Mike Yanez Announces Opening of Highlander Tampa

Mike Yanez, the Godfather of Highlander MMA recently announced the opening of Highlander Tampa, the second school opened under the Highlander name. You can find the full press release on FightTicker.com.


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ICF News Update

Intimidation Cage Fighting also hosted an event during my hiatus here at Previously Viewed, an event I covered for FightTicker.

For the live blog of the event in Aurora, Indiana head over to FightTicker.com.

You can also find my picks for the Night Honors on FightTicker.com.



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KYFC News Update

June has been a fairly lax month for me blogging here on Previously Viewed. In the next few posts I'm going to be updating you on some news that has happened in the time I've been mostly absent.

The first is with the Kentucky Fighting Challenge (KYFC). KYFC recently hosted KYFC 51 in Lexington, KY - you can find the event recap on FightTicker.com.

You can also find a profile I did prior to the event of Matt Metts out of Reaction Athletics. You can also find it on FightTicker.com along with his post-fight interview.

For the next upcoming KYFC event going down at 4 Seasons in Lexington, KY on July 11, check out this post on FightTicker.com. I'll be there live blogging for FightTicker.


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R.I.P. Billy Mays

I love watching infomercials. Period. I have only ever purchased one product from an infomercial, but I love watching them all the same. One of the greatest, if not the greatest, pitchmen of all time died this week. Billy Mays brought the world all kinds of products, and he always did it with a smile on his face. I recently read that everyone that attended his wedding got some Oxi-Clean, and he was known to give visitors to his house various cleaning products as well. I can only imagine what a trip to Billy's house might have been like - probably would've been pretty entertaining - just like watching him pitch a new product.

R.I.P. Billy Mays

For more info on Billy Mays, check out Wikipedia.


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R.I.P. Michael Jackson

Say what you want about Michael Jackson (and hundreds of thousands of people are, all over the internet), but he was a hell of an entertainer. Even at age 50 he was planning on a multi-show comeback tour that would have undoubtedly set records for attendance, ticket pre-sales, everything.

Michael's influence on pop music, dance and culture is undeniable. Even though I won't miss hearing about his surgeries, the constant references to him and little boys, or the general madness that followed him, I will miss his presence as an entertainer. (And the fact that we both liked David Blaine.) But I do own a lot of his music and I'll still continue to listen to it.

For more information on the situation, feel free to check out this article on Yahoo.com. Beyond the fact that I don't agree with one commentor's comparison of Michael's death to the Kennedy assassination, it has some generally good information and background on MJ.

RIP Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009).


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Don't Call It A Comeback (or do - that's okay with me)

Been slacking on the posting lately due to some other commitments, but I'm back now - I'll be posting a number of things tonight including links to some recent things I've written for FightTicker.com as well as some updates on recent episodes of my new radio show, Cageside Seats, brought to you by the Fight Ticker Radio Network. My co-host (Puddin) and I recently had a Special Edition UFC 99 episode, sponsored by Silver Star, the fastest growing company in MMA sponsorship.

Lots more to come.

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Cageside Seats Episode 2 Archived

The second episode of my new radio show, Cageside Seats, brought to you by the Fight Ticker Radio Network is archived and available to listen to or download (for free).

Back for our second show, Puddin and I talked with Fight For Life USA Co-Founders Brent Thompson and Scott Wells about the founding of their company designed to revolutionize the MMA world and the face of cancer awareness.

You can listen to the show on the embedded player in the far right column, and you can find more details on what was discussed during the show, including how to find a special promo code to receive 10% off an order on the Fight For Life USA website on FightTicker.com.

Enjoy.

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Cageside Seats Episode # 2 - Sunday, May 31 at 11 PM ET

Tonight at 11 PM ET, Cageside Seats Radio, brought to you by the Fight Ticker Radio Network, will be premiering our second episode, hosted by myself with my co-host Puddin. We will be speaking to Brent Thompson and Scott Wells, Co-Founders of Fight For Life USA.

Full details, including how to listen and call in, can be found on FightTicker.com.

For those not able to listen live, the show will be archived for free downloading shortly after the end of the episode.

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ICF: Sacrifice Post-Event Interviews

I recently had the chance to attend Intimidation Cage Fighting's ICF: Sacrifice event at Turfway Park in Florence, KY. After the event, I had the chance to speak to a few of the fighters and ICF promoter Steve Stanton.

Check after the jump for links to all of the interviews on FightTicker.com

Post-Fight Interview with ICF Promoter Steve Stanton.

Post-Fight Interview with Luke Zachrich.

Post-Fight Interview with Mark Crawn.

Post-Fight Interview with Dave Heidorn.

Take some time and check them out - all four guys had some great things to say.

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HardRock MMA 7: Jealousy is Earned Night Honors

Saturday night, I was able to attend HardRock MMA 7: Jealousy is Earned. When I cover live shows, I hand out my own "Of the Night" Honors. My apologies to the fighters - my awards don't come out with a $60,000 check like the UFC often hands out - it's bragging rights only. To check out my awards from the show, check out my post on FightTicker.com.


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HardRock MMA 7: Jealousy is Earned - Live Blog

I'm here at the National Guard Armory in E-Town, KY, getting ready to live blog for HardRock MMA 7: Jealousy is Earned - check out my live blog, with updates between every round, on FightTicker.com.

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UFC 98 Roundtables on FightTicker.com

On FightTicker.com a number of the bloggers, including myself, participated in a couple roundtables for this weekend's UFC 98 event.

For our thoughts on Serra vs. Hughes, go here.

For our thoughts on Machida vs. Evans, go here.

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FightTicker.com DVD Review - Machida-Do Karate For Mixed Martial Arts

In my role as a blogger with FightTicker.com, I occasionally get the opportunity to review various MMA related products including books and DVDs. Thanks to the folks over at Victory Belt, one of the leading publishers of instructional books and DVDs, my most recent review is of Lyoto Machida's Machida-Do Karate for Mixed Martial Arts. For the full review, head over to FightTicker.com.

To purchase the 4 DVD Box Set, head over to Budovideos.com.

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