12 Months Ago, Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in Podcast: No Holds Barred: Frank Shamrock) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with the legendary mixed martial arts fighter Frank Shamrock. Frank has just revamped his web site, FrankShamrock.com, and added numerous user-friendly, social networking features, where one can sign up for free as a member. W...

13 Months Ago, Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in Podcast: No Holds Barred: Turi Altavilla on Demise of EliteXC) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Turi Altavilla, a vice president of EliteXC until the very recent demise of that mixed martial arts company. Turi also was formerly a vice president of the Pride Fighting Championships. In a lengthy interview, we get a rare,...

14 Months Ago, Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in Podcast: No Holds Barred: Has Mixed Martial Arts Become the Dumbest Sport in America?) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses the devolution of mixed martial arts into becoming one of the dumbest, if not the dumbest, sports in America. Among the issues raised in this no holds barred commentary are how this sport was once a brilliant laboratory and sc...

And Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in Podcast: No Holds Barred: John Perretti on EliteXC Kimbo-Petruzelli Controversy, Striking and Grappling in MMA, and More) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with the legendary mixed martial arts promoter, matchmaker, and commentator, John Perretti. In another lengthy interview, we discuss one of the biggest scandals in U.S. mixed martial arts history, the controversy revolving a...

And Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in Podcast: No Holds Barred: Julio Cesar Chavez Film, Jake Shields-Paul Daley, Yogi's Bar Closing) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by reviewing the new documentary film "JC Chavez", which focuses on the life and career of the legendary Mexican boxer and icon, Julio Cesar Chavez. After a 25-year professional career which included numerous world champions...

17 Months Ago, Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in Podcast: No Holds Barred: Eddie Goldman on John McCain, MMA, and Boxing) On this edition of No Holds Barred, we focus on discussing the article "Punch Drunk Love. How boxing explains John McCain" by Michael Crowley in The New Republic, which quotes me extensively about McCain's obsessive campaign against mixed martial arts in the 1990's. We also discuss the si...

18 Months Ago, Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in Podcast: No Holds Barred: MMA in New York, Grappling in MMA, EliteXC, Dream, Holm-Sanders, Daniel Cormier and Olympic Wrestling Trials) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins with a highly-charged commentary on what has been happening with the attempt to legalize mixed martial arts in New York State, how both the mixed martial arts and mainstream media have once again offered distorted accounts of...

And Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in Podcast: No Holds Barred: KJ Noons, Yves Edwards, Muhsin Corbbrey, Mary Jo Sanders, Holly Holm, Jay Larkin) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by commenting again on the growth of the sport of roller derby in the U.S. This Saturday, June 14, EliteXC has another major televised mixed martial arts show. This one will be shown on Showtime in the U.S. and be held in the Blaisdell Ar...

19 Months Ago, Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in No Holds Barred: More Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano, Gary Shaw, EliteXC Preview) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by discussing the Pygmalion-like tale of Kimbo Slice and the reasons for his broad appeal and the Kimbo phenomenon. Kimbo, of course, headlines the CBS and EliteXC Saturday Night Fights card, which takes place this Saturday, M...

And Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in No Holds Barred: EliteXC Preview, Kimbo Slice, James Thompson, Frank Shamrock, Gus Johnson, Gary Shaw) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman previews the CBS and EliteXC Saturday Night Fights card, which takes place this Saturday, May 31, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and will be shown live in the U.S. on CBS. On a media conference call, we spoke with the main ev...

And Eddie Goldman(noreply@blogger.com) from nhbnews (Blogspot) says (in No Holds Barred: Save Arizona State Wrestling, Jeffrey Siegel of ESPN, EliteXC Fighters Robbie Lawler, Scott Smith, Gina Carano, Kaitlin Young) Preparations for the first "CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights", which air Saturday, May 31, 9-11 PM ET/PT, are continuing. This event will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and will be first primetime major network broadcast of a mixed martial arts event in America.

20 Months Ago, Eddie Goldman from nhbnews.podomatic.com says (in No Holds Barred: Bas Rutten, Junior Witter, Timothy Bradley) On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with mixed martial arts legend and former King of Pancrase and UFC heavyweight champion, Bas Rutten. Amongst his numerous duties in many areas of MMA, Bas is training Kimbo Slice, AKA Kevin Ferguson, at his gym in Thousand Oaks,...