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Friday, October 13th, 2006By Zach Arnold With people reflecting upon the success of UFC’s 3.1 rating for Ken vs. Tito III, the obvious question asked by everyone was whether or not that rating meant that UFC would be able to create new fans that would watch their other programming. The first test was Thursday’s Ultimate Fighter show, which […]
The Friday MMA media marathon
Friday, October 13th, 2006By Zach Arnold Donate to FightOpinion.com Update: The one big media story today are the rumors/reports (here and here) that Mirko Cro Cop has undergone surgery and will not fight on New Year’s Eve for PRIDE. I think this is the direct link to the newspaper report. If you use an RSS reader (or service […]
The Ultimate Fighter Season 4, Episode 9
Thursday, October 12th, 2006By Erin Bucknell Well keeping the teams as is seems kinda pointless what with only Travis surviving from his team. Though I must say for the most part I’m definitely more of a MoJo fan, simply so I can have Serra’s “Hamma-Fist!!!†to snark at. “Mollywobâ€? And it’s another wierdass Shonie-ism. Matt Hughes randomly shows […]
Thursday media link-o-rama
Thursday, October 12th, 2006Time to take a deep breath (hopefully the news cycle slows down). If you have any MMA news-related media links you would like to contribute to this article, post them in the comments section. We’re definitely looking for fresh links, especially from the various blogs. You can see all of today’s links in full-post view. […]
Ken vs. Tito III draws huge ratings
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006Spike TV press release says that Tuesday night’s event from Florida drew a 3.1 rating cable, and also beat the Oakland A’s vs. Detroit Tigers game that aired on FOX in the male 18-34 year old demographic. Ratings breakdown here. “Last night was a turning point for the UFC. This will further drive the evolution […]
Response to UFC & WWE article
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006By Zach Arnold The comments and mail in regards to Luke Nicholson’s article were voluminous. I generally agree with his position and the tone of his article. I also view his article not as just an American wrestling fan, but as a Japanese wrestling fan. The history that has transpired in Japan does somewhat translate […]
Tanigawa focuses on Sapp & Melendez
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006By Zach Arnold Update: Gryphon has more details. Here’s a screen capture from Dave Meltzer’s Wednesday news update. Would K-1 use this as evidence in court of a breach of contract? As I noted over at Puroresu Power today, K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu Tanigawa held a press conference to focus on upcoming action the company would […]
Similar Histories: UFC and WWE
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006By Luke Nicholson To some people the similarities between UFC and WWE might just be coincidence, or maybe there are small little details that separate them, and to an extent that might be true. But, the fact that these two promotions are following such a similar timeline, and given the similar personalities that run both […]
Wednesday MMA media round-up
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006Hint: A massive amount of mainstream media coverage for UFC. And check out the link to Rick Telander’s column in the Chicago Sun-Times. Yes, another one of the “old guard” of sports writers (from Chicago) who was a boxing supporter and isn’t supportive of UFC’s rise as a sport. Maybe Telander is in competition with […]
Is this the big Japanese arrest?
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006By Zach Arnold I am strongly encouraging our Japanese readers to help out with gathering information for this story. Please contribute if you can. In the last several years, times have been tough for the various Japanese media outlets. As business has declined, so have profits and ultimately many publications have had to restructure their […]
UFC Monday Night Invasion
Monday, October 9th, 2006By Zach Arnold To say that the UFC hype machine was in full effect on American cable television would be an understatement. Read the article in full-post view to read how much coverage UFC got on Monday night.
HERO’s 10/9 Yokohama event results
Monday, October 9th, 2006The promotion claimed 10,631 paid for the event. A night of surprises. Results can be viewed in full-post mode. Strong ratings for HERO’s Report of Japanese ratings revised by source report. Video Research Ltd. Co. Japan (via Sports Navigator) reports that the HERO’s 10/9 Yokohama Arena show on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) drew an 14.6% […]
Monday & Tuesday MMA media notes
Monday, October 9th, 2006It’s going to be three chaotic days for media coverage of MMA (primarily UFC). So we’ll use this as the all-purpose thread for all mainstream media coverage of MMA these next three days.
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