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Thursday, September 14th, 2006Instant punditry this week from Jeff Thaler, Luke Nicholson, Erin Bucknell, and Zach Arnold on a variety of topics. Erin has a road report of The Malice at the Cow Palace MMA event she went to, along with a review of the IFL Portland & PRIDE Saitama events from this past weekend. Also, a preview […]
MMA fighter ordered to undergo sanity test
Thursday, September 14th, 2006From the Washington Post: A Loudon County judge today agreed to review a request for a mental health assessment for Carlos Alberto de Oliveira, a Brazilian professional jujitsu fighter accused of trying to open the cabin door of a Dulles-bound airliner Tuesday night as it cruised at 30,000 feet over Tennessee. Yamasaki said de Oliveira, […]
Tennis star Murray to make Muay Thai bow
Thursday, September 14th, 2006By Mark Pickering Teenage tennis sensation Andy Murray will leave the baseline and enter the squared circle when he competes in the Thailand Open this month. The British number one will don a weighty set of boxing gloves and combat attire in exhibition Muay Thai bouts against two of the sport’s finest combatants.
Open thread
Thursday, September 14th, 2006Anything and everything MMA-related can be discussed here today in the open thread. Stories, links, commentary, etc. Go for it in the comments section here.
Louisiana politician tries to ban MMA
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006After last year’s debacles in Boston and Taunton, MA. to try to ban MMA (along with the troubles in the Dakotas), this year provides us with larger areas trying to ban the industry. First, it was Eugene (Oregon). Second, it was Kentucky. Now, it’s Louisiana, a state that once featured a UFC event in Lake […]
Media notes
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006We peruse various media outlets to find some interesting news items. MMA in Japan: HERO’s October 9th show will have lots of underworld ties On the Mat: An interview with Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancanti The Oregonian: Team concept comes to the fights (IFL) SLAM! Sports: Is UFC stealing away pro-wrestling fans? Houston Chronicle: Thoughts on […]
Eugene moves forward for MMA ban
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006By Zach Arnold Last Saturday night, the IFL drew over 5,300 paid at The Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon. Oregon maintains a very good record nationally for their grass-roots support and training of MMA fighters, specifically with Team Quest. However, a major city in Oregon has been debating for the last few months about banning […]
Podcast entries
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006We are accepting guest audio clips to air on the next edition of Fight Opinion Radio. Pick one of the following topics and record a 2-3 minute audio clip about it. Your predictions and analysis for the upcoming UFC 63 show. Thoughts about the future of PRIDE after their 9/10 Saitama event. After the IFL’s […]
Weekly Fight newspaper collapses
Monday, September 11th, 2006Yahoo Japan HP: “Pro-wrestling publication ‘Weekly Fight’ is ended” By Zach Arnold Kakutolog (in Japanese) has a shocking post about a media report in regards to the future of Weekly Fight, the weekly newspaper produced by Shin-Osaka Shimbun. The paper is being discontinued as of September 27th, which will apparently be the last issue of […]
Random PRIDE thoughts
Monday, September 11th, 2006By Zach Arnold Thoughts after watching the Saitama event…
Malice at the Palace Sept 9th results
Sunday, September 10th, 2006Update: On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission claims that one of the fights was fixed. The fighters and promoters involved in the show deny the charges. Big thanks to the Full Contact Promotions people for haveing me out, especially Jeff and Eric who were increadably nice. For those that are interested in my more […]
IFL: Lindland vs. Horn Results
Sunday, September 10th, 2006By Mark Pickering In addition to a domestic superfight pitting Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland against Jeremy Horn, two new teams graced the International Fight League on September 9th at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon (aka The Rose Quarter). The event drew over 5,300 fans. F4W Online has a live show report. Headliner Lindland […]
PRIDE 9/10 Saitama results
Saturday, September 9th, 2006Click on full-post link to read results. Special thanks to Burning Spirit for specific match times. A more detailed report of show results can be found here. The claimed paid attendance was 47,410. Post updated at 6:30 PM EST on 9/10.
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