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Thursday, September 28th, 2006By Zach Arnold There are at least two reports (from Jiji Press and Asahi Shimbun) that discuss rumors of Tokyo Broadcasting System trimming down K-1’s role on the TV network for New Year’s Eve. The reason? The reports claim that TBS wants to build their New Year’s Eve programming around the theme of “Kameda Matsuri” […]
PRIDE’s triangulation
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006By Zach Arnold A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a definitive article about what I thought PRIDE’s attempted business plan would be in regards to Las Vegas and China. You can read that article here. Read it first, as it lays the ground work for what was reported in Daily Sports on Thursday. The […]
Media round-up
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006Updated on Thursday at 6:00 AM EST. California Chronicle: Don Perata’s bill to reform California State Athletic Commission signed Chronicle Herald: December 2nd Halifax MMA event will have elbow strikes allowed PR Newswire: Kenny Florian gets a new sponsor Honolulu Advertiser: Penn injures rib in loss (to Hughes) Long Beach Press-Telegram: Hughes bullies past Penn […]
PRIDE trashes UFC in Japanese media
Monday, September 25th, 2006By Zach Arnold PRIDE boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara mocks Dana White and accuses Tim Sylvia of running away from Emelianenko Fedor. Here is more information about PRIDE tying up with Entriq, the same company that MTV & WWE uses for DRM video technology. My commentary on this can viewed in full-post mode.
Shelby Walker found dead
Sunday, September 24th, 2006Female boxer & MMA fighter Shelby Walker (information on her can be found here, here, here, and here) was found dead due to a suspected overdose of pain medication.
Kurt Angle heads to TNA
Sunday, September 24th, 2006Story information here. My first reaction — with Angle on TNA and Spike TV backing both TNA & UFC, the chances of Angle appearing in UFC (if he goes the MMA-and-wrestling combo route) just increased significantly. Unless, of course (as Dave Ditch pointed out to me), both Angle and TNA used UFC as nothing more […]
Renzo beats Miletich in the IFL
Sunday, September 24th, 20069/23 Moline, Illinois event results here. In-depth report here. A live event report from the show. Maybe the IFL can sign Yves Edwards soon. I couldn’t find any mainstream media/newspaper coverage coming out of the show. Update: I just watched the first of the Portland-taped IFL shows on FSN. This show featured Bas Rutten’s Anacondas […]
Japanese arrest happening soon?
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006Apparently, the last editions of Weekly Fight are going out with a bang. Over at NHB News, they’re talking about a claim in WF that someone associated (how tight or loose the association is not said) around the Japanese MMA industry is about to get arrested soon. The question is whom it will be. Update: […]
Dana White vs. Jerry Millen
Friday, September 22nd, 2006By Zach Arnold If the name Jerry Millen doesn’t sound familiar to you, then here’s a brief description of him. He’s based out of Detroit, made his name in television production, has done some stints in Hollywood, and does all of PRIDE’s American video editing. With this in mind, here’s quite a news item (from […]
MMA media circus
Thursday, September 21st, 2006Los Angles Times – Altering the Perception (about UFC 63) Fox Sports – Hughes-Penn rematch two years in the making and UFC 63 predictions Canadian Press (via CBC Sports) – Hawaii meets country as BJ Penn tackles UFC champion Matt Hughes and The Fight Network attempts to expand into the American marketplace Kurt Angle quits […]
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 25 (Interview with Brian Ebersole)
Thursday, September 21st, 2006Despite having a slow news week for MMA content, Fight Opinion Radio is back with another interesting show that we anticipate you will enjoy listening to. This week, our feature guest is fighter Brian Ebersole, who recently gained attention for being accused by the California State Athletic Commission for fixing a fight with perennial MMA […]
Kurt Angle indicates MMA is in his future
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you’ve been a regular reader of this site, you have read our reports (here and here) about the chances of Kurt Angle working in MMA. All signs point to Japan, the country with promoters who can offer the most money (and a country with no commission). Today, Angle released a statement […]
UFC-related media articles
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006Hometown Source – An interview with Sean Sherk Long Beach Press-Telegram – An interview/profile article with David Loiseau Canadian Press – Another profile article on David Loiseau Long Beach Press-Telegram –
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