Archive for February, 2008
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008As it reportedly stands: CT scan – negative MRI – negative MRA (angiography) – showed some slight hemorrhaging of blood on the right side of his brain due to cumulative head trauma over many years of wrestling matches The good news is that doctors don’t think Nagata will need surgery, but it’s unknown when he’ll […]
Friday fight headlines (2/22/08)
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Another possible UFC lawsuit? According to our friends at Pro Fight Store, there’s discussion that Zuffa may file a lawsuit against Croatian fighter Goran Reljic. The reason? He participated recently at the BJJ Bristol Open. Reljic won both the heavyweight and absolute divisions. Update: In the comments section, claims that the rumor is false. One […]
The Yahoo-UFC mega-deal
Thursday, February 21st, 2008So there was a press release on Thursday announcing that Yahoo will stream UFC PPvs online for $44.95 USD/show. (Good luck with that, boys.) Naturally, UFC pushed this deal hard on their conference call. Reaction to the news has been mixed. Fightlinker is cautiously optimistic, while Luke Thomas is sounding the alarm bells. I’ll have […]
TV time set for DREAM debut event
Thursday, February 21st, 2008It will air on Tokyo Broadcasting System on the same day (3/15) from 7:00-8:54 PM JST. The event takes place at Saitama Super Arena and is the start of the 2008 Lightweight GP tournament (start time is 3 PM JST).
PRIDE, Xyience, Zuffa, and you
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Special guest opinion/editorial by Leland Roling of MMA-Analyst.com One of the bigger stories so far this year has been the emergence of two scandals that have earned the attention of hardcore fans and the MMA community as a whole. The purchase of PRIDE from Dream Stage Entertainment in the early part of last year sent […]
Is there a difference between Frank Shamrock & Kimbo Slice?
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008In a round-about way, that’s the question Mauro Ranallo and Bryan Alvarez discussed today in regards to marketing in MMA (audio here). Speaking of marketing, I made an appearance on MMA Predictions radio a few days ago to talk about the possibility of WWE buying UFC and how WWE would market MMA differently than Zuffa […]
Wednesday war room: Iceman heats up book sales
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Chuck Liddell’s new book, Iceman, is listed #9 this week on The New York Times Best-Seller’s list for hardcover nonfiction books. This is the second week that Liddell’s book has made the list at #9. Pro Fight Store sent us two links regarding a possible M-1 event happening soon in France (links here and here). […]
Pancrase 3/26 Korakuen Hall card
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Announced today: #1 contender’s match (Featherweights): Miki Shida vs. Marlon Sandro (Nova Uniao) Middleweights: Izuru Takeuchi vs. Hiromitsu Kanehara Middleweights: Alavutdin Gadzhiev (Russia) vs. Hikaru Sato Lightweights: Takafumi Ito vs. Hacran Dias (Nova Uniao) Lightweights: Kenji Arai vs. Shinsuke Shoji (Krazy Bee) Bantamweights: Michihisa Asano vs. Yukito (U-FILE camp) Middleweights: Ichiro Kanai vs. Takenori Sato […]
Latest update on UFC vs. Couture lawsuit
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008An attorney has been finally named on behalf of Randy Couture — Joseph S. Peek. Findlaw search on Peek. Peek filed a motion to dismiss the case and a court date has been set for the hearing on March 25th. Meanwhile, the court date for Zuffa’s motion of a preliminary injunction against Couture has been […]
Mauro Ranallo’s response to EXC Miami event critics
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Got a problem with the production values of the Showtime event? Have a problem with the dancers and the rap music? Irritated by the quality of the commentating by Showtime’s broadcast team? Here’s his response.
Kintaro Kanemura sexual harassment scandal
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Update: Here’s a scan of Tokyo Sports today that Kakutolog has posted. The big question raised now is whether or not Big Japan tried to cover-up the incident. The newspaper speculates on whether criminal charges will be filed. Update II: Kanemura’s bookings on two upcoming LOCK-UP shows (2/24 Korakuen Hall & 2/29 Osaka, IMP Hall) […]
Quote of the Day – Israel Gutierrez
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008In today’s Miami Herald newspaper: Instead, I watched the boxing match between Jermaine Taylor and Kelly Pavlik, a fight in which cuts were treated, consciousness was encouraged and the only time you considered someone would die was when ”guest judge” Harold Lederman got a little too excited while giving his round-by-round scoring. And that’s where […]
Tuesday reading material (2/19/08)
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008MMA Predictions (radio): The rumors of WWE purchasing the UFC MMA Fight Weekly (MSNBC): Tito Ortiz done with UFC The Hurricane Online (Miami): Kimbo slices up opponent, rallies passionate fans Black Athlete: Kimbo ‘Slices up’ Abbott The Miami Herald: Kimbo ‘Slice of life’ MMA Madness: The Beard & The Rapture – what’s next for Kimbo […]
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