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Wednesday, October 11th, 2006Spike TV press release says that Tuesday night’s event from Florida drew a 3.1 rating cable, and also beat the Oakland A’s vs. Detroit Tigers game that aired on FOX in the male 18-34 year old demographic. Ratings breakdown here. “Last night was a turning point for the UFC. This will further drive the evolution […]
Response to UFC & WWE article
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006By Zach Arnold The comments and mail in regards to Luke Nicholson’s article were voluminous. I generally agree with his position and the tone of his article. I also view his article not as just an American wrestling fan, but as a Japanese wrestling fan. The history that has transpired in Japan does somewhat translate […]
Similar Histories: UFC and WWE
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006By Luke Nicholson To some people the similarities between UFC and WWE might just be coincidence, or maybe there are small little details that separate them, and to an extent that might be true. But, the fact that these two promotions are following such a similar timeline, and given the similar personalities that run both […]
Wednesday MMA media round-up
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006Hint: A massive amount of mainstream media coverage for UFC. And check out the link to Rick Telander’s column in the Chicago Sun-Times. Yes, another one of the “old guard” of sports writers (from Chicago) who was a boxing supporter and isn’t supportive of UFC’s rise as a sport. Maybe Telander is in competition with […]
UFC: The Final Chapter
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006By Erin Bucknell Am I the only one who now has “The Final Countdown†running through their head cause of the title of the show? Just me? Ok, then. *Doodoodoodooooooooo* Umm, during the opening rundown of the fights, did anyone else notice that all of Tito’s highlights were him beating on Shamrock? Is this UFC’s […]
UFC Monday Night Invasion
Monday, October 9th, 2006By Zach Arnold To say that the UFC hype machine was in full effect on American cable television would be an understatement. Read the article in full-post view to read how much coverage UFC got on Monday night.
Monday & Tuesday MMA media notes
Monday, October 9th, 2006It’s going to be three chaotic days for media coverage of MMA (primarily UFC). So we’ll use this as the all-purpose thread for all mainstream media coverage of MMA these next three days.
Saturday MMA media notes
Saturday, October 7th, 2006Update: PRIDE 11/5 Bushido card line-up added to this article (view it in full-post mode). Post updated at 5:45 PM EST. The MMA calendar for October is off the charts in terms of activity. There has been a full-court press this last week (and going into the weekend) for the HERO’s event that will take […]
Similar Histories: UFC and WWE.
Friday, October 6th, 2006By: Luke Nicholson To some people the similarities between UFC and WWE might just be coincidence, or maybe there are small little details that separate them, and to an extent that might be true. But, the fact that these two promotions are following such a similar timeline, and given the similar personalities that run both […]
Tito Ortiz: Put boxing match with Dana on PPV
Thursday, October 5th, 2006Dave Doyle at Fox Sports has a very good interview/article piece on Tito Ortiz. Dave also gives his thoughts on the promoting styles of both UFC & PRIDE: UFC models itself after boxing promotions. PRIDE’s roots trace back to pro wrestling. Rarely has this been more obvious than in the buildup to PRIDE’s The Real […]
The Ultimate Fighter Season 4, Episode 8
Thursday, October 5th, 2006By Zach Arnold Update: The Boston Herald tells you what you didn’t see on TUF with Jorge Rivera’s post-fight speech. I realize that he was personal in the information he relayed in his interview, but why would TUF TV producers edit this out of the show? It would have really been interesting to watch and […]
Dana White: No actors allowed
Thursday, October 5th, 2006By Zach Arnold We’ve seen a MMA and pro-wrestling crossover with various UFC stars in the past (starting with Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock, who happens to be fighting on October 10th for UFC). Yeah, that Ken Shamrock guy, who worked for TNA & UFC. The same guy who worked in the old UFC days […]
Thursday MMA media notes
Thursday, October 5th, 2006Our server has been down for a period of time due to overall heavy traffic with the hosting company. It’s tough to stay on top of the latest news stories. So we try to help fill the void – a little bit. Forbes – Ultimate Fighting’s Next Battle (read the article, specifically the part about […]
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