Archive for June, 2010
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010If Rich Franklin soundly defeats Chuck Liddell at UFC 115 in Vancouver, will he be known by the public as the man who put Chuck Liddell into retirement?
Would changing major UFC non-title fights from 3 to 5 rounds eliminate the need for interim titles?
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Would implementation of five round #1 contender fights eliminate the need for having interim titles in UFC?
What you need to know about this Wednesday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting about drug testing (updated with Dave Meltzer commentary)
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Quietly, this Wednesday the Nevada State Athletic Commission will have a meeting to talk about perhaps a change in their drug testing policy.
Bizarre — Fox Sports touts Brian Cushing for Jay Glazer MMAAthletics show
Monday, June 7th, 2010Why is Fox Sports touting Brian Cushing, an athlete who failed a drug test, for Jay Glazer’s online video show?
The Fertitta Family may be bankruptcy winners (plus an open letter to Lorenzo Fertitta about a fighter’s union)
Monday, June 7th, 2010If you file for bankruptcy, that’s really bad news for your credit score and financial status. If the Fertitta family files for bankruptcy, somehow they make good. The world’s their oyster.
Talk Radio: Do we need to give Gary Shaw credit for what he did with Kimbo Slice?
Monday, June 7th, 2010Who gets the most credit for making the Kimbo Slice experiment work in MMA? UFC? Gary Shaw? Or someone else?
Talk Radio: Cleaning up the trashy aspects of The Ultimate Fighter and trying to rehabilitate the show’s image
Monday, June 7th, 2010Luke Thomas has noticed that Spike TV and UFC are presenting a more… tamer?… version this season of The Ultimate Fighter. Can the show’s image be repaired in the eyes of the media and television viewers?
Talk Radio: Can Frank Mir make it at Light Heavyweight and will Fedor’s career be complete if he doesn’t fight in the UFC?
Monday, June 7th, 2010Can Frank Mir make it at Light Heavyweight in UFC? Plus, does Fedor need to fight in the UFC in order for you to view his MMA career as being whole and complete?
Are you buying or selling the prospects of a Michael Bisping vs. Vitor Belfort match-up in UFC?
Sunday, June 6th, 2010You like the idea of Michael Bisping vs. Vitor Belfort happening as sort of a #1 contender’s match in the future for the UFC Middleweight division?
Mike Goldberg: It’s fair to say that Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans is UFC’s most-heated rivalry
Sunday, June 6th, 2010Mike Goldberg recently talked about the best feuds in UFC history and where Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans ranked on that list. Plus, his thoughts on how UFC has taken over Las Vegas.
Talk Radio: Everyone has a price in the MMA media and you can’t expect independent-minded journalism
Saturday, June 5th, 2010The great debate on whether or not the MMA media should act professional and above-board or be willing to go the Entertainment Tonight route and be whores for access.
The debate: Has the Satoshi Ishii experiment turned into something great or is it a train wreck?
Saturday, June 5th, 2010Jordan Breen says that the course Satoshi Ishii is on now is a good one. I say the whole course Ishii has been on since day one as a professional in MMA has been terrible.
Talking Heads: Should Dana White not push Rashad Evans in the UFC because of his boring fight style?
Saturday, June 5th, 2010If MMA is a sport, should someone not get pushed because their fight style is viewed by fans as boring?
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