Mixed Martial Blogist

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Non-UFC Calendar

Upcoming MMA Shows:


April 4th      IFL
April 5th      ShoXC
April 29th     OLYMPIA DREAM.2 Middleweight GP Opening
May 10         Cage Rage 26
May 11th       HEIWA DREAM.3 Lightweight GP 2nd Round
May 16         IFL Mohegan Sun Arena
May 18th       Sengoku 2
May 31         Elite XC on CBS
June 1         WEC
June 8th       Sengoku 3
JUNE 14        Adrenaline MMA IN CHICAGO
June  14th     EliteXC in Hawaii
Mid June       OLYMPIA DREAM.4 Middleweight GP 2nd Round
JUne 27th      IFL Location TBA (was to be LV)
July 19th      Fedor vs Sylvia Affliction/HDNet
July 21st      HEIWA DREAM.5 Lightweight GP Finals
August 8th     IFL Izod Center New Jersey
Late Sept      OLYMPIA DREAM.6 Middleweight GP Finals

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Since a majority of the UFC's Hall of Famer's are on the outs with the organization have these guys as your special guests at the network debut, sitting cageside.....maybe on commentating for a fight or two. Ken is already under contract with EXC so I'd have him as a guest color guy, but bring in HOF'ers Royce Gracie and Dan Severn. You are kinda limited to what you can do with Randy Couture due to the lawsuits flying about but you could probably get away with showing a him in a crowd shot or possible doing a short interview like he has done at live HDNet cards.

I liked the usage of the CageCam on the Shammy - Cung Le fight, they should use that a little more on the CBS show. It differentiates them from the UFC production-wise, and could possibly intrigue viewers.

Night of the fight weigh-ins are something i would like to see EliteXC use. This is a staple of HBO's boxing coverage and would be a good addition to MMA Coverage. They could also use the compubox stuff that Cuban used on his couple of HDnets cards.

Old Pic is Old....

....but this is the first time I've it so:

...Wanderlei Silva sporting a modified Brazilian mullett...

Strikeforce Wagers and Fantasy Tips

The all knowing, all seeing Leland Roling over at MMA-analyst.com has posted up his picks and wagering advice for the Strikeforce card. Leland is very insightful and knowledgeable of MMA, and he is especially good with non-UFC stuff. He does the mmaplayground.com thing, winning the Secondary league wagering title, and picking non-UFC fights at over a 70% clip. That is impressive to me when realizing how hard those fights are to pick with the limited exposure most of the fights have.

Here are the Picks

Here is the Wagering