Archive for 'MMA business'

KJ Noons responds to EliteXC about the Diaz fight..

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

KJ Noons has sent this to a number of MMA media outlets and it appears to be
legit. Nothing really too exciting–We have no issue with Noons
fighting Eddie Alverez but he’s realistically not going to be able to
fight until later this year. He had a nasty eye injury at the DREAM
LW GP semi finals …

BREAKING: Cro Cop vs. Overeem at DREAM.6

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The Croatian sports media is reporting that Mirko Cro Cop vs. Alistair Overeem is a done deal for DREAM.6. We’ll update with details as we get them. Here’s a news report from Croatian television that should give you the general idea…
UPDATE: Our Eastern European source Edo adds the following note:
The report is …

Rampage to fight at UFC 91 in Portland?

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

That’s what Kevin Iole is reporting….
The UFC plans to allow former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson to fight even though he was formally charged with two felonies on Tuesday for his role in a July 15 traffic incident in Southern California.
Jackson, 30, was charged with one felony count of evading while driving recklessly and …

Affliction to sponsor Mike Skinner’s #00 NASCAR team at California

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Affliction will be the primary sponsor of Mike Skinner’s #00 car at the 8/31 Pepsi 500 race in Southern California:
Affliction Entertainment and Michael Waltrip Racing have teamed up to race for the checkered flag in the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Southern California. This year’s Sprint Cup Series race at the two-mile D-shaped …

Kimbo’s opponent for the 10/4/08 CBS show..

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Will be Ken Shamrock…
Kimbo/Shamrock @ EliteXC.com

EliteXC VP Jared Shaw slams KJ Noons…

Monday, August 25th, 2008

He makes an effort to be diplomatic here and there, but EliteXC VP Jared Shaw is none too happy with “Nature Boy” KJ Noons–and with good reason. Fight Hype has an interview with Shaw, here’s a tasty excerpt:
PC: Are you anticipating a press conference from Noons' camp?
JS: Honestly, I don't care one way or …

Worst MMA idea ever…

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

At least for this week….the ECW “Three Way Dance” comes to MMA:
In the never-ending quest to push the envelope in the sport of mixed martial arts, a pair of Virginia men think they’ve found the next big thing.
It is called San Do, a Japanese discipline in which three fighters compete in the ring at the …

New Affliction Day of Reckoning promo…

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

With OZZY:

GSP vs. Penn 1/31/09 in Las Vegas

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

So sayeth Kevin Iole. The Dana also confirmed what we reported awhile back that UFC 91 would be here in The Rose City:
Though UFC president Dana White had held open the possibility of another fight in Montreal before the end of the year, he dashed Canadian fans’ dreams on Thursday when he said UFC …

Rosi Sexton interview

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Great interview @ FightTicker with Rosi Sexton, who is an actual Ph.D. and definitely one of the sharpest tools in the MMA shed:
A few mixed martial artists have been heralded for their high educational accomplishments. But no elite mixed martial artist can come close to the level of education held by professional mixed martial artist, …