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Monday, December 17th, 2007For Internet Explorer users, we’ve added a feature on the top menu called “set as your HP.” Simply put, if you would like to make our site your browser’s starting page every time it loads, you can click on the link. I can’t find code that will work in Firefox and Netscape browsers, so this […]
Fight Opinion Radio #71: Renato Babalu & Wallid Ismail
Sunday, December 16th, 2007A big 100-minute show this week, so make sure you are subscribed to either our radio show RSS feed or our iTunes feed. We have three interviews on this week’s show. First, we have an interview with Jeffrey Tennen (of the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in the USMC). He stopped by to tell us […]
Another MMA scare article in the media
Saturday, December 15th, 2007Herald Sun columnist Shannon Deary is not happy about MMA coming to Melbourne, Australia: Overseas, fighters have had arms and legs smashed, ankles snapped and some have been killed. Instead of protective gloves, combatants wear small mitts to allow them to grab opponents in headlocks and submission holds in front of baying crowds. (Hat tip: […]
Detroit Free Press columnist attacks Michigan MMA legislation
Saturday, December 15th, 2007The media backlash in the state of Michigan towards the new sanctioning of MMA is picking up steam.
News of the Weird: Russian ice swimming
Saturday, December 15th, 2007Meet Pavel Boloyangov, labeled ‘Ultimate Fighting World Champion’: We fight without rules and get severe bruises all over the body. And winter swimming is the best way to get back into shape. It’s like a magic wand,” he says.
Writers wanted for new Canadian MMA site
Friday, December 14th, 2007Scott White (of MMA on Tap fame) is opening up a new Canadian MMA site called TKO Xtreme. He is looking for MMA writers who can help him out with Canadian-based MMA content. If you are in Canada and think you can be a contributor for his site, please use this contact form to talk […]
The Associated Press on WAMMA
Friday, December 14th, 2007Article here: “You have the beginnings of the sport, and we’re trying to help take the sport mainstream.” WAMMA will release its first rankings on Monday and will include fighters from all organizations, even those that want no part of it. The alliance hopes to schedule its first world championship bout in mid-2008, and eventually […]
More stupid human tricks
Friday, December 14th, 2007You can always count on Ryan Gracie to bring the entertainment: According to O Globo, a newspaper based in Sao Paulo that is one of Brazil’s largest, Ryan Gracie has been arrested for stealing a car. The article alleges that Ryan Gracie stole a Toyota Corolla but soon after crashed it into a parking barrier. […]
Quote of the Week – Eastside Boxing
Friday, December 14th, 2007Yet another boxing writer shows his disdain for UFC: Dana White was not able to transfer Jackson from a Mixed Martial Arts combatant into an international star after his victory over Liddell because he didn’t have a diverse enough audience to do so. To his credit, he will continue to sell UFC DVD’s next to […]
Quote of the Day – Chuck Norris
Friday, December 14th, 2007Chuck Norris aims to start a fight: “Watching UFC over the last 20 years, when fighters go to the ground, they have become so proficient in avoiding submissions so it becomes boring,” Norris said.
CNBC’s underwhelming special on ‘Ultimate Fighting’
Thursday, December 13th, 2007CNBC is a financial cable TV network that prides itself on giving its viewing audience at home a global perspective on business. Which is why the channel’s pitch for their one-hour MMA documentary, “Ultimate Fighting: From blood sport to big time,” was troubling from the outset. It was clear that CNBC’s viewpoint of mixed martial […]
‘War Machine’ goes to court
Thursday, December 13th, 2007According to an article just published by The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jon ‘War Machine’ Koppenhaver appeared in front of a Superior Court judge in San Diego regarding felony assault and battery charges filed (based on an incident that took place on September 2nd).
Michigan finalizes plans for MMA regulation
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Article here from The Associated Press. The goal is for UFC to run future events in the state.
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