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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Event results: MMA Weekly | Sherdog | The Fight Network | MMA Junkie | Bloody Elbow | Total MMA | Observer According to this report, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and JBL are at the building. Somewhere in the world, Antonio Inoki is crying about Brock Lesnar’s loss. And now we’re going to get Nogueira vs. […]
Pre-UFC 81 event notes
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008On a side note, results from today’s mystery K-1 show at Nippon Budokan. Show recap here. The first scheduled hearing in Zuffa LLC’s court case against Randy Couture is on March 4th at 9 AM. Zuffa LLC attorney Donald J. Campbell has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction. Lots of audio previewing the upcoming […]
More problems between Teddy Atlas and ESPN
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Remember all the rumors last year that there was some possible interest in business happening between UFC and ESPN? UFC tends to like to control their matchmaking and production. This latest story is just another example as to why Dana White wants full control of what happens with the UFC product. More on Teddy Atlas.
Kevin Iole: Frank Mir has better stamina than Nogueira
Friday, February 1st, 2008Seriously, he made his argument: He rated Mir 9 out of 10 stars for conditioning and rated Nogueira 8 out of 10 stars for stamina. Dave Doyle should respond to the public criticism of this.
Fight Opinion Radio #74: Judge Jeff Thaler
Friday, February 1st, 2008We’re 24 hours away from UFC 81 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and we have you covered with a full preview of this weekend’s event. How much interest is there really in the show? Will Brock Lesnar be able to become a major star? Not only do we have our own predictions, but Caleb from MMA […]
Friday fight notes before Super Bowl ’08
Friday, February 1st, 2008From Team Link: Alexandre ‘Vaca’ Moreno strengthens Team Link Team Link, whose stable includes UFC star Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga, WEC champion Paulo Filho, and Gabriel Gladiator, welcomes Alexandre ‘Vaca’ Moreno. Alexandre ‘Vaca’ is already an accomplished competitor, having won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a blue belt and as a purple belt. Since moving […]
Quote of the Day – Dana White on Randy Couture
Friday, February 1st, 2008Pathetic: With the UFC suing heavyweight champion Randy Couture over Couture’s decision to walk away from his contract, the heavyweight title remains in limbo. White challenged Couture on Thursday to end the infighting. “Come on Captain America, step up and be a man and give these guys the opportunity to win the title,” White said. […]
Thursday trash talk: More UFC in the UK
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Kevin Iole: Frank Mir has seen, done it all (Dana White compares Frank Mir to BJ Penn) Mike Coughlin: The UFC’s ‘next big thing’ The Newark Star-Ledger (NJ): Tim Sylvia expects to come up big at UFC 81 The Long Beach Press-Telegram: Tim Sylvia’s style works for him, not the fans The Edmonton Sun: Maximum […]
Wednesday news & notes (1/30/2008)
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Audio (Fight Network Radio): Zach Arnold and Mauro Ranallo talk about Hiromichi Momose’s death The Canadian Press: Prison guard and fighter, Marvin Eastman returns to UFC Saturday Business Wire (PR): Yamma Pit Fighting emerges as new force on the MMA scene Sherdog: Meyrowitz announces new MMA venture Luke Thomas: Bob Meyrowitz might actually be clueless […]
Adam Swift on Xyience/UFC relationship
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008He won’t be on UFC’s Christmas card list, that’s for sure: In fact, documents reveal that Xyience’s third largest shareholder is closely tied to Zuffa and the UFC. Also named on the shareholder list are Zuffa Chief Financial Officer John Mulkey, who holds 50,000 shares of Xyience, and resident agent John Hertig, who holds 25,000. […]
Monday night headlines (1/28/2008)
Monday, January 28th, 2008The Glasgow Daily Record (UK): UFC cage fight chiefs start Scottish venue hunt The Baltimore Sun: Sanctioning in Maryland won’t be quick for MMA The Houston Chronicle: UFC is hoping Brock Lesnar can do heavy lifting Herald Net (Washington): Bob ‘The Beast’ Sapp is coming and might be Japan’s biggest export since Godzilla MMA Payout: […]
Stallone, HGH, and UFC
Friday, January 25th, 2008On Wednesday’s Spike TV telecast of an Ultimate Fight Night live event from The Palms in Las Vegas, NV, Joe Rogan did a promo spot with Sylvester Stallone to promote the latest Rambo movie release. It was quite the interview. Stallone was busted in Australia for bringing vials of growth hormone in 2007. Today, Stallone […]
Why are the Fertittas bailing out Xyience (again)?
Friday, January 25th, 2008Update: MMA Payout claims a criminal investigation is coming. We’ve discussed Xyience’s bankruptcy this week on the site, and I asked a couple of questions that nobody has provided a sufficient answer for yet. Today, The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that another Fertitta company, Zyen, is making a $1 million USD loan to Xyience […]
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