Jeff Comstock
Press Conference Coverage of UFC and Randy Couture
Thursday, October 25th, 2007By Jeff Comstock No time for a breakdown of all of today’s news, so read these articles to get the 411 on all of todays announcements. Fightlinker has by far the funnest live blog of the UFC press conference. UFC Daily has details on the new Spike TV deal , and a complete rundown of […]
M-1 Global hires Monte Cox, signs Fedor Emelianenko, who are they?
Monday, October 22nd, 2007By Jeff Comstock Question: What do you get when you cross Fedor Emelianenko with, a producer of off-Broadway musicals, the agency that represents the world’s greatest tennis players, Monte Cox, and a Scientologist money maven? Answer: Apparently M-1 Global MMA After a press conference (video) following a PRNewswirerelease there are still more questions than answers […]
A weekend full of great MMA action includes free webcast from Ireland
Friday, October 19th, 2007On a weekend full of great MMA action, I thought I’d let Fight Opinion readers know that http://www.cagewars.co.uk is planning on providing a free webcast for their Cage Wars 8: Celtic Rage Northern Ireland vs. USA event. MAX Entertainment present: Cage Wars live from the Kings Hall Belfast free on the web! On Saturday October […]
The Japanese MMA landscape is fraught with peril
Thursday, October 18th, 2007By Jeff Comstock Pride Worldwide abruptly shuts down operations, citing “uncooperative staff from Dream Stage Entertainment” – Pride’s former parent company, as the reason for the company’s inability to conduct business operations in Japan. This might seem surprising if it weren’t for the documented reasons for Pride’s financial collapse and subsequent sale in the first […]
Stars On The Rise: MMA’s Brightest Prospects 2
Friday, October 12th, 2007By Jeff Comstock This is the second in a series of articles, where I take a look at mixed martial arts fighters on the verge of becoming MMA stars. I’ve picked 5 fighters for this article who have all displayed superior skills in the ring or cage and who I believe have the ability to […]
Big news day for Pro Elite: Kimbo gets his bread and celebrity MMA TV
Thursday, October 11th, 2007By Jeff Comstock Breaking News from the Fight Network: COUTURE QUITS UFC Back to the title story: ProElite.com has confirmed that legendary street fighter Kimbo Slice has signed a long term deal with Elite XC. This announcement follows the news that Nick Diaz has signed a 2 year extension with the company. Sam Caplan’s Five […]
HDNet Fights: Moving MMA Forward
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007By Jeff Comstock Sports Illustrated recently interviewed Mark Cuban about his new HDNet Fights league. HDNet has been a television destination for mixed-martial arts for some time now. They were the original broadcast partner for the WEC, before that promotion was purchased by Zuffa LLC. and relocated to both Las Vegas and the Versus Network. […]
Stars On The Rise: MMA’s Brightest Prospects
Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Jeff Comstock In the first in which I expect to be a series of articles, I’d like to take a look at mixed martial arts fighters on the verge of becoming MMA stars. Hardcore fans will be familiar with many of these fighters already and casual fans can expect to see these fighters headlining […]
Worldwide October MMA Fight Cards
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007By Jeff Comstock October should bring plenty of action for fight fans with FEG events bookending a month which sees Mark Cuban’s promotional debut, the Kimbo vs. Tank matchup, Aleks Emilianenko and Gegard Mousasi fighting in Canada’s HCF, the return of Brandon Vera and much more. Send me an email to add an event or […]
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is UFC bound
Sunday, September 30th, 2007By Jeff Comstock MMAMovement.com has discovered that submission grappling phenom Ronaldo Souza has signed a contract with the UFC. A post made on the Portal do Vale Tudo forums claims that Jacare’s manager and Amazon Challenge promoter Andre Cabral made the announcement during yesterday’s Amazon Challenge event. The announcement was apparently big enough to make […]
Get Your Fights Cards Here: The Next Few Weeks
Thursday, September 20th, 2007By Jeff Comstock It’s been a great month of MMA combat, but there is still plenty left to look forward to in the next few weeks.
Meet the newest MMA penny stock powerhouse
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007By Jeff Comstock Will this parade ever end? International Fight League (IFLI.OB) ProElite, Inc. (PELE.PK) SUN Sports & Entertainment Inc. (SSPE.PK) EntreMetrix Corp. (ERMX.OB) Max Entertainment Holdings Inc. (MXEH.OB) And now enter Bomani Corp. Legend Credit Inc. a subsidiary of Legend Mobile Inc. (LGMB.OB) a penny stock, shell corporation, that will soon be known as […]
HDNet Fights conference call
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007By Jeff Comstock Announced their first card which will be shown as part of their Friday Night Fights program. HDNet Fights October 13, 2007 in Dallas, Texas at the American Airlines Center: Eric Paulson vs. Jeff Ford Justin Eilers vs Justin Howard Freddie Espiricueta vs Jason House Sean Salmon vs. Leopoldo Serao Anthony Lapsley vs […]