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Saturday, February 4th, 2006Link mania is running wild, brother. On the UFC site, Andrei Arlovski says that he has been training with Randy Couture. K-1 Official web site: 2/4 Saitama Super Arena coverage (including a photo gallery for each fight) San Francisco Chronicle: Mixed martial arts knocks down state barriers (California) San Luis Obispo Tribune: Liddell meets his […]
MMA: Super Saturday
Saturday, February 4th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you’re looking for the K-1 results from today’s Saitama Super Arena show, click here. Over at the Burning Spirit site, Caitsith has been filing a live show report on the MARS event that took place on Saturday in Tokyo at Ariake Colosseum. Also, Yunta Jimura at his Lutalivre Japanese blog has […]
Techno Goliath headed to the military
Friday, February 3rd, 2006By Zach Arnold Digital Chosun has an article about Choi Hong-Man’s dilemma in regards to South Korea’s laws regarding mandatory military service. The article states that Hong-Man’s plan is to try to postpone the mandatory service date to 2008 (meaning he would have two years left to fight in K-1, then go into the military). […]
Fujinami the Dragon with wrath
Friday, February 3rd, 2006By Tetsuya Sano inspired by Multiple Romantic (Japanese) ブラックã‚ャットã•ã‚“ã®é€šå¤œã«ã¦æ‚²ã—ã¿ã«æš®ã‚Œã‚‹è—¤æ³¢è¾°ç’½æ–°æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹åŸ·è¡Œå½¹å“¡ã¯ä»¥ä¸‹ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªç™ºè¨€ã‚’ã—ã¦ã„る。(2月1æ—¥æ±äº¬ã‚¹ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ„より) Corporate officer of New Japan, Fujinami’s following remarks at Black Cat’s wake grow dark (Tokyo Sports, February 1st) 「今日ã¯å‹˜å¼ã—ã¦ã€‚ã—ゃã¹ã‚Œã‚‹çŠ¶æ…‹ã˜ã‚ƒãªã„。久ã—ã¶ã‚Šã«æ³£ã„ãŸã€‚人目もã¯ã°ã‹ã‚‰ãšâ€¦ã€ã¨æ‚²ã—ã¿ã‚’ã“らãˆãŸãŒã€ã™ãã«æ¶™ãŒé ¬ã‚’ã¤ãŸã£ãŸã€‚ 　契約更改ã§ã€ã‚ャットã•ã‚“ã¯èˆˆè¡Œéƒ¨ã¸ã®ç•°å‹•ãŒæ±ºã¾ã£ã¦ã„ãŸã€‚ã ãŒã€æ‚©ã¿æŠœã„ãŸæœ«ã®æ±ºæ–ã ã£ãŸã“ã¨ã‚’ã€è—¤æ³¢ã¯çŸ¥ã£ã¦ã„る。（ä¸ç•¥ï¼‰ãã‚Œã§ã‚‚ã‚ャットã•ã‚“ã¯æ–‡å¥ä¸€ã¤è¨€ã†ã“ã¨ãªãã€èˆˆè¡Œéƒ¨ã¨ã—ã¦ã®å†å‡ºç™ºã‚’準備ã—ã¦ã„ãŸã€‚亡ããªã‚‹å‰æ—¥ã«ã¯ã€Œå½“æ—¥ã€é…ã‚ŒãŸã‚‰ã¿ã‚“ãªã«è¿·æƒ‘ãŒã‹ã‹ã‚‹ã‹ã‚‰ã€ã¨ãƒªãƒ³ã‚°ãƒˆãƒ©ãƒƒã‚¯ãŒç½®ã„ã¦ã‚る調布ã®è»Šåº«ã«ã‚ã–ã‚ã–ã€ä¸‹è¦‹ã«è¨ªã‚Œã¦ã„ãŸã€‚ 「新日本ã®å¤§å¤‰ã•ã€é¸æ‰‹ã®æ€ã„ã‚’èƒŒè² ã£ã¦ã€ãƒã‚³ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ãŒé€ã£ã¡ã‚ƒã£ãŸã®ã‹ãªã€‚ã‚€ã”ã„。無念ã§ãªã‚‰ãªã„。（棺ã®ä¸ã®è¡¨æƒ…ã¯ï¼‰ç©ã‚„ã‹ã ã£ãŸã。彼も（契約更改ã§ï¼‰ã‹ãªã‚Šãã¤ã„æ¡ä»¶ã‚’çªãã¤ã‘られãŸã€‚ã§ã‚‚ä¸æº€ã‚’æ¼ã‚‰ã™ã“ã¨ã‚‚ãªã‹ã£ãŸã€‚最後ã«å¥¥ã•ã‚“ã«è¨€ã£ãŸè¨€è‘‰ãŒã€Žã¿ã‚“ãªã‚’æ¨ã¾ãªã„ã§ã€ã€Žä¼šç¤¾ã®ã“ã¨ã‚’悪ã言ã‚ãªã„ã§ã€ã よ。今ã®ä¼šç¤¾ã®ãƒã‚«ã©ã‚‚ã«è¨€ã£ã¦ã‚„ã‚ŠãŸã„〠“Pardon me today. It is hard to talk. I cried for a long time. I do not hesitate in public.” Tears went along at once […]
Hollywood Tito
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006By Zach Arnold Tito Ortiz, according to IMDB.com, has a limited role in the upcoming controversial film Valley of the Wolves Iraq. It is a Turkish film that is expected to do good business in several countries, but may not get such a heartwarming reaction in America. Money quotes: “The scenario is great,” Istanbul Mayor […]
