Posted by Alan Conceicao on 22nd July 2008
This past Saturday marked the entry of what was hailed as the first independent sanctioning body in mixed martial arts, the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts. Its been a source of controversy since inception among many MMA fans, a large number of whom fear what happened to boxing happening to their beloved sport. What seems odd is that very few fans of MMA understand how the so-called “alphabet soup” of sanctioning bodies came to exist, much less fully understand how it is that YAMMA could change the sport. Before answering those questions reasonably, let’s briefly look at boxing and its numerous sanctioning bodies.
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Posted by Jonathan Snowden on 17th July 2008
We look at the Affliction card and hear from Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Freddie Roach, and Ben Rothwell. Some crazy bastard picks Sylvia! And hey, what’s going on with Rampage Jackson?
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Posted by Jonathan Snowden on 16th July 2008
We talk about last week’s fights, worked fights in MMA, Lou Duva, drunken Merchant, and what’s coming up this week in boxing. Improved Audio quality!?
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Posted by Jonathan Snowden on 14th July 2008
In our latest edition of Total MMA Radio, Dave and Alan preview the UFC’s Affliciton-Killer card and Dave talks with THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER Amir Sadollah.
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Posted by Jonathan Snowden on 4th July 2008
Your Roundtable:
Lee Casebolt (LC)
Dave Walsh (DW)
Alan Conceicao (AC)
Chris Henderson (CH)
Kendall Shields (KS)
Can Griffin buck the odds and legitimately become THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER? Our staff opines.
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Posted in Alan Conceicao, Chris Henderson, Dave Walsh, Forrest Griffin, Kendall Shields, Lee Casebolt, Quinton Rampage Jackson, Total MMA, UFC | 3 Comments »
Posted by Jonathan Snowden on 3rd July 2008
Editor’s Note: This is the second of three parts of our epic preview of this weekend’s UFC. We covered the undercard yesterday, the televised card today, and the main event on Friday.
Your round-tablers today:
Lee Casebolt (LC)
Dave Walsh (DW)
Alan Conceicao (AC)
Chris Henderson (CH)
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Posted by Jonathan Snowden on 2nd July 2008
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part preview of this weekend’s UFC. We’ll cover the undercard today, the televised card tomorrow, and the main event on Friday.
Your round-tablers today:
Lee Casebolt (LC)
Dave Walsh (DW)
Alan Conceicao (AC)
Chris Henderson (CH)
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Posted by Dave Walsh on 30th June 2008
Your round-tablers today:
Lee Casebolt (LC)
Dave Walsh (DW)
Alan Conceicao (AC)
Chris Henderson (CH)
Topics being discussed:
- Josh “The Punk” Thomson “punks” top fighter Gilbert Melendez out.
- Cung Le vs Kazuo Misaki rumored for Strikeforce.
- Bisping vs. Leben to Main Event UFC 89 in the UK.
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Posted by Alan Conceicao on 27th June 2008
From this week forward, I’ll be doing my best to try and run down all the major events of the weekend ahead here in this section in the world of combat sport. Whether its boxing, K-1 kickboxing, or MMA, this will hopefully become the one stop shop for where and when you can see the best (and occasionally far from best) action for the weekend.
Boxing’s #1 fighter, Strikeforce’s world class lightweight champ, and the most dominant K-1 heavyweight ever all take to the ring and/or cage this weekend.
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Posted by Iain Liddle on 25th June 2008
Your round-tablers today:
Lee Casebolt (LC)
Dave Walsh (DW)
Alan Conceicao (AC)
Iain Liddle (IL)
Topics being discussed:
- Affliction planning future shows already - brave or foolhardy?
- Nick Diaz vs. Thomas Denny booked for CBS - the correct decision?
- Have you been able to watch the Kim Couture fight?
- Will you miss Ivan Salaverry?
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Posted in Affliction, Alan Conceicao, CBS, Dave Walsh, Elite XC, Iain Liddle, Ivan Salaverry, Kim Couture, Lee Casebolt | 4 Comments »
