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Thursday, October 5th, 2006Our server has been down for a period of time due to overall heavy traffic with the hosting company. It’s tough to stay on top of the latest news stories. So we try to help fill the void – a little bit. Forbes – Ultimate Fighting’s Next Battle (read the article, specifically the part about […]
Kameda vs. Landaeta II date announced
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006Sports Navigator reports that the re-match will now happen on 12/20 in Tokyo at Ariake Colosseum. This means that there will be no Kameda Matsuri (festival) on New Year’s Eve. Meanwhile, in American boxing news, the war between HBO & Showtime heats up.
UFC media notes and a fan question
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006Update: Luke Nicholson found this interesting link, which includes video clips for the Ken vs. Tito III fight heat-up. First, the media notes round-up: Winnipeg Sun – An article about Krzysztof Soszynski, who has fought in the IFL and recently became TKO champion (note how Soszynski is an IFL fighter and he clearly talks about […]
WFA apparently is not dead
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006MMA Weekly reports that Heath Herring has signed a deal with the WFA. Their next show apparently is scheduled for December 9th at the Aladdin Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. I would hope the WFA would at least update their web page. It hasn’t been updated since August.
MMA Media notes
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006Update: Neil Davidson of Canadian press reports that Matt Hughes earned $130,000 USD for his title defense over BJ Penn at UFC 63. Read the full CP article here (which has updated pay-scale figures for fighters). Spike TV issued a press release for upcoming UFC programming on their network in November. A new show called […]
Updated HERO’s 10/9 Yokohama card line-up
Monday, October 2nd, 200610/9 Yokohama Arena event card line-up: Light Heavyweight tournament reserve fight: Tokimitsu Ishizawa (Kendo Ka Shin) vs. Carlos Newton Middleweight tournament reserve fight: Kazuyuki Miyata vs. X Light Heavyweight tournament: Shungo Oyama vs. Melvin Manhoef Light Heavyweight tournament: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Kestutis Smirnovas (Lithuania) Middleweight tournament: Kaoru Uno vs. Ivan Menjivar Middleweight tournament: J.Z. Calvan […]
IFL special on FSN
Monday, October 2nd, 2006By Zach Arnold Taped at The Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois. Results review (Silverbacks vs. Pitbulls): Lightweights – Bart Palaszewski (Silverbacks) defeated Marcio Feitosa (Pitbulls) after 3R by a 2-1 judges’ decision. Welterweights – Rory Markham (Silverbacks) defeated Marcelo Azevedo (Pitbulls) in R1 by referee stoppage. Middleweights – Fabio Leopoldo (Pitbulls) defeated […]
PRIDE 10/21 Las Vegas card – updated
Monday, October 2nd, 2006Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Marvin Eastman Joey Villasenor vs. Robbie Lawler Dan Henderson vs. Vitor Belfort Mark Hunt vs. Butterbean Josh Barnett vs. Pawel Nastula Mauricio Shogun vs. Kevin Randleman Emelianenko Fedor vs. Mark Coleman
K-1 12/2 Tokyo Dome card
Sunday, October 1st, 2006Here it is: Semmy Schilt vs. Jerome Le Banner Ernesto Hoost vs. Chalid “Die Faust” Arrab Glaube Feitosa vs. Ruslan Karaev Remy Bonjasky vs. Stefan Leko GP semi-finals and finals The 9/30 Osaka Castle Hall event reportedly drew a 16.0% TV rating. It’s lower in comparison to previous years (2005 – 18.2%, 2004 – 19.6%, […]
Kameda vs. Landaeta II postponed
Sunday, October 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Nikkan Sports reports that the Koki Kamda vs. Juan Jose Landaeta rematch that was scheduled for October 18th in Tokyo at Ariake Colosseum has now been postponed. The paper claims that the breakdown in scheduling came from Kameda’s camp. There are still plans for a “Kameda Matsuri” event in December, but those […]
Sunday media reading material
Saturday, September 30th, 2006Newsweek: Blood, Guts: Ultimate Fighting is hot MMA HQ: Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett in jail and in a lot of trouble MMA on Tap: Cage Rage 18 event results. The return of Alexandre Lungu! I demand a re-match between Lungu and James Thompson, right now. UFC.com: If the WWE has their obnoxious annual Diva Search, […]
WON MMA Hall of Fame Inductees
Saturday, September 30th, 2006By Luke Nicholson In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it was announced that the newest inductees into the newsletter’s MMA Hall of Fame are Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell, Bas Rutten and Frank Shamrock. The first two names I have absolutely no problem with. Wanderlei Silva and Chuck Liddell are both Hall of […]
Attempted Internet gambling ban in US
Saturday, September 30th, 2006If you live in America, watch out. Don’t think about placing bets on MMA, boxing, or other sports online if you are in the States… in the future. This attempted gambling ban is an incredibly dumb political move. Story details: USA Today | Eye on Gambling | Poker Players Alliance | Gambling 911 | The […]
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