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Friday, February 15th, 2008There’s a new site called http://www.intheguard.tv that has been launched. Check it out. Sherdog: Cuban’s HDNet Fights enters Couture-UFC war UFC HP: Tim Boetsch vs. Matt Hamill added to UFN 4/2 card (full card line-up here) MMA California: 2008 California State Pankration Championships 15 Rounds (Gary Herman): EXC Miami event predictions Fox Sports: Kimbo, Antonio […]
Tuesday reading material (2/12/08)
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Popular Japanese MMA writer Hiroshi Nielsen caught this screen capture of Yahoo Japan’s main page today. Kazuyuki Fujita’s signing with World Victory Road was a main story on the site. Hiroshi thinks that it’s not so much a sign that MMA is hugely popular in Japan right now, but rather a testament to the power […]
Monday news review (2/11/08)
Monday, February 11th, 2008There was a media announcement on Monday night that there will be a press conference at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Tokyo (Chiyoda district). At the press conference, PRIDE staff members and FEG/K-1 staff members will unite together to announce the name of their new MMA promotion (focusing on the ‘large coalition’ philosophy). Nightmare of Battle: […]
Quote of the Day – Dana White on Fedor
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008From a Q & A session in The Sun: Fedor isn’t a real fighter, he’s a complete joke. “He’s fighting middleweights and guys who have absolutely no business fighting – and he’s looking like s*** doing it. “It’s 2008 and he hasn’t had a real fight since 2005. I don’t care about what he did […]
Thursday trash talk: More UFC in the UK
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Kevin Iole: Frank Mir has seen, done it all (Dana White compares Frank Mir to BJ Penn) Mike Coughlin: The UFC’s ‘next big thing’ The Newark Star-Ledger (NJ): Tim Sylvia expects to come up big at UFC 81 The Long Beach Press-Telegram: Tim Sylvia’s style works for him, not the fans The Edmonton Sun: Maximum […]
Wednesday news & notes (1/30/2008)
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Audio (Fight Network Radio): Zach Arnold and Mauro Ranallo talk about Hiromichi Momose’s death The Canadian Press: Prison guard and fighter, Marvin Eastman returns to UFC Saturday Business Wire (PR): Yamma Pit Fighting emerges as new force on the MMA scene Sherdog: Meyrowitz announces new MMA venture Luke Thomas: Bob Meyrowitz might actually be clueless […]
Monday night headlines (1/28/2008)
Monday, January 28th, 2008The Glasgow Daily Record (UK): UFC cage fight chiefs start Scottish venue hunt The Baltimore Sun: Sanctioning in Maryland won’t be quick for MMA The Houston Chronicle: UFC is hoping Brock Lesnar can do heavy lifting Herald Net (Washington): Bob ‘The Beast’ Sapp is coming and might be Japan’s biggest export since Godzilla MMA Payout: […]
Previewing tonight’s UFN event on Spike TV
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008There’s some show called Ultimate Fight Night live happening tonight on Spike TV. Weigh-in results. Jesse Holland of MMA Mania appeared on Jarry Park’s radio show to preview tonight’s event. Make sure to get your predictions for the show in at MMA Predictions. Here are Bloody Elbow’s predictions. Patrick Cote is looking for his fourth […]
Strange, ugly heavyweight match-ups arising in 2008
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008According to The Sun in the UK, Brock Lesnar will headline UFC’s June event at the 02 Arena in London. The Sun has a ton of MMA articles, but no RSS feed. If someone can find or produce an RSS feed of Sun MMA articles, please let me know. Bob Sapp vs. Jan “The Giant” […]
Sunday news review (1/20/08)
Sunday, January 20th, 2008Yeo Jong-Hoon reports that Choi Hong-Man made his national TV debut as a singer in South Korea. His first single is “Beast and Beauty,” which you can see here. Oscar De La Hoya will have a retirement tour in 2008. Check out more stories on this topic on the boxing page.
UFC 80 (Newcastle, England)
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Steve Cofield has some audio interviews with John McCarthy, Sam Caplan, and Loretta Hunt. Previews/news: MMA HQ | Mike Coughlin | MMA Betting | MMA Analyst | Pramit Mohapatra interviews Dana White | Harley Davidson signs deal with UFC | Is UFC 80 a Dana White rip-off? Reports: Sherdog | Observer | The Fight Network […]
Friday headlines (1/18/2008)
Thursday, January 17th, 2008First, I wanted to let everyone know about a new site called MMA Memories. Check it out. Onto today’s headlines: Yahoo Sports (Dave Meltzer): Gonzaga vs. Werdum a battle for position The Honolulu Star-Bulletin: UFC is not coming to Hawaii until at least 2009 The Liverpool Echo (UK): Meet Paul Kelly CBS Sports: UFC 80 […]
Thursday news and notes (1/17/2008)
Thursday, January 17th, 200815 Rounds: Conference call quotes from Kimbo Slice, Tank Abbott, and Gary Shaw The Belfast Telegraph: Slog on the Tyne – Colin Robinson Sports Illustrated (Pramit Mohapatra): Fight Night in the UK Yahoo Sports (Kevin Iole): Maturing BJ Penn ready to claim crown KSBY 6 Action News (San Luis Obispo, CA): Hackelman’s Dream Team helps […]
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