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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Chuck Liddell says Kimbo Slice is overrated, at least according to The Sun newspaper today. Expect this to pick up some steam on the blogs, no doubt. Here is the BetUS preview for this Wednesday’s Ultimate Fight Night event. Todd Martin has an article talking about the upcoming match between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard. […]
Shamrock vs. Le attracts huge media coverage
Monday, March 31st, 2008Takashi Hasegawa of Pancrase will be fighting Musse Hasselvall in Stockholm, Sweden on April 5th in an under 60kg fight at Superior Challenge. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has an article on Xyience today, titled Having it all but seeing it fall. Tomorrow is supposed to be the date of the auction for the company. This […]
Dana White interviewed by kamipro
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Here it is (in Japanese). I’ll keep the summary short, since most of what he told the interviewer is similar to other American interviews he has done. He ripped into the DREAM promotion, calling it minor-league and said that Mirko was tuning his game up in the minor league so that he could come back […]
Monday morning quarterback (3/24/08)
Monday, March 24th, 2008Interesting link of the day is that MMA Madness is up for sale. AOL Fanhouse: Bidding wars coming to MMA? EXC could use CBS deal to add UFC talent The Dayton Daily News (OH): CBS deal could help EXC lure new talent Steve Sievert: Much at stake as CBS readies first shot at MMA Gary […]
Thursday talk radio: Fight Opinion meets BetUS
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Jeff Thaler and I did an interview with Damon at BetUS.com this afternoon. Here is the direct audio link. Mainichi Daily News: Antonio Inoki opens wrestling pub in Fukuoka (hat tip: Mikeinformer) Larry Vollmer Jr.: First thoughts on ‘Iron Ring’ Alex Marvez: Steroids and scandal have had little impact on pro-wrestling fans (and similarly with […]
Wednesday weekly rundown (3/19/08)
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Todd Martin (CBS Sports): Jeff Blatnick sees MMA as viable career option for amateur wrestlers The Sun (UK): Cage Rage promoter Andy Geer says Sean Sherk should be banned for life from MMA The Seattle PI: Interview with Joe Lauzon The Canadian Press: Expect MMA sparks to fly when James Irvin and Houston Alexander meet […]
Losers and winners this month in Japan
Monday, March 17th, 2008MMA Predictions will have an interview with Baret Yoshida later on their site this week. I’m very curious as to what the rating for the DREAM debut show on TBS was. If it’s a low number… and I’m not even talking about the live gate, either. You would have to say that round one of […]
Sunday news review (3/16/08)
Sunday, March 16th, 2008The Honolulu Star-Bulletin: Kala Kolohe Hose sitting on top of the world The Columbus Dispatch (OH): Sports editor tries to wriggle away from angry MMA fans The South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Grappling tournament has big turnout (this is about the NAGA West Palm Beach event) The Winnipeg Sun: Kalib Starnes fights for himself The South Florida […]
Thursday trash talk (3/13/08)
Thursday, March 13th, 2008MMA Junkie reports that NBC & Strikeforce are close to announcing a TV deal. The Fightworks Podcast will be at the BJJ Pan-Ams on March 30th in Carson, California. Join Caleb and his super-high listenership of 600,000 for breakfast that day at R & R Soul Food Restaurant. Friendly reminder — make sure to listen […]
Fallout from Cage Rage 25 event
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Written by Adam Underhill At long last the dust has ultimately settled from the sudden collision of Heavyweight rivals and veteran fighters that the nation witnessed this past Saturday night in London, England. Cage Rage presented yet another flourishing evening of mixed martial arts action to a sell-out crowd at the Wembley Arena with little […]
Wednesday weekly review: Matt Lindland wants your vote
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008The big story of the day is that Matt Lindland is attempting a run at political office. KPIC CBS 4 is reporting that Lindland has thrown his name into the Oregon primary race in an attempt to become the Republican nominee for a local House seat. The Canadian Press: The Road Warrior looks forward to […]
Tuesday reading material (3/11/08)
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Slow news cycle today, but here are the news items I have for you. Here’s an interesting news item regarding Elite XC getting a new CEO. I don’t know if the company’s CFO leaving is a good thing or a bad thing. Josh Barnett: Learn the Fitness by Barnett program Steve Cofield: Jon Koppenhaver checks […]
Fight Opinion Radio #78: Oleg Taktarov & Jeremy Lappen
Monday, March 10th, 2008This week, we have two special interviews for you. First, we have an interview with Elite XC matchmaker Jeremy Lappen. Jeremy stops by to talk about the new EXC/CBS deal and clarifies or disproves some of the rumors floating on the Internet about the business aspects of the new relationship. Second, we have an interview […]
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