On the biggest week in MMA history, we’re joined by Oliver Copp to discuss the UFC show from this past weekend, which he observed live from Octagon-side. We’ll discuss all the fights in detail, his scoring of the first round of Ortiz/Liddell and whether it should have been stopped, the Andre Arlovski fight and whether it should be thrown out (and why), backstage at the show and during the press conference, crowd reactions for Quinton Jackson and Mirko Crocop, why Mirko wasn’t there, major upcoming fights with new stars, the PRIDE main event with Fedor vs. Hunt, who the best fighter in history is, and tons more!
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December 21 2006 Figure Four Daily
Dave Meltzer returns to Figure Four Daily today to discuss as much news as we can fit into 30 minutes (he’s doing two issues again this week). We’ll discuss the biggest news stories of 2006, look forward to 2007, examine the impact the 60 Minutes piece had on both IFL and UFC, talk about the single dumbest thing I have personally heard relating to TNA all year long, run down the WWE and TNA PPVs from the past two weeks, contemplate the buyrate for Tito vs. Chuck (will it break 1 million buys?), TUF 5 and why the coaches are fighting for free, Dave’s vacation next week and where he’s going, the Joe vs. Angle program and what is and is not working, K-Fed, PRIDE’s future, the Showtime promotion, and tons more!
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December 20 2006 Figure Four Daily
We’re joined today by Zach Arnold to talk pro-wrestling and MMA in Japan and the United States! We’ll discuss all the major New Year’s weekend shows, including UFC Tito vs. Chuck, PRIDE’s Man Festival, K-1’s Freak Show, and the IFL finals. We’ll discuss Naomichi Marufuji’s title reign, whether Mitsuhara Misawa will remain champion, and what the chances are of Takeshi Morishima winning the belt next month. Other topics include the 60 Minutes piece on MMA, Bas Rutten in the emergency room, an upcoming four-part series on MMA presented by MSNBC, Ultimate Fighter V, PRIDE’s future, where Brandon Vera, Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Crocop may be headed, and tons more! An info-packed episode~!
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December 18 2006 Figure Four Daily
Smackdown, OVW, DONNY DEUTSCH~!, old cats, rabbits with health issues, and more monumentally important issues. Flashback from December 17, 2006!