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Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Zach Arnold Mauro Ranallo on Fight Network Radio yesterday (audio here) compared the mass firings of PRIDE staffers and the abrupt closing of the PRIDE office similarly to what happened with the Baltimore Colts when they moved to Indianapolis via Mayflower trucks in the middle of a snowy night in 1984. Well, the reaction […]
PRIDE office in Tokyo shut down, all workers fired
Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Zach Arnold Sports Navigator (Yahoo Japan) is reporting tonight (Thursday night Japanese time) that Jamie Pollack, the Zuffa-appointed legal advisor who went to Japan shortly after Lorenzo Fertitta purchased the assets of PRIDE from Dream Stage Entertainment, has shut down the PRIDE FC Worldwide office in Tokyo. Furthermore, the report claims that Pollack fired […]
Thursday trash talk: K-1 GP TV ratings down from past years
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Dave Meltzer at Fox Sports asks if Michael Bisping is a big-enough name to headline a UFC show in Newark, New Jersey. Rashad Evans has comments about his upcoming fight in The Newark Star-Ledger. Take a look at the ticket prices UFC is asking for at the event. Adam Morgan shares the same sentiments as […]
IFL news of the weird
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007By Zach Arnold One of the early corporate sponsors for the IFL was Dale & Thomas Popcorn, one of the fastest-growing popcorn companies in the market today. Certainly, nothing could go wrong with this relationship, right? Think again. The Thomas in Dale & Thomas Popcorn is Isiah Thomas, who (as an ‘agent’ of Madison Square […]
UFC 77 & 78 card information
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007UFC 77 (10/20 Cincinnati) card line-up: Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera Eric Schafer vs. Stephan Bonnar Alan Belcher vs. Kalib Starnes Jason MacDonald vs. Yushin Okami Alvin Robinson vs. Jorge Gurgel Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz Matt Grice vs. Jason Black Michael Bisping vs. Rashad Evans was announced for UFC […]
10/3 CSAC news & notes
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Jon Fitch, Diego Sanchez, Mauricio Shogun, Forrest Griffin, Keith Jardine, and Chuck Liddell all tested negative for anabolics, masking agents, diuretics, or drugs of abuse. Adam Smith, who last competed for StrikeForce on September 29, 2007 at the Playboy Mansion, has been suspended for testing positive for Cocaine and Marijuana. He has been fined $1,500. […]
Wednesday war room: Bickering about UFC’s money
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Adam Swift has a new article about some alleged political tension between Zuffa LLC (UFC) and certain fighters. One thing I will comment on regarding the PRIDE fighters getting paid fairly well for guaranteed money is that the way UFC treated the top PRIDE guys is similar to how Vince McMahon treats outsiders he wants […]
We want entertaining radio
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007We have a taping of Fight Opinion Radio this week. It needs to be entertaining and draw good quarter-hour ratings. So, we’re turning the format over to you this week. You pick the MMA-related topics you want discussed. We listen to your suggestions and build a show around what you suggest. Pick the topics for […]
CSAC releases Strikeforce fighter salary figures
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007Miguel Linares – $1,500 Anthony Figueroa – $2,000 Luke Stewart – $3,500 +$4,000 win bonus Sam Liera – $3,000 Eddy Millis – $4,000 Daniel McWilliams – $1,000 Adam Smith – $500 Dewey Cooper – $500 Richard Dalton – $3,000 Daniel Puder – $20,000 Falaniko Vitale – $20,000 Ron Fields – $7,000 Bill Mahood – $1,000 […]
Worldwide October MMA Fight Cards
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007By Jeff Comstock October should bring plenty of action for fight fans with FEG events bookending a month which sees Mark Cuban’s promotional debut, the Kimbo vs. Tank matchup, Aleks Emilianenko and Gegard Mousasi fighting in Canada’s HCF, the return of Brandon Vera and much more. Send me an email to add an event or […]
Tuesday (10/2) reading material
Monday, October 1st, 2007Kazuhiro Nakamura ended up being the only fighter (so far) from the UFC 76 show suspended for failing a drug test (marijuana). Anthony Johnson, Rich Clementi, Thiago Tavares, Tyson Griffin, and Ryoto Machida tested negative for anabolics, masking agents, diuretics, or drugs of abuse. A third batch of testing results from fighters on the show […]
10/1 CSAC news & notes
Monday, October 1st, 2007According to the CSAC, the following fighters tested negative for anabolics, masking agents, diuretics, and drugs of abuse: Matt Wiman, Michihiro Omigawa, Christian Wellisch, Scott Junk, Jeremy Stephens, and Diego Saraiva. Strangely enough, after receiving the latest news from the CSAC, a press release came into our mailbox from New Era Fighting, announcing a $500 […]
Monday meltdown: Bob Arum attacks UFC again
Sunday, September 30th, 2007Yoshihiro Akiyama is returning soon. It’s interesting to see just how hard K-1 is making a push in South Korea and not in Japan. Bob Arum goes off on UFC once again, this time declaring Kelly Pavlik’s recent win “the biggest blow to UFC.” Money quote: “I just think that he’s going to revive boxing […]
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