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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008Official SEC filing here.
Another publicly-traded company gets involved in MMA
Monday, September 15th, 2008Details here.
Russian Top Team boss dies in plane crash
Monday, September 15th, 2008Vladimir Pogodin, who was the boss of the Russian Top Team army of MMA fighters that had great influence on the Japanese MMA scene in the late 1990s and early part of this decade, has reportedly died in a plane crash in Russia. RTT once held a stable of fighters that included Fedor, Sergey Kharitonov, […]
UFC 9/17 Omaha card line-up
Monday, September 15th, 2008As it stands today: TV fights Lightweights: Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer Lightweights: Clay Guida vs. Mac Danzig Middleweights: Ed Herman vs. Alan Belcher Light Heavyweights: Houston Alexander vs. Eric Schafer Dark matches Middleweights: Alessio Sakara vs. Joe Vedepo Middleweights: Wilson Gouveia vs. Ryan Jensen Lightweights: Joe Lauzon vs. Kyle Bradley Light Heavyweights: Jason Britz […]
Quote of the Day – Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer
Sunday, September 14th, 2008In an interview with Josh Gross of Sports Illustrated: “We believe Affliction and the relationships they have with that demographic, the identification they have within that demographic group I think will help bring boxing to these people,” said the Golden Boy CEO. “We think as well, many of the mixed martial arts fans are fans […]
MMA show in Phoenix on October 4th
Sunday, September 14th, 2008EVO MMA will run the first MMA show in the state of Arizona using the state’s new Unified MMA rules. The promotion’s October 4th event will take place at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix. Card line-up: Steve Berger vs. Ray Steinbeiss Ben Henderson vs. Junior Assuncao Alonzo Martinez vs. Danilo Cherman Seth Bacznski vs. Aaron […]
Sengoku & TV Tokyo
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Nikkan Sports has a report claiming that World Victory Road (the parent company of Sengoku) has signed a deal with TV-Tokyo, the smallest of the free-to-air broadcast TV networks in Japan. This network has recently aired All Japan, ZERO-ONE MAX, Cage Force, and Hustle TV shows. (Personal thought: If past history is any indication, the […]
MMA Weekly: Golden Boy working with Affliction
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Report here. Though no word has been forthcoming from either promoter, it is expected that the partnership would include events that commingle boxing and MMA bouts on the same fight card. The move of Affliction’s event gives the two time to work out details and strategies to make such a hybrid fight card possible for […]
San Diego Union-Tribune article on Evan Tanner’s death in the desert
Saturday, September 13th, 2008A cautionary tale.
Report: Several DREAM fighters allegedly owed money
Friday, September 12th, 2008Assist in reporting from Yeo Jong-Hoon According to a report at Sports Seoul, there is growing criticism about FEG delaying or not giving fighters money that they owed. “Fighter A” claimed in the article that he didn’t receive money for his last two fights, and “Fighter B” who is preparing for an upcoming fight also […]
Fight Opinion Radio #90: UFC 88 review & preview of upcoming UFC events
Friday, September 12th, 2008This week’s edition of Fight Opinion Radio concentrates on the fallout from last weekend’s UFC 88 event. Is Chuck Liddell finished as a top-level fighter? Why does Dan Henderson have such a strange track record in terms of being on-again, off-again in terms of producing exciting fights? Plus, thoughts on the Atlanta crowd that attended […]
DREAM 9/23 Saitama full card line-up
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Finalized today. 9/23 Saitama Super Arena (4 PM JST) Middleweights: Masanori Tonooka vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Heavywights: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Alistair Overeem Middleweights: Minowaman vs. Masakatsu Funaki Welterweights: Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka Lightweights: K-taro Nakamura vs. Adriano Martins Featherweights: Hideo Tokoro vs. Atsushi Yamamoto Middleweight GP 2008 (Reserve match): Yoon Dong-Sik vs. Andrews […]
Sengoku 9/28 Tokyo full card line-up
Thursday, September 11th, 20089/28 Tokyo, Yoyogi National Stadium Gym I (3 PM JST) Lightweights: Ryan Schultz vs. Jorge Masvidal Lightweights: Kiuma Kunioku vs. A Sol Kwon Light Heavyweights: Xande Ribeiro vs. Takashi Sugiura Heavyweights: Roger Gracie vs. Travis Wiuff Middleweight GP Series: Yuki Kondo vs. Yuki Sasaki Middleweight GP Series: Evangelista Cyborg vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Middleweight GP Series: […]
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