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Monday, June 18th, 2007By Zach Arnold With the demise of PRIDE (backed by Dream Stage Entertainment), you would think that K-1 would be in a celebratory mood. (Look at this picture of Sadaharu Tanigawa and Bob Sapp shaking hands today. Tanigawa has a priceless look on his face. Sapp vs. Aerts is set for this Saturday in Holland, […]
Do MMA fans care about steroids and drug testing?
Sunday, June 17th, 2007By Adam Morgan Related article: How big of a drug problem does MMA have? With the recent result of Royce Gracie testing positive for nandrolone, the question of steroids and drug testing’s prevalence in MMA once again becomes a major issue. Read on…
Fight Opinion Weekly: Body blows for UFC
Sunday, June 17th, 2007By Zach Arnold When you are the only game in town in your respective sport, every successful venture and lowly failure is magnified. UFC is the only top dog in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. There is a reason that the mainstream media calls MMA “Ultimate Fighting” and why the myth of Dana White […]
Sunday stroll: Aftermath from UFC 72
Sunday, June 17th, 2007“Judo” Gene LeBell was a judge at the IFL event in Las Vegas on Saturday night. California won’t give LeBell a referee’s license for MMA. The IFL claimed 3,200 paid for their LV Hilton show. The June 16th date was originally scheduled for the 10,000-seat Reno Events Center in Reno, NV. — which is an […]
UFC 72 Recap
Saturday, June 16th, 2007By Adam Morgan Going from UFC 71, which was the most-hyped event in mixed martial arts history, to UFC 72 is like going from eating a nice steak dinner to eating some scraps out of the garbage can. It sucks. The fight card itself was very lackluster on paper. And lackluster is exactly what it […]
UFC 72
Saturday, June 16th, 2007Event results: Observer | Sherdog | MMA on Tap | F4W Online | Fight Report | UFC Junkie | The Fanhouse | CBS Sportsline | NBC Sports | The Houston Chronicle | THC 2 | UFC HP | The Canadian Press | The Washington Post | The Sweet Science | Sam Caplan | The Long […]
Saturday headlines: Yahoo upgrades MMA/boxing coverage
Friday, June 15th, 2007Royce Gracie comments on his suspension from the CSAC. Loretta Hunt on Fight Network Radio reported Friday that the UFC 72 show in Ireland is not sold out and that UFC is giving out comps. The Odyssey Arena seats 9,000-10,000. We have been able to confirm that Dave Doyle, frequent guest on Fight Opinion Radio, […]
Friday fight notes: K-1 reacts to Royce drug test failure
Friday, June 15th, 2007The reports of Royce Gracie failing a drug test officially hit Japan, as K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu Tanigawa was asked by the Japanese media for a response to the story. Tanigawa said that he was ‘perplexed’ by the reports. He further stated that K-1 would investigate the matter. Tanigawa originally had a press conference today to […]
The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 Episodes 11 and 12
Thursday, June 14th, 2007By Erin Bucknell Episode 11 Karo is very happy with Manny’s win and is sure he will take it all. Nick and Karo mess around with each other, which then escalates to them really getting pissed at each other. Wha? Huh? Apparently Karo got too touchy-feely with Nate who took exception to this. Not exactly […]
Report: Royce Gracie fails drug test
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Josh Gross reporting: Mixed martial arts icon Royce Gracie (Pictures), best known as the slender gi-wearing Brazilian who twisted oversized competitors into knots during the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, tested positive for traces of Nandrolone, a commonly used anabolic steroid, following his decision win over Kazushi Sakuraba (Pictures), June 2 in Los […]
Thursday trash talk: PRIDE never dies
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Oh dear… rapper Rich Boy will appear at the StrikeForce show for the Frank Shamrock/Phil Baroni fight… to perform. More on who Rich Boy is: In his song “Let’s Get This Paper” he mentions how he used to sell crack and that his brother got 10 years, his uncle got 20 years, and his cousin […]
Quote of the Day
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007From the Salt Lake Community College Globe on the comparison between boxing and MMA: If you don’t think today’s standards of appropriateness are different than your parents’ standards go to a Blockbuster and buy “Dirty Harry,” an R-rated movie from their generation, and then watch “Saving Private Ryan” (PG-13). Our society has experienced the same […]
Red meat Wednesday: PRIDE goeth before the fall
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007More ridiculousness about the Tommy Morrison ‘MMA’ debut in The Verde Independent. Speaking of Morrison, he appeared on The Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio yesterday. Larry Holmes is not happy about Morrison’s PR blitz. The LA Times is reporting that both James Toney and Danny Batchelder tested positive for steroids. The two men fought […]
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