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Here is what influential people in the combat sports are saying about Eddie Goldman and No Holds Barred:
"The conscience of the combat sports." - Todd Hester, publisher and editor-in-chief of Gladiator Magazine
"The best." – Frank Shamrock, legendary MMA fighter
"The best." – Big John McCarthy, legendary MMA referee
"The best show on Internet radio, about MMA, submission wrestling, everything." – Kid Peligro, ADCC News
"Eddie Goldman is my favorite journalist—period. Eddie is the Howard Cosell of the game." – Adisa Banjoko, author of "Lyrical Swords Vol. 1: Hip Hop and Politics in the Mix", and "Lyrical Swords Vol. 2: Westside Rebellion"
"The Internet king." – Don King, the king of boxing promoters
"A great job online. You do the best job. All your writing is beautiful. It's where the old newspapers were." – Joey Reynolds, WOR radio
"You could talk to the next ten fight gamers you meet and not get the same kind of unapologetic depth that you get when you get an Eddie Goldman." – Eugene Robinson, in acclaimed book Fight
"If you want to know about boxing, MMA, and all combat sports, this is the place to be, and it's the only place to be." – Charles Farrell, award-winning boxing writer and musician
"Eddie Goldman, a classic New Yorker whose knowledge of all combat sports is without parallel." – L. Jon Wertheim, in "Blood in the Cage"
"The Dean of Boxing Internet Radio Eddie Goldman." – BoxingConfidential.com
"One of the most respected journalists in MMA." – MMAPayout.com
"The Smithsonian of combat sports." - "The Fight Nerd" Matthew Kaplowitz
Party celebrating Eddie Goldman's Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award from Gladiator Magazine, at Doc Holliday's Bar in New York, March 5, 2009.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
NO HOLDS BARRED: Eddie Goldman Speaks With Bob Meyrowitz
Bob offers his take on what he thinks of the current UFC product and the level of talent in it under its present owner, Zuffa. He also refutes the many factually incorrect articles that have appeared mainly in newspapers claiming that when SEG put on UFC shows, there were no rules, that the company ran from sanctioning by state athletic commissions, and that the level of athlete in the early UFC's was low. He recounts how UFC was sanctioned by the New York State Athletic Commission in late 1996, but how the commission double-crossed UFC at the last moment. He discusses UFC's attempt in 1999 to get sanctioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and who on that commission opposed its sanctioning. Plus, he tells us who among the mainstream media and numerous boxing writers now commenting on UFC and its history have actually bothered to contact him to find out his views and what occurred.
Plus, Bob talks about his plans to run a new mixed martial arts event in the very near future, plans which have not been completely finalized yet but are expected to be so in a very short time. And he tells us what his attitude is towards the mixed martial arts and fight media, as well as other promoters, an issue which has again come to the fore.
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I hope you do more of these interviews with figures from the past - Jeff Blatnick would be particularly interesting, as from the early shows, I've found him to be the most level-headed UFC commentator.
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Thanks again for a great show - I've been listening to these from the start over the past few weeks. Since about 2003, I've been (rather slowly - only up to early 1999 so far) buying old UFC, Extreme Fighting and Pride DVDs from the beginning onwards, so I've especially enjoyed your historically aware approach.
I hope you do more of these interviews with figures from the past - Jeff Blatnick would be particularly interesting, as from the early shows, I've found him to be the most level-headed UFC commentator.
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