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Fight Opinion

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About Me

We run a top-notch MMA-themed weekly radio show called Fight Opinion Radio at FightOpinion.com . Hosted by Zach Arnold and Jeff Thaler . Easily the best online MMA radio show right now being produced.
Plus, we run the super-duper Fight Opinion web site, which is a combo site aggregator & original news producing operation.If you would like to donate to the Fight Opinion project, use this link here . Your support is appreciated.

My Interests

Mixed Martial Arts, Japanese professional wrestling, combat sports, new media.

I'd like to meet:

Businesspeople with lots of money. Also, people who are savvy when it comes to pro-wrestling or MMA.
That, and old friends & classmates from back in the day. I sure went to school with some very smart people.

Movies:

Godzilla: Final Wars , Wrestling with Shadows , I'm From Hollywood , Heroes of World Class , Beyond the Mat , Forever Hardcore , and Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary .

Television:

The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV, WEC on Versus, K-1 programming on TBS & Fuji TV , NOAH on Nippon TV , New Japan Pro-Wrestling on TV-Asahi , HDNet for all of its MMA content, The Fight Network , and Samurai TV .

Books:

Tokyo Underworld, To Be The Man , Glenn Reynolds' An Army of Davids , and Greg Oliver's The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels .
As far as web sites:
Publishing Information

    Jeff Jarvis' BuzzMachine.com Publishing 2.0

Newspapers & Magazines
    Tokyo Sports Sankei Sports Nikkan Sports Daily Sports Sports Nippon Sports Navigator Kami no Puroresu Hiroshi Nielsen Bout Review God Bless the Ring

Japanese news (English)
    Mainichi Daily News Asahi Shimbun Yomiuri Shimbun Nikkei Net Interactive

My Blog

Fight Opinion Radio 80: Josh Barnett & Shayna Baszler

We decided to go with a different format for this radio show. This time around, the guests are the co-hosts... and it made for some interesting radio. Listen to Mr. Barnett discuss his philosophy on...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:42:00 PST

Fight Opinion Radio 79: Mark Dion

We're back this week with an intriguing spotlight interview featuring Mark Dion of City Boxing. Mark talks about his recent experiences in arbitration in regards to being owed money by former client ...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:48:00 PST

Turning the tables: The interviewers get interviewed

Jeff Thaler and I had the honor of talking with Damon from BetUS.com about the latest rumblings and lines (odds) in MMA. We discuss all the major upcoming fights (including Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauz...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:47:00 PST

Original articles now being published in Boxing Digest

That’s right.For the last six months, we’ve had MMA articles featured in Boxing Digest, which is a great publication for combat sports news. You should definitely check it out.Our newest ...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:55:00 PST

A very good month for Josh Barnett

First, he beat Hidehiko Yoshida at the Sengoku debut event on March 5th in Yoyogi: After winning the fight, Barnett essentially became a co-ace of the World Victory Road promotion.Given the u...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:20:00 PST

Fight Opinion Radio 78: Oleg Taktarov & Jeremy Lappen

This week, we have two special interviews for you. First, we have an interview with Elite XC matchmaker Jeremy Lappen. Jeremy stops by to talk about the new EXC/CBS deal and clarifies or disproves s...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:47:00 PST

Fight Opinion Radio 77: Court is back in session

Kimbo Slice proved to be a huge success at the box office and for Showtime's television ratings. What exactly is driving the Kimbo phenomenon? Is race as big of a factor as it is being made out to b...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:34:00 PST

Fight Opinion Radio 76: Thaler family MMA get-together

Jeff Thaler and Thaler family members join us this week to recap the WEC 32 event from Wednesday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Does Carlos Condit deserve the praise that he is receiving online? ...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:59:00 PST

Fight Opinion Radio 75: The return of Judge Jeff Thaler

We've now officially reached the point where Judge Jeff Thaler may become a weekly segment on our radio show, thanks to the millions of MMA-related lawsuits being filed in the United States. This wee...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:37:00 PST

Fight Opinion Radio 74: Judge Jeff Thaler

We're 24 hours away from UFC 81 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and we have you covered with a full preview of this weekend's event. How much interest is there really in the show? Will Brock Lesnar be able to...
Posted by Fight Opinion on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:44:00 PST