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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007By Zach Arnold K1 Dynamite SuckedUploaded by djdocsavage The MySpace page of the K-1 Dynamite DJ? I would copy some text from the following Japanese articles, but apparently WP 2.2 doesn’t support the Japanese text unlike past versions of WP. How the Japanese media covered the K-1 Dynamite show (Part II): Part I discussed how […]
Sunday media review: All UFC, all the time
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007Tonight is WEC from Las Vegas on The Versus Network. The Versus Network is the home of the National Hockey League and has long been a media punchline due to supposedly nobody knowing what the channel is or being able to get it on a basic cable package. Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs […]
K-1 Dynamite at LA Coliseum
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007Results: Observer | Sherdog | F4W Online | The Fight Network | MMA on Tap Sherdog is reporting that Armando Garcia has indefinitely suspended Johnnie Morton after refusing to take a doping test after his fight. Josh Gross is reporting (as a rumor) on Sherdog radio that if you tried to buy two tickets on […]
The latest update on PRIDE
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007Sam Caplan has a very good posting about what the climate is like in this post-PRIDE world. He’s one of the few MMA writers who understands the picture pretty clearly, although I disagree with his conclusion that UFC will be successful in running a satellite office in Japan. The Japanese marketplace is an entirely different […]
Saturday media splash: Only UFC exists
Friday, June 1st, 2007The latest edition of Fight Game on Fox News. More Internet rumors about Xyience. Hope the reporting is solid, because there are some pretty heavy allegations being made there. Today’s Globe & Mail newspaper in Canada has a story called Ultimate Fighting: Blood, guts, and PPV. The author’s e-mail is here. As we’ve discussed on […]
Fight Opinion Radio #51: Post-UFC 71 aftermath
Friday, June 1st, 2007Start your weekend off the right way with Fight Opinion Radio. Returning to the show this week are popular MMA writers Steve Sievert and Luke Thomas. Steve talks about his experience at the UFC 71 show in Las Vegas and how top bosses in the mainstream media are reacting to the American MMA boom. Luke […]
MMA Internet shooters
Friday, June 1st, 2007By Zach Arnold Update: Ron at Concepts Marketing is encountering some ‘typical’ online MMA fans. A friendly warning to Ron that there is brazen hostility and inane screaming from idiots on the bigger MMA sites. Trust me. It pays to get a real thick skin if you want to peruse through some of the more […]
Friday headlines: Japanese PR wars
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Japanese marketing 101. The Los Angeles Times on ticket sales for the K-1 Dynamite event at the LA Coliseum: Kogan said FEG has sold at least 40,000 tickets ranging from $10 to $100. State athletic officials argue that in an outline of ticket distribution plans, FEG officials reported they planned to sell only 10,000 tickets, […]
The dollar menu
Thursday, May 31st, 2007IFL stock quote.
DSE rumor mill
Thursday, May 31st, 2007By Zach Arnold First, let’s cover the court beat. Today, all the parties involved in the Fishman Companies vs. DSE Inc. lawsuit are scheduled to meet in Clark County, NV. court to resume legal proceedings. The main attorney for DSE Inc. filed a motion to dismiss the case or get a summary judgment. One of […]
Thursday trash talk: Dynamite dud or surprise?
Thursday, May 31st, 2007K-1 has come up with an ingenious idea to promote star power at their upcoming Dynamite show at the LA Coliseum this weekend – give a media push to Dennis Rodman. Sports Navigator reports that they would like to see Rodman compete in MMA, as early as late June in Holland. Yes, the Japanese report […]
Major plunge for IFL stock
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Why is today the day that this stock is dropping hard? Update: Here’s the latest SEC information. The IFL S-1 filing from earlier in the month was solidified yesterday with a ‘notice of effectiveness.’ FO wannabe stock analysts – have at it and try to explain in plain English what this all means.
Wednesday media wrath: MMA’s mainstream growing pains
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007MMA California’s not-official image character, Yoda, cheerleads for Fedor Tim Dahlberg, who is a top boxing writer for the Associated Press, rips into UFC with a new column titled UFC could have used a good fight to back up the hype. He rips into the fans who paid to watch UFC 71 as “not-so-rich-and-famous” (someone […]
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