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Friday, June 22nd, 2007Ongoing results/reports: MMA Weekly | Sherdog | MMA on Tap | More than UFC | Observer | F4W Online | The Houston Chronicle | UFC Mania | Fight Report | Sprawl ‘n Brawl MMA California has two reviews of the show: here and here.
Friday fight notes: Shamrock/Baroni happens tonight
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Dana White interviewed by Entrepreneur. White is also interviewed in today’s Oregonian. He stated that Shogun will make his UFC debut on September 22nd. White also said this whopper of a statement: “We’re already beating the NBA, Major League Baseball and NASCAR. The only think that is bigger in the (demographic) is the NFL.” What […]
Fight Opinion Radio #53: A Fighter’s Heart
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Start your weekend off the right way with a new edition of Fight Opinion Radio. Our special guests this week are Rex Richards (Strikeforce) and author Sam Sheridan (buy his book here). There’s only one way to describe our interview with Sam – wild and wacky. Especially the part of the interview where we talk […]
Thursday trash talk: Too many shows
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Now I realize why UFC doesn’t want to be a publicly-traded company. This weekend’s activities: StrikeForce on Friday at the San Jose Arena with Shamrock vs. Baroni. Tuff ‘n Uff on Friday night in Las Vegas with Frank Mir vs. Renato Babalu and Brad Imes on the undercard. On Saturday, Las Vegas has two major […]
Wednesday night fight headlines
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Lots of links, little time to digest.
Report: PRIDE returns on August 18th
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 […]
Tuesday media talk: Reaction to Shamrock in UFC
Monday, June 18th, 2007The California State Athletic Commission further elaborates on Royce Gracie’s failed drug test. Lines from the oddsmakers on this weekend’s UFC event.
Monday afternoon media news & notes
Monday, June 18th, 2007Relson Gracie addresses the reports on Royce Gracie failing a CSAC-administered drug test. Results from the latest Spirit MC show in South Korea. The IFL has moved their September event from the LA Forum to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida on September 20th.
Saturday headlines: Yahoo upgrades MMA/boxing coverage
Friday, June 15th, 2007Royce Gracie comments on his suspension from the CSAC. Loretta Hunt on Fight Network Radio reported Friday that the UFC 72 show in Ireland is not sold out and that UFC is giving out comps. The Odyssey Arena seats 9,000-10,000. We have been able to confirm that Dave Doyle, frequent guest on Fight Opinion Radio, […]
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 […]
Fight Opinion Radio #52: Dynamite
Monday, June 11th, 2007Start your week off the right way by listening to this week’s edition of Fight Opinion Radio. Our guests this week are Dave Doyle of FoxSports.com and John Alessio of World Extreme Cagefighting. Dave relives his experiences at the K-1 Dynamite show at the LA Coliseum. A bigger question is also asked – did K-1 […]
Saturday media slate: A paper trail of tickets
Friday, June 8th, 2007Lance Pugmire in the LA Times has an article about the crowd numbers for the K-1 Dynamite show. During the lead-up to the show at the LA Coliseum, the most prolific pontificator in the press coverage was K-1/Royce Gracie employee Mike Kogan. He made plenty of bluster and was quoted in both in The LA […]
Friday fight notes: Heat-up for Baroni/Shamrock
Thursday, June 7th, 2007Sam Caplan on the K-1 Dynamite attendance numbers. More notes at The Fight Network. More K-1 show numbers analysis from The Long Beach Press-Telegram. MMA Weekly breaks down all the information. In short, the amount of paid tickets not bought by K-1 was 3,674. The amount of paid tickets bought by K-1 to distribute was […]
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