Fighters Make Weight for WEC

Eat It, Shapiro

chimprage posted 3/25/2008 from www.deuceofdavenport.com

Leonard Shapiro of the Washington Post has a problem with MMA's growing popularity and its imminent debut on CBS. Not only will it do great on CBS but the network has managed to land Kimbo Slice for the debut of EliteXC Saturday Night Fights on May 31st. Those of you not familiar with the exploits of the undefeated Mr. Slice should take a look at some of his backyard and professional fights on ...

Washington Post Writer Trashes CBS for Showing MMA, Displays His Own Ignorance

Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, ... found this 3/25/2008 on sports.aol.com

Leonard Shapiro of the Washington Post has written a column that is ostensibly about the CBS network's decision to broadcast mixed martial arts but is in reality about his own ignorance. It's a column I would simply dismiss and move on if it were ...

Shad Smith: The First Openly Gay Mixed Martial Artist

Amazin' Avenue found this 3/25/2008 on www.bloodyelbow.com

A New York Times profile reveals his orientation : But most of Smith's childhood fights took place outside the ring, on the streets and at his instigation. He used to wear his hair in a mohawk as a tribute to the professional tag-team wrestlers the ...

Emelianenko Offered Primetime by ProElite

Bloody Elbow found this 3/25/2008 on www.nokaut.com

A reliable source has confirmed ProElite, Inc. has offered Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (27-1) a four-fight, 18-month contract. A request for confirmation or comment from Jeremy Lappen, ProElite Head of Fight Operations, has been ignored. The ...

Randy Couture vs. Kurt Angle grapling match to possibly air on HDNet

Rover found this 3/25/2008 on mmamania.com

Props: FightTicker.com Quoteworthy: “They are trying to make it happen and it will be on HDNet.” HDNet’s Mark Cuban confirms that Kurt Angle — an Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist and current TNA World Heavyweight Champion (professional wrestling) — and UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture are in talks to stage a grappling match sometime in the ...