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Thursday, July 24th, 2008Georges St. Pierre seems very confident that he will beat Jon Fitch in August. ‘I’m better than he is.’ AOL Fanhouse has a preview of this weekend’s EXC show on CBS. Today, we have a motley selection of articles. No real theme or direction, just some news items to read. The Arizona Republic: Tito Ortiz […]
Today’s chalkboard (7/14/08)
Monday, July 14th, 2008Gumby (On the Mat): What drives me crazy (BJJ class) The San Diego Union-Tribune (CA): Brandon Vera’s skills start with wrestling The Baltimore Sun: Q & A with Brandon Vera The Des Moines Register (IA): Muay Thai’s popularity surges with MMA Sportsnet (Canada): Mark Pavelich Q & A Gregg Doyel (CBS Sports): Don’t let size […]
Monday morning review (6/30/08)
Monday, June 30th, 2008Here’s a report claiming that Delaware could soon ban MMA. Jake Rossen asks whether or not we should care about Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin at UFC 86. It harkens back to a debate hardcores love to have online, which is how effective or ineffective UFC has been in marketing Jackson (as compared to Chuck […]
The Drew Fickett/Mark Pavelich feud
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Keep your eyes open to this little spat between fighter and promoter. Start with this MMA Rated post. That link went to a post that originally had audio which they purported to be of a voicemail message from Mark Pavelich. After we linked to that post, the audio clip has been pulled from their site. […]
Monday news & notes (6/23/08)
Monday, June 23rd, 2008I have two new articles at MMA Memories (here and here), if you are interested in checking them out. The first article is my take on Lorenzo Fertitta’s increased role in UFC management and the second article is a laundry list of lessons that we all should learn from some of MMA’s big-money losers. The […]
Josh Barnett profiled on NHK
Monday, June 9th, 2008NHK recently did a profile of Josh Barnett. His favorite word? Fight. The Fightworks Podcast: Your turn to interview Xande Ribeiro, BJJ world champion USA Today: Jeff Monson pulled off of this Saturday’s Adrenaline MMA event The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat (CA): There will be blood… and when there is, fight doctor Gary Furness will be […]
The New York Times is watching you, MMA bloggers
Monday, June 2nd, 2008MMA Predictions has released a Google Gadget that will deliver a new MMA fighter to your Google HP each morning. It’s a unique way to be exposed to certain fighters you may not be familiar with yet. Here is the link to the gadget. The New York Times has two articles today talking about the […]
Has UFC’s competition been priced out of the MMA market?
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Mirko Cro Cop vs. Ralek Gracie at DREAM 4 in the dream grappling match you’ve all waited for. Onto today’s headlines. Steve Cofield: Audio of UFC 84 post-fight insanity AOL Fanhouse: Dana White rips reporter who called him ‘The White Don King’ TMZ: Jacko enjoys smacko through cracko Josh Gross: Many star fighters, but just […]
‘Redbelt’ draws mostly positive mainstream media reviews
Sunday, May 11th, 2008Total MMA: DREAM 3 live results The Seattle PI: Ivan Salaverry’s last stand? BC Local News (Canada): Fighting against MMA Penn Live (Entertainment): ‘Redbelt’ is an oddly intriguing Mamet mix The Denton Record-Chronicle (TX): Finding the art of fighting The Ventura County Star: Meeting Kimbo Slice The LA Times: On the mat with David Mamet […]
Today’s chalkboard (4/28/08)
Monday, April 28th, 2008The Canadian Press: Matt Hughes to meet Thiago Alves at UFC 85 in London Ice News: A holistic approach to violence in Sweden The Ottawa Citizen: Ultimate fighters are, in fact, trained athletes The Winnipeg Sun: Great (Jason) Day, great night The Orange County Register: Rick Bassman tells about his fight in MMA The Liverpool […]
Friday media frenzy – round one
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Expect an amazing amount of MMA-related articles to be published today. I’ll try my very best to keep up with all of the action. On Saturday, we’ll have a brand new edition of Fight Opinion Radio — this time, with a twist. Josh Barnett and Shayna Baszler will be the co-hosts. Speaking of The Babyface […]
Thursday trash talk: Way too much media coverage
Thursday, April 17th, 2008The Vaughan Today (Canada): Mark Bocek set for UFC 83 Yahoo Sports: ‘Ace’ plays the cards he’s been dealt WEYI NBC25: Fedor to fight on July 19th TSN (Canada): GSP determined to regain title at UFC 83 Business Wire (press release): Chuck Liddell signs ‘potential’ multi-million dollar deal with Iceman Rx Inc. Setanta Sports (UK): […]
Bisping vs. McCarthy continues to draw huge press coverage
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Forbes: Ultimate Cash Machines (article includes a claim that there have been billion-dollar offers to buy the company) MMA Payout: Ken Shamrock sues Zuffa LLC The Canadian Press: Players respect MMA fighters The Globe & Mail (Canada): Montreal mayhem promises to be big hit The Telegraph (UK): Michael Bisping set for Charles McCarthy UFC clash […]
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