Monthly Archives: May 2008

Binky wins at EliteXC

James “Binky” Jones rockin’ the Tap or Sleep hat at the weigh-ins. Sherdog.com is reporting that James “Binky” Jones of Baltimore’s Ground Control MMA Academy won his lightweight fight at EliteXC’s Primetime event in 4:49 of the first round. Jones … Continue reading

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Bus trip to MMA event in NJ

Dominic “Nick” Dorm, who promoted a boxing event at York City’s Valencia Ballroom in March, is interested in bringing MMA to York. He can’t do that right now, because the rules and regs are slowly chug-chug-chugging their way through the … Continue reading

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Good read: MMA myths debunked again

Dave Doyle from Yahoo! sports: NEW YORK – Each growth spurt in mixed martial arts is met with a fresh wave of ignorance. In the mid-’90s, politicians looking to score easy points succeeded in pressuring cable television executives to boot … Continue reading

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WEC 34

Urijah “California Kid” Faber (L.) squares off against Jens “Lil Evil” Pulver. An event that’s been primarily overshadowed by the CBS/EliteXC event is WEC 34, to be held tomorrow, June 1. It promises to be a very good one – … Continue reading

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EliteXC weigh-in photos

We had more problems with the server yesterday, or I woudl have had these pics up sooner. Gina Carano misses weight, but Kaitlin Young decides to fight anyway. Kimbo Slice and James Thompson square off. LOL at Phil Baroni’s “Eye … Continue reading

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More on EliteXC/CBS – PRIMETIME

Here’s an update on the event set for this Saturday: – WHP’s Web site has the event scheduled for 9 p.m., so it looks like there won’t be a blackout, at least in this area. – You can see the … Continue reading

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Tito and the UFC – Splitsville

Tito & Jenna From mmaweekly.com: Speculation has been running rampant for months now about the future of former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz and whether or not he would consider re-signing with the organization following the last fight on … Continue reading

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Good column on EliteXC/CBS event

Dan Wetzel delivers a well thought-out opinion on the upcoming EliteXC/CBS event. Yes, it’s a shame we aren’t showcasing the world’s greatest mixed martial artists to the masses on Saturday, but maybe someday we will. As far as Kimbo is … Continue reading

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MMA Explosion at Hooters of York – UFC 84

Sorry it took me so long to get this up … the MovableType system was down for a while yesterday and today. But here it is. Thanks to everyone we talked to Saturday night, and thanks to everyone at Hooters … Continue reading

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Finally! A good MMA read

Thank you to Hannah Karp of The Wall Street Journal for an even-handed, professional approach to MMA. She wrote it just as her new boss, Rupert Murdoch, would say — “fair and balanced.” Travis Marx ready to pounce on a … Continue reading

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