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Saturday, May 31st, 2008Kimbo Slice’s fight is the top headline on Yahoo’s front page I’ll post some personal thoughts on the show soon, but one interesting trend I am already spotting… the show is generally getting positive or neutral coverage in the broadsheet media, whereas it is getting ripped apart by hardcore MMA writers and fans. MMA Predictions: […]
Elite XC 5/31 New Jersey event results
Saturday, May 31st, 2008All PBP from our readers goes here. AOL Fanhouse weighs in.
Slice and Dice
Saturday, May 31st, 2008There is a tremendous amount of broadsheet press coverage today in the States for tonight’s Elite XC event featuring Kimbo Slice. Make no mistake about it — that man is garnering some serious ink from the media types. It’s make or break tonight for Gary Shaw’s long-term future in MMA. The Canadian Press: Kimbo Slice […]
Stick-and-ball US sportswriters are throwing a fit about EXC on CBS
Thursday, May 29th, 2008What a weekend this is going to be for MMA action, with the Elite XC special Saturday night on CBS and then Jens Pulver vs. Urijah Faber in front of 10,000+ fans at Arco Arena in Sacramento on Sunday night (TV: Versus Network). Expect a ton of broadsheet media coverage. Some of it will be […]
Today’s chalkboard (5/28/08)
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Luke Thomas is looking for new writers. Hall of Fame Magazine: Gina Carano – quite a knockout The Hill (DC): UFC hires Washington D.C. lobbying firm MMA Payout: What UFC’s latest lobbying move is really all about The LA Times: “UFC attempts to be more controlling than other sports. UFC sounds like it’s trying to […]
Analyzing the fallout from UFC 84
Monday, May 26th, 2008Josh Barnett is booked for two upcoming Inoki Genome shows in Japan — 6/23 Tsukisamu Green Dome (Sapporo) and 8/15 in Tokyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan. I added the RSS feed for The Long Beach Press-Telegram on the site. For some reason, the RSS feed doesn’t work on the clickthroughs. Not sure why it’s broken. Onto […]
Steroid talk dominates media heat-up for UFC 84 event
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Sherdog is bringing in a lot of new and veteran writing talent on their site now (including Loretta Hunt and Brian Knapp of TFN fame). It is definitely a positive move in the right direction. Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Coleman is officially canceled. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Melvin Manhoef has been booked for 6/15 at Yokohama […]
Will Affliction draw serious money promoting events?
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008The upcoming Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Maurice Smith fight for Sengoku 3 on 6/8 at Saitama Super Arena is being pushed in the Japanese media as a battle between two fighters who are a combined 85 years old. Onto today’s headlines. The Long Beach Press-Telegram: Affliction throws itself into the mix (note the comment about not […]
Gus Johnson is ready to run wild, brother
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Intriguingly, Gus Johnson of CBS Sports will be the play-by-play man for the Elite XC debut show on CBS. I have ribbed Mauro Ranallo about this in the past, but make no mistake about it – Johnson (in an interview with Bill Simmons on ESPN) was very serious about getting into MMA. You can’t go […]
Ortiz/White feud continues to draw media attention
Saturday, May 17th, 2008Todd Martin: BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk showdown should be classic grudge match The Sun (UK): BJ Penn hits back at Sean Sherk Michael Bisping: It’s doomsday for Jason Day ESPN The Magazine: MMA submission – Kung Fu Panda Kevin Iole: Mike Tyson fight or no, Kimbo Slice is no freakshow Sam Caplan: ‘TUF’ coaches […]
Today’s chalkboard (5/16/08)
Friday, May 16th, 2008I have been busy working on various projects, which have kept me preoccupied for a while now. I am hopeful that within the next month, order will be restored and that I will be able to write some op-eds and give more analysis on what is currently happening in the MMA business. For the time […]
Today’s chalkboard (4/14/08)
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Fox Sports: Tito Ortiz — ‘I plan on fighting for three more years’ Fox Sports: IFL is seeking buyers for the troubled league Sherdog: IFL changes while seeking a future Fight Hype: Christopher Bell — ‘What’s really the big deal about steroids?’ Setanta Sports (UK): Keith Jardine – legend slayer The Calgary Sun: Workout with […]
‘Redbelt’ draws mostly positive mainstream media reviews
Sunday, May 11th, 2008Total MMA: DREAM 3 live results The Seattle PI: Ivan Salaverry’s last stand? BC Local News (Canada): Fighting against MMA Penn Live (Entertainment): ‘Redbelt’ is an oddly intriguing Mamet mix The Denton Record-Chronicle (TX): Finding the art of fighting The Ventura County Star: Meeting Kimbo Slice The LA Times: On the mat with David Mamet […]
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