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Wednesday, February 15th, 2006By Zach Arnold Just when you thought the Bobby Ologun situation with his boss at R & A Promotions was resolved, Tokyo Metropolitan Police have now landed their judgment on Bobby. And it’s not good news for him.
Boxing: Japan’s next golden child
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006By Zach Arnold One of the things that often dominates coverage of MMA & pro-wrestling on slow days in the “battle” section of newspapers is boxing. 19-year old Koki Kameda (9-0, ranked #8 by the WBC in the 112-pound Flyweight division) was scheduled to face Edgar Sosa of Mexico on 3/8 in Tokyo at Ryogoku […]
Nogueira’s future in PRIDE
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006By Zach Arnold In a recent interview in Brazil, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was asked about what his future in DSE would be. He was asked specifically what his future after the Kiyoshi Tamura fight would be, and what he thought the best creative direction would be for him. His response was very interesting.
Media Survival 101 – Part 1
Sunday, February 12th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you’ve noticed, the amount of “big” MMA web sites in terms of media coverage is smaller than you would suspect. As the Internet boom continues, more and more smaller sites are starting to pop up. However, it seems that the information in the industry is consolidated to such a small base […]
K-1 signs another big South Korean name
Monday, February 6th, 2006By Zach Arnold Long-time South Korean correspondent (and good friend) Yeo Jong-Hoon reports that former WBA Super Featherwieght champion Choi Yong-Soo has signed a 3-year contract with K-1. A press conference will be held for this announcement on 2/11 at 2 PM South Korean time. The South Korean media is reporting that Yong-Soo will be […]
PRIDE 31 main card line-up
Monday, February 6th, 2006Mark Hunt vs. Yosuke Nishijima Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs. Mario Sperry Mauricio Shogun vs. Mark Coleman Sergey Kharitonov vs. Alistair Overeem Josh Barnett vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Yoon Dong Sik Jon Olav Einemo vs. Fabricio Werdum Pedro Rizzo vs. Roman Zentsov This looks brutal.
MMA and Professional Wrestling are not the same
Sunday, February 5th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you are not a pro-wrestling fan, then this post is probably not for you. If you’re a pro-wrestling fan who follows MMA, stick with me here. Jack Encarnacao (who has written articles for The Boston Globe) wrote a piece titled How MMA’s popularity is already changing pro wrestling. Far be it […]
MMA: Super Saturday
Saturday, February 4th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you’re looking for the K-1 results from today’s Saitama Super Arena show, click here. Over at the Burning Spirit site, Caitsith has been filing a live show report on the MARS event that took place on Saturday in Tokyo at Ariake Colosseum. Also, Yunta Jimura at his Lutalivre Japanese blog has […]
Techno Goliath headed to the military
