Archive for May, 2007
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Friday, May 18th, 2007The Andy Wang remix from The Ultimate Fighter Angry Andy Wang discussion between MMA fighters online. Day 54 since the March 27th handshake deal between UFC & DSE for the PRIDE asset sale… with no sale finalized at the moment. Tickets for Hustle’s 6/14 Korakuen Hall show are on sale through ‘Hustle Entertainment’, but the […]
Friday fight notes: The return of Akebono
Thursday, May 17th, 2007Stock ticker: IFL | Art of War | Pro Elite More talk on the Kermit Cintron/Dana White PR battle. Words cannot describe how great this article is. Yomiuri Hochi reports that Akebono will return to HERO’s in July at the promotion’s Yokohama Arena event. He would have supposedly fought on the June 2nd LA Coliseum […]
Use IE browser on the site for now
Thursday, May 17th, 2007Once again, the server-side is having trouble loading the site with Firefox. However, use IE and it should load up fine. This is a recurring problem that I am not thrilled about seeing.
The Ultimate Fighter Season 5, Episode 7
Thursday, May 17th, 2007By Erin Bucknell Whoa it’s another two fight show. Does that mean we won’t get our weekly dose of Drama? Horrible. Who needs fights when we can watch pig outs and break downs? Recap of Lauzon destroying Geraghty and Hill vs. Emerson. Dana gives BJ a talking to because of his team is losing. Which […]
Fight Opinion Radio #49: The future of MMA
Thursday, May 17th, 2007No guest this week, as we’re too busy ranting angrily about the latest happenings in MMA. Will 2007 be known as the year that all of UFC’s major competition folds (PRIDE, IFL, etc.)? Plus, the latest PR blunders featuring UFC President Dana White. What has us stoked up and brimming with dripping sarcasm now? Listen […]
Thursday trash talk: Which sport is more fan friendly – the NBA or UFC?
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007The IFL stock price is declining. On Wednesday night, I was in an irritable mood during the tapings of our latest edition of Fight Opinion Radio. However, I work with talented (nice) professionals like Jeff Thaler and Erin Bucknell who tolerate me every single week. For that, I thank them. With that stated, after my […]
Wednesday notes: Where has your PRIDE gone?
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007It’s now Day 51 since the March 27th Roppongi Hills Arena press conference where UFC and DSE did a handshake agreement to buy the PRIDE assets. ESPN Page 2’s Bill Simmons w/ Adam Carolla, discussing ‘elitist’ boxing fans (audio here – start listening at the 8 minute mark). They also talk about UFC and MMA […]
IFL 2007 First Quarter report
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007By Zach Arnold The numbers are in on the IFL’s 2007 First Quarter report and the verdict is not good. The IFL’s first quarter saw the company have a net loss of $7 million USD. They claimed $1.6 million USD in revenues, but the cost to obtain that revenue was $6.4 million USD – $5.6 […]
Evening news update: UFC 71 coverage heats up
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007The MMA World League web site is going to stream the Gracie Fighting Championship event (on May 19th from Ohio). Wallid Ismail is building up this web site pretty fast and is doing a good job with it. Let me know if you watch any of the events streamed on that site and what the […]
Rampage signs new sponsorship deal
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OSIRIS GETS IN THE CAGE WITH UFC FIGHTER, RAMPAGE, FOR NEW SHOE SAN DIEGO, CA, May 14, 2007 – San Diego-based skate/surf lifestyle brand, Osiris (www.osirisshoes.com), has recently signed a deal with Ultimate Fighter, Quinton “Rampage†Jackson, to create a special edition “Rampage†shoe. Rampage, currently the #1 contender for the UFC […]
Tuesday media talk: Tim Allen in MMA movie
Monday, May 14th, 2007How should fans react to the fact that Tim Allen will be the lead star in Sony’s new MMA movie Redbelt? Onto today’s headlines.
Monday notes: Drug testing at UFC 72
Monday, May 14th, 2007Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio celebrated the ESPN/Sherdog tie-up on his show today. Audio clip here (start around the 8 minute mark). Results from our last site poll question: Do you care about ethical business dealings in MMA? Yes – 77% No – 23% New poll question added to the right side of the page.
Sunday papers: Fernando Vargas promoting MMA
Sunday, May 13th, 2007Dan Le Batard mentions Kimbo Slice in his NFL football column today for the Miami Herald newspaper: Have you seen the Internet fury of a Liberty City man known as Kimbo? He is a huge bare-knuckle fighter, bearded and bald and shirtless, who has been knocking fools out in street fights on shaky video cameras […]
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