Archive for March, 2008

Travis Lutter on Anderson Silva: “I’d Kick His Ass…”

If you missed this week’s edition of the PWB Podcast Hotline, you missed a good interview. Ian and I had UFC superstar Travis Lutter on the show. He had some interesting things to say about his upcoming fight with Rich Franklin at UFC 83 in Montreal, as well as a potential rematch with Anderson Silva:
On […]

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Golden Boy/Affliction Promotion Off the Table?

It’s possible that the new MMA promotion that was to be a joint effort between Golden Boy and Affliction is history. According to Fightline.com, Adam Swift is reporting that Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy are torpedoing the deal due to “control issues.” Swift also says the situation is still “fluid,” and that his […]

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Ken Shamrock responds to steroid allegations

Today mmajunkie.com has posted a statement from Ken Shamrock in response to the allegations made by his brother and Strikeforce middleweight champion, Frank Shamrock. Here it is:
During a recent interview with MMA Madness, Frank Shamrock stated that I have used steroids “my whole life.” In making such a reckless and irresponsible statement, Frank has attacked […]

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ShoXC: Malaipet’s Elbows of Fury

I’m not sure how many people caught the ShoXC event Friday night on Showtime, but if you did watch, you were “rewarded” with one of the weirdest endings I’ve seen in an MMA fight in a while.
In the main event, Thomas “Wildman” Denny faced off against Malaipet,  a decorated Muy Thai fighter from, well, Thailand. […]

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Chuck Liddell Blasts Fedor Emelianenko and Kurt Angle

Chuck Liddell is not one to hold back in interviews. Recently, as covered here at MMA Shoot, we’ve seen him talk smack about Fedor Emelianenko to the UK press, telling the Sun that he could “take” Fedor.
Now, Chuck is at it again with the UK media. He’s got two more interviews out: one where he […]

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EliteXC on CBS: Who Will Kimbo Face?

EliteXC has announced that it’s first MMA event on CBS will take place on May 31. “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler will defend his Middleweight Title against Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith, who most recently knocked out Kyle Noke in round 2 of their fight at EliteXC: Street Certified on February 16.
The headliner for the card will […]

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Frank Shamrock: ‘Ken did ‘roids’

Holy crap. The outspoken Frank Shamrock is at it again. In an interview with mmamadness.com, Frank claims that Ken has used steroids ‘his whole life’.
It’s a huge statement to make and the fact that Ken has never failed a drug test while in the UFC makes the statement an even bolder one. Here’s part of […]

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Shamrock VS. Shamrock off the cards?

In an interesting development of the possible Ken Shamrock VS. Frank Shamrock:blood brothers PPV fight, mmafightline.com is reporting that the fight is now off.
Apparently Frank Shamrock has stated that potential financial backers were concerned with the defeat Ken suffered at Cage Rage 25. They obviously believe his defeat to Robert ‘Buzz’ Berry has harmed potential […]

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MMA: The NASCAR Effect?

Let’s review. We’ve got EliteXC signing a deal with a major broadcast network, CBS, to air live MMA cards. Strikeforce just announced a deal with NBC to air highlight shows after Saturday Night Live. A deal sending UFC programming to FOX is most likely in the wings. Of course, we’ve already got UFC on SpikeTV, […]

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Kurt Angle VS. Randy Couture

On Thursday’s edition of Tagg Radio, Kurt Angle was a guest on the show. I have to say it was a great interview, Kurt doesn’t really hold anything back and seems to answer most questions as honestly as possible.
He talked as though a match against Randy Couture WILL happen this year. It’ll be under the […]

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