Friday, February 3rd, 2006By Zach Arnold Digital Chosun has an article about Choi Hong-Man’s dilemma in regards to South Korea’s laws regarding mandatory military service. The article states that Hong-Man’s plan is to try to postpone the mandatory service date to 2008 (meaning he would have two years left to fight in K-1, then go into the military). […]
Fujinami the Dragon with wrath
Friday, February 3rd, 2006By Tetsuya Sano inspired by Multiple Romantic (Japanese) ブラックã‚ャットã•ã‚“ã®é€šå¤œã«ã¦æ‚²ã—ã¿ã«æš®ã‚Œã‚‹è—¤æ³¢è¾°ç’½æ–°æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹åŸ·è¡Œå½¹å“¡ã¯ä»¥ä¸‹ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªç™ºè¨€ã‚’ã—ã¦ã„る。(2月1æ—¥æ±äº¬ã‚¹ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ„より) Corporate officer of New Japan, Fujinami’s following remarks at Black Cat’s wake grow dark (Tokyo Sports, February 1st) 「今日ã¯å‹˜å¼ã—ã¦ã€‚ã—ゃã¹ã‚Œã‚‹çŠ¶æ…‹ã˜ã‚ƒãªã„。久ã—ã¶ã‚Šã«æ³£ã„ãŸã€‚人目もã¯ã°ã‹ã‚‰ãšâ€¦ã€ã¨æ‚²ã—ã¿ã‚’ã“らãˆãŸãŒã€ã™ãã«æ¶™ãŒé ¬ã‚’ã¤ãŸã£ãŸã€‚ 　契約更改ã§ã€ã‚ャットã•ã‚“ã¯èˆˆè¡Œéƒ¨ã¸ã®ç•°å‹•ãŒæ±ºã¾ã£ã¦ã„ãŸã€‚ã ãŒã€æ‚©ã¿æŠœã„ãŸæœ«ã®æ±ºæ–ã ã£ãŸã“ã¨ã‚’ã€è—¤æ³¢ã¯çŸ¥ã£ã¦ã„る。（ä¸ç•¥ï¼‰ãã‚Œã§ã‚‚ã‚ャットã•ã‚“ã¯æ–‡å¥ä¸€ã¤è¨€ã†ã“ã¨ãªãã€èˆˆè¡Œéƒ¨ã¨ã—ã¦ã®å†å‡ºç™ºã‚’準備ã—ã¦ã„ãŸã€‚亡ããªã‚‹å‰æ—¥ã«ã¯ã€Œå½“æ—¥ã€é…ã‚ŒãŸã‚‰ã¿ã‚“ãªã«è¿·æƒ‘ãŒã‹ã‹ã‚‹ã‹ã‚‰ã€ã¨ãƒªãƒ³ã‚°ãƒˆãƒ©ãƒƒã‚¯ãŒç½®ã„ã¦ã‚る調布ã®è»Šåº«ã«ã‚ã–ã‚ã–ã€ä¸‹è¦‹ã«è¨ªã‚Œã¦ã„ãŸã€‚ 「新日本ã®å¤§å¤‰ã•ã€é¸æ‰‹ã®æ€ã„ã‚’èƒŒè² ã£ã¦ã€ãƒã‚³ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ãŒé€ã£ã¡ã‚ƒã£ãŸã®ã‹ãªã€‚ã‚€ã”ã„。無念ã§ãªã‚‰ãªã„。（棺ã®ä¸ã®è¡¨æƒ…ã¯ï¼‰ç©ã‚„ã‹ã ã£ãŸã。彼も（契約更改ã§ï¼‰ã‹ãªã‚Šãã¤ã„æ¡ä»¶ã‚’çªãã¤ã‘られãŸã€‚ã§ã‚‚ä¸æº€ã‚’æ¼ã‚‰ã™ã“ã¨ã‚‚ãªã‹ã£ãŸã€‚最後ã«å¥¥ã•ã‚“ã«è¨€ã£ãŸè¨€è‘‰ãŒã€Žã¿ã‚“ãªã‚’æ¨ã¾ãªã„ã§ã€ã€Žä¼šç¤¾ã®ã“ã¨ã‚’悪ã言ã‚ãªã„ã§ã€ã よ。今ã®ä¼šç¤¾ã®ãƒã‚«ã©ã‚‚ã«è¨€ã£ã¦ã‚„ã‚ŠãŸã„〠“Pardon me today. It is hard to talk. I cried for a long time. I do not hesitate in public.” Tears went along at once […]
MMA News round-up
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Gryphon has a report about K-1 wanting to establish a promotional connection with UFC. The most interesting note is that K-1 is managing the booking for Royce Gracie in UFC. The quotes from Gryphon’s report come from God Bless the Ring (Burning Spirit has more in Japanese). The Japanese fans wonder if […]
Update on the Bobby Ologun situation
Sunday, January 29th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you remember our report from a couple of days ago on the Fight Opinion site, you know what we are referring to. If not, click on this link to refresh your memory. After a few days of more Japanese media reports, some of the facts regarding the incident are being noted. […]
Bobby Ologun investigated by Japanese police
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006Photo: Bobby Ologun leaves the Harajuku police station in Tokyo after being questioned by authorities (image credit: Iwate Nippo Co. Ltd. Newspaper) By Zach Arnold Bobby Ologun, the famous Nigerian TV personality in Japan who K-1 has booked for past fights, is being investigated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Nikkan Sports reports that Ologun […]
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