Following Josh Koscheck's recent victory over Paul Daley at UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Koscheck sent a message to the fans. That message, in summary form, was that Koscheck didn't care what a few thousands mixed martial arts fans in the Great White North thought about his performance or who he was as a fighter.
MMAJunkie.com published a very intriguing interview with UFC president Dana White last week talking about the possibility of the UFC ramping up their global expansion efforts. At present-day, the UFC has stepped lightly into the international scene by promoting events in Canada, Eastern & Western Europe, the Middle East, and even "Down Under" in Australia...
Veteran kickboxing and mixed martial arts play-by-play commentator argues that makes a good commentator is first being a fan of the sport. He eschews objectivity.
With growing interest in Asia, Mixed Martial Arts appears to be on the verge of massive popularity in that part of the world.
A little publicity for me today in the Washington City Paper. To wit: But listening to Kinard, it sounds like management has decided Thomas can transcend his surroundings. "We thought we’d experiment with some different kinds of shows last year, and of all of them, MMA Nation is the only one that lasted," Kinard says. "I wasn’t aware of anybody else doing [an MMA show]. And [in April] he outperformed our normal weekend ratings by more than double. We started out thinking this has the potential to be a nationally syndicated show, and that’s still our plan. You see MMA all over the place on TV, so why not on the radio?" I hate to be over the top with the self-promotion, but no one is going to hand me the job and career I'm after. I want to work in MMA full time and the fact is I have to make it happen for myself. Thank you to everyone who has ever shown me an ounce of support towards the pursuit of that dream. Onward and upward.
Mixed Martial Arts Has Jumped the Shark Watch: Jonas Brother Edition
