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Dana White on Michael Eisner
(cnbc.com) As many of you know, Dana white recently did an interview on CNBC's Conversations with Michal Eisner. Here is the full video.
UFC on CNBC - From Blood Sprt to Big Time
(ca.youtube.com) Series premiers December 13 at 10p / 1a ET
I really don't have any other info on this
News From Europe: Liaudin Leading MMA Legal Push, Fighters' Futures, More
(sherdog.com) Among the top news items recently coming out of Europe are a push by UFC's Jess Liaudin to legalize MMA in France, Melvin Manhoef's next fight, and uncertainty about Mirko Cro Cop's future.
Liddell Seeking Motivational Help?
(mmanews.com) The Boston Herald reports that professional motivator Tony Roberts, talking about recent celebrities he's worked with, noted that one of his recent clients was UFC's Chuck Liddell.
Ben Saunders: I Want A Rematch With Speer
(mmanews.com) TUF 6 competitor Ben Saunders, who lost to Tommy Speer on the show, is lobbying for a rematch. He's claiming his medical issues played a huge role in his losing the fight and feels he deserves a rematch, and is now trying to drum up support online.
Filho Talks Liddell-Silva, WEC, More
(tatame.com) The Brazillian website TATAME has a new interview posted in English with WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo FIlho. In it, he talks Liddell-Silva, Silva-Henderson, WEC, and other current MMA topics.
Gilbert Melendez -VS- Mitsuhiro Ishida at Yarennoka NYE
(fiveouncesofpain.com) TAGG Radio announced yesterday that TAGG Radio sponsored fighter Gilbert Melendez will be taking on Mitsuhiro Ishida at Yarennoka on New Year’s Eve in Japan.
This is a very good fight and this card is shaping up to be a good one. Too bad it won’t be available to watch in the U.S.
Interesting Interview with Josh Barnett
(punchdrunkgamer.com) PDG: It’s been a couple of months since we talked last. What have you been doing?
Josh: I have been training and preparing for the IGF event that I am working on the 20th of December and my grappling match in Pancrase on the 22nd. I have also been working with my new team of fighters that are competing in an event in the Philippines called Ring of Fire that is being produced by Platinum Fighting Productions.
Enjoy guys.
Sylvia vs. Nogueira Title Fight Set For UFC 81
(mmanews.com) The following is a translated note from an article on Portaldovt:
"In first hand, the fight between Minotauro and Tim Sylvia was signed hours ago, and it will take place in UFC 81, feb. 2nd, in Las Vegas.
Randy did not reach agreements with UFC and the vague title will be disuputed between Minotauro and Tim"
Shogun to fight in Canada?
(mmafightline.com) Shogun announced to fans and members of the media in London that he would make his return to the cage at UFC 83. The event will likely take place in Canada. No opponent has been revealed as of yet.
As a Canadian this would be a dream, I would love to see Shogun live.
A Boxing Fan Looks At MMA
(secondsout.com) Today’s video-game culture and increasingly violent movies have spawned a demand for entertainment that offers clearly-visible mayhem.
Meanwhile, boxing is in trouble. Not many sports have a reigning superstar who has won only twice in the past four-and-a-half years and lost three of his last five outings. But that’s Oscar De La Hoya’s recent record.
Put the aforementioned realities together and one has an ideal environment for the rise of mixed martial arts as a sports entertainment phenomenon.
Submitted Dec 2, 2007 2:14PM by grappler0000 - 6 comments
Filed under: Other Combat Sports, General MMA
TV success is a reality
(bostonherald.com) You might not expect Dana White to make comparisons to “American Idol,” but the UFC president doesn’t hesitate to point out the similarities between his organization’s reality show, “The Ultimate Fighter,” and the highest-rated show on television.
“This (TUF) and ‘American Idol’ are probably the two most significant reality shows on television,” White said. “The reason is they have all these reality shows now where you watch a bunch of (expletive) idiots on TV making jackasses out of themselves and when the show is over, you never see them again.
Gina Carano Confirmed As New American Gladiator ‘Crush’
(americangladiatorsblog.com) We have known for a few days Gina Carano, Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter was going to be one of the new Gladiators but we were unsure of which one. Well it has been confirmed she will be gladiator ‘Crush’, a new name added to the mix for more then one reason I am sure.
TEXAS FIGHTER DIES Sammy Vasquez, 35, Becomes MMA’s First Documented Fatality
(thefightnetwork.com) The Harris County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed today that Sammy Vasquez, a 35-year-old mixed martial artist from Houston, Texas, died on Friday, Nov. 30. Vasquez’s death appears to be the first documented fatality resulting from a regulated MMA fight.
Vasquez (1-2) suffered a third-round knockout loss to Vince Libardi during a Renegades Extreme Fighting bout on Oct. 20 at Houston’s Toyota Center. After the fight, Vasquez was taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center’s Critical Care Unit, where he began a 47-day struggle.
M-1 Global's first event could...
(samcaplan.proelite.com) ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) has learned through multiple sources that M-1 Global is leaning towards holding their first pay-per-view event in the U.S. in Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center, the same venue that hosted UFC 78 earlier this month.
Matchups for the first show are already being discussed. A main event between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett is under consideration but Barnett is currently not contracted to the promotion.
Aleks Emelianenko in Bar Fight; Mistaken for Hoodlum
(mmamovement.com) Aleks was at a bar last night with two females when a group of drunken men began acting inappropriate and began directing some of their remarks toward the females accompanying Aleks. He then proceeded to clean them up and was arrested by the police as they mistook him as the culprit, and was promptly released.
Submitted Dec 1, 2007 5:45PM by duggy - 17 comments
Filed under: MMA Personalities, Miscellaneous, PrideFC
North American MMA Expo schedule for Sunday
(punch.freedomblogging.com) Check out a schedule of events for the North American Mixed Martial Arts Expo on Sunday at Anaheim Convention Center.
K-1 Trying To Get Holyfield For NYE?
(mmanews.com) Probably won't be worth much more than a laugh, but K-1 may be trying to bring in the former Heavyweight Champion for NYE.
Taktarov kneebar's his way to a succesful return in Russia
(mmaweekly.com)
After alost ten years away from the sport, it's understandable that fans where sceptic of the Russian Bear's return to MMA, but he did not dissapoint. Oleg wins in his return bout with yet another kneebar. This former UFC champion is hailed by most as one of the greatest and toughest fighters from the first generation of fighters, and although a Couture-like career is unlikely, the return of Oleg Taktarov is welcomed by all.
ps. Oleg recently had a boxing match with none other that Dolph Lungrend.
CBS, NBC Could Soon Televise MMA
(mmajunkie.com) CBS and NBC are talking with mixed martial arts promotions about becoming the first major broadcast network to televise the sport.
Nothing is official, but television and MMA insiders expect a deal between CBS and the Ultimate Fighting Championship to be announced shortly.
UFC president Dana White said he didn’t want to discuss a deal that is still being negotiated, but White did say that UFC 80 on Jan. 19 would be a pay-per-view event. It had been rumored that would be the first CBS show if a deal was reached.
MMA insiders believe CBS is looking at a Saturday night prime-time slot. CBS averaged a 4.5 rating in prime time on Nov. 24, a number no UFC event has approached. However, major UFC events such as Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz in 2006 and this year’s Dan Henderson vs. Quinton Jackson Pride vs. UFC title unification match have beaten all network programming in the highly sought 18-34 male demographic despite airing on basic cable’s Spike TV.
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