Archive for February, 2008

EliteXC to CBS; UFC to Fox?

Wow. The news just gets bigger on the MMA TV front this week. Everyone’s heard the rumors that EliteXC would be broadcast on CBS, and now it’s official. According to a news release on Pro Elite’s web site, the deal is done:
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 — The CBS Television Network and ProElite, Inc., a Los […]

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Golden Boy and Affliction Starting MMA Promotion?

In a sign that the MMA landscape could get more crowded, MMA Weekly (via MMAFightline) is reporting that Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and clothing brand Affliction could are teaming up to start a new MMA promotion. Apparently the first event take place this June in Las Vegas. MMA Weekly says that the […]

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UFC 84 - Matches officially announced

The UFC has officially announced the first set of matches for UFC 84 in May. It seems to prove the fact that the UFC is stacked full of talent at the moment. The world lightweight title match between BJ Penn and Sean Sherk should be well worthy of main event status.
The first light-heavyweight match will […]

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Anderson Silva - Unstoppable?

 
Now, at UFC 82 this Sunday live on PPV, it’s going to be Anderson Silva defending his world middleweight championship against Pride veteran, Dan Henderson. Following Anderson winning the title back at UFC 64 from Rich Franklin, we’ve seen him defeat Travis Lutter, Nate Marquardt and Rich Franklin in a rematch from UFC 64. He’s […]

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Karo Parisyan: “Who the Hell is Jon Fitch?”

Karo Parisyan was the guest on the February 21 edition of PWB’s Official Podcast Hotline. Karo discuessed several topics, including rumors that he ducked a fight with Jon Fitch. Here’s what Karo had to say about Fitch:
“That is bullcrap, that is like, absurd, I have never been offered to fight Jon Fitch in my life. […]

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For Sale: Rich Franklin’s Hummer

I saw this on MMAFightline, and it cracked me up. Apparently Rich Franklin is selling the Hummer Dana White game him for coaching Season 2 of the Ultimate Figher. It can be yours for a cool $125,000 if you use the “Buy it Now” function on E-Bay, and bidding starts at $80,000. Here’s the listing.
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