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Opinion: No Need To Panic: A Realistc Future for MMA

03 Sep 2008 17:00:57 PDT

Written by kphilpott
You can debate until the cows come home as to whether the economics of the UFC warrant a pay raise for its fighters. However, it’s tough to argue that a show that manages to gross $60,000 should be paying fighters $3,000 or $5,000 just to show, in addition to travel and overnight expenses fo...

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Opinion: A Depressing Look at the UFC's Competitors

02 Sep 2008 10:20:34 PDT

Written by Cannon J
Even if you are a UFC fan only, you cannot be rooting for bad business practices in MMA. What’s happening now will affect UFC long-term because sooner or later, the talent pool will dry out as less and less fighters can find work on minor shows. Once the money starts drying up, a lot of fighters a...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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Opinion: Inside MMA TV report

31 Aug 2008 05:59:32 PDT

By Phil Adams Kenny Rice is back this week. Tonight's guests are Josh Thomson, Tito Ortiz, and Guy Mezger (Tito's bitch, according to a tee-shirt I saw once). We start out with a look at Elite XC's recent troubles. They have cancelled a 9/20 show, lost $55 million since starting, their heavywe...

Original story at Figure Four Weekly Online .

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Opinion: Bloody Elbow August MMA Meta-Rankings: Middleweight

27 Aug 2008 13:54:56 PDT

Written by Kid Nate
This division remains a mess! Despite a wealth of talented fighters and seven major promotions (UFC, WEC, EliteXC, DREAM, WVR, Afflictiong and Strikeforce) booking top fighters, there's more confusion than clarity at 185. First off, Anderson Silva has cleaned out the UFC middleweigh...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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Opinion: Mark Dion: Terrible Agent

21 Aug 2008 14:27:43 PDT

Written by Michael Rome
This interview he just did with MMA Junkie really says it all. He knows nothing about what is good for his fighters, and his quotes show it. Look at Brandon Vera," Dion said. "He had a long layoff, but he's making more money than the No. 1 ranked [expletive] fighter in the world, Anderson Silva -...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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Opinion: 'TUF' Television for Fans of MMA

21 Aug 2008 07:59:39 PDT

Written by funnytiger
Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter left us with quite a few fantastic fighters who still mix it up with the best of them in the UFC including: Forrest Griffin (Season 1 Light Heavyweight Winner), Stephan Bonnar, Diego Sanchez (Season 1 Middleweight Winner), Chris Leben, Josh Koscheck, Ken...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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MMA: Mixed martial arts news and blogs - September 07, 2008

07 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit MMA: Mixed martial arts news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Norton, Osbourne victorious at 8 Second Saloon MMA event -- from Journal Review
• Sportsbook.com Review and Bonuses -- by Roger from MMABettingBlog.com
• Opinion: UFC 2009 ‘Undisputed’ - In training until next year… -- from MMASPLATTER.COM
• Opinion: BJJ Champions Going to MMA -- by caleb@thefightworkspodcast.com (caleb@thefightworkspodcast.com) from The FightWorks Podcast
• Opinion: Exclusive Interview: Kenny Florian -- by bfowlkes from Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
• Elite XC predictions and preview for ‘Unfinished Business’ on CBS -- by James Iannotti from UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
• Opinion: UFC 87 odds- Georges St. Pierre vs Jon Fitch -- by Pat from MMABettingBlog.com
• Opinion: Who’s the best, Fedor or Anderson Silva? -- from Inquirer.net
• Opinion: "Affliction: Banned" Live Report -- by Michael Rome from Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
• Cage Rage 27 Review -- by Iain Liddle from Total MMA

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Opinion: Caution: Overuse of Professional Wrestling Tactics Can Lead to Damage

13 Aug 2008 12:26:07 PDT

Written by Cannon J
Did you like EliteXC's first, or second CBS show better? It may be more a question of what more people like - including casual fans. However, I tend to believe that keeping the hardcore base of MMA fans satisfied is extremely important for the sport in the long-term. If you are one who belie...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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Opinion: Ben vs. Ben: The UFC 87 Argument

07 Aug 2008 08:43:25 PDT

Written by bfowlkes
Goldstein: For me, it’s still the light-heavyweights, mainly because it’s the only division where the champion looks extremely vulnerable. While it’s difficult to establish contenders who are on the level of BJ Penn, GSP, Anderson Silva, and Minotauro Nogueira — and it’s not easy to ge...

