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Monday, October 15th, 2007HERO’s 10/28 Seoul, South Korea card line-up: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Denis Kang, Yoon Dong Sik vs. Fabio Silva, Kin Tai Ei vs. Zelg Galesic, Yoshihisa Yamamoto vs. Lee Tae Hyun, Minowaman vs. Kim Min-Soo, Carlos Newton vs. Shungo Oyama, Bernard Ackah vs. Poai Suganuma, and Marcelo Garcia vs. Kim Dae Won. Eddie Goldman has a […]
Monday media review: More reaction to couture’s departure from UFC
Monday, October 15th, 2007File this under the category of ‘hideous’ – an ex-boxer wants to apply sanctioning body-style politics to book Couture vs. Fedor. Daiki Kameda has been suspended for a year by the JBC (Japan Boxing Commission). This news completely overshadowed the World Victory Road Inc. announcement in the Japanese press. Your image of the day: The […]
Sunday news review: UFC’s momentum keeps on going
Sunday, October 14th, 2007Yuki Kondo defeated Yuji Sakuragi by unanimous decision at today’s Pancrase event in Tokyo at Differ Ariake. Show report here. Coverage from last night’s HDNet Fights event: Sherdog | Sherdog II | MMA Weekly | MMA Predictions | The Fight Network | Fox Sports One interesting Cuban-related news item that seemingly flew under the radar […]
Fight Opinion Radio #65: Ed Fishman
Saturday, October 13th, 2007This show was recorded on Thursday night. We’ve had many newsmakers on previous editions of Fight Opinion Radio and this week’s show is no exception. Ed Fishman joins us for a 45-minute interview talking about Randy Couture’s depature from UFC, his plans in the MMA business, his thoughts on the M-1 promotion, what the MMA […]
Saturday media slate: Fallout from Couture leaving UFC
Saturday, October 13th, 2007Story of the day in Japan is that Arbocious Tiger, who was scheduled to fight Assuerio Silva on 10/14 in Tokyo at Differ Ariake, is apparently missing according to Pancrase. It was an odd Friday to say the least, as the fallout continues over Randy Couture’s departure from UFC. The Couture situation was discussed on […]
Reaction to Randy Couture’s resignation from UFC
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Not from us, but from you. Loretta Hunt and Sam Caplan talked about Randy Couture’s departure from UFC on Fight Network Radio. UFC HP: Dana White’s statement about Randy Couture’s departure from UFC MMA Game: Couture quits the UFC… holy crap MMA Weekly: Randy Couture resigns, White responds Sherdog: Randy Couture talks UFC resignation MMA […]
Thursday trash talk: Questionable business decisions
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Kimbo Slice has reportedly signed a deal with Elite XC. Xyience will remain a main sponsor of UFC for at least the next three years. (Hat tip: Mikeinformer.) In a statement just released by Tito Ortiz, he says the following: I’m currently working very closely with the UFC to plan my next fight, which you […]
PRIDE FC Worldwide Holdings LLC statement to Japanese media
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Zuffa LLC legal advisor Jamie Pollack addressed the Japanese media on Tuesday night (Wednesday afternoon Japanese time) regarding the closure of the PRIDE office in Tokyo and the firing of 20 employees. It was a standard UFC press release with Pollack being quoted in certain parts and a standard PR narrative the rest of the […]
Wednesday war room: More turmoil for the IFL
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Ben Rothwell and Mike Whitehead are out of the IFL GP tournament. Money quote from The Fight Network: According to the IFL’s Web site, both fighters’ exclusions from the tournament resulted from failure to sign contract extensions which would have also locked them in for the promotion’s 2008 season. Kurt Otto is not happy: “We’re […]
Tuesday news & notes: UFC has more money than you
Monday, October 8th, 2007If you haven’t listened to the latest edition of Fight Opinion Radio yet, go listen. Meeting Takanori Gomi: Regarding the unified rules, a thoughtful Gomi continues, “America is a very rich country, so it seems to me as if their standards are very high. I think the rules in American MMA and the UFC focus […]
Monday chalkboard: UFC’s chances in Japan
Sunday, October 7th, 2007More bad news for the cursed UFC 78 New Jersey show – Hector Lombard can’t get a working visa. Shu Hirata gives his latest thoughts on the Japanese fight scene. Analyzing UFC’s attempt to get into the Japanese marketplace. Let me clear up one thing about UFC’s deal with WOWOW… UFC had been on WOWOW […]
Sunday news review (10/7)
Sunday, October 7th, 2007An update on the Tadao Yasuda story: Nikkan Sports has a new article today on Yasuda’s condition. An initial MRI examination showed no significant brain damage for Yasuda, but he is still suffering from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. It will be about two or three weeks at the earliest before he can be […]
Saturday quick hits: Roger Hollett’s latest opponent announced
Saturday, October 6th, 2007Roger Hollett will face Lew Polley (ATT) on October 20th at the Halifax Forum in Nova Scotia. Lots of odds and ends news-wise, so let’s get to today’s headlines. Some entertaining reading content.
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