Josh Gross: Q&A with Spike TV exec Brian Diamond Five years ago Monday, The Ultimate Fighter debuted on Spike TV and changed the trajectory of a sport. For as much impact as Zuffa had in popularizing mixed martial arts and the UFC, it could be argued that no group is more integral to the sport’s [...]
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Josh Gross: Q&A with Spike TV exec Brian Diamond
Posted by on January 24th, 2010
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No Comments »University alumnus Brock Lesnar to return to UFC after recent illness
Posted by on January 23rd, 2010
University alumnus Brock Lesnar to return to UFC after recent illness By: Michael Rietmulder Current Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar appeared on ESPN on Wednesday morning, flanked by UFC president Dana White, to announce that he will make his return to the sport after a serious illness nearly ended his career. White said [...]
Posted in MMA News Tags: ufc, illness, recent, brock lesnar, dana white, university, sport, lesnar, university alumnus, espn No Comments »The UFC In Illinois: Blago ♥s Ari
Posted by on January 18th, 2010
The UFC In Illinois: Blago ♥s Ari The Sun-Times has an interesting read about the battle to legalize ultimate fighting in the state of Illinois. Perhaps as interesting as the battle itself is the fact that former governor Rod Blagojevich’s book The Governor is a useful source in the story. Even better? Blagojevich writes of [...]
Posted in MMA News Tags: boxing, rod blagojevich, illinois, distaste, steel cage, chicagoist, sport, karate, ♥s, sun times No Comments »