Original story at Cage Potato .

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Opinion: EliteXC on CBS buzz (or lack thereof) feedback

25 Jul 2008 13:55:32 PDT

I follow MMA pretty closely, and we sell close to as many MMA tickets as anyone but the big ticket houses like Stubhub..and have not had one inquiry on this Elite XC show, and we usually get a lot of action on Northern California shows. We get calls for most Strikeforce shows, definitely lots for...

Original story at Figure Four Weekly Online .

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Opinion: "MMA ALL THE WAY!!" UFC 87 PREDICTIONS FOR BROCK LESNAR VS. HEATH HERRING FIGHT

22 Jul 2008 08:41:23 PDT

Written by James Hizona
Hello MMA fans and fighters! I am James "Balistik" Hizona, and this is "MMA ALL THE WAY!!" Today's topic for discussion is the Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring fight at UFC 87: Seek and Destroy. When you have faced the likes of Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlai Silva, "Minotauro" Nogeira, and Fedor Emel...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Opinion: Affliction Has Nothing But Potential: Thoughts On Saturday Night’s Programming Throwdown

21 Jul 2008 15:35:32 PDT

Written by Eric Shapiro
Fedor Emelianenko def. Tim Sylvia via submission - Round 1, 0:36 Josh Barnett def. Pedro Rizzo via KO - Round 2, 1:44 Vitor Belfort def. Terry Martin via KO - Round 2, 3:12 Kevin Burns def. Anthony Johnson via TKO - Round 3, 3:35 CB Dollaway def. Jesse Taylor via submission - Round 1, 3:58

Original story at MMAFrenzy.com .

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Opinion: Who rules the MMA world? Trigg says there's no argument

20 Jul 2008 13:15:00 PDT

Written by Steve Cofield
Any word that Affliction "Banned" and Ultimate Fight Night 14 going at it head-to-head was bad for the sport was squashed by the Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva performances. Give the UFC announce team, Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan credit, they not go into shill-mode screaming ab...

Original story at Yahoo! Sports .

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Opinion: Fight Night picks

07 Jul 2008 07:40:25 PDT

Written by Mike Cormack
Josh Neer vs. Din Thomas. Din Thomas by submission. He's got great takedowns. Neer's an awesome fighter but I'll look for Din to take him down and submit him. Marcus Aurelio vs. Ryan Roberts I'll pick Aurelio by submission. Very experienced and good ground fighter.

Original story at Sportsnet.ca .

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Opinion: Interview with NewZealandMMA’s Nyra Phillips

30 Jun 2008 08:32:43 PDT

Which fighter that you met impressed you the most? Ha haaaa – BJ Penn, of course! Answer: It’s the Hawaii State Capitol House Resolution approved and passed in March 2008 “Congratulating BJ Penn the current Lightweight Ultimate Fighting Champion on his successful martial arts career”.

Original story at The MMA Digest .

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Opinion: Total MMA Daily for June 13

13 Jun 2008 01:45:13 PDT

By Jonathan Snowden Ortiz is the Answer Elite XC definetly stamped their presence on the US MMA scene with their debut on CBS. Sure, the ratings were actually significantly lower than the average show on the network in that timeslot, but it wasn't about how many were watching, it was about w...

Original story at Figure Four Weekly Online .

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Opinion: EliteXC-CBS Saturday Night Fights: Calling Them As We See Fit [Editorial]

01 Jun 2008 15:38:40 PDT

Written by Eric Shapiro
Joey Villasenor vs. Phil Baroni Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson Kimbo truly was broken last night. He gassed, got outclassed on the ground, and was proven to be a fighter with much to learn, as he did humbly state in the post fight. Try as they might, I don’t think EliteXC will be able to cover the fa...

Original story at MMAFrenzy.com .

