new york times Stories - Bloody Elbow
Madison Square Garden: MMA's Unsung Hero
The New York Times finally takes notice: Radio City Music Hall, which the Garden operates, will host a news conference on Wednesday for the Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view card on Saturday in Newark. The fights, to be contested at the sold-out Prudential Center, will be shown on a big...
UFC 12: Run Out of New York
Dave Meltzer's report on UFC 12 from Yahoo's continuing history of the UFC series covers a dark period on the sport's history: But the real story took place in the days leading to the show. The New York Times ran several days' worth of stories that turned the political tide against the event,...
Corporate Sponsors Open up to Mixed Martial Arts
The New York Times is really on a bit of an MMA kick lately. With the UFC potentially on its way to New York next year, I expect this to continue. Their latest piece looks at sponsorships in MMA and the increasing acceptance of MMA as a viable option among corporate sponsors: I think the door...
The New York Times Discovers Cauliflower Ear
The Gray Lady has a piece up today about cauliflower ear and its relationship to our growing sport. The author gets the details correct but tries to spin the reasons why fighters or wrestlers don't treat it. To wit: As a signature injury, cauliflower ear stands alone in one illuminating respect....
When "The Pros" Attack
One of the big debates in the journalism wars over the last few years is over the value of bloggers measured against reporters. I see the value in each, and one of my biggest heroes is David Remnick, an incredible reporter who is now the editor of the New Yorker. That being said, mainstream...
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