Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
The Grand Daddy of 'em all is a little over four weeks away and in the spirit of it all we continue our countdown of the greatest moments in WM history.
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#20: Challenge Accepted
Wrestlemania IX
Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV
April 4, 1993
The Match: Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna (c)
The Moment: Yokozuna defeats Bret ...
Posted in Wrestling, WWE | 2 Comments »
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Really loved this interview* particularly because Josh Haynes was very candid with his thoughts. Haynes makes his IFL debut tonight against Leopoldo Serao at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas (HDNet, 11 pm EST).
Haynes gained his initial fame on The Ultimate Fighter 3 when he made it to the finals ...
Posted in IFL, Interview, Josh Haynes, MMA | 3 Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Quite the day for the sport of mixed martial arts.
First, we hear about Elite XC striking a multi-year deal with CBS to air events starting in April and then the UFC lands its first mainstream sponsor in Bud Light. So, who had the better day? Well, right now I would ...
Posted in Elite XC, MMA, UFC | 3 Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
If you ask me (and I know you didn't but whatev), no one has more to prove at the IFL's season opener than Ryan Schultz. The promotion's first-ever Lightweight champion is coming off a shocking victory over arguably their most popular star in Chris Horodecki. Given the fact that he ...
Posted in IFL, Interview, MMA, Ryan Schultz | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
***UPDATE: Looks like I need to update my top 5 MMA draws. Couture and Liddell can draw their 500,000+ buys but Kimbo, man, he draws CBS.
I would like to take this moment to retract any and all negative comments I have made over the last few weeks with regards to ...
Posted in Boxing, Felix Trinidad, Kelly Pavlik | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
There's another loaded weekend of combat sports on the horizon so we're going to get a head start and hit you with a preview of the big one first: The 82nd Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view.
I've been looking forward to this card since the Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva main event ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Sam Caplan, UFC | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
* Not a bad episode of Monday Night Raw but certainly not a great one. I was disappointed we didn't get an appearance from Mayweather or Big Show but at least we got that Press Conference video package which was effective.
* The one interesting thing I saw from the PC ...
Posted in Muesli | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Boy does time fly. The last time boxing fans saw Dmitriy Salita (27-0, 15 KO) compete in the ring was almost one full year ago. March 22, 2007, to be exact.
So, where has he been hiding? Well, we covered that drama when we chatted with him last month but now ...
Posted in Boxing, Dmitriy Salita, Interview | No Comments »
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Welcome to another new feature at Jarry Park. Every Monday, the producer of Live Audio Wrestling and Fight Network Radio, John Pollock, will stop by to deliver his weekly rant on the world of combat sports. It's a little something we like to call "Pollock's POV."
This week, the Prodigy tackles ...
Posted in John Pollock, The Fight Network, TNA, Wrestling | 6 Comments »
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Imagine being an MMA fighter whose ultimate goal is to someday compete for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. You've compiled six straight victories in your career and things are starting to look good. You decide to try out for The Ultimate Fighter 7 show but only make it as an alternate. ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Rob Yundt, UFC | 3 Comments »
