Archive for July, 2009

Jeff Farmer ain’t gonna lay down for anybody

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Unfortunately, this is the last Jeff Farmer promo clip that we can locate. The good news is that we’ve got much more from his in-ring work as well as from the other IPW superstars:

ROH on HD Net preview for 8/1/09

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Here’s the latest preview video for ROH on HD Net:

Great moments in pro wrestling promos: The Spoiler and Ted DiBiase

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

With a bonus appearance from Paul Ellering and the Road Warriors after the Omni upcoming card announcement. The real cool thing about this video is an all too rare appearance from one of the greatest masked men in pro wrestling history The Spoiler aka Don Jardine. Jardine is highly respected by pro wrestling [...]

Mousasi confirms Strikeforce deal

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Via Bloody Elbow:
Gegard Mousasi has confirmed a three fight deal with Strikeforce and is interested in boxing:
“I signed a three-fight deal with Strikeforce and I want to box. I hope to be part of the Showtime boxing series, too.”
Mousasi has slick standup skills, but he’s better off sticking to MMA:
Gegard Mousasi confirms Strikeforce deal @ [...]

Fedor to UFC?

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

The Los Angeles Times has reported that Fedor Emelianenko is finalizing a deal with the UFC.
A long-awaited agreement between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the man considered the world’s best mixed martial arts fighter, Fedor Emelianenko, is expected to be announced by UFC President Dana White on Friday, a source with information about [...]

The Onion: Evander Holyfield to fight horse

Monday, July 27th, 2009

From The Onion:
Evander Holyfield To Box Horse For Heavyweight Title

SengokuG latest episode Sengoku 9 previews

Monday, July 27th, 2009

The latest episode of the Sengoku TV show SengokuG is online, with previews of much of the Sengoku 9 card. HT: Nightmare of Battle:
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Part 2:

Part 3:

ROH on HD Net moving to Monday nights

Monday, July 27th, 2009

ROH on HD Net is moving to Monday nights–the idea is for wrestling fans to be able to watch the show either before or after RAW. It’ll be shown at 8 PM and 11 PM Eastern/5 PM and 8 PM Pacific

MMA journalism roundtable: sourcing, citing and plagiarizing

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Here’s today’s question at MMA Opinion’s journalism roundtable:
One of the sore spots MMA writers have is when writers don’t cite their information. While everyone would agree that stealing articles (cutting and pasting with changed names) is wrong, what about repeating information read elsewhere without citing the source? Or when people’s entire article is a quote [...]

Mousasi vs. Babalu added to Strikeforce 8/15 show

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Good news for fight fans as the highly anticipated matchup between Gegard Mousasi and Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral originally scheduled for the ill fated Affliction: Trilogy show has been moved to the 8/15 Strikeforce show. This has the potential to be a great fight and is scheduled as a 5 round contest for ‘Babalu’s’ Strikeforce [...]