Dana White appeared on the Carmichael Dave show on Monday, December 29, 2008 to talk about everything that went down at UFC 92, Fedor, and much more. White talks about the now infamous “shock pen” that got a ton of ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: December 2008
4,465 tickets comped for UFC 92
UFC 92 may have drawn a total of 14,166 spectators this past Saturday, however, not all of them paid for their ticket. Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer confirmed that 4,465 of fans in attendance received complimentary tickets. ... Read More »
No more Spike TV for LA/NY cable viewers?
19 million cable viewers in NY and LA are close to losing some of their favorite cable channels, including SpikeTV, which broadcasts UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Countdown, and UFC Fight Night. Viacom claims it has been trying ... Read More »
K-1 FieLDS DYNAMITE!! 2008 New Year’s Eve results
The New Year’s Eve DYNAMITE!! event has come and gone in Saitama, Japan. We have posted the fight videos from this event HERE. There were some incredible fights with some big upsets. Melvin Manhoef knocked out Mark Hunt in the ... Read More »
K-1 FieLDS DYNAMITE!! 2008 New Year’s Eve (videos)
K-1 Dynamite!! Intro: Many more DYNAMITE!! videos for your viewing pleasure… Read More »
Melvin Manhoef replaces Jerome Le Banner at K-1 Dynamite!!
Dream’s official website is reporting that K-1 veteran, Jerome Le Banner is pulling out of his scheduled match up with Mark Hunt due to the flu. Stepping into the MMA rules fight will be middleweight, Melvin Manhoef. Manhoef last donned ... Read More »
K-1 DYNAMITE!! betting odds
New Year’s Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan is going to be one amazing night of fights. The K-1 FieLDS DYNAMITE!! event will be going down with 19 big bouts split between K-1 rules and MMA rules. ... Read More »
Could Hong Man Choi be the next MMA “freakshow” to hit the big time?
Not so long ago many thought that Brock Lesnar was just another MMA sideshow who was brought in to boost pay per view buys and ticket sales. Now, he has become rather respectable due to his victory over MMA legend ... Read More »
THE INFO episode 6 – PRO MMA podcast
The boys of PRO MMA enjoyed Christmas and are back for another edition of THE INFO to discuss UFC 92 and K-1 Dynamite!! Jeff Howard came back for another guest host spot to join Matt De La Rosa and “Fast ... Read More »
MMA promotion for sale
Ever dreamed of being an MMA promoter? Ever thought about setting up the fights you wanted to see between the fighters you wanted on the card? Now is your opportunity. Kentucky Fighting Challenge is putting their Bowling Green, KY show ... Read More »
Liddell and Bonnar post-UFC 92 thoughts
Only Chuck Liddell can throw an after party for a card he didn’t even fight on. This could be a good career choice for LIddell once he retires from MMA – party planner. The Iceman gives his thoughts on what ... Read More »
Wanderlei speaks about his UFC 92 defeat
Wanderlei Silva says he feels fine and Rampage should enjoy this win because next time it will be different. He definitely wants a rematch. Wandy also discusses a possible rematch with Liddell and a hypothetical bout with Forrest Griffin. He ... Read More »
Mike Whitehead hates Rashad Evans
Mike Whitehead was in Wanderlei’s corner on Saturday night for his fight against Quinton Jackson. To say the least, Whitehead is VERY bitter about A LOT of things. He hates Rashad, he hates Brock, and all his friends have been ... Read More »
New Year’s Eve DYNAMITE!! 19 fights
It will be the first time since 2003 that WAMMA Heavyweight Champion, Fedor Emelianenko will not be fighting in Japan on New Year’s Eve. However, a nineteen-fight card should help make up for anyone who may be disappointed in the ... Read More »
UFC 92 pay scale: $1,381,000.00
The official numbers have been released for UFC 92: Ultimate 2008 and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson walked away with the biggest paycheck of $325,000 for his efforts against Wanderlei Silva. While the pay scale does include win bonuses, it does not ... Read More »
UFC 92 medical suspensions
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official medical suspensions from UFC 92, which is a necessity after MMA events usually for precautionary reasons. Forrest Griffin has what seems to be a broken left hand, which he said in ... Read More »
UFC 92 preliminary fight videos (unaired)
Here’s the unaired Yushin Okami vs. Dean Lister fight from UFC 92. Ryo Chonan vs. Brad Blackburn after the jump… Read More »
UFC 92 post-fight interviews (Nogueira, Barry, Dollaway, Hamill, Hardonk, Kongo, Griffin, Evans, Jackson)
Here’s a collection of UFC 92 post-fight interviews from Pat Barry, CB Dollaway, Matt Hamill, Antoni Hardonk, Cheick Kongo, Quinton Jackson, Frank Mir, Forrest Griffin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and Rashad Evans. They also field questions at the post fight press ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 92 video blog #5
Here’s Dana’s final video blog for UFC 92 on 12-27-08. Read More »
UFC 92 post-fight press conference, Rashad Evans
Rashad fields questions from the press about his UFC Light Heavyweight Title victory over Forrest Griffin. Rashad says he is ready to take on all comers but admits it took him awhile to find his rhythm in this fight. He ... Read More »
UFC 92 post-fight press conference, Rampage Jackson
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson talks about what winning this fight against Wanderlei Silva means to him. He responded to the critics who said he may not have been mentally ready for Wandy due to personal problems and his past losses to ... Read More »
UFC 92 post-fight press conference, Mir & Nogueira
Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira talk about what went down inside the Octagon at UFC 92. Mir talks about what winning this fight means to him and how he was able to defeat the legend. Big Nog admits that ... Read More »