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Tuesday, May 6th, 2014No one has a better view of the circus surrounding a Floyd Mayweather fight better than Mauro Ranallo. What is Showtime doing right that others in the combat sports landscape should be paying attention to? Mauro joined us this week on Fight Opinion Radio to break down the science of promoting a Floyd Mayweather fight and how that experience differs from the atmosphere of some of MMA’s biggest fight cards ever.
Notebook: Dana White’s new stance on (cleaning up) drug usage; Texas commission job opening (now confirmed)
Thursday, April 24th, 2014The UFC’s new public relations stance that they’ve cleaned up drug usage in the promotion because less fighters are failing drug tests is … interesting.
Lame duck & bad luck: Andy Foster will face Sacramento sabotage after Nevada interview
Thursday, April 17th, 2014Andy Foster, unknown to many of his allies, applied for the Nevada State Athletic Commission job after telling everyone he would stay in California. And now that he’s not getting the Nevada job, returning to Sacramento is going to be hell.
Bizarre interview process for Nevada athletic commission will lead to Friday decision
Saturday, April 12th, 2014The politicos in Las Vegas still haven’t made up their mind as to whether or not they will hire Andy Foster as the Athletic Commission’s new Executive Director.
Bob Arum’s unintentional symbolism at Wednesday presser for Pacquiao/Bradley fight
Thursday, April 10th, 2014Bob Arum said the hell with it and shots were fired against MGM executives over the casino’s desire to promote the Floyd Mayweather/Marcos Maidana fight more boisterously than Manny Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley.
Fight Opinion Radio features the best: Hall-of-Famer Jimmy Lennon Jr. on the evolving combat sports scene
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014One of our best interviews ever on Fight Opinion Radio as we got the chance to talk with the best ring announcer in the business, Jimmy Lennon Jr. His father was a king of the ring and Jr. isn’t far behind in terms of accomplishments. Everything you wanted to know about growing up in the fight business and father/son relationships, including comparing & contrasting Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. with JCC Jr. If you appreciate the modern history of combat sports and how it has impacted today’s business landscape, then this is an interview you must check out.
WWE Network has nearly 700,000 enrolled. So, PPV as we used to know it is dead… right?
Monday, April 7th, 2014A lot of the biggest proponents of both the WWE Network and UFC’s Fight Pass site are ready to proclaim the death of PPV. However, there’s way too many business interests to prevent this from happening any time soon.
The good, bad, and awful of heavyweight fights promoted by Main Events, Bellator, and Golden Boy
Saturday, April 5th, 2014If you like watching the heavyweights fight in boxing and MMA, the last two days have been perfect for you. But not every heavyweight bout turns out well, especially in California.
Will Top Rank draw big crowds at an old California home for boxing?
Saturday, March 22nd, 2014Dr. Jerry Buss would be very pleased to see the old Inglewood Forum back in action as a venue for notable boxing fights.
Did Nevada bureaucrats sandbag the job security of athletic commission boss finalists? Update: Aaron Davis of NJ backs out
Thursday, March 20th, 2014Nevada distributed a list of ten finalists for their Executive Director job at the state athletic commission. Did they just manage to wreck the current job security of some of those candidates?
Belfort out of Weidman title fight, Machida in; The written/unwritten truths about the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s testosterone reversal
Thursday, February 27th, 2014The Nevada State Athletic Commission changed their stance on allowing fighters to get permission slips to use anabolic steroids. But don’t fall for the dog-and-pony show in whole.
The political & regulatory headwinds for both Nevada & California athletic commissions
Wednesday, February 19th, 2014There is turmoil right now with the Nevada State & California State Athletic Commissions, but the situation in California is more concerning.
Meet Julie & Wayne Lonstein, copyright lawyers for UFC & big TV
Monday, February 17th, 2014Wayne & Julie Lonstein aren’t just copyright-chasing lawyers for big media and companies like the UFC, they also are involved in a company that hires “auditors” to fish for new evidence to file claims on.
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