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Thursday, March 27th, 2008Middleweight GP 2008 tournament 4/29 Saitama Super Arena (3 PM) As it currently stands: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Andrews Nakahara (Kyokushin karate) Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Masakatsu Funaki Denis Kang vs. Gegard Mousasi
Quote of the Day – M-1 Global
Thursday, March 27th, 2008From Leland Roling of MMA-Analyst.com: Zach Arnold called it… I bow to the Nostradamus of FightOpinion.com. The interesting part about all of this is that it very much seems like M-1 Global had less money than what was originally thought. Fedor’s demands were extremely high, and their European division wanted “glitz and glamour” over actual […]
Dana White interviewed by kamipro
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Here it is (in Japanese). I’ll keep the summary short, since most of what he told the interviewer is similar to other American interviews he has done. He ripped into the DREAM promotion, calling it minor-league and said that Mirko was tuning his game up in the minor league so that he could come back […]
Today’s clipboard of news
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Updates on state MMA regulation In Maryland and South Carolina. Interview notes With Matt Serra and Mark Cuban. Pancrase today at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo Nova Uniao’s Marlon Sandro defeated Miki Shida in the main event today in R2 in 4’19 by KO. Sandro is now the #1 contender for the KOP Featherweight crown. In […]
WEC 3/26 card preview
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008TV: Versus Network Commentators: Todd Harris & Frank Mir Tonight is red meat for the hardcores. Here’s the line-up: Doug “Rhino” Marshall vs. Brian Stann Chael Sonnen vs. Bryan Baker Ed Ratcliff vs. Marcus Hicks Steve Cantwell vs. Tim McKenzie Hiromitsu Miura vs. Bias Avena John Alessio vs. Brock Larson Sergio Gomez vs. Rich Crunkilton […]
Monday morning quarterback (3/24/08)
Monday, March 24th, 2008Interesting link of the day is that MMA Madness is up for sale. AOL Fanhouse: Bidding wars coming to MMA? EXC could use CBS deal to add UFC talent The Dayton Daily News (OH): CBS deal could help EXC lure new talent Steve Sievert: Much at stake as CBS readies first shot at MMA Gary […]
Thursday talk radio: Fight Opinion meets BetUS
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Jeff Thaler and I did an interview with Damon at BetUS.com this afternoon. Here is the direct audio link. Mainichi Daily News: Antonio Inoki opens wrestling pub in Fukuoka (hat tip: Mikeinformer) Larry Vollmer Jr.: First thoughts on ‘Iron Ring’ Alex Marvez: Steroids and scandal have had little impact on pro-wrestling fans (and similarly with […]
Maryland MMA legislation stalled
Thursday, March 20th, 2008WJZ: Maryland senate divided on ultimate fighting The Washington Examiner: Lawmakers delay approval of MMA
Wednesday weekly rundown (3/19/08)
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Todd Martin (CBS Sports): Jeff Blatnick sees MMA as viable career option for amateur wrestlers The Sun (UK): Cage Rage promoter Andy Geer says Sean Sherk should be banned for life from MMA The Seattle PI: Interview with Joe Lauzon The Canadian Press: Expect MMA sparks to fly when James Irvin and Houston Alexander meet […]
Report: Angle to make ‘MMA debut’ in Osaka
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Nikkan Sports has a report claiming that Antonio Inoki is interested in Kurt Angle making his MMA debut on the IGF 4/12 Osaka Prefectural Gym show. According to Inoki, Angle will likely participate with open-fingered gloves and that it may be a 3-way MMA match involving Naoya Ogawa & Josh Barnett. Making this story even […]
Losers and winners this month in Japan
Monday, March 17th, 2008MMA Predictions will have an interview with Baret Yoshida later on their site this week. I’m very curious as to what the rating for the DREAM debut show on TBS was. If it’s a low number… and I’m not even talking about the live gate, either. You would have to say that round one of […]
Sunday news review (3/16/08)
Sunday, March 16th, 2008The Honolulu Star-Bulletin: Kala Kolohe Hose sitting on top of the world The Columbus Dispatch (OH): Sports editor tries to wriggle away from angry MMA fans The South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Grappling tournament has big turnout (this is about the NAGA West Palm Beach event) The Winnipeg Sun: Kalib Starnes fights for himself The South Florida […]
DREAM 3/15 Saitama Super Arena
Saturday, March 15th, 2008Spoilers. Plus, here’s a live event report. Brent Brookhouse has a recap. MMA Opinion also has a recap. The claimed paid attendance for the show was 19,120. Also, here are the videos of the fights on Daily Motion…
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