Zach Arnold
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Friday, May 18th, 2012What started out as a politically interesting challenge has not only soured, but has downright turned ugly in a poison-pill kind of way.
Is Andre Berto’s steroid test a turning point or point of no return?
Friday, May 18th, 2012Andre Berto is the second high-profile boxer caught by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency in regards to failing a supplemental drug test. What will this mean for VADA’s future?
Manny Pacquiao in damage-control mode over comments about gays, SSM
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Just how much damage has been caused by Manny Pacquiao’s remarks on same sex marriage and how the publication that quoted him portrayed his comments?
Text of Dana White’s bizarre attack on Dave Meltzer
Monday, May 14th, 2012Clearly, Dana White is feeling the media pressure over the poor ratings UFC on Fox 3 drew on May 5th.
Nick Diaz’s fight for freedom to fight again is now in court
Sunday, May 13th, 2012Team Diaz is fighting to get an injunction in a Las Vegas courtroom over the indefinite suspension that the Nevada State Athletic Commission has levied on Nick Diaz.
Spike TV pulls a page out of the Antonio Inoki playbook with King Mo
Friday, May 11th, 2012Will King Mo become the next version of Don Frye, a man who had a wildly successful career as both a pro-wrestler and MMA fighter?
Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) statement regarding Lamont Peterson drug test disclosure
Thursday, May 10th, 2012Dr. Margaret Goodman & the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency have released a statement regarding the protocols & procedures behind the timing of Lamont Peterson’s failed drug test result.
Open mouth, insert foot: Keith Kizer’s attack on Dr. Margaret Goodman backfires (updated with crash course link)
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012Keith Kizer’s comments about Dr. Margaret Goodman, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, and Lamont Peterson’s failed drug test are going to haunt him.
California State Athletic Commission investigation: How did (then) 80 year old scandal-plagued politician John Frierson get an important job promotion?
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012In the second part of our investigation series into the California State Athletic Commission, we take a look at Chairman John Frierson and how he has managed to avoid political damage from multiple scandals. What does Frierson want to do with the political power he has obtained?
The cold, hard truth about passing NY MMA legislation
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012The elephant in the room when it comes to discussion about passing MMA legislation in New York is that a majority of the voters in the state don’t actually want it.
Investigation: The future of combat sports in California
Sunday, May 6th, 2012A new Fight Opinion investigation takes a look at the political power that California State Athletic Commission chairman John Frierson posses and how the future of combat sports will look under his tenure as Chairman.
California’s heavyweight politicians & neutering of AB2100
Friday, May 4th, 2012How a week makes a difference… the future of AB2100, as proposed last week, is entirely different now.
How will combat sports handle concussions in the future?
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012Junior Seau’s death on Wednesday reminds us that the issue of brain damage & concussions is very real in all sports, none more so than combat sports.
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