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Saturday, April 20th, 2013Very few people saw the impending connection that the mass media would soon make with one of the two Boston Marathon Bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Four big fights, bigger gates, and even bigger longshots
Friday, April 19th, 2013The next three weeks of action ;promises to be super for both UFC & boxing fans. Lots of can’t-lose fights to watch.
UFC message discipline problems: Ronda Rousey vs. Jon Jones
Sunday, April 14th, 2013Ronda Rousey is trying to make Dana White’s job a little bit easier. Jon Jones? Not so much. We saw two great examples of this in action on Saturday night.
California State Athletic Commission top doctor preparing for more transgender fighters to be active soon
Sunday, April 14th, 2013The implementation of a transgender fighter policy is coming soon to California. The question is, how many transgender fighters are there currently and will others step out of the shadows after seeing the treatment Fallon Fox has received?
Regarding Fallon Fox, UFC ‘suspends’ Meathead to protect their sacred cows
Monday, April 8th, 2013Matt Mitrione gets suspended for trashing Fallon Fox. Joe Rogan does not. Matt Hughes doesn’t feel the PR wrath, either. What’s the point?
Nothing changes in Sacramento
Monday, April 8th, 2013The sunset review for the California State Athletic Commission happened on Monday… and nothing really changed.
Sacramento sunset review for California State Athletic Commission this Monday at the Capitol
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013The dog-and-pony show for state politicians regarding the California State Athletic Commission happens this Monday in Sacramento. Unless they target Che Guevara for a public scolding, it will be a waste of time.
Urijah Faber 4-to-1 favorite against Scott Jorgensen
Saturday, March 30th, 2013The bettors and general public don’t think Scott Jorgensen has much of a shot of beating Urijah Faber on April 13th.
California State Athletic Commission board gets two new members
Thursday, March 28th, 2013A positive ray of sunshine for an organizational body that needs all the help it can get.
Fertitta corporate board member is a member of the Nevada commission’s steroids & drug testing panel
Thursday, March 28th, 2013It’s good to have friends in high places, especially when you’re trying to run a PR campaign about an issue that you helped exacerbate and want to convince the public that you’ve put the genie back in the bottle.
Behind the scenes, many are upset about ESPN’s Down’s Syndrome fighter video
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013There are many fight fans and individuals outside the fight business who found ESPN’s video feature on Down’s Syndrome MMA fighter Garrett Holeve to be inspirational. Inside the business, however, it’s a different story.
Florida allows young man with Down’s Syndrome & Rheumatoid Arthritis to do MMA fights
Sunday, March 24th, 2013ESPN thought they were do a heartwarming feature on a young man named Garrett Holeve who suffers from Down’s Syndrome & Rheumatoid Arthritis. He is acting in amateur MMA. Instead, they may have just opened a huge can of worms.
State auditor admits California’s athletic commission nearly got death penalty… then suggests Che Guevara could take over
Thursday, March 21st, 2013California’s state auditor claims the state’s athletic commission nearly got the death penalty — but says that if Andy Foster can’t clean up the mess that Che Guevara (the man who made the mess) should take over.
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