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Monday, June 18th, 2007The California State Athletic Commission further elaborates on Royce Gracie’s failed drug test. Lines from the oddsmakers on this weekend’s UFC event.
Monday afternoon media news & notes
Monday, June 18th, 2007Relson Gracie addresses the reports on Royce Gracie failing a CSAC-administered drug test. Results from the latest Spirit MC show in South Korea. The IFL has moved their September event from the LA Forum to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida on September 20th.
Sunday stroll: Aftermath from UFC 72
Sunday, June 17th, 2007“Judo” Gene LeBell was a judge at the IFL event in Las Vegas on Saturday night. California won’t give LeBell a referee’s license for MMA. The IFL claimed 3,200 paid for their LV Hilton show. The June 16th date was originally scheduled for the 10,000-seat Reno Events Center in Reno, NV. — which is an […]
Saturday headlines: Yahoo upgrades MMA/boxing coverage
Friday, June 15th, 2007Royce Gracie comments on his suspension from the CSAC. Loretta Hunt on Fight Network Radio reported Friday that the UFC 72 show in Ireland is not sold out and that UFC is giving out comps. The Odyssey Arena seats 9,000-10,000. We have been able to confirm that Dave Doyle, frequent guest on Fight Opinion Radio, […]
Friday fight notes: K-1 reacts to Royce drug test failure
Friday, June 15th, 2007The reports of Royce Gracie failing a drug test officially hit Japan, as K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu Tanigawa was asked by the Japanese media for a response to the story. Tanigawa said that he was ‘perplexed’ by the reports. He further stated that K-1 would investigate the matter. Tanigawa originally had a press conference today to […]
Thursday trash talk: PRIDE never dies
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Oh dear… rapper Rich Boy will appear at the StrikeForce show for the Frank Shamrock/Phil Baroni fight… to perform. More on who Rich Boy is: In his song “Let’s Get This Paper” he mentions how he used to sell crack and that his brother got 10 years, his uncle got 20 years, and his cousin […]
Red meat Wednesday: PRIDE goeth before the fall
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007More ridiculousness about the Tommy Morrison ‘MMA’ debut in The Verde Independent. Speaking of Morrison, he appeared on The Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio yesterday. Larry Holmes is not happy about Morrison’s PR blitz. The LA Times is reporting that both James Toney and Danny Batchelder tested positive for steroids. The two men fought […]
Fight Opinion Radio #52: Dynamite
Monday, June 11th, 2007Start your week off the right way by listening to this week’s edition of Fight Opinion Radio. Our guests this week are Dave Doyle of FoxSports.com and John Alessio of World Extreme Cagefighting. Dave relives his experiences at the K-1 Dynamite show at the LA Coliseum. A bigger question is also asked – did K-1 […]
Monday media notes: Tommy Morrison storylines
Monday, June 11th, 2007Adam Morgan’s article about Tommy Morrison has officially made the rounds. When we mean made the rounds, we’re talking about USA Today’s Sports Scope. To the folks at USA Today — don’t be strangers, come by often. Norm Frauenheim in The Arizona Republic has a column about Tommy Morrison. He once again claims that Morrison’s […]
IFL’s got it right in some areas
Saturday, June 9th, 2007By Adam Morgan The IFL kicks off its relationship with USA Wrestling this weekend at the World Team Trials according to an article at NBC Sports. For all the things wrong with the IFL, aligining itself with USA Wrestling is great for both parties. USA Wrestling gets TV exposure and the IFL will have a […]
Saturday media slate: A paper trail of tickets
Friday, June 8th, 2007Lance Pugmire in the LA Times has an article about the crowd numbers for the K-1 Dynamite show. During the lead-up to the show at the LA Coliseum, the most prolific pontificator in the press coverage was K-1/Royce Gracie employee Mike Kogan. He made plenty of bluster and was quoted in both in The LA […]
Thursday trash talk: Bad behavior does not pay
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Best Chute Boxe Highlight ever !Uploaded by IvanCanello “The Stephen Quadros Show” on Sherdog makes its debut on Tuesday, June 12th at 12 PM PST. Steve Sievert of The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Marlon Sims and Noah Thomas have been kicked out of the UFC. Read Steve’s post in its entirety. This has not […]
Wednesday notes: Tito Ortiz talks (again)
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Post updated with Dana White’s comments made today on The Jim Rome Show on radio. WEC drew a 0.39 rating on its live debut on The Versus network. Hey, look, another energy drink sponsoring an MMA company. Actually, the fact that Steele Cage Promotions thinks they should create a sanctioning body within a promotion (the […]
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