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UFC 72: Victory 06/16/07 Belfast, Northern Ireland -Another step on Zuffa's Tour Of Places That Are Not Las Vegas then, with this being the first ever UFC show to take place in Northern Ireland. It actually lost Zuffa a lot of money, this one did, as it was originally scheduled to be screened »»
UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 05/26/07 Las Vegas, Nevada -This was probably UFC's biggest card of the year in terms of mainstream attention, as due to their biggest star defending his title against his biggest threat in the main event, the whole show garnered huge publicity and the weigh-ins we »»
UFC: Fight Night 9 04/05/07 Las Vegas, Nevada -Your hosts are Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. They discuss the resurgence of the Lightweight division, which leads them into talking about the upcoming TUF 5 series, which is premiering after this show, and the coaches, Jens Pulver and BJ Penn, the »»
UFC: Fight Night 7 12/13/06 San Diego, California -This was another special show from UFC as to be exact, it actually took place in one of the hangars in Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (yeah, THAT Miramar, Top Gun fans…) and rather than sell tickets to the general public the crowd was »»
UFC: Fight Night 6 08/16/06 Las Vegas, Nevada -Your hosts are Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. They talk about the upcoming TUF 4: The Comeback series which is premiering after this show, and then go on to discuss the two big fights on this card, Chris Leben's return against Jorge Santiago and th »»
UFC: Fight Night 5 06/28/06 Las Vegas, Nevada -Your hosts are Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. Like most of the UFN shows, this was a lead-in to another Spike series, in this case Blade: The Series. Anyhow, announcers begin by talking about the TUF 1 vs. TUF 2 fight in Evans/Bonnar, and the main »»
UFC: Fight Night 3 01/16/06 Las Vegas, Nevada -Your hosts are Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. They talk about tonight's ‘Big Announcement', before discussing the future of UFC in 2006, with (according to Rogan) twelve PPVs as well as an undetermined number of free TV cards on Spike. We the »»
UFC: Fight Night 1 08/06/05 Las Vegas, Nevada -This, then, was the UFC's second foray into the free TV market on Spike, following the hugely successful Ultimate Fighter season 1 and the subsequent finale show, which of course featured Griffin vs. Bonnar and basically changed the landscape of »»
Shooto: Best Of 2003: Volume 2 -No need for any major intro this time I think as I summed up most of the stuff needed in the last Shooto review. Shooto: 07/13 In Korakuen Hall 07/13/03 Tokyo, Japan Lightweight Fight: Hatsu Hioki vs Hiroyuki Takaya Hioki is currently one of the higher »»
WEC 11: Evolution 08/20/04 Lemoore, California -Though they don't mention it on the DVD, this was one of the most injury-hit MMA cards you'll find, as some of the matches originally booked (Chris Leben vs. Steve Heath, Gilbert Melendez vs. Rich Crunkilton, Chris Lytle vs. JT Taylor, Bret Berg »»
UFC: Fight Night 10 06/12/07 Hollywood, Florida -Your hosts are Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. They discuss the rise of the Lightweight division – this being another show headlined by the 155lbers – as well as the rise of Jon Fitch in the Welterweight division and his “tough »»
UFC 70: Nations Collide 04/21/07 Manchester, England -Bit of a different perspective for this review as being that this was the first UFC show in the UK for almost five years, I was there live to witness it. Naturally the atmosphere was incredible, with the most popular fighters being (in ord »»
UFC: Fight Night 8 01/25/07 Hollywood, Florida -Your hosts are Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan, who discuss the main event of Rashad Evans vs. debutant Sean Salmon, and the big debut of ex-Pride star Heath Herring. -One other thing to note is that the co-main event of this show was originally »»
UFC: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter 10/10/06 Hollywood, Florida -Your hosts are Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan, who talk Ken vs. Tito, naturally. -This was somewhat of a bonus show for UFC fans after the Zuffa brass felt the millions of people who paid to see UFC 61 for Shamrock-Orti »»
After TUF I succeeded hugely thanks mainly to the personalities of the fighters, and TUF II largely failed due to the lack of personalities, TUF III took a different approach and stepped away from the fighters as the main selling point for the series. Where in TUF I coaches Couture and Liddell had l »»
UFC: Fight Night 4 04/06/06 Las Vegas, Nevada -Your hosts are Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg, and they open by running down the card and then discussing the special 90 minute season premier of TUF 3, which was of course what this show was leading into. Middleweight Fight: Chris Leben vs Luigi »»
UFC: Fight Night 2 10/03/05 Las Vegas, Nevada -This was perhaps the most odd show UFC have put on in the modern era, in that not only was it not properly acknowledged to be happening until about a week beforehand (in fact InsideFighting.com broke the news of the show before UFC.com did!), but »»
UFC 69: Shootout 04/07/07 Houston, Texas -This being the latest in UFC's ongoing tour of places that are not Las Vegas then, with their first ever event in the Lone Star State. -Your hosts are Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. Welterweight Fight: Luke Cummo vs Josh Haynes It's pretty »»
Shooto: Best Of 2003: Volume 1 -Wow, been a hell of a long time since I reviewed any Shooto. Better recap the rules before we begin. Rules are pretty easy to follow, basically a hybrid of sorts of UFC and Pride. Fights take place in a ring; there are no elbows on the ground, or kicks or knees to »»
