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Saturday, September 2nd, 2006By Zach Arnold According to Kami no Puroresu (a PRIDE-oriened media magazine), one of the main Las Vegas backers of PRIDE in the city is Ed Fishman. Here’s a profile of Fishman. Here’s more on Fishman: Ed Fishman, Board of Directors/Marketing – Mr. Fishman is an international entrepreneur, television and film producer with forty years […]
Dana White talks about PRIDE
Friday, September 1st, 2006In an interview with FoxSports.com: “They talk a lot of s– but never back it up. I’m here I’m ready, Chuck’s here, he’s ready. It’s not that Wanderlei doesn’t want the fight, he’s a fighter. No disrespect to him. You know who I’m talking about. I’ve been trying to do this for five years. I […]
First the Zuffa myth, now the Fuji TV myth
Thursday, August 31st, 2006By Zach Arnold There is a story by Fred Varcoe (writer’s apparent background here and here) that basically is a pro-PRIDE article about their upcoming shows in Saitama and Las Vegas. It reads exactly like what a PRIDE fan would write.
Kawamata loses in court
Thursday, August 31st, 2006By Zach Arnold For reference to the whole yakuza scandal and 3-way 2003 MMA wars in Japan, use this link. Seiya Kawamata, who had filed a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court against Nippon TV for improper annulment of payment from the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye TV contract in 2003, has apparently lost his court case. The court […]
Worldwide media notes
Thursday, August 31st, 2006By Zach Arnold I find interesting news items, and you comment on them. Updated at 12:45 PM EST.
White defends UFC’s pay structure
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006By Stephan Marceau I guess Dana is tired of hearing the charades about UFCs low wages, check what he has to say here. “I’ve made more millionaires in this business than anybody else has,” White added. It’s nice to hear his side of the story, finally. I have also been critical of the UFC wages, […]
Updated PRIDE 9/10 Saitama card line-up
Monday, August 28th, 2006Here it is: Mauricio Shogun vs. The Snake (France/Team BOON!) Ricardo Arona vs. Alistair Overeem Yosuke Nishijima vs. Evangelista Cyborg Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Yoshihiro “KISS” Nakao Alternate Match: Sergey Kharitonov vs. Emelianenko Alexander Open-Weight GP: Vanderlei Silva vs. Mirko Cro Cop Open-Weight GP: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Josh Barnett
Bushido 8/26 Nagoya event on FSN TV
Sunday, August 27th, 2006By Zach Arnold The good, the bad, and the rest — reviewed.
PRIDE Bushido 8/26 Nagoya event results
Saturday, August 26th, 2006By Zach Arnold Full results from the show can be seen by using the full-page view of this posting. Special thanks to Burning Spirit for the fight times.
DSE: The contract with Tyson is made
Thursday, August 24th, 2006By Zach Arnold That is the headline on Yahoo Japan’s HP today. PRIDE boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara is expected to release contract details next week. Tyson’s debut will happen on the 10/21 Las Vegas event.
PRIDE 9/10 Saitama card line-up
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006Yosuke Nishijima vs. Evangelista Cyborg Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Yoshihiro “KISS” Nakao Reserve Match: Sergey Kharitonov vs. Emelianenko Alexander Open-Weight GP: Vanderlei Silva vs. Mirko Cro Cop Open-Weight GP: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Josh Barnett At the press conference announcing the new fights, Nishijima indicated that he wanted a chance at Mike Tyson.
Mike Tyson in PRIDE
Sunday, August 20th, 2006By Zach Arnold The front page of Yahoo Japan’s HP has the link to a Sports Nippon newspaper report about Mike Tyson participating in PRIDE. Tyson is being marketed to the Japanese as PRIDE’s “big surprise” for their 10/21 Las Vegas event. Also in the report, Hidehiko Yoshida continued expressing his desire to open up […]
PRIDE 10/21 Las Vegas event
Sunday, August 20th, 2006By Zach Arnold The promotion announced Mark Coleman vs. Emelianenko Fedor and Kevin Randleman vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua as two of the matches for their 10/21 Thomas & Mack Center show in Las Vegas, Nevada. What makes the Coleman vs. Fedor announcement interesting is that a few days ago, the promotion indirectly (through Sankei Sports) […]
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