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Wednesday, April 26th, 2006By Zach Arnold On Monday, we posted a brief summary of the latest Shukan Gendai article about DSE, Fuji TV, and Nippon TV in relation to allegations of ties to the yakuza. Today, we present to you a summary translation of the latest Shukan Gendai article (which focuses heavily on Fuji TV producer Kunio Kiyohara, […]
New job openings at DSE’s office
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006By Zach Arnold On their official HP, DSE is looking for inquiries to fill some main job positions in the company. These positions include: Local and overseas business activity (working with VP Sotaro Shinoda) Merchandising Legal and credit department activity Office work (such as clerical) There are two ways to look at these new openings. […]
New MMA show on US TV?
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006TV Week is reporting that BET (Black Entertainment Television) is going to have a new ultimate fighting show called “The Iron Ring,” which will involve celebrity managers. Good or bad idea?
The Japanese Marketplace
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006By Zach Arnold Stephen Martinez at Sherdog has a column about the current marketplace for MMA in Japan, and more specifically the war between PRIDE & K-1. Martinez is 100% accurate in his comparisons about the promotional marketing machines of K-1 and DSE, and he also goes on to give a Top 10 list of […]
Mayhem Miller returns to ICON in Hawaii
Monday, April 24th, 2006By Zach Arnold Dayton Morinaga in the Honolulu Advertiser reports that Jason “Mayhem” Miller will make his return to Icon Sport on 5/26 at the Blaisdell Center Arena to face 6’7″, 370-pound Stefan Gamlin in an open-weight match.
Sakakibara & Kiyohara targeted by Gendai
Sunday, April 23rd, 2006By Zach Arnold Today, Gryphon said that Shukan Gendai’s article about DSE, Fuji TV, and Nippon TV being tied to the yakuza was a declaration of all-out war. After reading the latest article series in Monday’s magazine, I would agree with him. The heat is sure turning up on Sherdog. More at Burning Spirit (Japanese). […]
Shukan Gendai’s latest response to DSE
Saturday, April 22nd, 2006By Zach Arnold After being threatened with legal action 9 days ago by DSE President Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Shukan Gendai magazine is firing back with a new article (set to come out in this Monday’s new edition of the magazine). On Page 50, the weekly magazine will focus on the Kanagawa Police investigation into the supposed […]
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 15
Friday, April 21st, 2006This week’s show is sort of a therapy session for our co-host Erin Bucknell, as we review the UFC 59 event that took place last weekend and the (to some fans) unfortunate loss that Andrei Arlovski suffered at the hands of (the new UFC Heavyweight champion) Tim Sylvia. In addition, we take a look this […]
Rumble on the Rock preview
Thursday, April 20th, 2006Newspaper articles on the upcoming show in both the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Gryphon reacts to the yakuza story
Monday, April 17th, 2006By Zach Arnold Gryphon, one of the top Japanese internet writers on the MMA scene, has posted his thoughts on the Shukan Gendai article series. It is interesting to read because it will give you a clear perspective on where the battle lines are going to be drawn. Added to this post is the reaction […]
Summary translation of 4/17 Gendai article
Monday, April 17th, 2006By Zach Arnold This is a summary translation of what was written in today’s newest article published in Shukan Gendai.
PRIDE’s Las Vegas plans
Sunday, April 16th, 2006The Las Vegas Sun reports that DSE wants to run the Thomas & Mack Center on either 10/7 or 10/20. That’s certainly an interesting story given everything that is currently happening.
Shukan Gendai’s open questionnaire
Sunday, April 16th, 2006The focus from the magazine this week is on the TV networks (Fuji TV & Nippon TV) in relation to their ties to MMA. More details at Burning Spirit (Japanese) and here. NHB News has some reaction to the story (in Japanese). Message board thread about this topic.
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