Archive for September, 2013
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Sunday, September 29th, 2013Bryan Vera’s camp hopes the California State Athletic Commission will come to its senses and reprimand the judges in the Vera/JCC fight from Saturday night.
No good, really bad week for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. & California State Athletic Commission
Saturday, September 28th, 2013Everything that could have gone wrong image-wise for California’s commission this week with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. did. And that’s a bad thing.
Why are the Ultimate Fighter ratings on FS1 lower than expected?
Thursday, September 26th, 2013A month into The Ultimate Fighter on FS1 with Ronda Rousey & Miesha Tate, the ratings haven’t been so hot. Why?
Lifetime appointment: Keith Kizer’s job remains safe with Nevada politicos
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013Keith Kizer won’t be getting the boot any time soon. You’ll still have this arrogant punching bag to kick around when it comes to bad decisions made by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Is Josh Barnett one win away from a heavyweight title shot?
Monday, September 23rd, 2013Is Josh Barnett one win away from a title shot? Is he really in the driver’s seat?
UFC 165 made everyone’s head explode – Jon Jones retains title by unanimous decision
Saturday, September 21st, 2013UFC’s two September cards may be flying under the radar, but you’re still going to watch.
What to expect at next Wednesday’s dog & pony show with Keith Kizer
Friday, September 20th, 2013What great timing. Keith Kizer will be assigning officials to work the Tim Bradley/Juan Manuel Marquez fight for October 12th.
Intervention time: Keith Kizer in self-presevation mode after Cynthia Ross exits
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013Keith Kizer’s job security is on the ropes — and he knows it. Hoping that sacrificial lamb Cynthis Ross’s departure will help take the pressure off of him, now is the time to ratchet up the heat and pursue real change.
Shayna Baszler says Ronda Rousey is giving her advice on dealing with the spotlight
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013Shayna Baszler learned some lessons from her appearance on The Ultimate Fighter. Her takeaways may be of interest to you.
Keith Kizer’s job security
Sunday, September 15th, 2013You want to see Keith Kizer get fired from his job running the Nevada State Athletic Commission? Then start applying pressure to Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, Bob Arum, and the major casino bosses.
Mastering social media marketing on Twitter to sell Floyd/Canelo PPV buys
Thursday, September 12th, 2013Golden Boy & Floyd Mayweather are a few steps ahead of everyone in combat sports when it comes to marketing fights.
ESPN laments boxing’s future with no union while praising UFC (with no union)
Wednesday, September 11th, 2013Boxing is dying. No, wait, it isn’t dying. There’s no union for protect boxers. There’s no union to protect MMA fighters, but UFC should be praised for booking whatever big fights they want. That’s the muddled media message.
Juanito Ibarra goes to court to order Rampage Jackson’s cooperation in deposition
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013Juanito Ibarra wants Rampage Jackson to cooperate with a request for document production and deposition. Halloween 2013 is the drop dead date before Ibarra’s side threatens to go to court for a motion to compel.
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