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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008We will have the audio posted on the site later of an interview we conducted last night with Jeremy Lappen. With that said, a few items from the interview that were addressed: – In regards to whether or not Elite XC will be on Fox Sports Net, it seems more positive than negative at this […]
The Affliction web traffic boom
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Our traffic numbers on the site increased 50% over the course of the weekend of July 19th (18th Fri, 19th Sat, 20th Sunday). Well, at least we know the hardcore MMA fans online were excited. To put the traffic #’s into context… usually in the Summer months, traffic takes a real nosedive (especially because the […]
UFC scores huge rating for Silva/Irvin
Tuesday, July 22nd, 20082.1 cable rating, which is tremendous. Check out the CompuStrike stats for the 7/19 event.
Did Spike TV buy positive UFC coverage from The Big Lead?
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Read Steve Cofield for more details. For those who don’t follow general mainstream sports blogs in the States, TBL is a popular web site that made a name for itself by having interviews with sportswriters Jason Whitlock and Tony Kornheiser.
EXC 8/16 Fresno, California
Monday, July 21st, 2008Debi Purcell announced that she has been booked on this show. She is looking for sponsors, so if you are interested you can get a hold of her camp at [email protected].
Ole Miss BJJ school
Monday, July 21st, 2008Recently, they released an update discussing what is currently happening at their training facility (BJJ & submission wrestling). The school is located in Oxford, MS. at the University of Mississippi. If you want to sign up and join their school, the fee is $10 USD/month. The instructors are Neil Tabor and Corey Abdeen. For more […]
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 […]
Video: Fedor vs. Sylvia
Monday, July 21st, 2008Plus, a bonus video… the return of Jerry Millen.
Today’s chalkboard (7/21/08)
Monday, July 21st, 2008If you aren’t a friend on our MySpace page, go ahead and add us. We’re going to try to make more of an effort to add content over there when possible. Sherdog (Jake Rossen): UFC Fight Night & Affliction minute by minute The Alexandria Town Talk (LA): A shot at the top for Kalvin “Hot […]
Joachim Hansen wins DREAM Lightweight GP tournament
Monday, July 21st, 2008He beat Shin’ya Aoki in the finals. Hansen won his reserve fight over Black Mamba, and Hansen stepped in for Eddie Alvarez (who beat Kawajiri but couldn’t continue due to an eye injury). If I recall correctly, on BetUS you could have bet on ‘the field’ as the winner of the GP tournament and gotten […]
How the media covered Affliction: Banned
Sunday, July 20th, 2008The Los Angeles Times: There was nothing artificial about Affliction’s first fight card Sherdog: Fedor reigns supreme USA Today: Fedor rings Sylvia’s bell just 36 seconds into Affliction bout Fox Sports (Mark Kriegel): The secret’s out – Fedor’s the best MMA has The Oregonian: Oregon House nominee Matt Lindland wins MMA fight The Orange County […]
How the media covered UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
Sunday, July 20th, 2008The Las Vegas Review-Journal: Anderson Silva quells concern, wins The Sacramento Bee: Jame Irvin’s big chance ends in a minute Setanta Sports (UK): World-class Anderson Silva smashes James Irvin The Associated Press: Silva earns first round UFC KO win over Irvin The Long Beach Press-Telegram: Anderson Silva still powerful at higher weight The Billings Gazette […]
Affliction post-fight press conference statements
Saturday, July 19th, 2008Fedor Emelianenko: “I was very pleased with my performance. Everything I wanted to do I was able to do.” “Yeah I was hoping I would end the fight then (first time he took Sylvia to the mat). I was prepared to fight standing up, but I knew I had a better chance to end it […]
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