In Dana White’s mind UFC 100 marked an important shift. The UFC president pointed out during an interview on ESPNRadio1100, that the media he covets the most, finally showed they’re getting it with regards to mixed martial arts. It’s safe to assume that he wasn’t talking about the print media or those print media veterans who’ve made the transition to the Internet. Unfortunately most of the guys and gals who grew up thinking tennis, golf, horse racing and The Indy 500 were a big deal, are stuck in Read more [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Anderson Silva got the first wave of questions regarding a lack of aggression in his last two fights. There’s many more to come before UFC 101 and if another clunker unfolds in Philadelphia, rest assured the city of Brotherly Love can quickly turn into a hellhole if the fans are displeased. Another fight like the one against Thales Leites in Montreal where the challenger refused to engage and Silva chose not to take him out, will result in plenty of booing from America’s nastiest Read more [...]
“Ultimate Fighting: Fistful of Dollars” to Air Tonight on CNBC
Posted: 29th July 2009 by Travis Luta in MMA NewsCNBC will once again profile the UFC in the form of “Ultimate Fighting: Fistful of Dollars”, which premieres tonight at 10 PM ET on the channel. The video above features a sneak preview of the show. Additional clips can be seen after the jump. Continue reading ““Ultimate Fighting: Fistful of Dollars” to Air Tonight on CNBC”Post from MMA on Tap Read more [...]
As with all things meant to be kept a secret, someone tells a friend in confidence and eventually it is headline news. It is no different when it comes to the UFC and their upcoming July 31st press conference where Dana White has promised to announce “a lot of crazy things”. Once again I have been able to obtain a sneak preview of the events that are planned and indeed there are some items on the list that have me equal parts aghast, shocked and appalled. To my loyal readers, if you promise Read more [...]
Elias Cepeda, UFC – On March 7th, Shane Nelson was living the dream. The 25 year old protégé of lightweight champion BJ Penn had just improved his UFC record to 2-0 by stopping top veteran Aaron Riley via TKO in just 44 seconds and was on cloud nine.