CBS’ most recent attempt to hype Saturday’s Strikeforce debut is “Fight Camp 360: Fedor vs. Rogers,” which is airing on Showtime and on select CBS affiliates. The full video was also just released on online. As Michael David Smith wrote here, the video shows Fedor Emelianenko as the quiet, humble champion MMA fans have gotten [...]
The irony here is pretty rich. Corporate accountant David Smith will announce next week that he’s challenging incumbent Pete Sessions in the March Republican primary. Smith, active in the conservative tea party movement, says Sessions has not followed the conservative staples of the GOP. Smith has also criticized Sessions for backing moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava in the zany [...]
by Michael David Smith Filed under: Strikeforce , M-1 Global MMA Twitter universe is getting excited for Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers Saturday night on CBS, and that's reflected in the latest installment of our MMA Twitter mailbag . But what's particualrly interesting is how many fans I'm hearing from who are concerned about whether this CBS show will be a success: Below we address fans' questions...
A few days ago, ESPN’s Rob Neyer linked to a CSTB item, and if you don’t think I was thrilled at such acknowledgment, you’ve no idea how easily impressed I am. But that was just a tiny hyperlink. Imagine, if you will, the reactions of Pro Football Talk’s Michael Florio and Michael David Smith, upon [...]
by Michael David Smith Filed under: Women's Sports Elizabeth Lambert is a New Mexico women's soccer player who turned the BYU vs. New Mexico game in the Mountain West Conference Tournament this week into a brawl. Lambert was seen elbowing, pushing, pulling hair and kicking BYU players in one of the most shocking displays of dirty play you'll ever see. BYU won the game 1-0, and BYU freshman forward...
So we don’t know anything about MMA, but some of you asked about it, so here’s a shot at it, with our old friend from FanHouse, Michael David Smith who knows it well. BB: Who’s the Next Big Thing in MMA? MDS: The next big thing is a 22-year old UFC fighter named Jon Jones. He’s 9-0 [...]
For all those that regularly read the blog...I'm back! Well actually to tell you the truth I never left! After an awesome month under Karl's wing he offered me the chance to stay on and promoted me to sales manager and I haven't been happier! A little bit about me for anyone that's interested... I recently graduated from Kingston University studying Fashion Design, specialising in menswear and as soon...
by Michael David Smith Filed under: MMA Media Watch , Strikeforce , FanHouse Exclusive CHICAGO -- On a chain around his neck, Frank Shamrock wears the metal plate that held his arm together after he needed surgery to repair a bad break. Ask him about it, and he doesn't hesitate to show off the long surgical scar on his arm. The plate and the scar are sources of pride from a 15-year career as a mixed...
John Sides had an excellent and concise post last week cautioning us against over-interpreting the results of yesterday's elections or seeing them as predictive of elections in 2010 and 2012. The pundits, of course, ignored him, but it was nice to read the post anyway. While I certainly endorse what Sides said, I should note a new article by Tom Brunell and David Smith forthcoming in LSQ . As the authors...
by Michael David Smith Filed under: MMA Videos , UFC The latest MMA fighter to use YouTube to promote himself is Mike Swick , who's doing a series of video blogs to promote his UFC 105 fight with Dan Hardy . The first one is above. UFC 105 Video: Mike Swick Shows Off His Workouts, Promotes His Fight originally appeared on Fanhouse MMA Blog on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for...
by Michael David Smith Filed under: Florida , Georgia Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes committed one of the dirtiest plays of the year on Saturday when he tried to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey, and after video of eye poke was seen by hundreds of thousands of people on YouTube, Spikes was suspended for the first half of Florida's next game . But now Florida fans have struck...
Air Zimbabwe airliner hit animal at Harare international airport during taxiing A plane was forced to make an emergency stop in Zimbabwe after hitting a warthog on the runway. The Air Zimbabwe airliner veered off the runway at Harare international airport after colliding with the animal, a commonly found wild pig with protruding tusks. "Unfortunately our plane, which was going to Bulawayo, hit...
A few updates on what's been going on in the MMA Twittersphere. Promoted from the FanPosts by Kid Nate. WILL YOU GO TO PROM WITH ME ARIANNY? " http://tinyurl.com/ydbmrfb see you at the prom Arianny" - Miguel Torres , Gives a kid a mullet to help him get a date with Arianny to the prom. " http://tinyurl.com/ydbmrfb Prom.Still not sure, but he did get a mullet 4 me! @ migueltorresmma ur...
650 Pounds Virgin David Smith: David Smith 650 lbs Virgin (Photos/ Video) A man David Smith belongs to Phoenix, did exactly what he wants before losing about 400 lbs he was 650 lbs and barely able to move around this man decided with is need most and that is to get rid of the extra fat. Although it was a long and a hard journey for him but when he finished 26 weeks later he was just 240 lbs with an
Photos of David Smith's Successful Weight Loss This story is for all of those people out there who have already given up on their New Year’s Resolution to finally lose that extra 20 lbs. Maybe you gave up on the diet because there just wasn’t enough time in the day to prepare healthy meals to take to work. Read More From Orginal Site