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Thursday, February 2nd, 2006This week’s show features special guest analyst Rob Sayers, along with co-hosts Adam Summers & Mike Sempervive, discussing the story of the legendary Carlson Gracie Sr. dying on Wednesday. Plus, Rob helps Adam & Mike preview the upcoming UFC 57 show. In addition, Adam & Mike have a two-part discussion on boxing (the heavyweights in the first segment, the lighter weight classes in the second segment).
UFC 57 Preview
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006By Jason Adams UFC 57 – Las Vegas, Nevada February 4th, 2006 Super Bowl weekend also plays host to the “Super Bowl” of Mixed Martial Arts, The Ultimate Fighting Championshps. The UFC is gaining in popularity across the country and the UFC brass hope that this pay per view broadcast, UFC 57:Couture/Liddell III, will boost […]
MMA News round-up
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006By Zach Arnold Gryphon has a report about K-1 wanting to establish a promotional connection with UFC. The most interesting note is that K-1 is managing the booking for Royce Gracie in UFC. The quotes from Gryphon’s report come from God Bless the Ring (Burning Spirit has more in Japanese). The Japanese fans wonder if […]
The onus falls on ALL SIDES!
Sunday, January 29th, 2006By: Luke Nicholson Everytime a story like this latest one out of Hawaii surfaces, it reminds me of the WWE commercials reminding kids not to try this at home because of the dangers that it entails. But, beyond that, it reminds me that the onus falls on more than just politicans and media people to […]
UFC set to make Califonia debut at UFC 59
Thursday, January 26th, 2006Inside Fighting is reporting that the UFC will hold its first event in California April 15th at UFC 59: Reality Check. UFC 59 will also mark the return of Tito Ortiz to the octagon as he battles TUF1 winner Forrest Griffin. Dana White had this to say: “We are pleased to announce that, after years […]
UFC’s legal battle continues
Thursday, January 26th, 2006By Zach Arnold So much for discussion of a settlement between UFC & WFC. UFC released a press statement on Wednesday stating the following: Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, announced today that it secured a key legal victory in its trademark infringement lawsuit against the Worldwide Fighting Championship and Gino Carlucci. […]
The Return of Royce Gracie
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006Prior to the most recent Ultimate Fight Night, the UFC released a statement on it’s website saying that an announcement that was to be made during the UFN would change MMA forever. Despite the pro wrestling style over the top hard sell, I was intrigued as to what this announcement might be. Rumors and opinions […]
World Combat League in Connecticut
Monday, January 23rd, 2006By Zach Arnold Here is an interesting review of the show Chuck Norris produced last Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. Money quote: All in all, it was an alright show. If the WCL wants to compete with UFC, K-1, and PRIDE FC then they’ll need to do some serious work to […]
Booking a Legend.
Saturday, January 21st, 2006By Luke Nicholson It’s been used in Pro Wrestling for decades. You book legends from the past to help create new stars for the future. Consider, the way WWE used Hulk Hogan to put over Brock Lesnar as a monster a few years back. That was textbook booking of a legend to help create a […]
DSE plays the “media ban” card?
Saturday, January 21st, 2006By Zach Arnold Do you remember the situation from December of 2005 in regards to the negotiations for the Naoya Ogawa vs. Hidehiko Yoshida match? If you don’t remember, use this link to refresh your memory – simple for the purpose of a timeline. Here was the situation – some of the newspapers reported that […]
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 3
Thursday, January 19th, 2006The third edition of Fight Opinion Radio is now online and available to download. Here are your options for listening to the show: Broadband (MP3) | Dial-up/Streaming | YouSendIt (Download MP3 file) Or you can use the great flash player to listen to it streaming (without having to use an external program). Check it out […]
A birthday wish
Thursday, January 19th, 2006By Zach Arnold Today is my birthday. Which naturally means that it’s one of the few days in the calendar year in which I work on the Puroresu Power and Fight Opinion sites for less than 6 hours. Or at least I try to. Nonetheless, I do have a birthday wish that I would like […]
TV ratings battle
Thursday, January 19th, 2006Here they are: WWE RAW – 4.3 rating, UFC Ultimate Fight Night – 1.7 rating. That is strong. Very strong. Debate the implications in the comments section.
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