Monday, January 1st, 2007Lots of news links, headlines, and interesting items.
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