Archive for May, 2007
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Friday, May 11th, 2007By Zach Arnold The MMA World League web site is offering two Internet PPV shows that will be streaming today. Gryphon notes some financial trouble for Samurai TV, the 24/7 Japanese fight channel that airs on SkyPerfecTV. Here is the quick data (from Gryphon’s Japanese post NHB News) if you care for the particulars and […]
Frank Trigg talks about the PRIDE asset sale
Friday, May 11th, 2007By Zach Arnold Related link (Lay and Pray): Trigg – UFC Probably Won’t Own PRIDE, plus Japanese translation of post at GAME AND MMA and NHB News A summary of some of the comments he made on an internet radio show on Friday morning US time (time mark starts at 23:30 and ends around the […]
The Ultimate Fighter Season 5, Episode 6
Thursday, May 10th, 2007By Erin Bucknell We get two fights tonight, which will hopefully limit the amount of Drama that we have to deal with. I’m a pretty sympathetic person, but even I’ve seen enough crying to last the whole season. Will you guys Man the @#^&% Up, please? Hey Dana, there is nothing wrong with being a […]
Friday flame wars: Boxing vs. MMA argument won’t die
Thursday, May 10th, 2007The fact that the Miami Herald and a couple of other newspapers (according to Google News) picked up this ridiculous article on MMA amazes me (author e-mail is here).
Fight Opinion Radio #48: Karo Parisyan
Thursday, May 10th, 2007A compact 45-minute show this week debating a hard-hitting topic: Who would win in a match between Josh Barnett and “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan? This week’s show is brought to you by Monster Wrestling Rings and Kakuto Store. The 48th edition of Fight Opinion Radio is now online and available to download. Here are your options […]
TMZ: Albrecht gone from HBO
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007In a story sure to raise the stakes between UFC & HBO, HBO CEO Chris Albrecht is now gone from the network. More information at the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Reuters. (Hat tip: MMAonTap.com.) Albrecht was alluded to as a UFC backer according to boxing writer Charles Jay on Fight Opinion Radio […]
Thursday trash talk: Boxing is cash money
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007Sakuraba joking around at Chute BoxeUploaded by IvanCanello Ivan Canello has new Chute Boxe videos up online at Daily Motion. Check them out. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that MMA is about to be legalized in the state of Illinois. Is Forrest Griffin off of the UFC 72 Ireland card? He’s not listed as an opponent […]
Wild Wednesday – MMA overload
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007There is a Mil Mascaras self-defense course available now for purchase? The first Hustle event under the Hustle Entertainment banner happened today in Tokyo at Korakuen Hall. Naoya Ogawa, under the ‘Celeb Ogawa’ gimmick w/ Yuji Shimada as heel manager, defeated Ryoji Sai with a school-boy roll-up. K-1 is inviting the UFC owners to watch […]
Source: PRIDE assets allegedly not sold to UFC – yet
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007By Zach Arnold On April 27th, we reported that Ed Fishman and the legal team of Fishman Companies was preparing a deposition list of up to 50 witnesses (all top MMA major players) to be questioned in relation to the Fishman Companies vs. DSE Inc. lawsuit. According to a source with knowledge of the lawsuit, […]
Tuesday highlights: Dynamite card shaping up
Monday, May 7th, 2007As first reported on Boxing Talk, Kevin Iole at Yahoo Sports is reporting that Diego Corrales died Monday night in a motorcycle accident. Dan Rafael at ESPN is also reporting on the story. Gary Shaw has now confirmed the story to the Associated Press. K-1 6/2 LA Coliseum rumored card line-up. K-1’s web site confirms […]
Jim Lampley on ESPN Radio
Monday, May 7th, 2007He appeared on Colin Cowherd’s radio show this morning. Audio links: Lampley interview and caller feedback. I just listened to the segment and it was intriguing. Cowherd asked Lampley if MMA was a threat to boxing and he brushed it aside, saying that the two sports could exist side-by-side. He (Lampley) stated that he regretted […]
Monday media meltdown: More angry media mavens
Sunday, May 6th, 2007Jim Lampley’s verbal attack on MMA was noted in USA Today on Monday. Will’s Lampley verbal blunder be the biggest headline coming out of this weekend’s events? Tokyo Sports claims that Josh Barnett will participate on the first IGF (Inoki Genome Federation) show on June 29th in Tokyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan. The Kakutolog link also […]
Fight Opinion Weekly: Boxing’s all Mixed up in Martial Arts
Sunday, May 6th, 2007By Zach Arnold Printable version of article here. In the mid-1970s, Japanese pro-wrestling legend Antonio Inoki had a plan to make himself and his company, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, famous worldwide. Inoki embarked on a series of worked fights against martial artists called the “world of kakutougi (fight skill)” series. The goal of the program was […]
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