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Friday, November 2nd, 2007New MMA figurines. Jens Pulver and Frankie Edgar will be participating in a charity event in Trenton (New Jersey) on 11/7. Rashad Evens garnering headlines in The Sun. Tomorrow is the IFL’s live television event (MyNetworkTV). American viewers will see one hour live, while Canadian viewers will get to watch two hours of live programming. […]
Wednesday war room: Do you care about Liddell vs. Silva?
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007I want to send my regards to Jeff Comstock, who will moving a lot of his columns over to Bloody Elbow. You can check out Jeff’s latest BE article here. The IFL stock this morning has plunged down to $0.33/share. The UFC 77 payscale. Bleacher Report calls Randy Couture a joke. The author continues to […]
Tuesday news & notes: Sakuraba vs. Funaki officially booked
Monday, October 22nd, 2007The big news of the day is that K-1 announced Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Masakatsu Funaki for their 12/31 Osaka Dome event. Regarding the M-1 situation, there are two separate SEC dockets related to Sibling Entertainment (here and here). Which docket should we be paying more attention to? Mistaken translations at the M-1 NYC press conference. […]
Sunday hangover: Day after UFC 77
Sunday, October 21st, 2007Video of Dana White’s comments from the UFC 77 post-fight press conference. Over at The Fightworks Podcast, they have a new audio interview with Ricardo Almeida. Don Frye is not a man you want to fight on the street or in a bar. Someone tried to do this, inexplicably. Over at MMA Predictions, not a […]
More on White/Couture dispute
Friday, October 19th, 2007Dana White addressed the topic today on ESPN TV. Adam Swift has further analysis. Meanwhile, Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports is firing back at his ‘critics’ (audio here). The Dayton Daily News: Dana White is a visionary. The Wilmington News Journal says that Dana White needs to learn how to cope with competition. Steve Cofield […]
Friday fight notes: Dana White has a lot to say
Thursday, October 18th, 2007If you’ve experienced any problems lately with the site loading slowly or not loading at all, you’re not alone. There’s been a lot of traffic hitting our server as of late. Make sure to get your picks in for the Hardcore Championship Fighting show over at MMA Predictions. Just asking… If Monte Cox is going […]
Saturday media slate: Fallout from Couture leaving UFC
Saturday, October 13th, 2007Story of the day in Japan is that Arbocious Tiger, who was scheduled to fight Assuerio Silva on 10/14 in Tokyo at Differ Ariake, is apparently missing according to Pancrase. It was an odd Friday to say the least, as the fallout continues over Randy Couture’s departure from UFC. The Couture situation was discussed on […]
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 […]
Saturday headlines: StrikeForce at the Playboy Mansion
Saturday, September 29th, 2007K-1 held their World GP 2007 event today at the Olympic Gym in Seoul, South Korea. Bonjasky earned a big win over Stefan Leko. The big news coming out of the show is that the World GP finals will take place on 12/8 at Yokohama Arena and not at the Tokyo Dome. The Canadian Press […]
Fight Opinion Radio #63: Frank Shamrock
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007A big two-hour radio show this week. First, we are joined by Tomer Chen to talk about the fallout from UFC 76. Our focus is on how the current North American MMA judges could be trained better and what ways could be implemented to improve the effectiveness of the 10-point must system. Second, we have […]
Friday headlines: Mainstream blowback against MMA
Friday, September 21st, 2007Vancouver has officially banned MMA. More details in The Vancouver Province and CBC News. Rex Richards is fighting in the semi-main event slot of the next Art of War show in Tunica, MS. If you want to sponsor him, contact Brad Barnes at [email protected]. A mundane article on MMA in Reason Magazine, featuring this doozy […]
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