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Monday, May 21st, 2007By Mark Pickering The traits instilled in a family’s latest lineage often energise the youth of today into wondering about the vocation of their ancestors. For Brad Pickett it was palpable. With his ancestors including an uncle who boxed in the navy and a bare-knuckle prizefighter the London native was destined to lace up his […]
IFL/Kurt Otto radio interview
Monday, May 21st, 2007By Zach Arnold Update: More IFL stock shares to be made available? A stock split? Tomer weighs in. On Sherdog.com yesterday, IFL co-founder Kurt Otto did a 30-plus minute long radio interview (audio here – time mark is from 31:00-1:02:30). Here is a summary of the interview (and we’ll focus on the questions regarding the […]
Monday media: Rampage Jackson’s big week
Sunday, May 20th, 2007Kazushi Sakuraba vs Quinton JacksonUploaded by Panabas This is certainly one of the more memorable matches in PRIDE’s history, featuring established Japanese ‘ace’ Kazushi Sakuraba against (at that time) relative newcomer Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. I’ll never forget the storyline that DSE established to introduce Jackson to the Japanese public. In newspaper and TV outlets, DSE […]
Sunday snark: A new Zuffa Myth for 2007
Saturday, May 19th, 2007Chuck Liddell vs Quinton JacksonUploaded by thepitbull By Zach Arnold Last year (and still ongoing), American newspapers push(ed) the dreaded original Zuffa Myth (more here). We need to make a wikipedia entry for the various myths soon. This year, the new Zuffa Myth appears to be that the PRIDE asset sale between UFC & DSE […]
Saturday media splash: Another Tito Ortiz PR blunder?
Friday, May 18th, 2007The Andy Wang remix from The Ultimate Fighter Angry Andy Wang discussion between MMA fighters online. Day 54 since the March 27th handshake deal between UFC & DSE for the PRIDE asset sale… with no sale finalized at the moment. Tickets for Hustle’s 6/14 Korakuen Hall show are on sale through ‘Hustle Entertainment’, but the […]
Friday fight notes: The return of Akebono
Thursday, May 17th, 2007Stock ticker: IFL | Art of War | Pro Elite More talk on the Kermit Cintron/Dana White PR battle. Words cannot describe how great this article is. Yomiuri Hochi reports that Akebono will return to HERO’s in July at the promotion’s Yokohama Arena event. He would have supposedly fought on the June 2nd LA Coliseum […]
Fight Opinion Radio #49: The future of MMA
Thursday, May 17th, 2007No guest this week, as we’re too busy ranting angrily about the latest happenings in MMA. Will 2007 be known as the year that all of UFC’s major competition folds (PRIDE, IFL, etc.)? Plus, the latest PR blunders featuring UFC President Dana White. What has us stoked up and brimming with dripping sarcasm now? Listen […]
Thursday trash talk: Which sport is more fan friendly – the NBA or UFC?
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007The IFL stock price is declining. On Wednesday night, I was in an irritable mood during the tapings of our latest edition of Fight Opinion Radio. However, I work with talented (nice) professionals like Jeff Thaler and Erin Bucknell who tolerate me every single week. For that, I thank them. With that stated, after my […]
Wednesday notes: Where has your PRIDE gone?
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007It’s now Day 51 since the March 27th Roppongi Hills Arena press conference where UFC and DSE did a handshake agreement to buy the PRIDE assets. ESPN Page 2’s Bill Simmons w/ Adam Carolla, discussing ‘elitist’ boxing fans (audio here – start listening at the 8 minute mark). They also talk about UFC and MMA […]
IFL 2007 First Quarter report
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007By Zach Arnold The numbers are in on the IFL’s 2007 First Quarter report and the verdict is not good. The IFL’s first quarter saw the company have a net loss of $7 million USD. They claimed $1.6 million USD in revenues, but the cost to obtain that revenue was $6.4 million USD – $5.6 […]
Evening news update: UFC 71 coverage heats up
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007The MMA World League web site is going to stream the Gracie Fighting Championship event (on May 19th from Ohio). Wallid Ismail is building up this web site pretty fast and is doing a good job with it. Let me know if you watch any of the events streamed on that site and what the […]
Rampage signs new sponsorship deal
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OSIRIS GETS IN THE CAGE WITH UFC FIGHTER, RAMPAGE, FOR NEW SHOE SAN DIEGO, CA, May 14, 2007 – San Diego-based skate/surf lifestyle brand, Osiris (www.osirisshoes.com), has recently signed a deal with Ultimate Fighter, Quinton “Rampage†Jackson, to create a special edition “Rampage†shoe. Rampage, currently the #1 contender for the UFC […]
Tuesday media talk: Tim Allen in MMA movie
Monday, May 14th, 2007How should fans react to the fact that Tim Allen will be the lead star in Sony’s new MMA movie Redbelt? Onto today’s headlines.
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