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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011A close friend of mine, Mark “Bison” Smith, died at the age of 38 in Carolina, Puerto Rico due to complications from a heart attack.
Japan 2011: The more things change, the more they stay the same
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011New developments in Japan featuring the same ol’ cast of characters.
All kinds of messages sent by UFC with second show on same day as Japan event
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Dana White’s declaration that UFC is going to run a show in Las Vegas at the same time as their Japanese event says a whole lot about how Zuffa views the world politically and in terms of their overall business plan.
Mike Winkeljohn: “I don’t think Anderson would probably want that fight with Jon Jones”
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011Jon Jones’ striking coach, Mike Winkeljohn, explains how Jon is progressing as a fighter and why Anderson Silva likely doesn’t want a piece of Bones.
Without Overeem, Lesnar, Nogueira & other top names, who can draw big for UFC Japan?
Thursday, September 8th, 2011UFC is starting to run out of big-name foreigners to book for their Japanese event in February. Who will they turn to?
UFC’s return to Japan: They are who we thought they were, but we’re not letting them off the hook
Monday, September 5th, 2011Today, UFC had a press conference in Japan to announce details for their return show to the country in February 2012. It was horrifying on many levels.
About UFC running a show at Saitama Super Arena…
Monday, September 5th, 2011UFC wants to run a show in Japan in February of 2012. We have some advice for them.
Will One FC shift Asian MMA away from being Japanese-centric?
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011One FC makes its debut Saturday night at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Why do so many people have such high hopes for this promotion?
Alistair Overeem says that UFC not letting him fight for K-1/DREAM was a dealbreaker
Saturday, August 6th, 2011Alistair Overeem talked to HDNet about why he got cut from Strikeforce and where Japan fits into the equation.
What role will Kazuyoshi Ishii’s new attempt to revive K-1 play in Alistair Overeem’s career?
Saturday, July 30th, 2011Now that Strikeforce has cut Alistair Overeem, will he get a new fight deal with UFC or will he end up back in Japan?
The mouths that roar: Frank Shamrock on Fedor/Henderson & Chael Sonnen on Rampage
Thursday, July 28th, 2011When Frank Shamrock & Chael Sonnen talk, people listen.
Media day: 10 things I think I know are true in UFC & MMA (part two)
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011What would it mean if UFC attempted to run a show in Japan? How would they produce the event? What matches would be on the card? What kind of footprint could they establish in the Japanese marketplace?
Media day: 10 things I think I know are true in #UFC & #MMA (part one)
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011From my mountain top of pontification comes pearls of wisdom (or stupidity) about the global MMA landscape. This time around, a focus on the UFC business landscape.
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