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Friday, June 9th, 2006By Zach Arnold 24 hours ago, Nobuhiko Takada gave one of his most inspired attempts on the microphone in order to put on a strong front for DSE in front of 600 fans and representatives from every single media outlet in Japan. View the Nippon TV video clip here. Image credit: Sports Navigator (Yahoo Japan) […]
Media wrap-up: Sakakibara, Fuji, and PRIDE
Friday, June 9th, 2006By Zach Arnold As you could imagine today, there was a giant fallout in media reaction (newspapers, TV, etc.) in regards to the Thursday press conference that DSE management held at the Prince Hotel in Tokyo. We will take a look at some of the reaction from the press (both from English and Japanese sources). […]
Weekly magazines focus on DSE situation
Thursday, June 8th, 2006Yahoo Japan HP: “Complete denial of ‘Black Association’ by PRIDE” By Zach Arnold At yesterday’s press conference, DSE President Nobuyuki Sakakibara vociferously defended his company and denied all allegations of ties to the yakuza. He specifically named Shukan Gendai as a publication that damaged his company and caused the cancelation of the Fuji TV deal. […]
DSE press conference notes
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006Yahoo Japan HP: “DSE interview about PRIDE broadcasting cancellation” By Zach Arnold Video Link(s): Nippon TV coverage | TV Tokyo (that’s what it was labeled as being from) The Nippon TV is a 4+ minute clip, and the second clip is 30 seconds. The Nippon TV clip covered the press conference, Fuji TV’s cancellation of […]
Yoshimoto, HG disassociate from Hustle
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006Yahoo Japan HP: “Yoshimoto, HG leave Hustle” By Zach Arnold Nikkan Sports (via Yahoo Japan) reports that Razor Ramon HG is about to leave Hustle due to orders from his bosses at Yoshimoto Kogyo. With the news of Fuji TV blacklisting anyone associated with DSE/PRIDE, this has sent shockwaves throughout the industry. Nikkan Sports says […]
Fuji TV blacklists anyone connected to PRIDE
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006Media notes – Part 2
Tuesday, June 6th, 2006Yahoo Japan HP main page: “PRIDE & Hustle TV disappearance?” By Zach Arnold Update: Weekly Pro reports that fans are being allowed to attend the PRIDE press conference tomorrow (Thursday) with Sakakibara. On a somewhat related note, I made a guest appearance today on the Figure Four Daily audio show, discussing the latest issues with […]
Media coverage of Fuji TV/PRIDE story
Monday, June 5th, 2006Image credit: Sports Nippon By Zach Arnold Related link: Fuji TV cancels PRIDE for good Message board: Give us your thoughts on the story Update: Asahi Shimbun reports that Tokai TV (Nagoya – where Sakakibara came from) will not air the Hustle Aid show, claiming that because the show is not airing nationwide on the […]
Fuji TV cancels PRIDE for good
Monday, June 5th, 2006Bottom Japanese headline on Yahoo Japan HP: Fuji cancels PRIDE By Zach Arnold Update I: The PRIDE page on the Fuji TV official web site has been removed and deleted. Japanese blogger(s) covering the story: Technorati (list of writers) | Burning Spirit (and here) | Swimming Eye (Tetsuya Sano) | Angle-Japan | Gryphon | NHBnews […]
IFL show in The Quad Cities?
Sunday, June 4th, 2006By Zach Arnold The Quad-City Times newspaper reports that Monte Cox has approached Scott Mullen, the executive director of The Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline (Illinois), for booking an IFL event at that building on September 23rd. That event would feature Pat Miletich vs. Renzo Gracie, with the fight taking place on Miletich’s […]
Bushido 6/4 Saitama results
Sunday, June 4th, 2006Click on the permalink to access them. Claimed attendance of 13,371.
The IFL has new coaches
Friday, June 2nd, 2006By Zach Arnold Sherdog reports that the IFL has booked Pat Miletich vs. Renzo Gracie in a fight to happen at a future IFL event. Plus, the promotion announced Matt Lindland, Carlos Newton, and Mark Coleman as new team coaches. Bas Rutten, Pat Miletich, Renzo Gracie, Maurice Smith, and Antonio Inoki will also be coaches.
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 20 (UFC 60 review)
Friday, June 2nd, 2006This week’s 40-minute show is presented by MMACalifornia.net and MonsterWrestlingRings.com. This week, we review the UFC 60 show that took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Is Matt Hughes really a true “ace” that the UFC can draw big business with? We know what kind of fighter he is skill-wise, but what about […]
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