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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010More perplexing booking from Strikeforce, this time with a fight involving KJ Noons vs. Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett… in 2010, no less.
Late night notebook: The media can’t stop talking about Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans, gay slurs, black stereotypes, and non-stop media coverage.
WWE legend Steve Austin: If MMA existed a generation ago, a lot of guys in pro-wrestling would have done MMA instead.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin had some very interesting comments about MMA on Bruce Buffer’s radio show yesterday.
Tim Sylvia: When I fought Ray Mercer, I didn’t think it would hurt my record because it was a boxing match
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Former UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is trying to get back on the MMA road to recovery by fighting World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski this Friday night. Tim wants to fight Fedor again and also has a unique perspective on his past fight against Ray Mercer.
Din Thomas stands up for Shine fights promoter in whole cancellation mess
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Din Thomas gave his thoughts to Josh Gross about what happened over this past weekend with the cancellation of Shine Fights and how the proposed fight against boxer Ricardo Mayorga fell apart.
Is it really a burden to have an undefeated record in MMA?
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010I heard an argument from Lyoto Machida’s camp on Josh Gross’s radio show that because he lost to Shogun and had his first loss that all of a sudden the pressure is off of his shoulders? Is that really true?
Joe Rogan talks about judo vs. wrestling, how UFC has become a wrestler’s game, and how that will impact the Chael Sonnen/Anderson Silva fight
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Joe Rogan appeared on Tapout Radio on Monday to talk about judo in MMA, whether or not judokas could take over as champions in the sport, how wrestling is the primary base in today’s MMA scene, and how that principle was displayed in the Demian Maia/Anderson Silva fight and how it will apply to Silva’s upcoming fight against Chael Sonnen.
Meet the woman who will end up fighting Cris Cyborg in Strikeforce on June 26th
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Meet the woman who will fight Cris Cyborg on June 26th in San Jose. Her name is Jan Finney and read about her mindset heading into the fight.
Matt Lindland: The reason there’s no union in MMA is because fighters are whores and cowards
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Matt Lindland had a very candid radio interview with Eddie Goldman, talking about the politics of Mixed Martial Arts. Plus, Matt has thoughts on his career in MMA as he turns 40 years old.
Why wasn’t St. Louis native Tyron Woodley booked on Strikeforce’s show last weekend?
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Tyron Woodley had an interesting interview with Sherdog in which he said something about Strikeforce that I don’t think a lot of people picked up on.
Tim Sylvia: I ruined Andrei Arlovski’s career. Hey, I want back in the UFC.
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Tim Sylvia, in an interview with Tapout Radio on Monday, said that he would like to come back to UFC or Strikeforce.
A discussion about Strikeforce’s continuity problems and Showtime as a business partner
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010TJ De Santis and Jordan Breen had a fascinating discussion on Saturday night about why Strikeforce is struggling with some internal problems and the role Showtime has played in dealing with those problems.
Alistair Overeem draws the heat for PEDs, but a lot of fighters are watching their backs
Monday, May 17th, 2010Even after Alistair Overeem’s win last weekend in St. Louis over Brett Rogers, the debate rages on about PEDs and steroids usage in Mixed Martial Arts.
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