Archive for January, 2008
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008According to God Bless the Ring (hat tip: Hiroshi), the finish of the Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Kazuo Misaki fight has been overturned. Misaki was declared the winner by brutal KO in the fight. However, the decision has been officially changed. Speaking of Misaki, check out the next fight he is booked for.
Strange, ugly heavyweight match-ups arising in 2008
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008According to The Sun in the UK, Brock Lesnar will headline UFC’s June event at the 02 Arena in London. The Sun has a ton of MMA articles, but no RSS feed. If someone can find or produce an RSS feed of Sun MMA articles, please let me know. Bob Sapp vs. Jan “The Giant” […]
Doing the hard sell for Ken vs. Frank Shamrock
Monday, January 21st, 2008The most interesting item in Steve Sievert’s article is this: While they have had their differences, the Shamrocks are finding common ground to make their mega-fight a reality — money. Tearing a page from the business playbook of boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya, Frank will control the purse strings and promote the bout himself. […]
Sunday news review (1/20/08)
Sunday, January 20th, 2008Yeo Jong-Hoon reports that Choi Hong-Man made his national TV debut as a singer in South Korea. His first single is “Beast and Beauty,” which you can see here. Oscar De La Hoya will have a retirement tour in 2008. Check out more stories on this topic on the boxing page.
UFC 80 (Newcastle, England)
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Steve Cofield has some audio interviews with John McCarthy, Sam Caplan, and Loretta Hunt. Previews/news: MMA HQ | Mike Coughlin | MMA Betting | MMA Analyst | Pramit Mohapatra interviews Dana White | Harley Davidson signs deal with UFC | Is UFC 80 a Dana White rip-off? Reports: Sherdog | Observer | The Fight Network […]
Friday headlines (1/18/2008)
Thursday, January 17th, 2008First, I wanted to let everyone know about a new site called MMA Memories. Check it out. Onto today’s headlines: Yahoo Sports (Dave Meltzer): Gonzaga vs. Werdum a battle for position The Honolulu Star-Bulletin: UFC is not coming to Hawaii until at least 2009 The Liverpool Echo (UK): Meet Paul Kelly CBS Sports: UFC 80 […]
About that pro-wrestling crossover…
Thursday, January 17th, 2008If you don’t think UFC takes pro-wrestling’s cross-over appeal seriously, well… TNA has made a business deal with UFC regarding promotion of UFC’s 2/2 PPV show, and in particular the Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir match. Next week’s Impact will include a Brock Lesnar training package, as well as a Kurt Angle interview, where he […]
Thursday news and notes (1/17/2008)
Thursday, January 17th, 200815 Rounds: Conference call quotes from Kimbo Slice, Tank Abbott, and Gary Shaw The Belfast Telegraph: Slog on the Tyne – Colin Robinson Sports Illustrated (Pramit Mohapatra): Fight Night in the UK Yahoo Sports (Kevin Iole): Maturing BJ Penn ready to claim crown KSBY 6 Action News (San Luis Obispo, CA): Hackelman’s Dream Team helps […]
Ground & Pound Awards 2007
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Press Release The die is cast and the vote for the Third Annual Ground & Pound Awards is over. Fans, fighters, managers, promoters and trainers from all over the world have decided on the winners in the sixteen categories.
Cage Force 2008 calendar
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008The promotion announced their upcoming schedule for the year and there are some very interesting fights about to be booked. The event schedule: 2/11 – Tokyo, Differ Ariake 4/05 – Tokyo, Differ Ariake 6/22 – Tokyo, Differ Ariake September – TBA They will have Featherweight (65.7 kg) and Bantamweight (61.2 kg) tournaments. The featherweight tournament […]
Report: Stefan Leko out 7 months due to knee injury
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Pro Fight Store is reporting that Stefan Leko will be out of action for 7 months due to knee surgery. Leko fought this past weekend. Mauro Ranallo and Don King interview each other. Heaven help us all. Frank Trigg was the color commentator for yet another Fox Sports Net Best Damn Toughman presentation on Monday […]
UFC sues Randy Couture
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008According to The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Zuffa LLC (the parent company of UFC) filed a lawsuit on Monday against Randy Couture in Clark County District Court. UFC claims that Couture’s statements about the company last year caused ‘irreparable damage’ and that he breached his UFC contract. This is alluding to the fact that Couture now […]
Phil Baroni’s next fight
Monday, January 14th, 2008I saw this post by Luke Thomas talking about the politics behind Phil Baroni’s next fight. The long and the short of it – Sengoku announced Baroni vs. Kikuta last week for their 3/5 Tokyo show (as we noted on the site), Ken Pavia said Baroni was fielding a number of offers, and now there’s […]
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