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Saturday headlines: Yahoo upgrades MMA/boxing coverage
Friday, June 15th, 2007Royce Gracie comments on his suspension from the CSAC. Loretta Hunt on Fight Network Radio reported Friday that the UFC 72 show in Ireland is not sold out and that UFC is giving out comps. The Odyssey Arena seats 9,000-10,000. We have been able to confirm that Dave Doyle, frequent guest on Fight Opinion Radio, […]
Friday fight notes: K-1 reacts to Royce drug test failure
Friday, June 15th, 2007The reports of Royce Gracie failing a drug test officially hit Japan, as K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu Tanigawa was asked by the Japanese media for a response to the story. Tanigawa said that he was ‘perplexed’ by the reports. He further stated that K-1 would investigate the matter. Tanigawa originally had a press conference today to […]
Report: Royce Gracie fails drug test
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Josh Gross reporting: Mixed martial arts icon Royce Gracie (Pictures), best known as the slender gi-wearing Brazilian who twisted oversized competitors into knots during the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, tested positive for traces of Nandrolone, a commonly used anabolic steroid, following his decision win over Kazushi Sakuraba (Pictures), June 2 in Los […]
Quote of the Year
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Tommy Morrison in an interview at Doghouse Boxing: It was a f*cking fiasco, I’ve never been involved in anything like that in my life. I had no idea what the rules were, no one was telling me. I walked into the cage and I didn’t know if this guy was going to be kicking me, […]
K-1 in Hong Kong
Thursday, June 14th, 2007The promotion announced today that they will run the Asia World-Expo Arena on July 29th in Hong Kong, with Badr Hari defending the K-1 Heavyweight title. Also scheduled on the show: Remy Bonjasky, Choi Hong-Man, Musashi, Yusuke Fujimoto, Hiraku Hori, Nicolas Pettas, Randy Kim, and many other South Korean fighters. The inclusion of Hong-Man’s name […]
Thursday trash talk: PRIDE never dies
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Oh dear… rapper Rich Boy will appear at the StrikeForce show for the Frank Shamrock/Phil Baroni fight… to perform. More on who Rich Boy is: In his song “Let’s Get This Paper” he mentions how he used to sell crack and that his brother got 10 years, his uncle got 20 years, and his cousin […]
Quote of the Day
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007From the Salt Lake Community College Globe on the comparison between boxing and MMA: If you don’t think today’s standards of appropriateness are different than your parents’ standards go to a Blockbuster and buy “Dirty Harry,” an R-rated movie from their generation, and then watch “Saving Private Ryan” (PG-13). Our society has experienced the same […]
Bob Arum’s idea of promoting an event
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007A great article in The Chicago Sun-Times today, filled with quotes from boxing promoter Bob Arum on many topics.
Red meat Wednesday: PRIDE goeth before the fall
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007More ridiculousness about the Tommy Morrison ‘MMA’ debut in The Verde Independent. Speaking of Morrison, he appeared on The Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio yesterday. Larry Holmes is not happy about Morrison’s PR blitz. The LA Times is reporting that both James Toney and Danny Batchelder tested positive for steroids. The two men fought […]
Memo to ESPN: Mixed martial arts still exists
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007By Adam Morgan This blogger seems to be your average UFC fan. He brings up a great question, one I didn’t really even think of. Where is ESPN at with their “mixed martial arts” (read UFC) coverage? The coverage for Ultimate Fight Night tonight is nonexistent. Since UFC 71 and a couple of days following, […]
UFC Fight Night in Hollywood
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Results: Observer | Sherdog All comments and links on the show go here. A stripper mom at UFC Fight Night.
Tuesday headlines: UFC Fight Night
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Yes, there is indeed a UFC event on Spike TV tonight. Time for you to predict the rating. Give us your prediction for the cable TV rating in the comments section (and fight predictions, if interested). Greg Sirb, the commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, has been sued. The lawsuit alleges that Sirb interfered […]
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