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Tuesday, August 7th, 2007A new edition of Total MMA is now available. Mauro Ranallo is not a fan of what Vince McMahon said yesterday. Mauro is also not a fan of what the CSAC appeals ruling was for James Toney, either. Spencer Fisher is not going to fight Din Thomas on 9/19 due to a staph infection. There’s […]
James Toney gets suspension reduced
Monday, August 6th, 2007By Zach Arnold After reading this LA Times article tonight, I expect there to be quite a bit of outrage on the MMA forums over the treatment Hermes Franca received from the California State Athletic Commission today in comparison to James Toney. Toney was suspended by the CSAC earlier this year after testing positive for […]
Monday media marks: More UFC/dog fighting comparisons
Monday, August 6th, 2007I present to you the comments from one Bert Sugar in a recent interview: Toss Sugar a question and he fires back an opinion. I didn’t have to dig too deeply for his take on Ultimate Fighting. “I think it appeals to people with their hats turned backwards,” he said. “It’s the Michael Vick chosen […]
WEC 8/5 Las Vegas event results
Sunday, August 5th, 2007Any and all links, comments, or thoughts go on this post. Running results: The Fight Network | MMA Weekly | Sherdog | MMA on Tap | MMA Madness | Bloody Elbow | Yahoo Sports
Newspaper rips Dana White over ESPN interview
Sunday, August 5th, 2007By Zach Arnold This past week has not been a particularly great showing for Dana White in terms of issues relating to credibility, based on statements he made in a recent ESPN The Magazine interview. I posted criticism about White comments and Fightlinker took issue with White’s claims about nandrolone. On Fight Opinion Radio this […]
Another drive-by media attack on MMA
Sunday, August 5th, 2007It’s irritating enough to deal with daily drive-by media attacks on MMA when the outlets are newspapers like The Grand Rapids Press and the Mason City Globe Gazette. It’s even more aggravating when the media outlet in question has a big circulation like The New York Daily News.
Sunday news snips: Hong-Man back on winning track
Sunday, August 5th, 2007K-1 8/5 Hong Kong event results. Mike Coughlin has filed a report. I saw a post over at NHB News (Japanese) that took quotes from former MMA agent Miro Mijatovic about MMA’s drug culture in Japan and attributed those quotes to the Wrestling Observer. Those quotes made by Mijatovic were made to me and the […]
Whopper of the week
Saturday, August 4th, 2007The Bob Arum/Dana White feud is turning out to be a goldmine for quotes. Arum fires the latest salvo by claiming that UFC has a bigger drug problem than the Tour de France. UFC Mania has links to the audio clips. Sam Caplan shares his thoughts. The only topic that gets Bob’s blood pumping more […]
Fight Opinion Radio #57: Josh Barnett
Saturday, August 4th, 2007A big 90-minute show this week. First, we go through the MMA calendar this month and preview some of the upcoming big fights in WEC & UFC. Second, we take a look at some of the absurd claims that Dana White made in a recent ESPN The Magazine interview. Our stance is pretty clear in […]
Another drive-by attack on MMA by the Grand Rapids Press
Friday, August 3rd, 2007By Zach Arnold On June 4th, we highlighted an article by Brian VanOchten in the Grand Rapids Press that was a baseless attack on MMA and the industry’s supporters. It drew so much heat online (at Sherdog, Fight Opinion, etc.) that the newspaper staff was flooded with angry responses in return. One of our site […]
Saturday headlines: MMA at the Mansion
Friday, August 3rd, 2007Medical suspensions issued from the NJACB coming out of the IFL show this past Thursday night: Gerald Harris suspended 30 days and needs neurological examination, Bryan Vetell pending x-ray of left foot and opthamalogical exam of left eye, Tim Boetsch pending xray of right hand, David Phillips 60 days and needs neurological examination, Chris Clements […]
Iowa newspaper calls for MMA ban (again)
Friday, August 3rd, 2007By Zach Arnold On Friday, the Mason City Globe Gazette newspaper published an editorial today repeating their stance on MMA — which is to ban it. They published a similar editorial last April. Since the time the newspaper published that first editorial, MMA has been (or will soon be) regulated in Michigan, Oregon, and North […]
Friday fight notes: Just say no… to many things
Friday, August 3rd, 2007I’ve had a few readers who use the Safari browser state that they are having trouble loading this site. I’m not sure what is happening, but one trick to loading the site is to remove the www out of the URL. Try this instead and you should be fine. UFC and J-ROCK make a package […]
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