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Saturday, July 22nd, 2006Saturday MMA media round-up. Consider this post a call to all small or independent bloggers (not the big MMA sites) who want to get the word out about their online postings. I read a ton of sites on a daily basis to gather material for the page, but I am always looking to link to […]
KID leaves MMA
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto has left the world of MMA to return to wrestling. His sights are set for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing (free-style wrestling), preparing to participate in the 60 kg. weight class. Yamamoto said that he decided to make this decision based on the fact that he is 29 years old and he […]
HERO’s 8/5 Tokyo card finalized
Friday, July 21st, 2006A press conference was held on Saturday to announce the participation of Kaoru Uno, Hiroyuki Takaya, and Hideo Tokoro for the Middleweight tournament (8/5 Tokyo, Ariake Colosseum event). Genki Sudo will not work the show due to injury (K-1 claims Sudo has a herniated disc, causing numbness in his left hand). Updated 8/5 Tokyo card […]
Quote of the day from Rampage
Friday, July 21st, 2006In an interview in The Long Beach Press-Telegram (discussing Quinton “Rampage” Jackson leaving PRIDE): “I left at the right time,†Jackson said. “I think it has a lot to do with karma. They treat people bad. We are the show. The fighters are the show. You have to treat the fighters well. You have to […]
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 22 (The Return)
Friday, July 21st, 2006We’re back (hopefully on a normal schedule) this week with a brand new Fight Opinion show, as the entire crew (Rob Sayers, Luke Nicholson, Erin Bucknell, and Zach Arnold) discuss the latest news stories in MMA. We have an overlook on the UFC vs. PRIDE interpromotional battle, a preview of the WFA Los Angeles PPV […]
Kimo pulled off of the WFA PPV
Thursday, July 20th, 2006By Zach Arnold The WFA sent out a press release, stating that the California State Athletic Commission has notified them that Kimo failed a drug test (reportedly tested positive for Stanozolol). This was easily the last big-money fight in Kimo’s MMA career, and now it is finished. Fight Report has more details. Update: Sherdog reports […]
UFC 61 Payouts
Thursday, July 20th, 2006By Stephan Marceau The following are the official pay outs from the UFC 61 “Bitter Rivals” pay-per view from July 8th. Keep in mind that a few, definitely Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz, also received a percentage of the PPV sales profits. Tito Ortiz ($210,000) def. Ken Shamrock ($100,000) Tim Sylvia ($120,000) def. Andrei Arlovski […]
Mirko fighting in America?
Thursday, July 20th, 2006By Zach Arnold The last 24 hours, MMA boards have been buzzing about comments that Mirko Cro Cop reportedly made in an interview regarding his future in fighting (specifically where he will fight). Read his comments here. In short, he said the following (I cleaned up the grammar): JL: You have mentioned on many occasions […]
HERO’s 8/5 Tokyo card line-up
Wednesday, July 19th, 20068/5 Tokyo, Ariake Colosseum (4 PM) Network – Tokyo Broadcasting System Card line-up: Light Heavyweight Tournament: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kestutis Smirnovas (RINGS Lithuania) Light Heavyweight Tournament: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Kin Tai Ei (Seido Kaikan) Light Heavyweight Tournament: Shungo Oyama vs. Rodrigo Gracie Light Heavyweight Tournament: Carlos Newton vs. Melvin Manhoef Kin Tai Ei fought in […]
WFA ‘King of the Streets’ – Preview and Analysis
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006By Al Yu Event Date: 07.22.06 Location: The Forum (Los Angeles, California) Fight Card: Antonio McKee vs Adam Arredondo Jorge Oliveira vs Marvin Eastman Rob McCullough vs Harris Sarmiento Jason Miller vs Lodune Sincaid Ivan Salaverry vs Art Santore Ricco Rodriguez vs Ron Waterman Lyoto Machida vs Vernon White Bas Rutten vs Kimo Leopoldo Quinton […]
WFA aims for pro-wrestling fans
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006WFA President Jeremy Lappen comments: “Pro wrestling’s audience is waning,” Lappen said. “I think boxing’s audience is waning. I think those people are still out there. They’re just looking for something else to watch. I think what they’re going to watch is this.” The fighters don’t seem to mind the extra attention and appear more […]
PRIDE 8/26 Bushido GP card
Tuesday, July 18th, 20068/26 Nagoya Aichi Rainbow Hall card line-up: Kazuo Misaki vs. Dan Henderson Akihiro Gono vs. Gegard Mousasi Ryo Chonan vs. Paulo Filho Denis Kang vs. Amar Suloev
UFC 62 card firming up
Monday, July 17th, 2006By Stephan Marceau So far the card has: Chuck Liddell Vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral Can Babalu withstand Chucks kicks and hits? Can he take down Chuck long enough to take care of him? I’m looking forward to this rematch. The UFC clearly thinks that Chuck will win easily to then face Wanderlei Silva. Chuck should […]
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