Archive for February, 2008
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008First, John G. Edwards has a lengthy article in the Las Vegas Business Press about last week’s Xyience bankruptcy court hearing. It’s a longer version of John’s article last week in the Review-Journal, with more details about the opposition against the Fertitta Brothers in the Xyience Chapter 11 proceedings. The article touches upon the role […]
Floyd Mayweather heading to WrestleMania
Monday, February 18th, 2008That was the obvious conclusion after watching tonight’s angle on RAW with The Big Show. If the rumor is true that Mayweather broke Big Show’s nose yesterday in Las Vegas, then I have to give credit to Show for putting up with that physical abuse. I chuckled at the fact that WWE crowds in both […]
Media tunnelvision on Kimbo Slice
Monday, February 18th, 2008Talk about being out of touch with what American MMA fans want. Franklin McNeil, whose work for The Newark Star-Ledger is usually pretty solid, veers into hardcore MMA purist territory with these comments in his new ESPN article about Kimbo Slice’s win over Tank Abbott:
HDNet & Couture vs. UFC
Monday, February 18th, 2008Start with this article by Dave Meltzer. Then, matriculate your way to this column by Adam Swift and response to the column at Bloody Elbow.
Monday news review (2/18/08)
Monday, February 18th, 2008I’m surprised that there isn’t a lot of angry boxing fans ranting and raving on various web sites about Floyd Mayweather Jr. doing an angle with Big Show at last night’s WWE PPV in Las Vegas. TKO Xtreme: Vancouver fighter shot in leg The Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle (TN): Backyard MMA brawls pose controversy – unsanctioned, illegal […]
Quote of the Day – Mike Sloan
Monday, February 18th, 2008Today in his latest Sherdog article: In keeping with new organizations popping up at every turn, how great is it that Pride is basically being resurrected? The new Dream organization will hopefully pick up right where Pride left off and rekindle the classic rivalry between UFC and Pride. Hopefully, though, the company doesn’t hemorrhage money […]
Is Kimbo Slice the American MMA version of Bob Sapp?
Monday, February 18th, 2008I’ll throw the question out there with some context and then watch the online powder keg explode. Bob Sapp’s meteoric rise in the world of Japanese MMA & K-1 in the earlier part of this decade was remarkable to watch. Kazuyoshi Ishii did a brilliant job of marketing Sapp and playing off of Japanese stereotypes […]
Yuji Nagata to undergo medical tests for stroke-like symptoms
Sunday, February 17th, 2008Update: More details added to the post. For most hardcore MMA fans who don’t follow professional wrestling, Yuji Nagata is known as the poor guy who got his clock cleaned by Mirko Cro Cop on NYE 2001 at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye show in Saitama and by Fedor on NYE 2003 at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye event […]
Elite XC 2/16 Miami
Saturday, February 16th, 2008There are a lot of MMA fans online who are uploading the Kimbo vs. Tank fight on the various video sites (YouTube, Daily Motion, etc.) Go out of your way to catch a replay of the show on Showtime if you can (TV schedule here for replays). Event results: MMA Weekly | Sherdog | The […]
Friday night fights: Heat-up for Kimbo vs. Tank
Friday, February 15th, 2008There’s a new site called http://www.intheguard.tv that has been launched. Check it out. Sherdog: Cuban’s HDNet Fights enters Couture-UFC war UFC HP: Tim Boetsch vs. Matt Hamill added to UFN 4/2 card (full card line-up here) MMA California: 2008 California State Pankration Championships 15 Rounds (Gary Herman): EXC Miami event predictions Fox Sports: Kimbo, Antonio […]
Fight Opinion Radio #76: Thaler family MMA get-together
Friday, February 15th, 2008Jeff Thaler and Thaler family members join us this week to recap the WEC 32 event from Wednesday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Does Carlos Condit deserve the praise that he is receiving online? Where does he stand in terms of worldwide rankings in his weight class? Plus, what’s the best sports analogy to use […]
Fightlinker’s interview with Rich Bergeron
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Listen to the audio here. The interview is 100 minutes long. At the 70 minute mark, Bergeron starts making claims of Zuffa engaging in fraud. It will be interesting to see how UFC responds to Bergeron’s various claims in this controversial, in-depth interview. An update on the Bergeron vs. Xyience Inc. court case: In addition […]
Wednesday news review (2/14/08)
Thursday, February 14th, 2008The latest IFL SEC filing. KSBY 6 Action News: Knockout crowd shows up in San Luis Obispo to meet Chuck Liddell at book appearance The Canadian Press: Scalpers move in to fill demand for UFC 83 tickets in Montreal MMA Betting Blog: Kimbo or Tank? Find out where the smart money is going The Barrie […]
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