Profanity-Laced Tirades? Maybe Writers Have Themselves to Thank
Published by Charles Jay on June 17th, 2009
In the span of three minutes, nine seconds, Dana White spit out about 30-40 expletives at poor Loretta Hunt, and had the rant posted on the UFC website, which meant not one bit of it was an accident. This is part of the “in-your-face” marketing mix that has helped the UFC get where it is [...] (Read More)


Dana: Who Needs Managers?
June 16th, 2009 - Remember this utterance: “What the (expletive) do I need to be in the back for if I’m (a) manager?” It’s kind of ironic. When that kind of statement comes out of a promoter’s mouth, it provides justification for the existence of a manager in the first place, doesn’t it? That was part of the tirade launched by UFC [...] (Read More)

Dirty Mouth is Politcally Incorrect – In More Ways than One
June 15th, 2009 - So why do I sometimes wait a while before writing about something that makes big MMA news? Well, either (A) I want to wait a while to reflect on the ramifications of something, (B) I’ve got a different angle and I just wanted to see how many people noticed it, or (C) I just didn;t [...] (Read More)

Don’t Be Too Hard On Jose Canseco
June 2nd, 2009 - I don’t want to be rough on Jose Canseco. I look at him the way I look at the baseball career of Michael Jordan. Sort of. While it is true that when he played for the White Sox’ Double-A farm club in Birmingham in 1994, Jordan hit a paltry .202 with 51 RBI’s, the question must be [...] (Read More)

Canseco Will Try His Hand at MMA
May 5th, 2009 - So Jose Canseco is taking a swing at mixed martial arts, without a bat in his hand. The question is not “why?” but “what took him so long?” Canseco will reportedly be part of an open-weight tournament run by the Dream organization in Japan, scheduled for May 26 at the Yokohama Arena. They are billing it the [...] (Read More)

The Kind of Thing Floyd Should Avoid
May 3rd, 2009 - Floyd Mayweather, widely regarded as the best “pound-for-pound” boxer in the sport of boxing before his self-imposed 16-month hiatus, was at a press conference last weekend to announce his return to the ring against Juan Manuel Marquez. Mayweather is trying to brand himself as something of a “savior” for the game, as if it needs [...] (Read More)

In the “interim”…
December 29th, 2008 - IN THE “INTERIM,” CAN WE DROP THE SAD IMITATION OF BOXING? I remember when the World Boxing Association asked me to get involved as a member of the ratings committee, back in 2002. They were looking to regain a little credibility in the wake of a ratings scandal, and at the time I was compiling a [...] (Read More)

Traces of illegitimate culture stil evident in MMA
December 6th, 2008 - Commentary on MMA history….as it’s happening TRACES OF ILLEGITIMATE CULTURE STILL EVIDENT IN MMA Dana White often feels like the guardian of the sport of mixed martial arts. “It disgusts me,” White told Boston Herald reporter Dan Duggan, in the wake of the Kimbo Slice fiasco that took place in Florida in October. “I”ve been busting my [...] (Read More)

Should commissions pay attention to the odds? You bet
December 4th, 2008 - Commentary on MMA history….as it’s happening SHOULD COMMISSIONS PAY ATTENTION TO THE ODDS? YOU BET As part of a long, inflammatory comment that was caught on YouTube in the midst of what has become known as StandUp-Gate, Dana White, the president of the UFC, made mention of the fact that in the process of managing the [...] (Read More)

We need investigation of Lappen, Shaw, others
December 4th, 2008 - Commentary on MMA history….as it’s happening WE NEED A REAL INVESTIGATION OF LAPPEN, SHAW, OTHERS I’m not satisfied enough has been done about the circumstances that surrounded Kimbo Slice’s fight against Seth Petruzelli, from the perspective of inquiry and discipline. The problem is, I don’t really know who to blame for it. The Florida State Athletic Commission did [...] (Read More)

A fix or not a fix? And does it matter?
December 3rd, 2008 - Commentary on MMA history….as it’s happening A FIX OR NOT A FIX? AND DOES IT MATTER? Some years ago, I got a call from a sportswriter acquaintance of mine. He had just finished a multi-part series on “fixed” fights, and for evidence used, among other things, videotapes of fighters who went down without being hit, or who [...] (Read More)

