Entries from February 2008
My first IFL diary is now online at Cage Potato, featuring some behind-the-scenes commentary from Las Vegas. Here’s an excerpt:
Covering the IFL for the past year and a half, here’s one lesson I’ve learned: during any interview with Matt Lindland, he’s going to get mad at me at least once. I can never tell what […]
I apologize for the lack of updates, but I’m in Vegas for tonight’s IFL event and haven’t had too much free time. Fortunately, CBS Sports now has our head-to-head picks up, so you can head over there and check out our predictions for the fights. You also might want to scroll down and see the […]
Yesterday I did an interview with Team Quest’s Chris Wilson, who’s making his UFC debut this weekend against the highly-touted Jon Fitch. I’ve admired Wilson ever since I got to know him when he fought in the IFL, and it should be interesting to see what he can do against a tough guy like Fitch […]
The IFL hits Vegas on Friday night for the first event in 2008. Those of you with HDNet can see it live at 7:30 PST/10:30 EST. The rest of you will have to either buy a ticket or catch the fights on the internet, though they should be available fairly soon following the […]
This is the conclusion I’ve arrived at: either Tank Abbott and Kimbo Slice both have really excellent representation, or someone over at Elite XC is a little too loose with the purse strings. Why do I say this? Because they paid a reported $301,000 for the forty-three-second brawl at “Street Certified” two weeks […]
