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Tuesday, February 14th, 2006By Zach Arnold In a recent interview in Brazil, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was asked about what his future in DSE would be. He was asked specifically what his future after the Kiyoshi Tamura fight would be, and what he thought the best creative direction would be for him. His response was very interesting.
MMA Weekly loses top writer
Monday, February 13th, 2006By Zach Arnold Ken Pishna, accomplished MMA writer (and his wife is a photographer, too) and mainstay at MMA Weekly, has left that web site. Ken is now the director of MMA relations for the American Championship Fighting group (based out of Denver, Colorado). For informational purposes, I am posting the first PR release for […]
Media Survival 101 – Part 1
Sunday, February 12th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you’ve noticed, the amount of “big” MMA web sites in terms of media coverage is smaller than you would suspect. As the Internet boom continues, more and more smaller sites are starting to pop up. However, it seems that the information in the industry is consolidated to such a small base […]
Jack is back… with tripe
Thursday, February 9th, 2006By Zach Arnold A few days ago, I wrote a rebuttal to a Jack Encarnacao article about the similarities (or lack thereof) between the MMA & pro-wrestling industries. Well, Jack is back… with more. So am I.
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 6
Thursday, February 9th, 2006This past weekend was the NFL’s Super Bowl in Detroit. However, last weekend was also the Granddaddy of all weekends if you were an MMA fan. With shows in Japan (MARS at Ariake Colosseum, K-1 at Saitama Super Arena, DEEP at Korakuen Hall), America (UFC 57 in Las Vegas, Valor Fighting in California), and the […]
K-1 3/5 New Zealand event
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006Card line-up (from the promotion’s HP): Reserve Fight: Ben Edwards vs. Jay Hepi Reserve Fight: Sydney Asiata vs. Matt Samoa Oceania GP: Cyril Abidi vs. Hiraku Hori Oceania GP: Paula Mataele vs. Jason Suttie Oceania GP: Badr Hari vs. Peter Graham Oceania GP: Poul Slowinski vs. Rony Sefo Super Fight: Ray Sefo vs. Remy Bonjasky […]
In the (dog)house
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006By Zach Arnold Nikkan Sports reports that Bobby Ologun will be under house confinement until March. This is the apparent punishment for the recent incident that took place where Bobby was accused to beating up R & A Promotions President Kazuyuki Ito. Ito stated that full-scale plans to bring Bobby back will be implemented in […]
UFC’s youth movement
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006By Zach Arnold I was reading Jason Vondersmith’s article in the Portland Tribune titled Beaten again, Couture walks away and one item really stuck out at me: “We knew Randy would try to lay back and come hard at me, make me overcommit,†said Liddell, 36. “I just tried to move around and pick my […]
K-1 signs another big South Korean name
Monday, February 6th, 2006By Zach Arnold Long-time South Korean correspondent (and good friend) Yeo Jong-Hoon reports that former WBA Super Featherwieght champion Choi Yong-Soo has signed a 3-year contract with K-1. A press conference will be held for this announcement on 2/11 at 2 PM South Korean time. The South Korean media is reporting that Yong-Soo will be […]
PRIDE 31 main card line-up
Monday, February 6th, 2006Mark Hunt vs. Yosuke Nishijima Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs. Mario Sperry Mauricio Shogun vs. Mark Coleman Sergey Kharitonov vs. Alistair Overeem Josh Barnett vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Yoon Dong Sik Jon Olav Einemo vs. Fabricio Werdum Pedro Rizzo vs. Roman Zentsov This looks brutal.
MMA and Professional Wrestling are not the same
Sunday, February 5th, 2006By Zach Arnold If you are not a pro-wrestling fan, then this post is probably not for you. If you’re a pro-wrestling fan who follows MMA, stick with me here. Jack Encarnacao (who has written articles for The Boston Globe) wrote a piece titled How MMA’s popularity is already changing pro wrestling. Far be it […]
Post-UFC 57 reaction (round one)
Sunday, February 5th, 2006By Zach Arnold I’m not sure what demographic these links will appeal to… If you want to contribute any feedback links to blog sites, message boards, web sites, or other threads, post them in the comments section and I will add them here. Making People Laugh – Departure of Captain America BB Am I – […]
UFC 57 report
Saturday, February 4th, 2006Rob Sayers & Jason Adams are watching the show tonight. I am not sure if they will do live commentary on the event or if they will come back with a post-show reporter. Luke Nicholson also is watching the show and will have a report with his notes as well. Either way, keep your eyes […]
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