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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007I realize that the podcasting feed was popular, but not as popular as I first thought. As you know, the original podcasting feed on our site has been off-and-on, iffy at times to work with. Since we upgraded the software on our server side to update things, it’s basically flaked out and went kaput. iTunes […]
Sunday slam: Mirko’s loss and the PRIDE name
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007By Zach Arnold Our latest site poll results for the following question: Which league do you see surviving the longest? PRIDE – 66% Elite XC – 26% IFL – 8% A new poll has been added to the right side of the page. On all of the major international news wire services, Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga […]
UFC 70 recap
Saturday, April 21st, 2007By Zach Arnold We start with the annoying gladiator video opener. Listening to Michael Bisping talk, it’s amazing that Spike TV actually put subtitles on the screen whenever he talked during The Ultimate Fighter. Even when he loses, I always love watching Elvis Sinosic. He’s a great character. “Everyone always has a plan until they […]
UFC 70 open discussion
Saturday, April 21st, 2007Pre-show thoughts, during-show thoughts, and post-show thoughts go here. I’m setting this post up as I will watch the show on TV and do a recap later for the site. UFC 70 event results.
Saturday splash: No love for Fabricio Werdum
Friday, April 20th, 2007One Randy Couture says that he thinks Mirko Cro Cop will lose to Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 70. I suggested the same thing a couple of weeks ago and drew surprise. I expect to be laughed at soon. Randy also picked Arlovski over Werdum, whereas I think Werdum has a real good shot here to […]
Report: UFC not to air on WOWOW in May
Friday, April 20th, 2007Gryphon picked up on a hot lead, and I decided to go ahead and do a quick translation (paraphasing some of what was said) of the post he alluded to.
Update on Ed Fishman lawsuit
Friday, April 20th, 2007By Zach Arnold Last Monday, the next court-approved meeting for the Fishman Companies vs. DSE Inc. was originally set for May 17th at 9 AM PST in Clark County (Las Vegas), Nevada. However, there is a new hearing scheduled for Wednesday, April 25th at 9:30 AM PST. For the 4/25 hearing, the lawyer for the […]
Friday media flash: The heat-up for UFC 70
Friday, April 20th, 2007There is a report that UFC has signed a major advertising deal with Feather Brooksbank in the UK. On Thursday, officials from the anti-yakuza task force of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police had a JBC-sanctioned meeting with 56 people associated with boxing gyms in Tokyo. The meeting was the first in a series of lectures of […]
Fight Opinion Radio #46: The world of Zuffa
Thursday, April 19th, 2007This week’s 60-minute show covers the main stories in the past week of MMA, including the fallout from the Dana White/Tito Ortiz ‘Bad Blood’ docudrama that Spike TV aired last week. Did Tito Ortiz’s career suffer damage due to the show? What exactly was the payoff? Begrudgingly, we discuss these issues. Also, we talk about […]
Dana White talks about Fedor
Thursday, April 19th, 2007Money quote from The Fight Network: “He has a contract with PRIDE,†White reconfirmed, though the 37-year-old publicly proclaimed he had a problem with the mega-star fighter appearing elsewhere. White even went as far as to say he would take legal measures to ensure Emelianenko stay off any other roster besides his own. “He’s not […]
Thursday talk: BET on MMA
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007The IFL stock is now at $3.40/share. Oh my. BET’s latest PR push for their new ‘MMA’ show: IRON RING – Combat sports just got tougher. From the creator of ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHALLENGE, one of the most successful new sports formats in entertainment, comes a new show that introduces new celebrities from music, sports and […]
Mailbag time
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007Submit your questions in the comments section. We’ll answer them on this week’s edition of Fight Opinion Radio. Plus, pick what storyline you want us to focus on in the opening segment – Fedor/Lindland, Dana/Tito, complications with the ‘new PRIDE, etc. In relation to the PRIDE story, this Miruhon report that Gryphon referred to is […]
Wednesday headlines: Yakuza mania and PRIDE news
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007By Zach Arnold Roger Gracie vs. Ricardo Arona announced for ADCC 2007. Frank Trigg states that he will unlikely be associated with the ‘new’ PRIDE. Choi Hong-Man has been booked against Mike Malone for K-1’s 4/28 Neal Blaisdell Arena show in Honolulu. A new release of the NHB MMA simulator.
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