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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Chris Leben is ready to fight Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116 this Saturday night. He’s coming off of a fight to Aaron Simpson two weeks ago.
Talking Heads: Should Cecil Peoples be allowed to judge MMA main events?
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Steve Cofield and Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports discuss whether or not fans are fair to officials about the way they judge fights. Plus, all Cecil Peoples all the time.
Report: MMA legislation gets knocked out in New York
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010It appears that MMA legislation in New York will not pass in the new state budget.
Defending Strikeforce’s matchmaking in booking a rematch between Cung Le and Scott Smith; Update: Ratings for Fedor fight
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010An Observer reader asked Dave Meltzer why Strikeforce has trouble making stars and why they like to book rematches. This sets off a vigorous defense from Dave about why the Scott Smith/Cung Le rematch was booked for the San Jose event last weekend.
Nagoya Sumo tournament to go on as scheduled but damage has been done
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010The Nagoya Sumo tournament will proceed, but the damage has been done both image-wise and financially.
Chuck Liddell remains adamant about continuing his fighting career in the UFC
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Chuck Liddell says that he has no plans on retiring from active MMA competition.
30-year old Michael Kirkham dies in South Carolina MMA fight
Monday, June 28th, 201030-year old Michael Kirkham died in a South Carolina MMA fight.
Frank Shamrock: I tried to put a lot of money in my brother’s pocket but it didn’t get done
Monday, June 28th, 2010Frank Shamrock had a fight offer for a rematch with Cung Le, but health issues prevented that from happening.
Jerry Millen says that in his mind, Fedor is still the best fighter in MMA
Monday, June 28th, 2010Former PRIDE US TV producer Jerry Millen says that Fedor will bounce back from his loss to Fabricio Werdum last Saturday night in Strikeforce.
Dueling talk show opinions on whether or not Fedor/Werdum II should be booked
Monday, June 28th, 2010As I stated before, you could not have two more different opinions about one MMA show than you did between the Observer and Sherdog media camps coming out of Saturday’s Strikeforce event in San Jose.
Jordan Breen: Referee Kim Winslow did not act irresponsibly during the Cris Cyborg/Jan Finney fight
Sunday, June 27th, 2010Jordan Breen may be in the minority in defending referee Kim Winslow’s actions during last night’s fight between Cris Cyborg and Jan Finney, but check out his passionate defense for what took place during the fight.
Report: Tapout deal with Fedor was worth $360,000
Sunday, June 27th, 2010Fedor lost a lot of money with the Tapout deal being nixed allegedly due to UFC pressure.
Dave Meltzer: If Strikforce signs Dave Batista at a decent price, it shows how smart Scott Coker is
Sunday, June 27th, 2010You are narrow-minded if you don’t think Strikeforce should sign Dave Batista, this according to Dave Meltzer.
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