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Thursday, May 15th, 2014The WWE has $135,000 potential reasons to put up a court fight against the California State Athletic Commission when it comes to the Athletic Commission targeting them and not other pro-wrestling promoters in the state over a 5% gate tax.
Fight Opinion Radio: Herb Dean answers your questions on MMA officiating & fan criticism
Monday, May 12th, 2014Famous MMA referee Herb Dean has seen it all. When he isn’t busy working top-level MMA fights, he’s training new officials who will make an impact on the business. There isn’t anyone better to talk to when it comes to addressing fan suggestions & criticisms about the current state of affairs for MMA referees. Herb was gracious & candid in addressing some of the toughest questions we asked.
One week away from Bellator’s under-publicized Memphis-area PPV
Thursday, May 8th, 2014Bellator has a PPV in one week and if they draw 50,000 PPV buys, they should call it a success.
Fight Opinion Radio: Mauro Ranallo on the art & science of promoting a big Floyd Mayweather fight
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014No one has a better view of the circus surrounding a Floyd Mayweather fight better than Mauro Ranallo. What is Showtime doing right that others in the combat sports landscape should be paying attention to? Mauro joined us this week on Fight Opinion Radio to break down the science of promoting a Floyd Mayweather fight and how that experience differs from the atmosphere of some of MMA’s biggest fight cards ever.
Nevada State Athletic Commission member applies for medical marijuana business permit
Monday, May 5th, 2014The Nevada State Athletic Commission is notorious for hammering fighters who test positive for marijuana metabolites on drug tests. But one of their own members has now just applied for a medical marijuana business permit.
Business takeaways from UFC’s booking of Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum for Mexico City
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014The UFC is booking Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum for Mexico City on November 15th. After trying to promote Cain as a big star in California, the UFC is deciding to move his fights outside of California.
The UFC begins two-a-day events starting with their busy May schedule
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014If you think the UFC’s regular event schedule is crazy, wait until they start running two shows in one day. It’s beginning.
So much for the UFC’s ham-handed attempt of prodding Phil Davis to trash Jon Jones
Saturday, April 26th, 2014Dana White said that Phil Davis wasn’t acting like a title contender, so he prodded him into trashing Jon Jones on a conference call. Yeah.
The press (like ESPN & Dan Le Batard) is bumping into some uncomfortable trends for the UFC
Friday, April 25th, 2014Dana White is getting over-exposed in media matters and can’t handle serious, legitimate questioning very well. This is becoming a bigger liability for the UFC.
Notebook: Dana White’s new stance on (cleaning up) drug usage; Texas commission job opening (now confirmed)
Thursday, April 24th, 2014The UFC’s new public relations stance that they’ve cleaned up drug usage in the promotion because less fighters are failing drug tests is … interesting.
Fight Opinion Radio: A chat with the uniquely skilled, colorful, and ruthlessly efficient Marina Shafir
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014Marina Shafir, elite member of The 4 Horsewomen, joins us this week to talk about her journey from judo into Mixed Martial Arts and the stories beyond the generic press clippings regarding her relationship with Ronda Rousey and her individual path in the women’s MMA scene. What will the landscape look like in five years? Will we get to see Marina vs. Cyborg? An excellent interview worthy of your attention this week on the show. Plus: why Ronda Rousey & The 4 Horsewomen are the complete opposite of Jon Jones (in a good way).
Over/under on Fabricio Werdum odds versus Cain Velasquez: 5-to-1 underdog?
Saturday, April 19th, 2014Fabricio Werdum won relatively easily over Travis Browne at the UFC Fox event in Orlando. But it won’t be that easy against Cain Velasquez.
Lame duck & bad luck: Andy Foster will face Sacramento sabotage after Nevada interview
Thursday, April 17th, 2014Andy Foster, unknown to many of his allies, applied for the Nevada State Athletic Commission job after telling everyone he would stay in California. And now that he’s not getting the Nevada job, returning to Sacramento is going to be hell.
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