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Thursday, October 18th, 2007By Jeff Comstock Pride Worldwide abruptly shuts down operations, citing “uncooperative staff from Dream Stage Entertainment” – Pride’s former parent company, as the reason for the company’s inability to conduct business operations in Japan. This might seem surprising if it weren’t for the documented reasons for Pride’s financial collapse and subsequent sale in the first […]
Sunday news review: UFC’s momentum keeps on going
Sunday, October 14th, 2007Yuki Kondo defeated Yuji Sakuragi by unanimous decision at today’s Pancrase event in Tokyo at Differ Ariake. Show report here. Coverage from last night’s HDNet Fights event: Sherdog | Sherdog II | MMA Weekly | MMA Predictions | The Fight Network | Fox Sports One interesting Cuban-related news item that seemingly flew under the radar […]
Thursday trash talk: Questionable business decisions
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Kimbo Slice has reportedly signed a deal with Elite XC. Xyience will remain a main sponsor of UFC for at least the next three years. (Hat tip: Mikeinformer.) In a statement just released by Tito Ortiz, he says the following: I’m currently working very closely with the UFC to plan my next fight, which you […]
PRIDE FC Worldwide Holdings LLC statement to Japanese media
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Zuffa LLC legal advisor Jamie Pollack addressed the Japanese media on Tuesday night (Wednesday afternoon Japanese time) regarding the closure of the PRIDE office in Tokyo and the firing of 20 employees. It was a standard UFC press release with Pollack being quoted in certain parts and a standard PR narrative the rest of the […]
Tuesday news & notes: UFC has more money than you
Monday, October 8th, 2007If you haven’t listened to the latest edition of Fight Opinion Radio yet, go listen. Meeting Takanori Gomi: Regarding the unified rules, a thoughtful Gomi continues, “America is a very rich country, so it seems to me as if their standards are very high. I think the rules in American MMA and the UFC focus […]
Saturday quick hits: Roger Hollett’s latest opponent announced
Saturday, October 6th, 2007Roger Hollett will face Lew Polley (ATT) on October 20th at the Halifax Forum in Nova Scotia. Lots of odds and ends news-wise, so let’s get to today’s headlines. Some entertaining reading content.
Fight Opinion Radio #64: Steve Sievert
Friday, October 5th, 2007This week’s one-hour show features special guest Steve Sievert of The Houston Chronicle to talk about the latest happenings in UFC. Is UFC starting to suffer negative effects from oversaturation of shows in the MMA marketplace? Plus, discussion about the future of The Ultimate Fighter reality TV program. We are pleased to announce of the […]
Friday frenzy: Another HGH scandal in boxing
Friday, October 5th, 2007Here’s a discussion starter – the latest Middleweight rankings and analysis at Bloody Elbow. When we interviewed Frank Shamrock a couple of weeks ago on Fight Opinion Radio, he noted that the IFL was having some financial trouble. According to Steven Molen of The NHB Show, Shamrock is quoted as saying that he might be […]
Open media post (10/5)
Friday, October 5th, 2007If any big stories break, feel free to post links or opinions in the comments section. I will be doing the media rounds today. A new Fight Opinion Radio show will be posted this evening. (Subscribe to the show’s iTunes feed here.) There was a firestorm of reaction from various players in the Japanese MMA […]
Japanese media coverage of PRIDE’s death
Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Zach Arnold Mauro Ranallo on Fight Network Radio yesterday (audio here) compared the mass firings of PRIDE staffers and the abrupt closing of the PRIDE office similarly to what happened with the Baltimore Colts when they moved to Indianapolis via Mayflower trucks in the middle of a snowy night in 1984. Well, the reaction […]
PRIDE office in Tokyo shut down, all workers fired
Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Zach Arnold Sports Navigator (Yahoo Japan) is reporting tonight (Thursday night Japanese time) that Jamie Pollack, the Zuffa-appointed legal advisor who went to Japan shortly after Lorenzo Fertitta purchased the assets of PRIDE from Dream Stage Entertainment, has shut down the PRIDE FC Worldwide office in Tokyo. Furthermore, the report claims that Pollack fired […]
Thursday trash talk: K-1 GP TV ratings down from past years
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Dave Meltzer at Fox Sports asks if Michael Bisping is a big-enough name to headline a UFC show in Newark, New Jersey. Rashad Evans has comments about his upcoming fight in The Newark Star-Ledger. Take a look at the ticket prices UFC is asking for at the event. Adam Morgan shares the same sentiments as […]
Friday fight notes: Fedor turns 31
Friday, September 28th, 2007Today is Fedor’s 31st birthday. If you haven’t already listened to this week’s edition of Fight Opinion Radio, go listen now. Quietly, K-1 is preparing for their World GP event in Seoul, South Korea this weekend. The latest on Kazuhiro Nakamura: Though he resisted, Nakamura was taken to a hospital for precautionary measures after complaining […]
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