On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman once again speaks with a true pioneer and legend in mixed martial arts, and an old friend: John Perretti.

We discuss this past Saturday’s TKO victory by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in his rematch with Chuck Liddell at UFC 71; John’s role in the development of the basic structure of MMA in introducing rounds and weight classes and helping design the gloves used in the sport; some lessons from the early days of Extreme Fighting and UFC; his views on technique and conditioning in MMA today; and a hint of what his immediate plans are.

For those new to the sport, John Perretti was one of the founders and the matchmaker of Battlecade Extreme Fighting, which ran from 1995 to 1997, and put on some classic shows. After that, he became the matchmaker for the UFC until January 2001.

Also, NO HOLDS BARRED is available through iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441.

The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The NO HOLDS BARRED theme song is called “The Heist”, by musician Ian Carpenter (http://iancarpenter.com/).

NO HOLDS BARRED is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

IFL, the International Fight League (http://ifl.tv/), the world’s first professional mixed martial arts league. Make sure to check out their regular TV shows on FSN (Fox Sports Net) (http://msn.foxsports.com/story/1636002) in the U.S., and to check your local listings for dates and times. You can also catch the IFL’s newest show, “IFL Battleground”, every Monday night on MyNetworkTV (http://www.mynetworktv.com/). An encore presentation will run each Saturday night from. Check out the IFL web site (http://ifl.tv/), for a listing of IFL live events and their TV schedule, at http://ifl.tv/TV-Schedule.html.

BJJMart.com (http://bjjmart.com), your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.

FightBeat.com (http://fightbeat.com/), for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.

Thanks, Eddie Goldman

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Here is the segment featuring myself, radio and boxing personality Aaron Braunstein, and Chuck de Caro on the May 25, 2007, edition of the nationally-syndicated “Joey Reynolds Show”.

In a wide-ranging and sometimes wild discussion, we talked about boxing, mixed martial arts, media, technology, Paris Hilton, the Tel Aviv Hilton, Gretchen Wilson, and more. (Audio used with permission from the show.)

The “Joey Reynolds Show” is heard on over 80 radio stations. This talk show airs live beginning at midnight and runs to 5 AM ET, on WOR 710 AM in New York.

You can also listen to the “Joey Reynolds Show” online. For more information on the show’s webcast, go to http://www.wor710.com/.

For more information on the “Joey Reynolds Show,” go to http://wor710.com/pages/46370.php?contentType=4&contentId=157588.

For more information on Myra Chanin, who works with the show, and also about Joey and the show, go to http://motherwonderful.com/.

Thanks, Eddie Goldman

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This entire show is the same as the one released yesterday, but thanks go to Marc Snow for cleaning up some of the audio problems with our interview with Jacqui Snow. Here is the info again:

NO HOLDS BARRED: Is the Pay-Per-View TV Business Model Dead? Mark Taffet and Jacqui Snow

On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman discusses the future of the most important business model and source of revenue currently used in combat sports like boxing and mixed martial arts: pay-per-view television.

Some might question whether this business model is in any real danger at present. UFC toppled the all-time annual pay-per-view TV revenue record by reportedly bringing in more than $200 million in 2006, while the De La Hoya-Mayweather fight, held May 5, 2007, shattered all records for a single pay-per-view TV event in the U.S. by getting 2.15 million buys and $120 million in revenue.

We first speak about pay-per-view with Mark Taffet, senior vice president of sports operations and pay-per-view for HBO Sports, which distributed De La Hoya-Mayweather. We also got his comment on a possible HBO-UFC deal.

We next have a lengthy discussion with a critic of pay-per-view TV, boxing writer Jacqui Snow. She has her own web site (http://www.jacquisnow.com/) and also serves as the moderator of the MySpace boxing group (http://groups.myspace.com/boxing). She discusses the numerous problems with this model, including the growth of numerous web sites which stream these pay-per-views for free. Such sites, several of which she names, may be doing so in violation of copyright restrictions. However, similar to how the original Napster changed how music was distributed, these sites may also force a radical change in the business model of the combat sports.

