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Thursday, May 3rd, 2007From Dave Meltzer: Mike Freeman, the CBS Sportsline writer who did that ridiculous column on UFC as compared to boxing yesterday, was the subject of news himself in 2004 when he was fired by the Indianapolis Star for falsifying his resume. Freeman, after being told to resign three days before he was going to start […]
May 2nd bonus round of links
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007By Zach Arnold ESPN was in full non-MMA fan mode today for their sports programming. On the Jim Rome is Burning program, guests Randy Sklar and Andrew Siciliano both put down MMA as a replacement for boxing (they are right) and called boxing more technical and a science. On Pardon the Interruption, Tony Kornheiser and […]
Wednesday headlines: No child’s play
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007By Zach Arnold Take a look at photos today for an angle ran by Hustle Entertainment (aka Hustle, the pro-wrestling product produced by Dream Stage Entertainment). Hustle, which DSE claims was transferred to a new company called Hustle Entertainment (tickets for Hustle’s 5/9 Korakuen Hall show are still being sold officially by DSE), is using […]
Barnett: No fight in place for HERO’s
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007By Zach Arnold In a direct conversation with Josh Barnett on Tuesday, he stated that the reports of him fighting Sergey Kharitonov at the Dynamite event at the LA Coliseum on June 2nd are not true. Barnett further stated that there is no verbal or written agreement for him having a fight against Kharitonov at […]
Chute Boxe training video
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007Chute Boxe Labors DayUploaded by IvanCanello The video includes Rafael Cordeiro, Thiago Silva, Daniel Acacio, and Kazushi Sakuraba.
Tuesday headlines: Deadline Day
Monday, April 30th, 2007Today is supposed to be the day that the PRIDE asset transaction sale between DSE Inc. and Zuffa LLC occurs. The Idaho Statesman is reporting that Mike Kyle will be facing Patrick Smith on May 12th at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. Does anyone know if Kyle’s suspension from the California State Athletic Commission has […]
Monday highlights – Cage Force in May
Sunday, April 29th, 2007The IFL stock tumbled downwards on Monday, down to $3.00 USD/share. On January 24th (three months ago), this stock was at $16.50 USD/share. Your eyes are not deceiving you when you read that sentence. The stock has plummeted 80% in three months. Daizo Ishige vs. Dan Hardy booked for the Cage Force May 27th show […]
Meet Thiago Silva
Sunday, April 29th, 2007He’s fighting at UFC 71 against James Irvin. This video is Jordan Breen-approved.
Sunday snippets: Iowa MMA regulation stays
Sunday, April 29th, 2007The Mason City Globe Gazette, which called for a ban of MMA in the state of Iowa on Saturday, is reporting that an MMA deregulation measure in the state has failed. The state will continue to regulate MMA events. The San Antonio Express-News: Boxing needs a De La Hoya-Mayweather classic New York Newsday: Long Island’s […]
New MMA TV comedy show in production
Saturday, April 28th, 2007Hergott Productions Gears Up To Start Production On New MMA TV Show CORONA DEL MAR, Calif., April 26, 2007 – Hergott Productions, Inc. President James Hergott announced today the production of a brand new fictional MMA TV show. The show will be a “Reno 911” type comedic take off on the popular “The Ultimate Fighter” […]
Saturday squash: Newspaper calls for Iowa MMA ban
Saturday, April 28th, 2007By Zach Arnold A typical, boilerplate article on MMA in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune called Ultimate fighting: bloody but popular. The one interesting aspect to the article is that it was Toughman-style promoters using MMA as their gimmick is what has led to the heavy criticism of MMA in the state. This is what we are […]
Exclusive: Big names listed for Fishman deposition
Friday, April 27th, 2007By Zach Arnold According to a source with information related to the Fishman Companies vs. DSE Inc. lawsuit filed in Clark County, Nevada, Fishman Companies lawyers are reportedly preparing a list of witnesses for future deposition. The source claims that the list has over 50 big-named players in the MMA industry, including all top players […]
Friday notes: UFC’s plans for PRIDE
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Sherdog.com to provide content for ESPN. An update on Operation Cleanup 3. IFL 6/16 Las Vegas event poster. Vernon “Tiger” White vs. Mike Whitehead a top match on the show. Here is this week’s edition of the Fox Fight Game.
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