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Tuesday, June 19th, 2007By Zach Arnold Nikkan Sports reported on Wednesday morning that the first show of the ‘shinsei’ (newborn) PRIDE will happen on August 18th at Saitama Super Arena (the same ‘home’ building that DSE used). The theme of the show will be a “Japanese all-star” presentation, centered around Hidehiko Yoshida. Meanwhile, UFC is allegedly finding more […]
Trouble in Japanese paradise
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tuesday headlines: UFC Fight Night
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Yes, there is indeed a UFC event on Spike TV tonight. Time for you to predict the rating. Give us your prediction for the cable TV rating in the comments section (and fight predictions, if interested). Greg Sirb, the commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, has been sued. The lawsuit alleges that Sirb interfered […]
Dana White: Coke needs us, we don’t need them
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007By Zach Arnold Yesterday, I wrote a post about the situation with sponsors in the UFC. The primary focus was to point out that two of the four main UFC sponsors, Amp’d Mobile and Xyience, are in reported trouble. The other two, Toyo Tires and Mickey’s malt liquor, are not the biggest of corporate names […]
Tuesday talk: Dynamite in Japan
Monday, June 4th, 2007By Zach Arnold The K-1 Dynamite!! show on Tokyo Broadcasting System (show was on June 2nd, aired June 4th from 9:00 PM-10:54 PM in Japan) drew an 11.1% TV rating. Not terrible at all considering the circumstances regarding the show. In other words, no real damage for K-1 in Japan. In fact, because the Japanese […]
DSE rumor mill – 6/4
Monday, June 4th, 2007By Zach Arnold Last Thursday, judge Timothy Williams in Clark County, NV. court denied without prejudice DSE Inc.’s attempt to dismiss (motion to dismiss) the lawsuit filed by Fishman Companies. Today, Williams also rejected DSE Inc.’s motion for a summary judgment in the case. Therefore, the path is now clear for Fishman Companies to start […]
Fedor: Where have you gone?
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007By Adam Morgan Fedor emelianenko highlight HLUploaded by psykojojo Some of you may be familiar with me, some of you may not. For those who aren’t, I am Adam Morgan, proprietor of Sprawl ‘n Brawl, a wee little blog that doesn’t draw half the readership of a site such as Fight Opinion. But this matters […]
Sunday media review: All UFC, all the time
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007Tonight is WEC from Las Vegas on The Versus Network. The Versus Network is the home of the National Hockey League and has long been a media punchline due to supposedly nobody knowing what the channel is or being able to get it on a basic cable package. Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs […]
The latest update on PRIDE
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007Sam Caplan has a very good posting about what the climate is like in this post-PRIDE world. He’s one of the few MMA writers who understands the picture pretty clearly, although I disagree with his conclusion that UFC will be successful in running a satellite office in Japan. The Japanese marketplace is an entirely different […]
DSE rumor mill
Thursday, May 31st, 2007By Zach Arnold First, let’s cover the court beat. Today, all the parties involved in the Fishman Companies vs. DSE Inc. lawsuit are scheduled to meet in Clark County, NV. court to resume legal proceedings. The main attorney for DSE Inc. filed a motion to dismiss the case or get a summary judgment. One of […]
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