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Thursday, April 20th, 2006Newspaper articles on the upcoming show in both the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Boxing: Cintron beats Estrada
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006By Zach Arnold A very interesting fight on Wednesday night’s ESPN2 telecast, with Kermit Cintron defeating David Estrada by TKO in round 10 (in Palm Beach, Florida). A lot of heavy hitting by both men, and while Cintron looked like he went through a war (in his post-match interview), he certainly delivered tonight. KW at […]
PRIDE 5/5 Osaka Dome card line-up
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006New matches announced today by the DSE office for the open-weight tournament: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. James Thompson Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum Add these to the other matches already announced: Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Yosuke Nishijima Mirko Cro Cop vs. Ikuhisa Minowa Josh Barnett vs. Emelianenko Alexander Three more matches need to be booked. Update: On […]
HERO’s 5/3 Yoyogi card line-up
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006Four new matches announced today for the upcoming HERO’s event. Here’s the updated card line-up: 2006 Middleweight Tournament: Hideo Tokoro vs. Black Mamba 2006 Middleweight Tournament: Ryuki Ueyama vs. Gilbert Melendez 2006 Middleweight Tournament: Hidetaka Monma vs. J.Z. (Brazil/ATT) [ed — Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante?] 2006 Middleweight Tournament: Leonardo Franca Nogueira vs. Ivan Menjivar Norifumi “Kid” […]
Gryphon reacts to the yakuza story
Monday, April 17th, 2006By Zach Arnold Gryphon, one of the top Japanese internet writers on the MMA scene, has posted his thoughts on the Shukan Gendai article series. It is interesting to read because it will give you a clear perspective on where the battle lines are going to be drawn. Added to this post is the reaction […]
Summary translation of 4/17 Gendai article
Monday, April 17th, 2006By Zach Arnold This is a summary translation of what was written in today’s newest article published in Shukan Gendai.
PRIDE’s Las Vegas plans
Sunday, April 16th, 2006The Las Vegas Sun reports that DSE wants to run the Thomas & Mack Center on either 10/7 or 10/20. That’s certainly an interesting story given everything that is currently happening.
Shukan Gendai’s open questionnaire
Sunday, April 16th, 2006The focus from the magazine this week is on the TV networks (Fuji TV & Nippon TV) in relation to their ties to MMA. More details at Burning Spirit (Japanese) and here. NHB News has some reaction to the story (in Japanese). Message board thread about this topic.
UFC 59 – The Judges
Saturday, April 15th, 2006The name of the event is “Reality Check,” and depending on who you talk to, it seems that maybe the judges scoring tonight’s fights at the UFC show might be in need of a reality check. 🙂 I highly encourage ranting or disagreement for this posting. Meanwhile, some fans will need to be consoled after […]
More information on yakuza scandal on Monday
Saturday, April 15th, 2006By Zach Arnold A preview for the upcoming edition (this Monday) of Shukan Gendai notes that more information from Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye promoter Seiya Kawamata will be coming, this time with the focus on the two major TV networks in Japan (Fuji TV & Nippon TV) in regards to what Kawamata claims is their respective relationships […]
Boxing: Audley Harrison loses… again
Friday, April 14th, 2006By Zach Arnold For the small amount of boxing fans who come to this web site, ESPN2 on Friday night aired a fight between Audley Harrison and Dominick Guinn from Rancho Mirage, CA. It was billed in the press as a make-or-break fight for both men. Guinn won after 10 rounds by a unanimous decision […]
Sakakibara responds to Gendai articles
Thursday, April 13th, 2006By Zach Arnold DSE President Nobuyuki Sakakibara told the press that the charges made in the Shukan Gendai interview series by Seiya Kawamata are ‘groundless’ in regards to telling the truth. Sakakibara stated that the articles were one-sided pieces and that he wants an inquiry into the truth. He claimed that the contents of the […]
Fujita to return to PRIDE
Thursday, April 13th, 2006He did a photo-op today for DSE to announce his return to the PRIDE ring. Fujita will participate in the open-weight tournament, which starts on May 5th at the Osaka Dome.
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