TONY WILL DITCH RIHANNA AFTER PRIZEFIGHTER GLORY!
Frenchman to turn his back on St Tropez glamour job with Ally Pally win Gregory Tony is used to rubbing shoulders with beautiful international stars but on Saturday, he will mix it with seven international heavyweights gunning for glory in Prizefighter International Heavyweights at Alexandra Palace. The eight contenders from eight different countries are battling […]
FATHER & SON SUPER SIX PREDICTIONS BY PATRICK AND DARREN MCELLIGOTT
[mpinpage] On Saturday, March 27, Arthur Abraham meets Andre Dirrell in “round two” of the Super Six Tournament. This is an outstanding match-up in any context. Having it as part of the round-robin tournament on Showtime only adds to the interest in the super middleweight division. There are some sharp contrasts between the two […]
FROM BELLBOY TO GAMBLING TYCOON: HOW FRANK JUNIOR BUILT THE FERTITTA EMPIRE IN LAS VEGAS
CHAPTER TWO IN A FOUR-PART FERTITTA FAMILY HISTORY By: Rich Bergeron CLICK ON THE THUMBNAILS TO SEE FULL SIZE PICTURES [mpinpage] When Frank Fertitta, Jr. came to Las Vegas from Galveston, Texas in 1960, he quickly found work as a bellboy at the Tropicana. Fertitta’s Texas-bred “family” history included decades of successful casino operations in […]
UFC COULD GO TOE-TO-TOE WITH AFFLICTION ON JULY 19TH
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] Ok if you had the choice between paying about forty dollars to watch some high-quality MMA fights on pay-per-view from a brand new and unproven, mostly unknown promotion or watching a free high-quality UFC event free on Spike TV what do you think the average person will do? As if Affliction […]
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER WEEK 9 – QUARTER-FINALS
May 28, 2008 by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] FIGHT 1 OF THE QUARTERFINALS: Jesse Taylor vs. Dante Rivera. They showed Jesse Taylor prior to his fight sweating off some pounds and pissing his pants. Yes that’s right…pissing his pants. He was sitting in the hot tub and I guess better than peeing in the hot […]
Jack Bratcher’s UFC 84 REPORT
TITO ACTS LIKE A HIGH-SCHOOL REBEL & OTHER POST UFC 84 THOUGHTS [mpinpage] UFC 84 was just an awesome night of fights. Every time I watch one of these big events, my respect for these MMA athletes/fighters grows and grows. Tito vs. Lyoto was just an incredible fight; just as much for all the […]
THE USUAL SUSPECTS: Global Cash Access Holdings, Kirk Sanford, Kathryn Lever, Karim Maskatiya, Omer Sattar, Fertitta Enterprises All Collude in Xyience Bankruptcy Efforts
From Left to right: Omer Sattar, Kirk Sanford, Adam Frank, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta BY: Rich Bergeron [mpinpage] Even after a sale of the company’s assets free and clear of liens, new evidence is emerging tying together all the parties that made the ongoing bankruptcy of Xyience possible in a fraudulent scheme reeking […]
LIDDELL BEAT AGAIN: UFC 76 POST-FIGHT REPORT
UFC 76 [mpinpage] FIGHT 1: Tyson Griffin vs. Thiago Thavares – (LIGHTWEIGHT) – Griffin is from Couture’s camp in Vegas. Thavares is coming off a win against Jason Black. The Fighters start by feeling each other out. Griffin starts with a strong leg kick. Goes to ground with Griffin in guard and throws a […]
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