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Thursday, September 25th, 2008Audio link here. This was not a good interview at the beginning, even with Dan Le Batard asking most of the questions. It improved a little bit towards the middle with Kimbo doing his best Dusty Rhodes impersonation as a common man. “James Thompson fought in Pancrase over in Japan.” “He has a good chin.” […]
Gina Carano’s weighty issues
Thursday, September 25th, 2008She’s mad as hell and isn’t going to take it any more! Carano said she has hired a nutritionist and added, “I’ve got really high expectations for this weigh-in.” When’s the last time you heard a fighter say, “I’ve got really high expectations” for a weigh-in? In an interview with UGO, Carano addressed the topic […]
HDNet makes $650,000 USD offer for IFL assets
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Form 8-K filing. In addition to $650,000 for the assets, the filing claims HDNet’s offer includes accepting some of the IFL’s liabilities.
Josh Barnett statement on CBS rumors
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008In response to a report on Bloody Elbow tonight, Josh Barnett has released the following statement: I read somewhere that I had declined the fight because I would have had to take a pay cut. I suppose others may also formulate some story about me declining the fight for other reasons. I never decelned to […]
Updated EXC 10/4 Florida card line-up
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock (Heavyweights) Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley (for EliteXC Welterweight title) Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy “Big Country” Nelson (Heavyweights) Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold (Women’s 140-Pound Weight Class) Murilo “Ninja” Rua vs. Benji Radach (Middleweights) I expect a lot of the hardcore fans to be jacked up for Arlovski vs. Nelson. […]
Just asking…
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Every MMA site went out of their way to cover the DREAM 6 event as if it was a big deal, and yet when the bad TV ratings predictably were released, none of these sites are talking about the fallout. I am curious as to why…
Match order for Sengoku 9/28 Tokyo event
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008As it currently stands: Lightweights: Jorge Masvidal vs. Ryan Schultz Lightweights: Kiuma Kunioku vs. A Sol Kwon Middleweight GP Series 2008: Evangelista Cyborg vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Middleweight GP Series 2008: Jorge Santiago vs. Logan Clark Middleweight GP Series 2008: Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Paul Cahoon Middleweight GP Series 2008: Yuki Kondo vs. Yuki Sasaki Heavyweights: Travis […]
DREAM 6 event fallout
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008The claimed attendance for the DREAM 9/23 Saitama show was 20,929. Update: Sports Navigator is reporting that DREAM 6 drew a 9.0% rating on TBS, with the high QH (quarter-hour) mark showing Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Masanori Tonooka drawing a 13.4% rating. Bad numbers, as expected. Personal commentary: If you had to ask me what the […]
DREAM 9/23 Saitama Super Arena
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Play-by-play here. Post your comments if you watch the show live… Of note from the BE report: Fedor comes to the ring in between fights and briefly addresses the fans. According to HDNet’s translator, Fedor says that he’d like to face Ishii but “unfortunately that hasn’t been decided yet,” and that he hopes to return […]
CBS airing ads during NFL games for EXC 10/4 Florida show
Sunday, September 21st, 2008It’s basically a 5-second spot with Kimbo Slice’s mug and a graphic in gold letters for “Saturday Night Fights.” The network’s not exactly doing the hard-sell here.
Strikeforce 9/20 Playboy Mansion event results
Saturday, September 20th, 2008Jesse Gillespie def. Dave Martin (3R split decision) Brandon Magana def. Brandon Thatch (3R split decision) Eric Lawson def. Kenneth Seegrist (R1 3’07 submission) Luke Stewart def. Jesse Juarez (R1 4’55 submission) Trevor Prangley def. Anthony Ruiz (3R unanimous decision) Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Justin Wilcox (R1 1’21 submission) Terry Martin def. Corey Devela (R3 TKO) […]
Quote of the Week – Jay Larkin
Friday, September 19th, 2008In an interview/article with Sherdog: With numerous signs seemingly pointed toward some sort of UFC acquisition [of the IFL assets], Larkin, who joined the IFL in March in the hopes of turning it around, said he’s still not sure if MMA is much more than a one-horse town. “You don’t always know what you got […]
Update on MMA Payout web site
Friday, September 19th, 2008Official note: Dear Readers, The stock market wasn’t the only victim of a crash this week. As many of you know from personal experience, MMAPayout.com has been down for much of the week. The outage was the result of a server switch gone awry and I offer my apologies to our loyal readers for the […]
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