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Monday, October 13th, 2008Now that Affliction has announced Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski for January 24th, it’s starting to set in with K-1 that maybe the guy they were hyping for their NYE show last month won’t be fighting in Japan any time soon. The promotion is claiming that they will further discuss this ‘crisis’ (according to Nikkan Sports) […]
K-1 10/1 Tokyo, Nippon Budokan
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Event results here. Ratings news: 12.6% rating, with a peak rating of 18.5% for Masato vs. Yoshihiro Sato. Claimed attendance for the show was 15,231. Videos of the fights can be found here.
K-1 South Korea ratings report
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Report by Yeo Jong-Hoon K-1 aired live at XTM & TVN this past weekend. PM 4:00 ~ 9:40. almost 5 hours. XTM & TVN are popular cable tv channels. CJ Media owns both channels. XTM rating = 3.39% (share 14.79%) No.1 at that time on cable. Peak: Choi Hong-Man vs Badr Hari 3 round’s last […]
K-1 9/27 Seoul World GP 2008 results
Saturday, September 27th, 2008All match results here. Claimed attendance was 15,729. This site has videos of the Seoul fights. 12/6 Yokohama Arena (final eight) GP card line-up: Peter Aerts vs. Badr Hari, Ewerton Teixeira vs. Errol Zimmerman, Gokhan Saki vs. Ruslan Karaev, and Remy Bonjasky vs. Jerome Le Banner.
Just asking…
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Every MMA site went out of their way to cover the DREAM 6 event as if it was a big deal, and yet when the bad TV ratings predictably were released, none of these sites are talking about the fallout. I am curious as to why…
Report: Several DREAM fighters allegedly owed money
Friday, September 12th, 2008Assist in reporting from Yeo Jong-Hoon According to a report at Sports Seoul, there is growing criticism about FEG delaying or not giving fighters money that they owed. “Fighter A” claimed in the article that he didn’t receive money for his last two fights, and “Fighter B” who is preparing for an upcoming fight also […]
K-1 World MAX 10/1 Nippon Budokan card line-up
Monday, September 8th, 2008Tournament Final #1: Masato vs. Yoshihiro Sato Tournament Final #2: Andy Souwer vs. Artur Kyshenko Reserve fight: Albert Kraus vs. Yasuhiro Kido Reserve fight: Buakaw Por Pramuk vs. Black Mamba Takayuki Kohiruimaki vs. Joeri Mes (Showtime) Virgil Kalakoda vs. Nieky “The Natural” Holtzken (Golden Glory) Haruaki Otsuki vs. Ryuji Kajiwara Susumi Daiguji vs. Daisuke Uematsu […]
Dana White’s curious admission about Mirko Cro Cop
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Read this item about what Dana White said in regards to the motives of UFC signing Mirko Cro Cop. Maybe White is telling his version of the truth as he sees it. Who knows? What’s interesting about the story is the timeline. Remember, PRIDE lost their Fuji TV deal in June of ’06. They ran […]
Report: Kazuyoshi Ishii released from prison
Thursday, August 7th, 2008(If you read Japanese, pay attention to the Hiroshi Nielsen blog for further updates.) There is a report in the OH! CYBER PAPARAZZI publication today that K-1’s Godfather, Kazuyoshi Ishii, has been released from a Shizuoka prison at 5:30 AM JST. The report claims that Ishii was considered a ‘model citizen’ in prison and that […]
Kid Yamamoto has successful knee surgery
Monday, August 4th, 2008Sports Navigator (Yahoo Japan) reports that Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto had successful knee surgery on Monday. According to the report, two doctors examined Yamamoto’s knee and found out that he had a complete ligament tear as opposed to a partial tear. Therefore, surgery was required for healing. Yamamoto will not be available to fight for the […]
DREAM coverage in Japan
Monday, July 21st, 2008The top headline in the major newspapers is the fact that the fans at the show heavily booed Yoshihiro Akiyama. The claimed attendance was 11,986. There is discussion of Kiyoshi Tamura working the DREAM 6 show on 9/23 at Saitama Super Arena. The ‘golden time’ telecast reportedly drew a 10.0 rating overall, with the highest […]
Shukan Gendai story on Kid Yamamoto
Friday, July 18th, 2008They went after PRIDE and caused massive headaches for the company’s backers. Now they’re aiming their sights on Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto. In the newest edition of Shukan Gendai, the publication has a six-page article (p. 16 ~ 22) with allegations that Yamamoto is involved in “marijuana parties” with a famous actor. The article claims that […]
Today’s chalkboard (7/14/08)
Monday, July 14th, 2008Gumby (On the Mat): What drives me crazy (BJJ class) The San Diego Union-Tribune (CA): Brandon Vera’s skills start with wrestling The Baltimore Sun: Q & A with Brandon Vera The Des Moines Register (IA): Muay Thai’s popularity surges with MMA Sportsnet (Canada): Mark Pavelich Q & A Gregg Doyel (CBS Sports): Don’t let size […]
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