She has written, “once the genie’s out of the bottle, there’s no forcing it back,” and explains that point in depth. We also discuss how the Internet is actually saving boxing.

Also, NO HOLDS BARRED is available through iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441.

The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The NO HOLDS BARRED theme song is called “The Heist”, by musician Ian Carpenter (http://iancarpenter.com/).

NO HOLDS BARRED is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

IFL, the International Fight League (http://ifl.tv/), the world’s first professional mixed martial arts league. Make sure to check out their regular TV shows on FSN (Fox Sports Net) (http://msn.foxsports.com/story/1636002) in the U.S., and to check your local listings for dates and times. You can also catch the IFL’s newest show, “IFL Battleground”, every Monday night on MyNetworkTV (http://www.mynetworktv.com/). An encore presentation will run each Saturday night from. Check out the IFL web site (http://ifl.tv/), for a listing of IFL live events and their TV schedule, at http://ifl.tv/TV-Schedule.html.

BJJMart.com (http://bjjmart.com), your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.

FightBeat.com (http://fightbeat.com/), for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.

Thanks, Eddie Goldman

http://nhbnews.blogspot.com/

http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/

http://www.myspace.com/nhbnews

On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman discusses the future of the most important business model and source of revenue currently used in combat sports like boxing and mixed martial arts: pay-per-view television.

Some might question whether this business model is in any real danger at present. UFC toppled the all-time annual pay-per-view TV revenue record by reportedly bringing in more than $200 million in 2006, while the De La Hoya-Mayweather fight, held May 5, 2007, shattered all records for a single pay-per-view TV event in the U.S. by getting 2.15 million buys and $120 million in revenue.

We first speak about pay-per-view with Mark Taffet, senior vice president of sports operations and pay-per-view for HBO Sports, which distributed De La Hoya-Mayweather. We also got his comment on a possible HBO-UFC deal.

We next have a lengthy discussion with a critic of pay-per-view TV, boxing writer Jacqui Snow. She has her own web site (http://www.jacquisnow.com/) and also serves as the moderator of the MySpace boxing group (http://groups.myspace.com/boxing). She discusses the numerous problems with this model, including the growth of numerous web sites which stream these pay-per-views for free. Such sites, several of which she names, may be doing so in violation of copyright restrictions. However, similar to how the original Napster changed how music was distributed, these sites may also force a radical change in the business model of the combat sports.

She has written, “once the genie’s out of the bottle, there’s no forcing it back,” and explains that point in depth. We also discuss how the Internet is actually saving boxing.

You can also listen to it through the NO HOLDS BARRED blog, at http://nhbnews.blogspot.com, and my MySpace page, at http://www.myspace.com/nhbnews, also by pressing the play button on the player.

Also, NO HOLDS BARRED is available through iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441.

The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The NO HOLDS BARRED theme song is called “The Heist”, by musician Ian Carpenter (http://iancarpenter.com/).

NO HOLDS BARRED is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

IFL, the International Fight League (http://ifl.tv/), the world’s first professional mixed martial arts league. Make sure to check out their regular TV shows on FSN (Fox Sports Net) (http://msn.foxsports.com/story/1636002) in the U.S., and to check your local listings for dates and times. You can also catch the IFL’s newest show, “IFL Battleground”, every Monday on MyNetworkTV (http://www.mynetworktv.com/) from 8-10 PM. An encore presentation will run each Saturday night from 8-10 PM. Check out the IFL web site (http://ifl.tv/), for a listing of IFL live events and their TV schedule, at http://ifl.tv/TV-Schedule.html.

BJJMart.com (http://bjjmart.com), your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.

FightBeat.com (http://fightbeat.com/), for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.

