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Fight Opinion Radio #57: Josh Barnett
By Zach Arnold | August 4, 2007
A big 90-minute show this week. First, we go through the MMA calendar this month and preview some of the upcoming big fights in WEC & UFC. Second, we take a look at some of the absurd claims that Dana White made in a recent ESPN The Magazine interview. Our stance is pretty clear in regards to his credibility on certain issues.
Sheldon Goldberg stops by to make a brief appearance. He talks about the death of Karl Gotch and why MMA should pay attention to the story. After Sheldon’s segment, Josh Barnett stops by to talk about a lot of important issues in MMA. In the 40-minute interview, Barnett addresses the following topics:
- His thoughts on the death of Karl Gotch, who Gotch was, and what catch wrestling is all about
- The relationship between professional wrestling (and the U-System) to MMA
- Josh’s future plans in the fight game
- A debate about MMA fighter salaries and whether or not the pay structure in UFC is currently fair
- What kind of rating would Josh give UFC so far in terms of marketing the top PRIDE stars in the cage
- The prospects of Barnett vs. Fedor ever taking place (and if so, where it might happen)
- Thoughts on many MMA fighters recently failing drug tests and the issue of maintaining kayfabe in the fight industry
- Making the case that fighters are not educated enough about what supplements to avoid taking and how the state athletic commissions should improve their communications with fighters
- Making the case that the current drug testing process might be flawed
- Reminiscing about the 2001 UFC fight with Pedro Rizzo and his strategy going into the fight
- Where you can find Josh on the web (erikpaulson.com & joshbarnett.tv) and who he’s currently training with (Ginele Marquez and Shayna Baszler)
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