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Friday, December 7th, 2007This news coming according to a report by Steve Sievert of The Houston Chronicle. Armando Garcia has some comments about the Sean Sherk appeals case with the CSAC.
Thursday media round-up
Thursday, December 6th, 2007ESPN’s Page 2 has a profile article on Roger Huerta. He’s pretty popular in the media. Here is part two of Todd Martin’s interview with Dana White on CBS Sports. Money quote about why season four of The Ultimate Fighter ended up being so boring: “I think the concept was awesome,” White says. “We executed […]
Thursday trash talk: New York Yankee loves UFC
Thursday, December 6th, 2007Over at MMAHQ.net, a new round of voting has started for MMA fighter rankings. Go vote now. ESPN’s Buster Olney recently interviewed Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain and UFC was a favorite topic of conversation: It was awesome! It def is getting bigger than boxing! Even had a couple guys from Nebraska fighting! There is so […]
Report: Big John McCarthy is retiring
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Throughout the last couple of days, The Fight Network has been issuing press releases regarding a conference call on Friday afternoon (2 PM EST/11 AM PST) in which famous MMA referee Big John McCarthy would make an important announcement. The obvious speculation is that he will retire from active officiating. In a pre-emptive strike (of […]
Fight Opinion Radio #70: Richie Hightower
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007This Saturday, The Ultimate Fighter 6 finale will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our special guest this week is Richie Hightower, who will be fighting on the card. If you’re a fan of The Ultimate Fighter, it’s an interesting interview to check out. Also on this week’s show: We discuss the politics of the […]
Seiya Kawamata is back in MMA
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Just when you think the PRIDE yakuza scandal is about to finally die, the tentacles of history’s past are back in mysterious ways. Seiya Kawamata, the admitted yakuza fixer who was a central figure of Shukan Gendai’s negative magazine campaign against PRIDE & Dream Stage Entertainment, is back in business. In a recent column by […]
Wednesday war room: Selective memory
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007The X-1 promotion sent out a bulletin claiming that they will pay up to $50,000 for an opponent to fight Niko Vitale on January 26th. “Fighter must be top tier.” Seriously. Eddie Goldman talks about the death of Sam Vasquez. Curious timing award winner of the day: Kevin Iole says UFC should announce that Matt […]
Reaction to Sean Sherk’s CSAC appeal ruling
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Let’s start with The Los Angeles Times: Sherk’s attorney, Howard Jacobs, questioned the handling of Sherk’s urine sample in July, and also noted that the testing of Sherk’s “A” and “B” samples by the same team at a private lab failed to meet standards approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency that require separate individuals to […]
CompuStrike at UFC 79
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities with CompuStrike, or if you’d like to acquire CompuStrike stats for UFC-79 or for other mixed martial arts events, contact them at [email protected]. Bob Canobbio CompuBox/CompuStrike P.O. Box 175 Manorville, NY 11949
Quote of the Day – Fox News
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Dann Stupp on national TV: Mixed-martial arts? The death of a fighter? FOX News? Yes, I fully expected it to be a recipe for disaster. I had about two hours’ notice for the guest spot, so I did a little studying, put out on something other than a Mizzou sweatshirt, and headed to the local […]
Sean Sherk eligible to return to action in January
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007The CSAC isn’t doing a 180-degree turn on Sean Sherk’s positive steroid test, but they cut their year-long suspension in half. What is the point of suspending a fighter who failed a steroid test for a year when the track record with the CSAC appeals board is that they are likely to cut the length […]
Todd Martin interviews Dana White about The Ultimate Fighter
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Part I of the CBS Sports interview is here. One quote that stands out: Dana White acknowledges that there were ongoing debates within UFC about whether to provide alcohol to the fighters. The company ultimately decided to leave alcohol in the house. “Our philosophy was you can’t make the sport look bad, because these guys […]
Report: Drwal vs. Heath booked for UFC 81
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007We have readers from Poland. They have their own MMA sites, too. Time to celebrate by linking to a report that says Tomasz Drwal will be fighting David Heath at UFC 81.
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