Archive for 'MMA business'

No punishment forthcoming for Silva’s UFC 112 antics?

Monday, April 12th, 2010

ESPN.UK is reporting that Anderson Silva and Dana White have ‘cleared the air’ following ‘The Spider’s’ embarrassing display at UFC 112. Quoting comments made by Silva’s manager Ed Soares to Bloody Elbow everyone has kissed and made up:
“Anderson and I spoke with Dana last night, he gave his point of view and everything is [...]

Inside MMA 4/9/10

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Here’s the most recent edition of ‘Inside MMA’:

Kick ass DREAM 14 main event

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

…as in Nick Diaz vs. Hayato ‘Mach’ Sakurai. Technically this is DREAM.15 as DREAM.14 was scheduled for late April in Korea but ended up being canceled. DREAM is calling this DREAM.14 but a lot of MMA sites and whatnot are referring to it DREAM 15. A number of sites are reporting the [...]

UFC, Vancouver work deal to save show

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

The UFC has worked out a deal with Vancouver officials and the June show will be held at GM Place after all.
UPDATE: The Vancouver show has been made official by the UFC with a scheduled date of 6/12/10.

Vancouver UFC show not happening?

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

The UFC show set for Vancouver in June doesn’t look like its going to happen, with the event moving to Cincinnati:

A planned UFC show set for June in Vancouver is on the ropes, apparently due to insurance and other issues.
A source told The Canadian Press that the show has been called off and the mixed [...]

Thiago Alves medical update

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Good news concerning Thiago Alves, who was pulled from Saturday’s UFC 111 card after a ‘brain irregularity’ was discovered. Apparently, he’ll only need minor outpatient surgery and will be able to resume training in a matter of weeks. Here’s what Michael David Smith reported on Alves’ situation:
When news broke on Thursday that Thiago [...]

Ralph Gonzalez on Cain Velasquez’s ‘Brown Pride’ tattoo

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Just posted–Ralph Gonzalez looks at the cultural context behind Cain Velasquez’s ‘Brown Pride’ tattoo.
Racist Cain? @ THE SAVAGE SCIENCE
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UFC 111 fight card shakeup

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Thiago Alves has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 111 fight against Jon Fitch. Apparently a pre-fight CT Scan and MRI revealed a couple of items of concern. The first ended up being no big deal, but the second will require further testing. There’s not much in the way of specifics, [...]

Bas Rutten vs. Ruben ‘Warpath’ Villarreal video

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

This is most likely Bas Rutten’s ‘retirement fight’ against Ruben ‘Warpath’ Villarreal in 2006. You can make a real good case that Bas is ‘pound for pound’ the best fighter in MMA history:

Josh Barnett vs. Mighty Mo DREAM 13 video

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Here’s the video of Josh Barnett vs. Mighty Mo from last night/this morning’s DREAM 13 card: