Archive for June, 2008
Next Entries »MMA blogger blowback to The New York Times
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Message sent. Will it be received? More NYT anger. Another dose here.
Addressing the notion of Kimbo Slice as a boxer
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Josh Alper at AOL Fanhouse got the ball rolling with this post yesterday about such prospects, given that Gary Shaw has EXC champion KJ Noons under a similar situation (as a boxer & MMA fighter). This morning, Santos Perez in The Miami Herald brings up the idea of Kimbo in boxing and thinks that it […]
Quote of the Week – Bill Simmons on Mauro Ranallo
Monday, June 2nd, 2008Mauro is not getting any love from ESPN or The New York Times, which is unfortunate to say the least: Bill Simmons: (12:34 PM ET ) Obviously I was in heaven with GuJo announcing an MMA event, I have been pining for this for years (either MMA, boxing, wrestling or the Real World/Road Rules Challenge […]
The New York Times is watching you, MMA bloggers
Monday, June 2nd, 2008MMA Predictions has released a Google Gadget that will deliver a new MMA fighter to your Google HP each morning. It’s a unique way to be exposed to certain fighters you may not be familiar with yet. Here is the link to the gadget. The New York Times has two articles today talking about the […]
You’re all 13 year olds who never have fought in MMA before…
Monday, June 2nd, 2008No, really. Nick Lembo recently was interviewed by Full Contact Fighter regarding some of the questionable happenings at EXC’s show last Saturday in Newark.
Quote of the Day – Arco Arena MMA fans
Monday, June 2nd, 2008Yesterday, I remarked on how the fans at the WEC event in Sacramento came across better than the fans that went to past UFC events in the same building (Arco Arena). After the WEC event, I received this comment from someone in the California MMA scene: I’m glad it came off that way on TV, […]
ESPN personalities rip into Elite XC
Monday, June 2nd, 2008In a sports weekend that featured the Stanley Cup finals (Detroit vs. Pittsburgh) and a preview of the NBA Finals (Celtics vs. Lakers), it was Kimbo Slice’s debut on CBS that garnered top billing on today’s ESPN news-talk programming. And it’s clear that many of ESPN’s top personalities were not impressed with Gary Shaw and […]
Big media reacts to EXC on CBS ratings news
Sunday, June 1st, 2008Before we get to more broadsheet reaction to Kimbo Slice, I want to point out a pretty big article at Barron’s tonight. The article is titled A Money Manager’s Ultimate Fight Game and it goes into great detail about Wallid Ismail’s lawsuit claims against Elite XC, along with details about a European hedge-fund manager who […]
WEC 6/1 Arco Arena (Sacramento)
Sunday, June 1st, 2008Post all comments about the show here. It’s becoming clear that as bad as the reputation is online for New Jersey MMA fans, the reputation for Sacramento’s MMA fans seems to be well-lived once again… albeit the fact that the WEC crowd tonight was better than past UFC crowds in the town. 30-27 on two […]
Round two of reaction to EXC & Kimbo on CBS
Sunday, June 1st, 2008If there is one other trend (besides relatively neutral or positive broadsheet media coverage of the EXC show on CBS) to watch for here regarding reaction to last night’s show, it’s that a lot of sports blogs and media outlets that normally would never talk about a UFC event are certainly talking today about MMA. […]
Next Entries »