Archive for 'Dana White'

WKR on Hoelzer Reich

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Here’s a short and sweet analysis from Watch Kalib Run that hits the nail right on the head:
WKR really didn’t want to mention the absurdity of the Hoelzer Reich apparel brand and Zuffa’s decision to allow them to sponsor a fighter in the UFC (why give more media attention to a group with dubious ties [...]

Hoelzer Reich imagery visual discussion at Middle Easy

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Here’s an excellent breakdown of a lot of the Hoezler Reich graphics, complete with pictures for those of you who aren’t too good with multi-syllable words:
Hoezler Reich inspired by Nazi imagery @ Middle Easy

Dana tries to justify booking Tito v. Chuck 3

Monday, December 7th, 2009

MMA Memories takes their shots at yet another questionable Zuffa decision, bringing fans the not on anxiously awaited third fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz:
Houston, we have a problem in the UFC… besides the performance Mr. Alexander put on against Kimbo Slice last Saturday night.
I’m talking about UFC’s overall product overexposure, lack of roster [...]

Time to Bash the TUF 10 Finale

Monday, December 7th, 2009

One of our favorite MMA sites, Watch Kalib Run, takes their shots at the TUF Finale:
We are 24 hours removed from TUF 10 and WKR has been playing close attention to the reaction from around the MMA blogosphere and the consensus is: The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale sucked.
Secretly the UFC must be counting their blessings [...]

Jake Rossen on Kimbomania…er…the TUF Finale

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Jake Rossen has always been one of our favorite writers, and here he puts the TUF Finale into perspective keeping mindful of the pro wrestling undertones:
If Hulk Hogan was at all plugged in to his surroundings Saturday, he might have gotten the feeling he was witnessing the regeneration of his own carnival business: Characters sniping [...]

The 10 point must system and the ‘robbery’ that isn’t

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Wow–we’ve somehow hit the mother lode of intelligent MMA analysis. Here’s one that deals specifically with the MMA fan’s favorite ’straw man’ at the moment, the 10 point must system and MMA judging. Well worth reading but, again, not for the special ed set. Lateral thinking ability a prerequisite:
In case you’re wondering, after 5 [...]

Analysis of the UFC’s problems

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Good article at MMA Rising analyzing in detail what currently ails the UFC. Not for lip readers, as its a long and thoughtful critique:
Citing overwhelming demand from UFC fans, White announced that former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz would serve as opposing coaches [...]

Kimbo not boffo B.O. at TUF Finale

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Early reports are that The Ultimate Fighter Finale did 1,400 people in the 2,200 seat ‘The Pearl at the Palms’. Doesn’t say much about Kimbo Slice’s drawing power. More problematically, the 1,400 numbers is tickets *distributed* and there’s no indication how many of those were giveaways. By way of comparison, the TUF: [...]

Parisyan comments on UFC 106

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Here’s Karo Parisyan’s comments on his UFC 106 withdrawal:
“There’s a lot of problems going on. They won’t re-license me unless I (expletive) pay them,” Parisyan told MMAWeekly.com. “I had to pay the $32,000 fine in order to fight. I never paid because I never had the money. I don’t know if I’ll be able to [...]

Karo Parisyan off UFC 106 card, Dana pitches a fit

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Karo Parisyan has pulled out of Saturday’s UFC 106 match against Dustin Hazlett. No official reason has been given yet, but Parisyan has suffered from panic attacks in the past as well as pain killer addiction. There’s been some speculation that this current setback is due to his bout with painkiller addiction. [...]