Archive for August, 2007
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2007The current RSS feed for the WEC HP is here. However, as you notice on their HP, the feed is severely lagging behind the site updates. So, two questions: a) is this the correct RSS feed to be using and b) why is the current RSS feed lagging behind time-wise? Time for our stock market […]
Wednesday war room: Horse play
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007The estimable Dave Doyle comments on the CSAC reducing James Toney’s drug suspension from one year to six months in length: Or maybe they’re sending the worst signal of all: Maybe California’s commissioners are a pack of hypocrites with a glaring double standard. Maybe they’re just paying lip service to the notion of cracking down […]
Update on Oklahoma fighter Larry Shorman
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007Wednesday is the next meeting day for the Oklahoma Boxing Commission. Thanks to a couple of comments posted on our site tonight, the information as of tonight is that Larry Shorman (who got knocked out by Jeremiah Constant) is doing fine. You can read those comments here and here and here. I thank the commenters […]
Tuesday headlines: Spencer Fisher out, Kenny Florian in
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007A new edition of Total MMA is now available. Mauro Ranallo is not a fan of what Vince McMahon said yesterday. Mauro is also not a fan of what the CSAC appeals ruling was for James Toney, either. Spencer Fisher is not going to fight Din Thomas on 9/19 due to a staph infection. There’s […]
James Toney gets suspension reduced
Monday, August 6th, 2007By Zach Arnold After reading this LA Times article tonight, I expect there to be quite a bit of outrage on the MMA forums over the treatment Hermes Franca received from the California State Athletic Commission today in comparison to James Toney. Toney was suspended by the CSAC earlier this year after testing positive for […]
Monday media marks: More UFC/dog fighting comparisons
Monday, August 6th, 2007I present to you the comments from one Bert Sugar in a recent interview: Toss Sugar a question and he fires back an opinion. I didn’t have to dig too deeply for his take on Ultimate Fighting. “I think it appeals to people with their hats turned backwards,” he said. “It’s the Michael Vick chosen […]
WEC 8/5 Las Vegas event results
Sunday, August 5th, 2007Any and all links, comments, or thoughts go on this post. Running results: The Fight Network | MMA Weekly | Sherdog | MMA on Tap | MMA Madness | Bloody Elbow | Yahoo Sports
Newspaper rips Dana White over ESPN interview
Sunday, August 5th, 2007By Zach Arnold This past week has not been a particularly great showing for Dana White in terms of issues relating to credibility, based on statements he made in a recent ESPN The Magazine interview. I posted criticism about White comments and Fightlinker took issue with White’s claims about nandrolone. On Fight Opinion Radio this […]
Another drive-by media attack on MMA
Sunday, August 5th, 2007It’s irritating enough to deal with daily drive-by media attacks on MMA when the outlets are newspapers like The Grand Rapids Press and the Mason City Globe Gazette. It’s even more aggravating when the media outlet in question has a big circulation like The New York Daily News.
Sunday news snips: Hong-Man back on winning track
Sunday, August 5th, 2007K-1 8/5 Hong Kong event results. Mike Coughlin has filed a report. I saw a post over at NHB News (Japanese) that took quotes from former MMA agent Miro Mijatovic about MMA’s drug culture in Japan and attributed those quotes to the Wrestling Observer. Those quotes made by Mijatovic were made to me and the […]
Saturday afternoon media special
Saturday, August 4th, 2007There’s a surprising amount of MMA media coverage today. The zone is flooded with content. Here’s our Saturday morning news update. On Any Given Saturday today, Luke Thomas interviewed Sherdog writer Jake Rossen. Show audio here. Also, Luke is also looking for guest bloggers next week to help fill in for him at Bloody Elbow. […]
Whopper of the week
Saturday, August 4th, 2007The Bob Arum/Dana White feud is turning out to be a goldmine for quotes. Arum fires the latest salvo by claiming that UFC has a bigger drug problem than the Tour de France. UFC Mania has links to the audio clips. Sam Caplan shares his thoughts. The only topic that gets Bob’s blood pumping more […]
Fight Opinion Radio #57: Josh Barnett
Saturday, August 4th, 2007A 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 […]
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