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Thursday, October 11th, 2007By Zach Arnold Update: This story has been picked up in Japanese by NHB News. A press release was sent out to members of the Japanese media today (not on a public scale, but specifically addressed to members of the Japanese press) for a new company called World Victory Road Inc. in Japan. The press […]
Thursday trash talk: Questionable business decisions
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Kimbo Slice has reportedly signed a deal with Elite XC. Xyience will remain a main sponsor of UFC for at least the next three years. (Hat tip: Mikeinformer.) In a statement just released by Tito Ortiz, he says the following: I’m currently working very closely with the UFC to plan my next fight, which you […]
PRIDE FC Worldwide Holdings LLC statement to Japanese media
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Zuffa LLC legal advisor Jamie Pollack addressed the Japanese media on Tuesday night (Wednesday afternoon Japanese time) regarding the closure of the PRIDE office in Tokyo and the firing of 20 employees. It was a standard UFC press release with Pollack being quoted in certain parts and a standard PR narrative the rest of the […]
Wednesday war room: More turmoil for the IFL
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Ben Rothwell and Mike Whitehead are out of the IFL GP tournament. Money quote from The Fight Network: According to the IFL’s Web site, both fighters’ exclusions from the tournament resulted from failure to sign contract extensions which would have also locked them in for the promotion’s 2008 season. Kurt Otto is not happy: “We’re […]
Tuesday news & notes: UFC has more money than you
Monday, October 8th, 2007If you haven’t listened to the latest edition of Fight Opinion Radio yet, go listen. Meeting Takanori Gomi: Regarding the unified rules, a thoughtful Gomi continues, “America is a very rich country, so it seems to me as if their standards are very high. I think the rules in American MMA and the UFC focus […]
Monday chalkboard: UFC’s chances in Japan
Sunday, October 7th, 2007More bad news for the cursed UFC 78 New Jersey show – Hector Lombard can’t get a working visa. Shu Hirata gives his latest thoughts on the Japanese fight scene. Analyzing UFC’s attempt to get into the Japanese marketplace. Let me clear up one thing about UFC’s deal with WOWOW… UFC had been on WOWOW […]
Sunday news review (10/7)
Sunday, October 7th, 2007An update on the Tadao Yasuda story: Nikkan Sports has a new article today on Yasuda’s condition. An initial MRI examination showed no significant brain damage for Yasuda, but he is still suffering from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. It will be about two or three weeks at the earliest before he can be […]
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.
Tadao Yasuda attempts suicide
Friday, October 5th, 2007By Zach Arnold Tadao Yasuda, former Sumo wrestler and ex-New Japan star, reportedly attempted suicide in his Tokyo apartment. An acquaintance discovered Yasuda’s body and he was taken to a local hospital. Yasuda will remain in the hospital for 1-2 weeks.
Fight Opinion Radio #64: Steve Sievert
Friday, October 5th, 2007This week’s one-hour show features special guest Steve Sievert of The Houston Chronicle to talk about the latest happenings in UFC. Is UFC starting to suffer negative effects from oversaturation of shows in the MMA marketplace? Plus, discussion about the future of The Ultimate Fighter reality TV program. We are pleased to announce of the […]
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 […]
Open media post (10/5)
Friday, October 5th, 2007If any big stories break, feel free to post links or opinions in the comments section. I will be doing the media rounds today. A new Fight Opinion Radio show will be posted this evening. (Subscribe to the show’s iTunes feed here.) There was a firestorm of reaction from various players in the Japanese MMA […]
Japanese media coverage of PRIDE’s death
Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Zach Arnold Mauro Ranallo on Fight Network Radio yesterday (audio here) compared the mass firings of PRIDE staffers and the abrupt closing of the PRIDE office similarly to what happened with the Baltimore Colts when they moved to Indianapolis via Mayflower trucks in the middle of a snowy night in 1984. Well, the reaction […]
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