Archive for March, 2011
« Previous EntriesA largely quiet start to Brock Lesnar’s debut on The Ultimate Fighter; draws 1.0 cable rating
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Brock Lesnar made a relatively quiet debut on The Ultimate Fighter. Will things pick up steam?
The invisible Cain Velasquez, and Brock Lesnar’s ‘car wash’ tour of ESPN
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Cain Velasquez is the UFC Heavyweight champion and, yet, he’s a totally invisible man. Brock Lesnar, the man who lost his title to Velasquez, is making the rounds at ESPN and coming across as a champion.
Shawn Tompkins on what the rules of engagement are in 2011 for MMA training camps
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Shawn Tompkins says the idea of not having MMA training camp teammates fighting each other in 2011 is completely unrealistic.
Satoshi Ishii files for divorce after nine months of marriage
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011The bumpy road for Satoshi Ishii post-Olympics continues. Plus, Urijah Faber speaks out about his debut in the UFC and what’s next for him.
UFC Fight Night 24 in Seattle at Key Arena; Big, strong, and fast winners
Sunday, March 27th, 2011The biggest crowd ever for a UFC Fight Night event, which was supposed to be headlined by Tito Ortiz.
It begins: Strikeforce fighters reportedly now being asked to sign Zuffa contracts
Saturday, March 26th, 2011Strikeforce contracts are reportedly headed to the wayside while Zuffa contracts are coming.
Did SVSE want out of Strikeforce in order to focus on getting the NBA’s Sacramento Kings?
Thursday, March 24th, 2011Scott Coker made a fascinating remark about what SVSE, his former business partners in Strikeforce, want to do in the future and nobody in the media picked up on it.
Will UFC’s future matchmaking decentralize MMA’s team-dominated training structure?
Thursday, March 24th, 2011With UFC wanting teammates to fight each other, will MMA’s current structure of big fighting teams for training splinter apart?
Josh Gross: UFC proved me wrong on co-promotion as the best model to produce meaningful fights
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011Josh Gross says that UFC has proved him wrong on a couple of important business points. How does he see the landscape of MMA right now and for the future?
Tara LaRosa publicly labels Miesha Tate as a clenbuterol user & accuses Tate of slander
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011Two high-profile women’s MMA fighters who hate each other take their feud public.
UFC is now getting the soap opera they always wanted to see
Monday, March 21st, 2011Now we will see what happens with high-profile teammates facing each other in the UFC.
A relieved Scott Coker discusses why he sold Strikeforce
Monday, March 21st, 2011Scott Coker sat down with Bas Rutten for an HDNet interview to talk about how the sale of Strikeforce to UFC went down.
UFC 128 (Newark, NJ): Faber survives UFC debut, Bones Jones violently wins LHW title
Saturday, March 19th, 2011Jon “Bones” Jones vs. Mauricio Shogun for the UFC Light Heavyweight title.
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