Archived Operation Cleanup Articles »

- Canseco Will Try His Hand at MMA - May 5th, 2009
- The Kind of Thing Floyd Should Avoid - May 3rd, 2009
- In the “interim”… - December 29th, 2008
- Traces of illegitimate culture stil evident in MMA - December 6th, 2008
- Should commissions pay attention to the odds? You bet - December 4th, 2008
- We need investigation of Lappen, Shaw, others - December 4th, 2008
- A fix or not a fix? And does it matter? - December 3rd, 2008
- New rules – same as old rules? - November 30th, 2008
- How beatable is Brock? - November 30th, 2008
- Couture Stoppage? No big deal - November 18th, 2008
- Wamma, Bamma, No Thank You Ma’ama (Part 2) - September 11th, 2008
- Wamma, Bamma, No Thank You Ma’ama (Part 1) - September 10th, 2008
- Weight Just a Second - August 27th, 2008
- Arum Flogs the UFC - August 25th, 2008
- Translation Services – Free of Charge - August 25th, 2008
- Time to Step Up and Be Heard - August 24th, 2008
- Take your rules and shove them - August 10th, 2008
- MMA Adversary Removed From NYS Payroll - August 2nd, 2008
- UFC Lobbyists – Who Will Be Waiting in the “Lobby” ? - June 25th, 2008
- MMA’s Mistakes Avoided – At Least Until NOW - June 8th, 2008
- Are You One of Kimbo’s Bimbos? - June 8th, 2008
- Kimbo: Just ‘Slice’ Off some of that Respectability - June 3rd, 2008
- Tito Ortiz: In His Own Words, And Mine - May 30th, 2008
- MMA In Detroit – A Promoter Who Really Can - May 26th, 2008
- MMA Upstarts – Dropping Like Flies? - May 26th, 2008
- Tito – Now What? - May 24th, 2008
- Silva’s Been There – A Lot More - May 24th, 2008
- Is there a Future for the Women’s MMA Game? - May 22nd, 2008
- MMA’s Biggest Event – It’s Fedor - May 22nd, 2008
- Larkin’s Take On Things Makes Some Sense - May 17th, 2008
- IFL Puts The Hex On Rivals - May 13th, 2008
- MMA Records: Should Be Just THAT - April 21st, 2008
- Nick Diaz Creates His Own Bad “Pot” Luck - April 13th, 2008
- Bill O – Another Attack on MMA - April 11th, 2008
- Jones vs Silva is Just Speculation - March 25th, 2008
- Gotcha Gary Shaw. Got Him? Not Really - March 17th, 2008
- De La Hoya’s MMA Entry Is Nothing to Dismiss - March 16th, 2008
- Between a (Sham)rock and a Hard Place - March 10th, 2008
- Searching For Kimbo’s Next Opponent - March 8th, 2008
- Notes On Quotes – Lets Go For A Few Spins - March 3rd, 2008
- How Big a Deal is The Elite XC/CBS Union? - March 3rd, 2008
- THE IFL: What is Real, What is the Illusion? - February 28th, 2008
- MMA Can Be Hazardous – Don’t Delude Yourself - February 27th, 2008
- The Obligations of Randy Couture - February 24th, 2008
- Background Checks? Got It Down to a “Xyience” - February 17th, 2008
- Mark Cuban: Is he the ‘Contender’ ? - February 14th, 2008
- Kimbo Brings a “Slice” of Boxing With him - February 12th, 2008
- THEY KNEW: Don’t let the UFC’s latest lawsuit fool you - February 11th, 2008
- Mark Cuban: The Man Who Could Be King - February 9th, 2008
- The Missing Ingredient: Passion - February 6th, 2008
- Who’s Stepping Up In MMA? - February 4th, 2008
- Who Am I, And What Am I Doing? - January 31st, 2008
- Hey Bad Boy, We Hear ‘Ya - January 31st, 2008
- The “Brand” or the “Star” - January 25th, 2008