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Friday, December 14th, 2007You can always count on Ryan Gracie to bring the entertainment: According to O Globo, a newspaper based in Sao Paulo that is one of Brazil’s largest, Ryan Gracie has been arrested for stealing a car. The article alleges that Ryan Gracie stole a Toyota Corolla but soon after crashed it into a parking barrier. […]
Fedor on HDNet for NYE
Friday, December 7th, 2007A curious announcement today by HDNet that Fedor’s 12/31 Saitama Super Arena fight will air live on HDNet. Curious for a couple of reasons… There is still no opponent booked yet for Fedor’s fight. Why is HDNet so eager to telecast the Yarennoka event, an event which is backed by publicly-tainted DSE officials? Short memories, […]
Reports: IFL, HDNet finalize TV deal
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007During the early hours on Tuesday morning, Sam Caplan reported that a TV deal between the IFL and HDNet to broadcast the promotion’s 12/29 Mohegan Sun Arena event was being completed. MediaPost Publications, in a report two hours ago, confirmed the story.
Report: IFL GP finals to air on HDNet
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007The hard-working folks at Jarry Park are reporting that the IFL’s 12/29 Mohegan Sun Arena event will air live on HDNet (and presumably not on MyNetwork TV). Based on this new information, it seems that the IFL’s battle plan is to air team qualifying and tournament matches on FSN & MyNetwork TV, while airing IFL […]
Wednesday war room: Some big turkeys in MMA
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007On this upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in the States, let us remind you that there is more than UFC on Spike TV. Oh yes, there is. Boxer Jeff Lacy thinks MMA is a fad and not a sport. Solar, a channel in the Philippines, has found its request to air UFC programming rejected. The only way […]
Thursday trash talk: WAMMA gets major media coverage
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007UFC officially announced today the signing of Sokoudjou. He will face Ryoto Machida at UFC 79. The state of Kentucky has now passed legislation to regulate amateur MMA. USA Today has two high-profile MMA articles in its newspaper today. The first is about UFC 78 and the second is about the WAMMA. AM New York […]
Saturday fight slate: Boxing & MMA take center stage
Saturday, November 10th, 2007Dave Meltzer talks about how Elite XC hired Kimbo Slice. Plus, weigh-in notes from Corpus Christi. Jake Shields has signed a new deal with EXC. Here is another event preview for Saturday’s EXC event in Texas. Make sure to get your EXC event predictions in at MMA Predictions. Two articles in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times […]
Thursday trash talk: Head to head in Las Vegas
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007That whole drug testing thing in California for MMA… what can you say. Lots of big talk and proclamations about M-1 over at Russian MMA. Sean Salmon vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller is set for December 15th in Dallas for HDNet Fights. The latest IFL SEC filings. Plus, their updated prospectus. NBC Sports has a video […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sunday news review: UFC’s momentum keeps on going
Sunday, October 14th, 2007Yuki Kondo defeated Yuji Sakuragi by unanimous decision at today’s Pancrase event in Tokyo at Differ Ariake. Show report here. Coverage from last night’s HDNet Fights event: Sherdog | Sherdog II | MMA Weekly | MMA Predictions | The Fight Network | Fox Sports One interesting Cuban-related news item that seemingly flew under the radar […]
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 […]
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