Thanks, Eddie Goldman

http://nhbnews.blogspot.com/

http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/

http://www.myspace.com/nhbnews

On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman speaks with mixed martial arts and jiu-jitsu legend Wallid Ismail.

Wallid is the driving force behind the newly-formed Mixed Martial Arts World League (MMAWL) (http://www.mmawl.com). This organization has recently begun offering webcasts of many MMA fight events from around the world put on by various promoters. Using the latest technology from the Internet TV provider wavelit.com (http://wavelit.com), these shows are being offered both as pay-per-views and for free.

The next live pay-per-view webcast will be the Gracie Fighting Championships (Gracie Fighting Championships (http://www.gfcfighter.com) MMA event, which will be held this coming Saturday, May 19, at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Among those headlining that card will be ADCC and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and 2007 ADCC champion Damian Maia.

We spoke with the always-outspoken and colorful Wallid about all these topics and how he sees the MMAWL developing.

Also, NO HOLDS BARRED is available through iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441.

The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The NO HOLDS BARRED theme song is called “The Heist”, by musician Ian Carpenter (http://iancarpenter.com/).

NO HOLDS BARRED is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

IFL, the International Fight League (http://ifl.tv/), the world’s first professional mixed martial arts league. Make sure to check out their regular TV shows on FSN (Fox Sports Net) (http://msn.foxsports.com/story/1636002) in the U.S., and to check your local listings for dates and times. You can also catch the IFL’s newest show, “IFL Battleground”, every Monday on MyNetworkTV (http://www.mynetworktv.com/) from 8-10 PM. An encore presentation will run each Saturday night from 8-10 PM. Check out the IFL web site (http://ifl.tv/), for a listing of IFL live events and their TV schedule, at http://ifl.tv/TV-Schedule.html.

BJJMart.com (http://bjjmart.com/), your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.

FightBeat.com (http://fightbeat.com/), for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.

Thanks, Eddie Goldman

http://nhbnews.blogspot.com/

http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/

http://www.myspace.com/nhbnews

On this special edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman focuses on the battle against doping in the combat sports.

We spoke with the most powerful person in that battle, Richard Pound, the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (http://www.wada-ama.org/en/), about doping in mixed martial arts. We also hear his opening remarks on a recent media conference call summarizing recent developments and advances in this battle, including the growing number of countries signing the UNESCO treaty against doping in sports.

We comment upon a new report (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269340,00.html) from two British doctors which documents that marijuana “contributes to the onset of psychotic symptoms.” (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18397348/)

We also discuss the apparent rampant usage of dope in MMA, the significance of the lack of any anti-doping measures at both UFC 69 and 70, and the use on the April 21 Cage Rage MMA show in London of a fighter currently under suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for doping.

You can also listen to it through the NO HOLDS BARRED blog, at http://nhbnews.blogspot.com, and my MySpace page, at http://www.myspace.com/nhbnews, also by pressing the play button on the player.

Also, NO HOLDS BARRED is available through iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441.

The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The NO HOLDS BARRED theme song is called “The Heist”, by musician Ian Carpenter (http://iancarpenter.com/).

NO HOLDS BARRED is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

IFL, the International Fight League (http://ifl.tv/), the world’s first professional mixed martial arts league. Make sure to check out their regular TV shows on FSN (Fox Sports Net) (http://msn.foxsports.com/story/1636002) in the U.S., and to check your local listings for dates and times. You can also catch the IFL’s newest show, “IFL Battleground”, every Monday on MyNetworkTV (http://www.mynetworktv.com/) from 8-10 PM. An encore presentation will run each Saturday night from 8-10 PM. Check out the IFL web site (http://ifl.tv/), for a listing of IFL live events and their TV schedule, at http://ifl.tv/TV-Schedule.html.

BJJMart.com (http://bjjmart.com/), your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.

FightBeat.com (http://fightbeat.com/), for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.

Thanks, Eddie Goldman

http://nhbnews.blogspot.com/

http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/

http://www.myspace.com/nhbnews