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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007By Zach Arnold Roger Gracie vs. Ricardo Arona announced for ADCC 2007. Frank Trigg states that he will unlikely be associated with the ‘new’ PRIDE. Choi Hong-Man has been booked against Mike Malone for K-1’s 4/28 Neal Blaisdell Arena show in Honolulu. A new release of the NHB MMA simulator.
BodogFight’s plans for Japan
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007By Zach Arnold Here are comments made by Calvin Ayre in an interview with us (through an intermediary). 1) Will Bodog run any shows in the US? Following the overwhelming success of its sophomore series, Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat will start airing in over 90 million homes across the U.S., on ION Television, starting […]
Report: PRIDE to have two US executives
Monday, April 16th, 2007By Zach Arnold First, a quick PRIDE-related sidenote (this news is dated as of 4/16): The next court hearing in the Fishman Companies vs. Dream Stage Entertainment Inc. lawsuit (Clark County, Nevada) is scheduled for May 17th at 9 AM. The discussion will center around the defendant’s motion to dismiss the case or a summary […]
Future PRIDE plans
Sunday, April 15th, 2007Daily Sports has a report quoting Nobuhiko Takada about the upcoming Lightweight GP tournament. Takada is quoted as saying that it will begin on July 16th at Nagoya’s Rainbow Hall. Interestingly enough, he also claims that PRIDE 35 will take place in California this June. In Nikkan Sports, Takada discusses a proposal to create a […]
PRIDE 5/20 Saitama show postponed
Saturday, April 14th, 2007Dream Stage Entertainment issued a press release stating that Lorenzo Fertitta has asked for the PRIDE 5/20 Saitama Super Arena event (the promotion’s Lightweight GP tournament – first round) to be postponed. “There is not enough time for production and promotion.”
Fight Opinion Radio #45: The funeral of PRIDE
Friday, April 13th, 2007Jonathan Goulet & Caleb of The Fightworks Podcast join us on this week’s edition of Fight Opinion Radio. Check out Jonathan’s site and find out how you can sponsor him for future fights. We have a big two-hour radio show in store for you this week, as we discuss all of the major MMA happenings […]
Uncertain futures for PRIDE fighters
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007Nikkan Sports has a headline grabber today, claiming that Hidehiko Yoshida will fight at 205 pounds in the future (for a run at the UFC Light Heavyweight division). The article claims that Yoshida’s 5/20 Saitama Super Arena fight will be preparation for him fighting in UFC later this Summer. Daily Sports has an article claiming […]
Tuesday headlines: Encountering troublemakers
Monday, April 9th, 2007Yomiuri Online has a story getting national attention in the Japanese media. The story details a new relationship established between the JBC (Japan Boxing Commission) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police department to try to keep the boryokudan (yakuza) out of the sport of Japanese boxing. An estimated 300 boxing gyms will be part of an […]
Post-PRIDE 34 media coverage
Monday, April 9th, 2007Sankei Sports quoted Nobuyuki Sakakibara stating his desire to see a worldwide MMA commission created, with unified rules and talent exchanges from all promoters. The article claims that Sakakibara is coming to America at the end of the week to meet with Zuffa (Lorenzo Fertitta) to propose the commission idea. Sports Nippon has an article […]
The PRIDE quote machine
Monday, April 9th, 2007Bryan Alvarez & Vincent Verhei on the PRIDE 34 show.
Monday madness: Ayre says Fedor is Bodog 4 Life
Sunday, April 8th, 2007By Zach Arnold Explanation of title post here. Kakutolog notes a Tokyo Sports report claiming that there is consideration of booking Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Kazushi Sakuraba for the Tokyo Dome on 10/11, which would be the exact date of the 10th anniversary of PRIDE.
PRIDE 34 media coverage
Sunday, April 8th, 2007Sankei Sports claims the attendance for the PRIDE 34 show was 23,336. The newspaper claims that K-1 gave Sakuraba permission to have one fight with Kiyoshi Tamura in the PRIDE ring under UFC control. Sports Nippon echoed the same sentiments. The same from Nikkan Sports. And more of the same in Daily Sports. Sakakibara discussed […]
Sunday media sandwich: Matt Serra shakes up gamblers
Sunday, April 8th, 2007This has been quite the red-meat weekend. So here’s some more red meat. A Japanese blogger looked at a pamphlet at the PRIDE 34 show that was promoting the upcoming 5/20 Saitama Super Arena Lightweight GP tournament. The photographs of 12 fighters were apparently on the pamphlet. The fighters supposedly listed were…
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