Archive for October, 2007
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Friday, October 5th, 2007This week’s one-hour show features special guest Steve Sievert of The Houston Chronicle to talk about the latest happenings in UFC. Is UFC starting to suffer negative effects from oversaturation of shows in the MMA marketplace? Plus, discussion about the future of The Ultimate Fighter reality TV program. We are pleased to announce of the […]
Friday frenzy: Another HGH scandal in boxing
Friday, October 5th, 2007Here’s a discussion starter – the latest Middleweight rankings and analysis at Bloody Elbow. When we interviewed Frank Shamrock a couple of weeks ago on Fight Opinion Radio, he noted that the IFL was having some financial trouble. According to Steven Molen of The NHB Show, Shamrock is quoted as saying that he might be […]
Open media post (10/5)
Friday, October 5th, 2007If any big stories break, feel free to post links or opinions in the comments section. I will be doing the media rounds today. A new Fight Opinion Radio show will be posted this evening. (Subscribe to the show’s iTunes feed here.) There was a firestorm of reaction from various players in the Japanese MMA […]
Japanese media coverage of PRIDE’s death
Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Zach Arnold Mauro Ranallo on Fight Network Radio yesterday (audio here) compared the mass firings of PRIDE staffers and the abrupt closing of the PRIDE office similarly to what happened with the Baltimore Colts when they moved to Indianapolis via Mayflower trucks in the middle of a snowy night in 1984. Well, the reaction […]
Stars On The Rise: MMA’s Brightest Prospects
Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Jeff Comstock In the first in which I expect to be a series of articles, I’d like to take a look at mixed martial arts fighters on the verge of becoming MMA stars. Hardcore fans will be familiar with many of these fighters already and casual fans can expect to see these fighters headlining […]
PRIDE office in Tokyo shut down, all workers fired
Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Zach Arnold Sports Navigator (Yahoo Japan) is reporting tonight (Thursday night Japanese time) that Jamie Pollack, the Zuffa-appointed legal advisor who went to Japan shortly after Lorenzo Fertitta purchased the assets of PRIDE from Dream Stage Entertainment, has shut down the PRIDE FC Worldwide office in Tokyo. Furthermore, the report claims that Pollack fired […]
Thursday trash talk: K-1 GP TV ratings down from past years
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Dave Meltzer at Fox Sports asks if Michael Bisping is a big-enough name to headline a UFC show in Newark, New Jersey. Rashad Evans has comments about his upcoming fight in The Newark Star-Ledger. Take a look at the ticket prices UFC is asking for at the event. Adam Morgan shares the same sentiments as […]
IFL news of the weird
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007By Zach Arnold One of the early corporate sponsors for the IFL was Dale & Thomas Popcorn, one of the fastest-growing popcorn companies in the market today. Certainly, nothing could go wrong with this relationship, right? Think again. The Thomas in Dale & Thomas Popcorn is Isiah Thomas, who (as an ‘agent’ of Madison Square […]
UFC 77 & 78 card information
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007UFC 77 (10/20 Cincinnati) card line-up: Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera Eric Schafer vs. Stephan Bonnar Alan Belcher vs. Kalib Starnes Jason MacDonald vs. Yushin Okami Alvin Robinson vs. Jorge Gurgel Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz Matt Grice vs. Jason Black Michael Bisping vs. Rashad Evans was announced for UFC […]
10/3 CSAC news & notes
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Jon Fitch, Diego Sanchez, Mauricio Shogun, Forrest Griffin, Keith Jardine, and Chuck Liddell all tested negative for anabolics, masking agents, diuretics, or drugs of abuse. Adam Smith, who last competed for StrikeForce on September 29, 2007 at the Playboy Mansion, has been suspended for testing positive for Cocaine and Marijuana. He has been fined $1,500. […]
Wednesday war room: Bickering about UFC’s money
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Adam Swift has a new article about some alleged political tension between Zuffa LLC (UFC) and certain fighters. One thing I will comment on regarding the PRIDE fighters getting paid fairly well for guaranteed money is that the way UFC treated the top PRIDE guys is similar to how Vince McMahon treats outsiders he wants […]
We want entertaining radio
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007We have a taping of Fight Opinion Radio this week. It needs to be entertaining and draw good quarter-hour ratings. So, we’re turning the format over to you this week. You pick the MMA-related topics you want discussed. We listen to your suggestions and build a show around what you suggest. Pick the topics for […]
CSAC releases Strikeforce fighter salary figures
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007Miguel Linares – $1,500 Anthony Figueroa – $2,000 Luke Stewart – $3,500 +$4,000 win bonus Sam Liera – $3,000 Eddy Millis – $4,000 Daniel McWilliams – $1,000 Adam Smith – $500 Dewey Cooper – $500 Richard Dalton – $3,000 Daniel Puder – $20,000 Falaniko Vitale – $20,000 Ron Fields – $7,000 Bill Mahood – $1,000 […]
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