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Friday, June 13th, 2008From an interview with Gary Herman: I am happy with how the UFC is treating me. They are treating me better than the organization I came from – PRIDE. I can’t complain. Money can always be better. Fighters have to fight each other. We are the ones that have to train hard and fight each […]
Evan Tanner’s new blog on Spike.com
Thursday, June 12th, 2008His first entry is right here. It might be wise for the folks at Spike to create an RSS feed for Evan’s posts, or at the very least a syndication feed for all of their MMA-related specific content…
The latest in MMA politics
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Sam Caplan at CBS Sports has a new article about officiating in MMA, with Big John McCarthy giving his thoughts on recent controversies in the business. ESPN the Magazine is reporting that Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans is tentatively set for UFC’s Atlanta event this September.
A lack of heat for Rampage Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Everything you need to know about the upcoming DREAM 4 card can be found right here. Jack Encarnacao has a great article on Jason “Mayhem” Miller and his philosophy in the fight business. ESPN asks a big question today on their web site in regards to whether or not MMA will become an Olympic sport. […]
Choi Hong-Man has successful surgery to remove tumor
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Nikkan Sports published a story today claiming that Choi Hong-Man had a successful operation to remove the tumor in his pituitary gland that caused him to be blocked from fighting in California at the LA Coliseum last year. Hong-Man is expected to be in the hospital for about a week in recovery and may appear […]
Josh Barnett profiled on NHK
Monday, June 9th, 2008NHK recently did a profile of Josh Barnett. His favorite word? Fight. The Fightworks Podcast: Your turn to interview Xande Ribeiro, BJJ world champion USA Today: Jeff Monson pulled off of this Saturday’s Adrenaline MMA event The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat (CA): There will be blood… and when there is, fight doctor Gary Furness will be […]
Monday media review (6/9/08)
Sunday, June 8th, 2008WVR has booked Saitama Super Arena for 8/24. BTW, not a single Japanese media outlet is giving the paid number of fans for the Sengoku III show that happened yesterday in Saitama. I’ve never seen that happen before. Usually at least one outlet will go with a worked number. Matt Stewart (F4W Online): Kimbo Slice’s […]
Fight Opinion Radio #82: Coffee talk on major MMA issues
Sunday, June 8th, 2008We are joined this week by Caleb of The Fightworks Podcast and MMA Predictions to talk about many of the bigger issues that the MMA industry is going to face in the reminder of the 2008 calendar year. This show features a different format than past shows in that it’s more in free-flow form, but […]
Defending Matt Hughes
Saturday, June 7th, 2008Update: Total MMA thinks Kevin Iole’s column was off-base as well. I’m going to step up the plate and defend Matt Hughes. Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports has an article stating that Matt Hughes should retire from MMA. I call bull*@*% on this premise.
UFC 85 in London
Saturday, June 7th, 2008Reports: Sherdog | UFC HP | MMA Weekly | MMA Junkie | Bloody Elbow | Fightlinker | Kevin Iole | Total MMA | NBC Sports I share the same sentiments as Leland Roling does about Thiago Alves.
UFC 85 this weekend in London
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Besides the mystery Sengoku III event at Saitama Super Arena, we have an under-the-radar UFC event in London with some pretty intriguing match-ups. Here’s a preview of upcoming attractions: MMA Betting Blog: UFC 85 odds – Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves MMA Junkie: Performify’s picks for UFC 85 MMA Analyst: UFC 85 betting preview MMA […]
The Donald says yes to bankrolling Affliction
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Dana White recently mocked the upstart Affliction promotion, stating the obvious – how or why would a t-shirt guy start promoting MMA? Well, maybe it’s because Donald Trump is financially backing him, that’s why. Which could lead to Tito Ortiz signing with this new promotion. That would be bad news for Gary Shaw & Elite […]
Dana White channels the spirit of Vince McMahon, once again
Thursday, June 5th, 2008From an interview with ESPN the Magazine: I gotta tell you, I was very, very disappointed in ESPN this past weekend. A 15-minute feature on SportsCenter about Kimbo Slice? That is embarrassing. It’s so bad I can’t even tell you. Then that show goes off. That guy he fought is a joke, and he went […]
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