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UFC Buys Strikeforce: The Case of the Curious Announcement
A sport's spiritual home says a lot about it, explains its temperament, the entire vibe of the game. Springfield, Massachusetts, the home of James Naismith's basketball was a hub of the industrial revolution, a place where the first ever gas powered automobile was invented and offered for sale....
Bloody Elbow Radio: Mike Brown, Kevin Iole, and More
This week marked the debut of Bloody Elbow Radio, our new podcast. We plan on doing the show twice a week, on Thursdays at 4 PM EST and immediately following any event of note. Thanks for all your great feedback. Make sure you check us out Saturday after the Strikeforce show on Showtime to...
Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 1: Strikeforce 'Fedor vs. Silva' Preview, Brown, Iole, More
Join Matt Bishop, Forrest Lynn and Mike Fagan LIVE! at 4 p.m ET/1 p.m. PT for two hours for the debut edition of Bloody Elbow Radio. We've got an absolutely jam-packed debut show on tap for you. Jonathan Snowden will check in with an interview with former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown and...
Will UFC's long awaited return to Brazil prove to be bittersweet?
Not according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports and Josh Gross of ESPN.com. Both men were quick to predict that UFC's return to Brazil would be a big success. Iole, following Dana White's lead, was quick to point to Brazil's robust economy, love of MMA and UFC's many world class Brazilian fighters...
Dana White Plays Promoter Even in the Face of Steroids
You can't ever take a promoter at his word. If a promoter's mouth is moving, he's probably lying to you. He's trying to work you like the mark you are, deep inside, and get you to give him your money. It doesn't really matter how it happens, just that it does. They will always try to find a way to...
Shane Carwin and Kurt Angle Linked to Steroids
In an article about J.Michael Bennett being sentenced to prison for his role in "a nationwide conspiracy to illegally sell anabolic steroids," it was reported that during the trial a few names came up that are very familiar to us in the pro wrestling and MMA world. From the previously linked...
Early Talk: Mayweather-Mosley at 1.1-1.2 million buys
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! said on his Twitter that he's heard from "good sources" that Saturday night's fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley did around 1.1-1.2 million buys on pay-per-view, a figure that while impressive and realistically should be celebrated, would have to be seen...
Salt in the Wound: Jones likely made no money against Hopkins
As you probably have already heard, Saturday's PPV fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins was not a live success in Las Vegas. Almost anybody could have predicted that would be the case. Dan Rafael of ESPN.com said that the attendance was reported as 6,792, and that that wasn't paid in...
Mandatory Eight Count: Mundine having weight issues
The Fight Isn't On, but 'the Cold War' Could Resume (MaxBoxing.com)Steve Kim looks at the potentially very ugly possibility that Top Rank and Golden Boy go back to refusing to work together after two relatively peaceful years. Both Mayweather and Pacquiao plan to fight on March 13, and Kim asks the...
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