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Opinion: Notes from the WEC Conference Call

28 May 2008 13:50:46 PDT

Written by Brandt DeLorenzo
Pulver says that he never wanted to fight at the higher weights, especially 170, just to be in the UFC in the past. He’s happy with the lower weights and representing wrestlers at 155 pounds and lower. If the WEC is pushed off TSN in Canada due to game 7 of the NBA championship, the card will be bro...

Original story at MMA Opinion .

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Opinion: MMAFrenzy.com Interview With Former UFC Champion Matt Hughes

14 May 2008 14:25:25 PDT

Written by Curtis Clontz
Matt Hughes is highly-regarded as the best 170-pound fighter in the history of the UFC. He is a future hall of famer, and a legend in the sport of MMA. He has a phenomenal 42-6-0 professional MMA record, including an 18 fight win streak. A former UFC welterweight champion, Hughes holds notable...

Original story at MMAFrenzy.com .

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Opinion: AS MIXED MARTIAL ARTS BEGINS REGULATORY PROCESS IN NEW YORK, THE LEADING MMA ORGANIZATION, ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP, COMMITS TO A 2008 EVENT IN UPSTATE NEW YORK

09 Apr 2008 10:00:50 PDT

Written by Larry Vollmer
Today, as the effort to regulate the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) gets underway in New York State, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), the leading MMA league, committed to holding a fight in Upstate New York in 2008. Mixed martial arts, which boasts sell-out crowd across the...

Original story at mma.lohudblogs.com .

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Opinion: Washington Post Writer Trashes CBS for Showing MMA, Displays His Own Ignorance

19 Mar 2008 11:45:00 PDT

Written by Michael David Smith
This is a statement that's about as well informed as Rush Limbaugh's statement that the NFL resembles the Bloods and the Crips. Have you ever seen a street fight where there's a doctor on hand who's trained in diagnosing and treating cuts and concussions and who has the authority to end the f...

Original story at The FanHouse - AOL .

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Opinion: Thoughts on EliteXC: Street Certified

24 Feb 2008 00:21:31 PST

Written by Pramit Mohapatra
Kimbo Slice So far, EliteXC President Gary Shaw is using Kimbo Slice well. Despite his training, Slice is probably not ready for good fighters yet. So, Shaw is building him up by pitting him against big-name fighters who are past their prime and who match up stylistically. Slice gave the fans...

Original story at The Swamp .

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Opinion: Kelly Pavlik won’t rule out move to MMA but his trainer does

18 Feb 2008 06:58:58 PST

Written by Sam Caplan
It’s been reported in the past that UFC president Dana White is a big fan of Pavlik’s. In fact, the inside word is that White wasn’t watching Kimbo vs. Tank on Saturday and instead was at the MGM to see Pavlik vs. Taylor. Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott wasn’t the only big fight to take place in combat spo...

Original story at Five Ounces of Pain .

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Opinion: The WEC comes up big yet again

14 Feb 2008 00:54:22 PST

Written by Sam Caplan
The element of a larger crowd also added a lot of energy to the show. There’s nothing wrong with having a few “B” shows at the Palms or Hard Rock, but I’ll take the atmosphere of a big arena show as opposed to the “intimate” feel of a smaller show any day of the week. The WEC fighters came across as bi...

Original story at Five Ounces of Pain .

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“Fight Science” on National Geographic — An MMAjunkie.com Review

26 Jan 2008 16:47:01 PST

Written by Neal Taflinger
Dr. Cindy Bir wasn’t a fan of mixed martial arts before she started working on the new installment of “Fight Science.“ “Fight Science: Mixed Martial Arts” sets out to measuring the power and accuracy of MMA fighters’ punches and kicks, exploring the mechanics of grappling, and examining t...

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Opinion: HDNet Fights has legs; critiques wanted

17 Dec 2007 18:22:04 PST

Written by Steve Sievert(cycling.notebook@earthlink.net)
Although HDNet Fights' Reckless Abandon show Saturday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas was the fledgling promotion's second event, it was my first taste of Mark Cuban's brand of MMA. Fighters first • • • If you were at the show or caught it on HDNet, give us your critique.

Original story at Houston Chronicle .

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