Archive for February, 2008
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008As many long-time readers of this site know, I have been drumming the beat about PRIDE’s problems for at least two years. When the rumors first started that Zuffa was interested in doing a PRIDE asset sale purchase, I warned that there would be many problems that would arise if such a deal occured. Those […]
Update on Xyience bankruptcy situation
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Some interesting developments. Tomorrow, there will be a hearing in front of LV judge Tim Williams as to whether or not Xyience’s motion to win their cause against Rich Bergeron (based on a technicality) will work or not. If the motion fails, then there will be a hearing next week on Bergeron’s motion to dismiss […]
Playing with fire? Zuffa sues DSE
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Update: A source who has read the summary of the lawsuit filing sends this (case no: 08 A 556504): Plaintiff purchased certain assets of defendant’s business under the Pride, Pride Fighting Championship and Bushido brand names. Because plaintiffs are involved in the gaming industry, defendants were required to cooperate with and submit to background checks […]
Quote of the Day – Dana White on Fedor
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008From a Q & A session in The Sun: Fedor isn’t a real fighter, he’s a complete joke. “He’s fighting middleweights and guys who have absolutely no business fighting – and he’s looking like s*** doing it. “It’s 2008 and he hasn’t had a real fight since 2005. I don’t care about what he did […]
Survey for Wushu Masters on CCTV
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Please read this post and, if interested in commenting, answer the questions seriously.
Tuesday reading material (2/5/08)
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008The Las Vegas Review-Journal: UFC show excites ‘quiet jerk’ Forrest Griffin The Canadian Press: Ontario commissioner Ken Hayashi says MMA is illegal under Criminal Code The Canadian Press: UFC delivers punch at the box office in first foray into Canada Todd Martin: Nogueira proves his mettle again The St. Petersburg Times (FL): Body in pond […]
Dana White on Choi Hong-Man
Monday, February 4th, 2008Audio evidence here at the 6:20 mark… Dana calls Choi Hong-Man “long duck dong.” Not since Phil Baroni mocked Yoon Dong-Sik as “pork fried rice” have we had quite an insensitive remark from a top MMA voice (outside of Japan, anyways — the garbage Yoshihiro Akiyama has had to put up with is ridiculous, as […]
Quote of the Day – comparing MMA to waterboarding
Monday, February 4th, 2008What a job it must be to be the public editor of The Sacramento Bee: “I strongly object to the glorification of the ‘sport’ of cage fighting,” said Hill-Weld’s e-mail. As for the detailed description of the guillotine hold, he said, “This hold sounds a lot like ‘waterboarding,’ which most people consider torture. “While this […]
Yoshida vs. Barnett booked for WVR debut show
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Remember our report a few days ago talking about the possiblity of Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Josh Barnett happening at World Victory Road’s debut show on March 5th in Yoyogi? Mark it down on your calendar. It’s officially booked. Josh is promising a nice suplex in his match against Yoshida.
UFC 81 (2/2 Las Vegas)
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Event results: MMA Weekly | Sherdog | The Fight Network | MMA Junkie | Bloody Elbow | Total MMA | Observer According to this report, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and JBL are at the building. Somewhere in the world, Antonio Inoki is crying about Brock Lesnar’s loss. And now we’re going to get Nogueira vs. […]
Pre-UFC 81 event notes
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008On a side note, results from today’s mystery K-1 show at Nippon Budokan. Show recap here. The first scheduled hearing in Zuffa LLC’s court case against Randy Couture is on March 4th at 9 AM. Zuffa LLC attorney Donald J. Campbell has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction. Lots of audio previewing the upcoming […]
More problems between Teddy Atlas and ESPN
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Remember all the rumors last year that there was some possible interest in business happening between UFC and ESPN? UFC tends to like to control their matchmaking and production. This latest story is just another example as to why Dana White wants full control of what happens with the UFC product. More on Teddy Atlas.
Kevin Iole: Frank Mir has better stamina than Nogueira
Friday, February 1st, 2008Seriously, he made his argument: He rated Mir 9 out of 10 stars for conditioning and rated Nogueira 8 out of 10 stars for stamina. Dave Doyle should respond to the public criticism of this.
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