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Tramp & Arianny Celeste at fantasy factory, need I say more?

natyong — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:11:09 -0000

Tramp & Arianny Celeste at fantasy factory, need I say more?

Sherdog Responds: A Statement on Dana White’s Remarks

natyong — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:45:27 -0000

Promoted to the front page from the FanPosts by Luke Thomas.

Sherdog.com released a statement today on Dana White's now removed video blog. It's definitely worth the read in this ongoing saga.

The article is accurate, and we stand by it.

Sherdog.com sought comment from multiple UFC representatives and gave them more than three full days to respond. The company chose not to respond prior to the report’s publication and instead issued White’s video blog several hours afterward.

Despite the UFC’s refusal to respond before publication, Sherdog.com included comments from managers and athletic commissioners who supported the UFC, expressed understanding and explained possible reasons.

The UFC is not perfect. The UFC is not evil. Dana White has built the promotion into something it never could have been without him. Yet even with all of the good that the UFC has done, it remains a powerful business that should be watched and reported on.

Of course, journalists also face consequences for discussing the UFC in a way it does not desire. It is not something worth whining about, but it is something that should be made public.

The UFC began denying media credentials to Sherdog.com, and other MMA media outlets like Full Contact Fighter and MMA Weekly, in October 2005. It is not true that Sherdog.com’s credentials were pulled for disclosing the finalists of "The Ultimate Fighter 4." The site was ousted nearly a year before the finalists were revealed in August 2006, and the UFC never offered an official explanation. Despite providing MMA content for ESPN.com, Sherdog.com is still denied access.

It also addresses Loretta Hunt's use of an anonymous source. Jon Fitch's recent cut and subsequent restatement is given as a example of the current UFC environment.

Interview with UFC referee Steve Mazzagatti

natyong — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:17:40 -0000

Interview with UFC referee Steve Mazzagatti

Aroundtheoctagon.com has a interview up with MMA ref Steve Mazzagatti. He answers questions about the mustache, controversal fights, TUF, greasing in MMA, life outside of refereeing, and many other things.

Quoting THE Petruzelli interview

natyong — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:22:47 -0000

If you haven't signed on Bloody Elbow in the last day then you might not have found a link to this interview that has the site on fire, if not here's the link.

It has Michael Rome demanding answers and a big reason Kid Nate is hoping EliteXC goes away very soon. I've just skimmed through it again and came to a not so interesting conclusion. I decided to listen to it one more time so that I can transcribe some of the interesting quotes that helped me come to my uninteresting conclusion.

For your Reading Pleasure Excerpts from THE Petruzelli interview:

The testoserone posturing starts at the beginning (1:00 mark), "Did you talk to your wife about it Seth? ah, No Why would I talk to her? *laughter* Seth! Seth! Seth! Seth!..."

He ends it by saying that they are "the very first interview which the had done" which Sherdog and MMARated at least have post fight video interviews up (17:55 mark).

The middle of the interview isn't much different. Here's some of the highlights you might not have come into contact about.

"Can you tell us how much you made?, Ah well yah, they made (paid) me in the 6 figure range, which was nice. Which was a huge jump in payday." EliteXC reported $50,000 to Florida Athletic Commission.

"I know then (before the fight) that I had him beat." (about 5:15 mark) Before you get riled up listen to the interview. It's probably not what you think.

"That's the only thing that I only half way remember is running around and screaming for like 15 minutes."(about 6:05 mark) Anybody really time his running around? Was it more than 5 minutes Not to mention that he's pretty forgetful since he just described the fight negotiations leading up to the fight.

"Do you think he (Kimbo) will take the rematch? No, I no he won't take it..." (7:20 mark)

"Did the people from the organization have a quote, unquote conversation with you afterwords....I tried to have a talk with them and they were all in the bar drinking their asses off..." (7:55 mark)

THE comments (10:00 to 10:55)

"I only got on the internet once and I *illegible* and was like, oh my god..." (11:32 mark) Anybody know what he mumbled?

Said about Seth: "You had a 30 pound weight disavantage with Kimbo. You stepped up and beat a champion." (13:42 mark) Champion??? Seth doesn't correct him.

"Is he a black guy? Yes! Good our records are good against blacks, your 1-0 and I'm 5-0" (14:33 Mark) He's a racest that beat up black Santa Claus. NAACP better start investigating MMA, EliteXC, Florida's election ballots, oops I mean Atheletic Commission , because the're racist, Rashad Evans agrees.

"What was the party like last night? You had a party *interupted* You know what's funny I'm looking right now *laughs* at a bucket, a bucket of puke... I'm literally looking a half full bucket of my own puke" (17:22 mark)

In conclusion, this interview is like 99% of the bull shit sessions I have with my boys, Bullshit. Enough with the conspiracy theories!