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Friday, December 1st, 2006By Tom Bones With all the hype and talk of UFC 66, we almost forgot that Ultimate Fight Night (UFN) 7 is set to go off in less than two weeks on December 13. It’s not a bad card, either.
Op-ed: The miraculous change of Joe Silva
Friday, December 1st, 2006By Tim Leidecker http://www.groundandpound.de Eccentric. Narrow-minded. Totally focused on the US market. That is the perception many MMA fans, who don’t happen to come from the “land of the free and the home of the brave”, have of UFC matchmaking. But in the past twelve months, the politics behind the scenes, usually operated by UFC […]
Friday media guide
Thursday, November 30th, 2006More Nick Diaz fights coming up, Dr. 90210 meets the Gracies, Gilbert Melendez announces his next PRIDE fight (and it’s not against Aoki), more controversy over Nastula’s alleged failed drug test, and more fun with Dana White.
Wednesday media notes
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006The IFL becomes a publicly-traded company, Dean Lister vs. Nathan Marquardt is announced, and the StrikeForce 12/8 San Jose event card line-up.
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 33 (Thanksgiving Special)
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Our show this week is themed (mostly) about UFC in celebration of Thanksgiving and the American MMA scene. Dave Doyle of FoxSports.com joins us to give a live show perspective of UFC 65. The first 20 minutes of the show is a general summary of what happened at UFC 65 and the main stories coming […]
The Wednesday blotter
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006MMA HQ: Who’s next for GSP? Maxboxing: Why promoter Gary Shaw must be thinking MMA is better than boxing more and more as each day passes MMA California: Strikeforce Triple Threat FSN Countdown show review Gong Kakutougi interview with PRIDE boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara (via Burning Spirit): 12/31 Saitama Super Arena show will have an “All-Star […]
UFC 65 post-show open thread
Saturday, November 18th, 2006All mainstream/broadsheet post-UFC event coverage links will be added to this post continuously. Use full-post view to see the links. Event recaps: F4W Online | Observer | Fox Sports | Houston Chronicle | Fight Report Plus, feel free to discuss the Pacquiao/Morales boxing fight (which, to the chagrin of some readers who hate seeing re-matches […]
Link-o-rama
Thursday, November 16th, 2006Fox Sports: Hughes/GSP UFC 65 – Match of the Year? and more GSP interview quotes with Dave Doyle Ivan Trembow: How TNA’s prime time wrestling show will compete with UFC ratings on Spike TV UFC HP: Vera on the Verge of a Breakthrough Houston Chronicle: Jeff Monson prepared for last shot Houston Chronicle: Matt Hughes […]
UFC 65: Analysis and predictions
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006By Stephan Marceau The Bad Intentions card is pretty exciting — two title bouts, and also a very interesting Frank Mir vs. Brandon Vera fight.
Wednesday media links
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006Updated throughout the day.
November 18: It’s time for GSP to shine
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006By Tom Bones If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it hundreds of times during the last six months. Georges St. Pierre is a different fighter now than he was in 2004 when he lost to Matt Hughes. Back then, the 23-year-old rising star was star struck, competing against his idol on the biggest mixed […]
Monday news round-up
Monday, November 13th, 2006Lots of various rumors, stories, and news items of interest to everyone. Including Fedor news. Video of Werdum vs. Aleksander from the 2H2H event. The top story is a report on Boxing Talk claiming that Showtime is going to work with JD Penn (of Rumble on the Rock fame) to produce MMA events on the […]
UFC Fight Night post-show open thread
Saturday, November 11th, 2006Have at it. Anything related to Saturday’s night event. Bad judging? Dana drunk? More thoughts: Here, here and here. Canadian Press (via CBC Sports): Cote loses Middleweight battle in UFC TV show’s finale Fight Report has some great short clips from the event. Houston Chronicle: Has the Ultimate Fighter lost its punch?
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