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Sunday, January 29th, 2006Peter Boylan reports in the Honolulu Advertiser that Democratic state representative Tommy Waters has introduced legislation to ban MMA on the island of Hawaii. Waters, D-51st (Waimanalo, Lanikai), has introduced a House bill calling for a ban on all forms of extreme combat. He said he wrote the bill after attending neighborhood board meetings in […]
iTunes mania
Sunday, January 29th, 2006By Zach Arnold With our Fight Opinion radio show now added to the iTunes directory, I started browsing through the various podcasts available for download/subscription through the service. While the MMA & Pro-wrestling categories seem somewhat limited (in terms of organization), I found a few MMA podcasts that I had not heard of and decided […]
Update on the Bobby Ologun situation
Sunday, January 29th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you remember our report from a couple of days ago on the Fight Opinion site, you know what we are referring to. If not, click on this link to refresh your memory. After a few days of more Japanese media reports, some of the facts regarding the incident are being noted. […]
House Cleaning Notes
Saturday, January 28th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you have not seen the announcement yet, the Fight Opinion radio show is now available to download on iTunes. Thanks to superstar code monkey Rob Sayers, we now have a feed on this web site that automatically updates when new shows are made available to the public. If you use iTunes, […]
UFC set to make Califonia debut at UFC 59
Thursday, January 26th, 2006Inside Fighting is reporting that the UFC will hold its first event in California April 15th at UFC 59: Reality Check. UFC 59 will also mark the return of Tito Ortiz to the octagon as he battles TUF1 winner Forrest Griffin. Dana White had this to say: “We are pleased to announce that, after years […]
UFC’s legal battle continues
Thursday, January 26th, 2006By Zach Arnold So much for discussion of a settlement between UFC & WFC. UFC released a press statement on Wednesday stating the following: Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, announced today that it secured a key legal victory in its trademark infringement lawsuit against the Worldwide Fighting Championship and Gino Carlucci. […]
Shogun on PRIDE 31
Thursday, January 26th, 2006Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, the 2005 Middleweight GP tournament champion, has been booked against Mark Coleman on the 2/26 Saitama Super Arena show. This appears to be Shogun’s test match to see if he would be a good fit in the open-weight GP tournament, which starts on 5/5 at the Osaka Dome. Thoughts?
Regulation & Insurance in MMA
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006By Zach Arnold Alex J. Rhowunio’ng of the Pacific Daily News in Guam has an interesting article about how fighters on an upcoming MMA show are not insured and how this is being politically received. Ferd Lewis in the Honolulu Advertiser has a column about regulating MMA in Hawaii. A bill was passed last year […]
Bobby Ologun investigated by Japanese police
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006Photo: Bobby Ologun leaves the Harajuku police station in Tokyo after being questioned by authorities (image credit: Iwate Nippo Co. Ltd. Newspaper) By Zach Arnold Bobby Ologun, the famous Nigerian TV personality in Japan who K-1 has booked for past fights, is being investigated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Nikkan Sports reports that Ologun […]
Bas Rutten back in PRIDE
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006By Zach Arnold MMA Weekly says he has signed a new deal with the company. Reaction (and pictures) on Sherdog. Past related link: Bas Rutten gone from PRIDE
The Return of Royce Gracie
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006Prior to the most recent Ultimate Fight Night, the UFC released a statement on it’s website saying that an announcement that was to be made during the UFN would change MMA forever. Despite the pro wrestling style over the top hard sell, I was intrigued as to what this announcement might be. Rumors and opinions […]
Changes of address
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006By Zach Arnold I wanted to introduce everyone to two brand new writers who have recently joined the Fight Opinion family. The first writer I want to introduce is Luke Nicholson, a great Canadian and someone whose judgment I am respectful of. Luke owns the MMA Opinion blog, but has now agreed to move over […]
New match for K-1 2/4 Saitama event
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006By Zach Arnold Picture credit: Yahoo Japan/Sports Navigator Andy Ologun (brother of Bobby Ologun) versus DDT pro-wrestler Kota Ibushi. Adam Summers & I will talk more about Ibushi’s pro-wrestling background on the next Fight Opinion radio show. Ibushi has an amateur kickboxing background. He trains at a gym (å¤§èª å¡¾ = Taisei-Juku in Chiba) that is […]
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