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Sunday, January 29th, 2006By: Luke Nicholson Everytime a story like this latest one out of Hawaii surfaces, it reminds me of the WWE commercials reminding kids not to try this at home because of the dangers that it entails. But, beyond that, it reminds me that the onus falls on more than just politicans and media people to […]
Legislation proposed to ban MMA in Hawaii
Sunday, January 29th, 2006Peter Boylan reports in the Honolulu Advertiser that Democratic state representative Tommy Waters has introduced legislation to ban MMA on the island of Hawaii. Waters, D-51st (Waimanalo, Lanikai), has introduced a House bill calling for a ban on all forms of extreme combat. He said he wrote the bill after attending neighborhood board meetings in […]
UFC’s legal battle continues
Thursday, January 26th, 2006By Zach Arnold So much for discussion of a settlement between UFC & WFC. UFC released a press statement on Wednesday stating the following: Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, announced today that it secured a key legal victory in its trademark infringement lawsuit against the Worldwide Fighting Championship and Gino Carlucci. […]
Shogun on PRIDE 31
Thursday, January 26th, 2006Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, the 2005 Middleweight GP tournament champion, has been booked against Mark Coleman on the 2/26 Saitama Super Arena show. This appears to be Shogun’s test match to see if he would be a good fit in the open-weight GP tournament, which starts on 5/5 at the Osaka Dome. Thoughts?
Regulation & Insurance in MMA
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006By Zach Arnold Alex J. Rhowunio’ng of the Pacific Daily News in Guam has an interesting article about how fighters on an upcoming MMA show are not insured and how this is being politically received. Ferd Lewis in the Honolulu Advertiser has a column about regulating MMA in Hawaii. A bill was passed last year […]
Bobby Ologun investigated by Japanese police
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006Photo: Bobby Ologun leaves the Harajuku police station in Tokyo after being questioned by authorities (image credit: Iwate Nippo Co. Ltd. Newspaper) By Zach Arnold Bobby Ologun, the famous Nigerian TV personality in Japan who K-1 has booked for past fights, is being investigated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Nikkan Sports reports that Ologun […]
Bas Rutten back in PRIDE
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006By Zach Arnold MMA Weekly says he has signed a new deal with the company. Reaction (and pictures) on Sherdog. Past related link: Bas Rutten gone from PRIDE
The Return of Royce Gracie
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006Prior to the most recent Ultimate Fight Night, the UFC released a statement on it’s website saying that an announcement that was to be made during the UFN would change MMA forever. Despite the pro wrestling style over the top hard sell, I was intrigued as to what this announcement might be. Rumors and opinions […]
Gracie vs. Shamrock Official
Monday, January 23rd, 2006Hell has frozen over it seems as Sherdog is reporting the long announced bout between MMA legend Frank Shamrock and BJJ Black Belt Cesar Gracie will finally take place March 10th in San Diego’s HP Pavilion. This will be the first MMA event in California since mixed martial arts events were made legal in the […]
Art Dore comments on MMA
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006By Zach Arnold Here’s a link to an interview conducted with Toughman boss Art Dore in the Dayton Daily News. Money quote: “I think the future of Toughman is very good. Around the country, in fact, people are complaining that it’s not tough enough compared to these other sports, like Ultimate Fighting. They’re saying, ‘You […]
Booking a Legend.
Saturday, January 21st, 2006By Luke Nicholson It’s been used in Pro Wrestling for decades. You book legends from the past to help create new stars for the future. Consider, the way WWE used Hulk Hogan to put over Brock Lesnar as a monster a few years back. That was textbook booking of a legend to help create a […]
DSE plays the “media ban” card?
Saturday, January 21st, 2006By Zach Arnold Do you remember the situation from December of 2005 in regards to the negotiations for the Naoya Ogawa vs. Hidehiko Yoshida match? If you don’t remember, use this link to refresh your memory – simple for the purpose of a timeline. Here was the situation – some of the newspapers reported that […]
Rumble on the Rock results
Saturday, January 21st, 2006By Zach Arnold The Honolulu Advertiser’s article on the event (with results). Some topics of discussion to talk about (regarding their 170-pound Welterweight tournament): Carlos Condit gets a win over Renato “Charuto” Verissimo. Condit was a huge underdog on the gambling/sportsbook odd-making lines. People who bet on him made a lot of money. Yushin Okami […]
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