Archive for December, 2007
« Previous Entries Next Entries »Reaction to Sean Sherk’s CSAC appeal ruling
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Let’s start with The Los Angeles Times: Sherk’s attorney, Howard Jacobs, questioned the handling of Sherk’s urine sample in July, and also noted that the testing of Sherk’s “A” and “B” samples by the same team at a private lab failed to meet standards approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency that require separate individuals to […]
CompuStrike at UFC 79
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities with CompuStrike, or if you’d like to acquire CompuStrike stats for UFC-79 or for other mixed martial arts events, contact them at [email protected]. Bob Canobbio CompuBox/CompuStrike P.O. Box 175 Manorville, NY 11949
Quote of the Day – Fox News
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Dann Stupp on national TV: Mixed-martial arts? The death of a fighter? FOX News? Yes, I fully expected it to be a recipe for disaster. I had about two hours’ notice for the guest spot, so I did a little studying, put out on something other than a Mizzou sweatshirt, and headed to the local […]
Sean Sherk eligible to return to action in January
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007The CSAC isn’t doing a 180-degree turn on Sean Sherk’s positive steroid test, but they cut their year-long suspension in half. What is the point of suspending a fighter who failed a steroid test for a year when the track record with the CSAC appeals board is that they are likely to cut the length […]
Todd Martin interviews Dana White about The Ultimate Fighter
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Part I of the CBS Sports interview is here. One quote that stands out: Dana White acknowledges that there were ongoing debates within UFC about whether to provide alcohol to the fighters. The company ultimately decided to leave alcohol in the house. “Our philosophy was you can’t make the sport look bad, because these guys […]
Report: Drwal vs. Heath booked for UFC 81
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007We have readers from Poland. They have their own MMA sites, too. Time to celebrate by linking to a report that says Tomasz Drwal will be fighting David Heath at UFC 81.
Reports: IFL, HDNet finalize TV deal
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007During the early hours on Tuesday morning, Sam Caplan reported that a TV deal between the IFL and HDNet to broadcast the promotion’s 12/29 Mohegan Sun Arena event was being completed. MediaPost Publications, in a report two hours ago, confirmed the story.
Tuesday chalkboard: In their own words
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007The StrikeForce 9/29 Playboy Mansion event on Yahoo.com reportedly drew a lot of eyeballs. In the immortal words of one Rodney King, “Can’t we all just get along?” Apparently not: I felt like puking. Boxing promoter Lou DiBella once lashed out against MMA, calling it – predictably – “a human cockfight.” What an insult to […]
Feedback to new site theme
Monday, December 3rd, 2007All positive or negative feedback goes here. Plus, if you have constructive ideas on how to tweak or change the new layout, post a comment so I can work on it. Thanks. By the way, keep your eyes open to updates on the right side of the page (as well as the news updates on […]
Philosophy 101 – MMA Media
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Update: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations responds to media inquiries about the death of Sam Vasquez. Steve Sievert has further comments. Update II: Luke Thomas responds to comments made by a reader on Fight Opinion. Plus, thoughts from MMA Analyst. Luke Thomas asks an important question: Lastly, I would say the relative silence […]
Monday headlines: Rampant stupidity
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Gina Carano reportedly will be a character on the new American Gladiators show, which features Hulk Hogan doing commentary. She’s running wild on all of us, brother. An interview with Georges St. Pierre. Joachim Hansen is not a fan of Zuffa: “I just hope people understand that the problems [with Zuffa] weren’t about the money,” […]
Site upgrade coming soon
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Expect a new layout (with added functionality) coming this week. Consider this post a ‘last call’ for anyone to contribute any RSS feeds that I’ve asked for in the last two RSS wish list posts (especially feeds covering the UK and European MMA scenes).
Sunday news review: Recapping the weekend’s action
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007RSS Wish List – Part 2 I am looking for any and all RSS feeds relating to UK MMA news or European MMA news. On most of the UK MMA sites, I have not been able to find any feeds at all. I want some RSS feeds covering this scene. Today’s news Thomas Hauser of […]
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