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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007If you have not yet signed up for the brand new MMA HQ Fighter Rankings site, go sign up. First-day turn out was great and I want to see as many readers as possible sign up. I think Dr. J is building an excellent project here. Just asking… Monte Cox was pretty quick in publicly […]
Wednesday war room: New fighter ranking system online
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007Danny Hodge, Chairman of the Oklahoma Professional Boxing Commission Sick of various MMA web sites producing their own Top 10 fighter rankings? Dr. J has come up with a solution that involves audience participation. Check out his new rankings project. Monte Cox appeared for an interview on Fight Network Radio yesterday (audio here). Fox News […]
Tuesday headlines: Kang vs. Akiyama booked
Monday, October 15th, 2007HERO’s 10/28 Seoul, South Korea card line-up: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Denis Kang, Yoon Dong Sik vs. Fabio Silva, Kin Tai Ei vs. Zelg Galesic, Yoshihisa Yamamoto vs. Lee Tae Hyun, Minowaman vs. Kim Min-Soo, Carlos Newton vs. Shungo Oyama, Bernard Ackah vs. Poai Suganuma, and Marcelo Garcia vs. Kim Dae Won. Eddie Goldman has a […]
Monday media review: More reaction to couture’s departure from UFC
Monday, October 15th, 2007File this under the category of ‘hideous’ – an ex-boxer wants to apply sanctioning body-style politics to book Couture vs. Fedor. Daiki Kameda has been suspended for a year by the JBC (Japan Boxing Commission). This news completely overshadowed the World Victory Road Inc. announcement in the Japanese press. Your image of the day: The […]
Thursday trash talk: Questionable business decisions
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Kimbo Slice has reportedly signed a deal with Elite XC. Xyience will remain a main sponsor of UFC for at least the next three years. (Hat tip: Mikeinformer.) In a statement just released by Tito Ortiz, he says the following: I’m currently working very closely with the UFC to plan my next fight, which you […]
Wednesday war room: More turmoil for the IFL
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Ben Rothwell and Mike Whitehead are out of the IFL GP tournament. Money quote from The Fight Network: According to the IFL’s Web site, both fighters’ exclusions from the tournament resulted from failure to sign contract extensions which would have also locked them in for the promotion’s 2008 season. Kurt Otto is not happy: “We’re […]
Tuesday news & notes: UFC has more money than you
Monday, October 8th, 2007If you haven’t listened to the latest edition of Fight Opinion Radio yet, go listen. Meeting Takanori Gomi: Regarding the unified rules, a thoughtful Gomi continues, “America is a very rich country, so it seems to me as if their standards are very high. I think the rules in American MMA and the UFC focus […]
Sunday news review (10/7)
Sunday, October 7th, 2007An update on the Tadao Yasuda story: Nikkan Sports has a new article today on Yasuda’s condition. An initial MRI examination showed no significant brain damage for Yasuda, but he is still suffering from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. It will be about two or three weeks at the earliest before he can be […]
Saturday quick hits: Roger Hollett’s latest opponent announced
Saturday, October 6th, 2007Roger Hollett will face Lew Polley (ATT) on October 20th at the Halifax Forum in Nova Scotia. Lots of odds and ends news-wise, so let’s get to today’s headlines. Some entertaining reading content.
Friday frenzy: Another HGH scandal in boxing
Friday, October 5th, 2007Here’s a discussion starter – the latest Middleweight rankings and analysis at Bloody Elbow. When we interviewed Frank Shamrock a couple of weeks ago on Fight Opinion Radio, he noted that the IFL was having some financial trouble. According to Steven Molen of The NHB Show, Shamrock is quoted as saying that he might be […]
Thursday trash talk: K-1 GP TV ratings down from past years
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Dave Meltzer at Fox Sports asks if Michael Bisping is a big-enough name to headline a UFC show in Newark, New Jersey. Rashad Evans has comments about his upcoming fight in The Newark Star-Ledger. Take a look at the ticket prices UFC is asking for at the event. Adam Morgan shares the same sentiments as […]
Wednesday war room: Bickering about UFC’s money
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Adam Swift has a new article about some alleged political tension between Zuffa LLC (UFC) and certain fighters. One thing I will comment on regarding the PRIDE fighters getting paid fairly well for guaranteed money is that the way UFC treated the top PRIDE guys is similar to how Vince McMahon treats outsiders he wants […]
Monday meltdown: Bob Arum attacks UFC again
Sunday, September 30th, 2007Yoshihiro Akiyama is returning soon. It’s interesting to see just how hard K-1 is making a push in South Korea and not in Japan. Bob Arum goes off on UFC once again, this time declaring Kelly Pavlik’s recent win “the biggest blow to UFC.” Money quote: “I just think that he’s going to revive boxing […]
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