Report: Noboru Yamaguchi out
By Zach Arnold | November 19, 2006
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Consider this insider baseball-style news. It is intriguing news, however, if you follow the inside politics of DSE and the Japanese fight industry. NHB News has an item claiming that Noboru Yamaguchi, main editor of Kami no Puroresu (a magazine very much supportive of PRIDE, and sometimes K-1 on a smaller scale), is resigning from his post. Yamaguchi has had various business dealing with DSE in the past (including a role as part of the Hustle pro-wrestling brain trust and also running some merchandising operations with DSE).
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UFC 65 post-show open thread
By Zach Arnold | November 18, 2006
All mainstream/broadsheet post-UFC event coverage links will be added to this post continuously. Use full-post view to see the links.
Event recaps: F4W Online | Observer | Fox Sports | Houston Chronicle | Fight Report
Plus, feel free to discuss the Pacquiao/Morales boxing fight (which, to the chagrin of some readers who hate seeing re-matches in MMA, was their third boxing match together) that happened on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Event recaps: Doghouse Boxing | Associated Press | CBN Interactive | Fox Sports | Fight Report
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Saturday afternoon media links
By Zach Arnold | November 18, 2006
This is the last-minute media run-up before the UFC 65 event. If you haven’t yet, please listen to our latest radio show. Also, note how much mass media coverage there has been for Hughes vs. GSP. It’s really insane.
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What I learned today…
By Zach Arnold | November 17, 2006
By simply reading MMA message boards.
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Friday super gigantic media round-up
By Zach Arnold | November 17, 2006
Matt Hughes draws a lot of heat.
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Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 32
By Zach Arnold | November 17, 2006
Coming off of our big show with Frank Shamrock last week, our show this week features over two hours of content. First, we have an interview with Jake Rossen of Sherdog.com, talking about his newest article in which he proposes 10 different changes that he would like to see in MMA in the coming year. Second, we talk with fighter Richard Montoya about training with Ken Shamrock and the Lions Dean. Richard also discusses his chances of fighting in the IFL soon.
Additionally, Luke Nicholson and Zach Arnold discuss the PRIDE/WWE web site announcement, the Showtime/Rumble on the Rock deal, The Ultimate Fighter season finale from last weekend, a preview of UFC 65 (Hughes vs. St. Pierre), a segment reviewing who are the pretenders and who are the contenders in the MMA landscape, and the world famous grab bag.
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The 32nd edition of Fight Opinion Radio is now online and available to download. Here are your options for listening to the show:
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PRIDE and WWE doing business together?
By Stephan | November 17, 2006
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Comment from Zach: Only WWE.com could find a way to have the phrases Big Dick Johnson and Let’s Go to Prison on their news page when talking about PRIDE. The Underground Forum and Sherdog threads about this developing story.
This is getting interesting (or may be getting interesting), not sure that Zach will like this, check this out at WWE.com.
Earlier today, WWE.com learned that WWE officials and members of the group PRIDE had a meeting scheduled this morning at WWE global headquarters in Stamford, Conn. The meeting would focus on the possibility of the two groups doing some form of business together in the future.
World Wrestling Entertainment is a multimedia conglomerate with a presence in films, music, and sports-entertainment around the world. Known for its unique brand of competition, PRIDE is a major championship mixed martial arts organization based in Japan.
I don’t know much about wrestling, but they have definitely lost viewership to Zuffa (and merchandising). Evolution about to happen perhaps?
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Link-o-rama
By Zach Arnold | November 16, 2006
- Fox Sports: Hughes/GSP UFC 65 – Match of the Year? and more GSP interview quotes with Dave Doyle
- Ivan Trembow: How TNA’s prime time wrestling show will compete with UFC ratings on Spike TV
- UFC HP: Vera on the Verge of a Breakthrough
- Houston Chronicle: Jeff Monson prepared for last shot
- Houston Chronicle: Matt Hughes intends to continue the fight
- Canadian Press (via CBC Sports): Opposites collide in heavyweight title fight at UFC 65 in Sacramento
- Press Release: Tito Ortiz’s “rent my shorts” marketing campaign for his 12/30 fight versus Chuck Liddell
- Hamilton Spectator: Big John McCarthy profile/interview article
- Hamilton Spectator: Fighting into the big time (Jeff Joslin profile article)
- Sioux City Journal: Gering, Nebraska bans MMA
- Pound 4 Pound: HBO continues negotiations with UFC
- NHB News: Choi Hong-Man off, Melvin Manhoef on the 12/2 Tokyo Dome card line-up
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PRIDE Otoko Matsuri 2006
By Zach Arnold | November 15, 2006
Fighters announced today (who will participate on the 12/31 Saitama Super Arena show): Emelianenko Fedor, Mark Hunt, Mirko Cro Cop, Josh Barnett, Vanderlei Silva, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Hidehiko Yoshida, Kazuyuki Fujita, Takanori Gomi, Mauricio Shogun, and Dan Henderson.
Tickets go on sale this Sunday starting at 10 AM.
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BoDog humiliates PRIDE VP
By Zach Arnold | November 15, 2006
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On this week’s edition of BodogFight TV (download the 215 MB QuickTime video here), the promotion decided to humiliate PRIDE VP Sotaro Shinoda.
And they weren’t secretive about it, either.
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UFC 65: Analysis and predictions
By Stephan | November 15, 2006
The Bad Intentions card is pretty exciting — two title bouts, and also a very interesting Frank Mir vs. Brandon Vera fight.
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Wednesday media links
By Zach Arnold | November 15, 2006
Updated throughout the day.
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Tuesday news wire
By Zach Arnold | November 14, 2006
This post last updated at 12:07 AM EST.
A lot of news stories and articles today. Take 5-10 minutes out of your busy schedule to read the various links and analysis. Then come back here and write your feedback.
Hint: Dana White responds to the new Showtime deal with JD Penn.
Update: The TUF Finale last Saturday night for UFC drew a 1.06 US cable rating. I had predicted a 1.2 rating, and even then I thought it might have been low. On the NSAC’s show results page, you’ll notice that Gene LeBell’s name is listed as a visiting judge for this show.
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