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Monday, February 18th, 2008I’m surprised that there isn’t a lot of angry boxing fans ranting and raving on various web sites about Floyd Mayweather Jr. doing an angle with Big Show at last night’s WWE PPV in Las Vegas. TKO Xtreme: Vancouver fighter shot in leg The Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle (TN): Backyard MMA brawls pose controversy – unsanctioned, illegal […]
Elite XC 2/16 Miami
Saturday, February 16th, 2008There are a lot of MMA fans online who are uploading the Kimbo vs. Tank fight on the various video sites (YouTube, Daily Motion, etc.) Go out of your way to catch a replay of the show on Showtime if you can (TV schedule here for replays). Event results: MMA Weekly | Sherdog | The […]
More problems between Teddy Atlas and ESPN
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Remember all the rumors last year that there was some possible interest in business happening between UFC and ESPN? UFC tends to like to control their matchmaking and production. This latest story is just another example as to why Dana White wants full control of what happens with the UFC product. More on Teddy Atlas.
Thursday news crash course
Thursday, January 24th, 2008CBS Sports (Sam Caplan): Q & A with WEC VP Peter Dropick The Orange County Register: UFC 81 conference call audio clips The Seattle Times: Bob Sapp returns to Washington, ready to mix it up Hardcore Sports Radio: Bob Sapp audio interview ESPN Video: Randy Couture video interview Yahoo Sports: Roy Jones Jr. vs. Felix […]
Sunday news review (1/20/08)
Sunday, January 20th, 2008Yeo Jong-Hoon reports that Choi Hong-Man made his national TV debut as a singer in South Korea. His first single is “Beast and Beauty,” which you can see here. Oscar De La Hoya will have a retirement tour in 2008. Check out more stories on this topic on the boxing page.
Ground & Pound Awards 2007
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Press Release The die is cast and the vote for the Third Annual Ground & Pound Awards is over. Fans, fighters, managers, promoters and trainers from all over the world have decided on the winners in the sixteen categories.
Does anyone care about a Mayweather/De La Hoya re-match?
Sunday, January 13th, 2008I was reading the boxing page and saw the BBC headline stating that Joe Calzaghe vs. Bernard Hopkins is supposedly finalized. April in Las Vegas, apparently. Plus, discussion of De La Hoya vs. Mayweather re-matching. The whole story behind the canceled WCO event in San Diego over the weekend. An interview with Frankie Edgar.
Thursday night notes (1/10/08)
Thursday, January 10th, 2008More on the story of the day in full-page mode (read on)… World Victory Road announced Sanae Kikuta vs. Phil Baroni for their 3/5 Tokyo, Yoyogi National Stadium Gym I event. K-1 announced a “World Youth 2008 ~ International Team Competition” format for their 2/2 Nippon Budokan event, with the theme of Japan vs. Holland. […]
Monday night news review (1/7/08)
Monday, January 7th, 2008The newest edition of Men’s Fitness magazine has a profile article on “The UFC workout.” Also interviewed in the magazine is Roy Jones Jr. Money quote from the interview: MF: Yes, and the UFC now challenges boxing for pay-per-view buys, revenue, and fans. How do you feel about the mixed martial arts movement? Jones Jr.: […]
Yo-Sam Choi dead at age 33
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008South Korean boxer Yo-Sam Choi, who slipped into a coma after winning a 12-round decision over Hari Amol in Seoul on Christmas, is brain dead and will be taken off of life support. Coverage on the story at BBC Sports, Eastside Boxing, and Boxing Scene.
Real man of genius: Roy Jones Jr.
Sunday, December 30th, 2007We have a boxing page on our site that is automatically updated with the latest news, but I do apologize for not talking more about boxing on the main page here at Fight Opinion. With that said, this is a story I can’t pass up. Roy Jones Jr., who loves cockfighting, apparently loves dogfighting as […]
Christmas 2007 news update
Monday, December 24th, 2007The Memphis Commercial Appeal calls Quinton Jackson their Sportsman of the Year. Funny items from the article – Rampage drives around in an Audi R8 and has his own personal chef. Plus, he has a Rampage energy drink coming out soon in Tennessee and will star in a movie called “Midnight Meat Train.” This is […]
Sunday night update (12/23/2007)
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007Just to let everyone know, the Christmas edition of Fight Opinion Radio will be online in a few hours. If you are in a giving mood and would like to make a donation to our site to help pay for bandwidth costs, please click here to donate. Thanks. The heat-up for the UFC 79 event […]
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