Sad State Of MMA Affairs In Ontario
April 28th, 2008 by joe.ferraro
It continues to surprise me how MMA fans in Ontario continue to get the political snub when it comes to the sanctioning and regulation of their favourite sport. The Ontario Athletic Commission continues to impose its dictatorship over a democratic society, all the while hiding behind a veil of laziness and ignorance.
The OAC’s interpretation of […]
UFC 83 - The Countdown Begins
April 13th, 2008 by joe.ferraro
We are less than one week away from the biggest MMA event to ever take place on Canadian soil. To say I am excited would be an understatement but also incredibly obvious. Its always fun when something historic is about to take place, but to know that I will be amongst 22,000 other jubilant MMA […]
StrikeForce / EliteXC Deliver A Pulsating Night of MMA
March 30th, 2008 by joe.ferraro
Last night’s ‘Battle for San Jose’ between Frank Shamrock and Cung Le can be simply described as one for the ages. Shamrock’s StrikeForce middleweight title was on the line as Cung Le, a San Shou expert from teh same city, was ready to prove he belonged in the same cage as the champ.
From the onset, […]
A Good ‘MMA’ Friday
March 21st, 2008 by joe.ferraro
I hope and trust many of you are enjoying your day off today, hopefully spending some quality time with family and friends. If you are like me, you are either working or catching up on various chores around the house.
Lots of MMA news since I was on the air last night. Here are a few of the […]
K1-Dreams - The other UFC?
March 16th, 2008 by joe.ferraro
As many of the hardcore, dedicated MMA supporters know, K1-Dreams held their inagural event yesterday. Dreams is regarded as the new ‘Pride FC’, the legendary Japanese organization where a multitude of MMA superstars reigned supreme. Names like Fedor, Nogueira, Cro Cop, Vanderlai, Rampage, Henderson, Gomi…the list was simply incredible.
During its Apex, Pride FC was the number one […]
Anderson Silva vs Roy Jones Jr / Fedor The Free
March 13th, 2008 by joe.ferraro
Much is being made about Anderson Silva wanting to take on Roy Jones Jr. I see it as a very dangerous proposition for Silva, as entering the squared circle vs Jones is a risky one.
He will be entering the domain that Jones has pretty much dominated his whole career and one that Silva has not. This […]
MMA Is Here…Deal With It
March 8th, 2008 by joe.ferraro
The sport of Mixed Martial Arts has taken another big leap over the past week or so and is now undeniably on the cusp of true main stream appeal. If you take a look at each one of the stories I will showcase below, you will notice that the sport is slowly but surely cementing […]
UFC 82: Ready To Rock And A Reality Check To Boot
March 1st, 2008 by joe.ferraro
As I sit here in a hotel room with the Sportsnet crew, we are all amazed at how big the UFC and MMA is amongst the general public. We headed over to the Arnold Schwarzenegger Fitness Expo across the street and were blown away by the amount of people surrounding the UFC booth.
The Arnold’s bring […]
The Landscape of MMA in 2008
February 19th, 2008 by joe.ferraro
I just did some analysis and research of the UFC’s perceived market share vs that of its many competitors.
Let it be known that by the end of 2008, Zuffa’s piece of the pie will seriously dwindle to a much smaller percentage with K1-Dreams and HDNet Fights gobbling up a large chunk.
If Mark Cuban is able to […]
Elite XC Results and Chuck Liddell To Take on Shogun
February 17th, 2008 by joe.ferraro
Last night’s Elite XC went down in Miami, Flordia and I must say the production value was very good. Any production from ‘Showtime’ should have a high calibre of quality associated with it but now the production is being met with quality MMA bouts, as well as fights that have a fair amount of hype […]