New Randy Couture Interview
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006MMA Weekly has posted a very good interview with former light heavyweight champ Randy Couture. He discusses his training for this fight, what went wrong with the last fight, and how he plans to change things the third time around. I’m prepared to keep my composure and stick to my game plan, hunt this son […]
UFC 57 Preview
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006By Jason Adams UFC 57 – Las Vegas, Nevada February 4th, 2006 Super Bowl weekend also plays host to the “Super Bowl” of Mixed Martial Arts, The Ultimate Fighting Championshps. The UFC is gaining in popularity across the country and the UFC brass hope that this pay per view broadcast, UFC 57:Couture/Liddell III, will boost […]
Report: Carlson Gracie dies
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Denis Martins (writer for ADCC) contacted me from Brazil today and reported to me that Carlson Gracie died this morning in America. This news comes shortly after an OntheMat report of Gracie being taken to a Chicago-area hospital due to a liver infection. Update: Rafael Werneck of Gracie Magazine posted the following […]
MMA News round-up
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Gryphon has a report about K-1 wanting to establish a promotional connection with UFC. The most interesting note is that K-1 is managing the booking for Royce Gracie in UFC. The quotes from Gryphon’s report come from God Bless the Ring (Burning Spirit has more in Japanese). The Japanese fans wonder if […]
Pro Wrestling is Like a Dandelion
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006By Sheldon Goldberg Just when you thought you should write off pro wrestling in America as a dying beast, along come signs of growth. Like a dandelion on a field of grass, no matter what WWE does or what the mood of the public is toward the mat game, pro wrestling still manages to sprout […]
Belfort canceled from Cage Rage event
Monday, January 30th, 2006Vitor Belfort has been canceled from this weekend’s card at the Wembley Conference center near London. Cage Rage’s event this weekend is one of at least 5 mega MMA shows taking place this weekend, and Belfort was scheduled to face Melvin Manhoef. Related links: Belfort to face Manhoef at CR 15: Adrenalin Rush!
Fedor out for six months
Monday, January 30th, 2006Emelianenko Fedor’s official Japanese home page reports that he had a 90-minute operation/surgery on his right hand on 1/26 in Sankt Petersburg, Russia. Doctors & specialists have told him that he needs six months of time off for the hand to fully heal. If Fedor sticks to the doctor’s advice, that would prevent him from […]
The onus falls on ALL SIDES!
Sunday, January 29th, 2006By: Luke Nicholson Everytime a story like this latest one out of Hawaii surfaces, it reminds me of the WWE commercials reminding kids not to try this at home because of the dangers that it entails. But, beyond that, it reminds me that the onus falls on more than just politicans and media people to […]
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