latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/14/2008
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Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White came on the phone to talk to The Times about Saturday's middleweight main event in England between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben (9 p.m. PDT, Saturday on Spike TV). But White soon changed gears...
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By David Scott Boston Sports Media Watch We’ve
had to push back the Shots Sabbatical (see prior...
post) to allow for this entry featuring an email back and forth between Shots and Michael Wilbon regarding Wilbon’s recent on-air at ESPN ...
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Wilbon Expands on MMA/Kimbo Slice Comments
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Dana White “If you think wrestling and jiu-jitsu is boring, you’re in the wrong … business, brother.”
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UFC President Dana White continues his media assault on EliteXC after Seth Petruzelli commented about EliteXC promoters approaching him to stand with Kimbo Slice at EliteXC “Heat”.
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“What makes MMA so exciting is that anyone can win on any given day. Even a guy who’s losing badly can pull a submission out … and win. That’s what’s been going on in my sport for nine years, and it’s why I love it.
“These guys are selling the sport because it’s popular, but ...
Dana calls for all commissions to investigate StandGate
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... comes up. And while we may all have had a laugh over Dana’s video comments from the weekend, you can tell from this that the UFC is taking this situation very seriously: “That sport is kick-boxing, not MMA,” White said. “What makes MMA so exciting is that anyone can win on any given day. Even a guy who’s losing badly can pull a submission out … and win. That’s what’s been going on in my sport for nine years, and it’s why I love it.“These guys are selling the sport because it’s popular, but now they’re trying to change the rules. … If you think wrestling and jiu-jitsu is ...
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