Michael Rome Archives: 05/2008

John Stossel is one of my favorite journalists, so I was pleased to learn he would be doing the special on MMA for kids.  Here…

UFC’s entire PR strategy regarding Elite XC on CBS, Affliction, and all other companies is to dismiss them as irrelevent.  Dana seems to believe that…

UFC has long flirted with the idea of bringing in Urijah Faber to main event a Spike special or fight on a PPV to get…

Steve Cofield had some great post-ufc audio here. The interview with Dana is explosive stuff.  He has no idea what opinion columnists are hired to do…

We’re on the verge of the first ever free, Network TV broadcast of MMA, and I think it’s worth mentioning the degree to which the…

There are some very interesting lines up over at Bodog, which you can sign up for and get a discount here. Here are the lines: Brett…

Sam Caplan has a piece up at CBS taking umbrage with those focusing on the financial follies of Affliction: However, in spite of the abundance of…

Listening to the Elite XC Kimbo-Thompson press conference, it was amusing to me how Thompson got like 2-3 questions and the rest of the time…

The online MMA community has been so busy celebrating Wanderlei Silva’s return to form that they missed a very important fact: “I know people think there…

The Light Heavyweight division emerged from UFC 84 with more clarity than before, but still very muddled.  Simply put, there is nobody right now who…

There is bedlam at the post-fight presser, ensuring that Tito Ortiz will be the story coming out of UFC 84: The former UFC light heavyweight champion, saying…

–Palhares and Carwin are both the real deal.  Palhares looked tremendous on the ground, and Wellisch is no joke.  Carwin is known for his wrestling,…

Dana White was not at the weigh-ins today, prompting a lot of people to speculate he did it to avoid Tito.  However, Dave Meltzer reports…

Months ago, in a Randy Couture press conference, we learned his bonus numbers.  Randy’s bonus scale looked like this: 100,000 – 175,000 buys – $1…

We’ve all been harsh on The Ultimate Fighter of late.  It’s not that it’s worse this season than last (it’s better), it’s just that the…

Judging by the statements over the last few weeks, you’d think Tito Ortiz was fighting Dana White this saturday.  He’s not: Machida, who years ago…

The countdown to UFC 84 show was very interesting.  There was a new style that was more like the HBO specials than past countdown specials,…

Loretta Hunt, who has moved over to Sherdog, reports that CBS is hoping Elite XC pulls in three to four million viewers: Kahl said the…

The ad blitz for Elite XC has begun.  The ads are below.  I think they are pretty good, even if a little goofy.  I question…

Randy Couture’s “victory” in court is mostly a victory for fans, not for him.  Zuffa’s motions to delay, dismiss, and stay were delaying tactics, and…