Archive for August, 2008
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008I’m getting as tired of the Randy Couture/Fedor talk as I am of the nonstop discussion of Brett Favre these days in the sports media. Bas Rutten gave a lecture to the SF 49ers football team. They’re going to need all the help they can get this season. Matt (Fightlinker): Interview with Caleb from The […]
PR: Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski Joins For Pits’ Sake to Combat Dog Fighting
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008UFC Former Heavyweight Champion Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski joins the For Pits’ Sake “Knock Out Dog Fighting” program to combat the cruel and illegal activity of dog fighting. Los Gatos, CA (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 — Ever since Andrei Arlovski’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) career began, he has been proud to carry “The Pit […]
Today’s chalkboard (8/12/2008)
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008A slow news day, so this counts as the the top headline of the day: A little birdie says Ultimate Fighting Championship officials weren’t pleased about the 10 percent tax on their show that drew 15,082 to Target Center on Saturday, and if they return to the Twin Cities next year, the Xcel Energy Center […]
Brand new MMA social networking site launched
Monday, August 11th, 2008http://www.knowyourmma.com. Bookmark it.
Kimbo Slice in Madden ’09 TV ad
Monday, August 11th, 2008Now I’ve seen it all.
Fight Opinion Radio #88: Jake Shields, Renato Babalu, & Daniel Puder
Monday, August 11th, 2008A great show for you this week, as we have three high-energy guests on the program. First, Jake Shields stopped by to talk about his latest win (over Nick Thompson), the prospects of facing Georges St. Pierre and how he thinks he could do against GSP, and why KJ Noons vs. Nick Diaz may not […]
UFC 87 (8/9 Minneapolis)
Saturday, August 9th, 2008Event reports: Sherdog | NBC Sports | MMA Junkie | Bloody Elbow | MMA Frenzy | MMA on Tap | Yahoo Sports
Mark Davies: Does it matter if Gina Carano wins?
Saturday, August 9th, 2008By Mark Davies Several months ago, while waiting for the tantalizingly inevitable pictures of Gina Carano’s latest weigh-in, I had a thought. No, not the same thought hundreds of teenaged MMA fans were having as they waited for those same pictures… Most fight fans are aware of Gina’s routine failures to make weight, primarily because […]
Sengoku 9/28 Tokyo, Yoyogi National Stadium Gym I
Friday, August 8th, 2008Announced for the event are: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Evangelista Cyborg, Jorge Santiago, and Siyar Bahadurzada.
Dana White’s curious admission about Mirko Cro Cop
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Read this item about what Dana White said in regards to the motives of UFC signing Mirko Cro Cop. Maybe White is telling his version of the truth as he sees it. Who knows? What’s interesting about the story is the timeline. Remember, PRIDE lost their Fuji TV deal in June of ’06. They ran […]
Quote of the Day – Steve Cofield
Thursday, August 7th, 2008How Yahoo Sports MMA editor and Masshead Dave Doyle allowed this to be written, I’ll never know: It’s matinee idol Roger Huerta against investment banker Kenny Florian at UFC 87. With good looks and smarts, Huerta is everything that Boston hates, a winner.
Report: Kazuyoshi Ishii released from prison
Thursday, August 7th, 2008(If you read Japanese, pay attention to the Hiroshi Nielsen blog for further updates.) There is a report in the OH! CYBER PAPARAZZI publication today that K-1’s Godfather, Kazuyoshi Ishii, has been released from a Shizuoka prison at 5:30 AM JST. The report claims that Ishii was considered a ‘model citizen’ in prison and that […]
Lee Murray to be profiled on ESPN’s E:60 program
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Yep, about his supposed role in the biggest bank heist ever. They showed clips from his UFC days during the program advertisement.
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