Monday, November 10, 2008
No Holds Barred: Chica Loca of WFTDA on Roller Derby National Championship, The Northwest Knockdown
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Chica Loca, the marketing chair for the WFTDA, the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. She is also a skater with the Sacred City Derby Girls of Sacramento, California. This show is part of our continuing coverage of the exciting sport of roller derby, the fastest-growing sport in America.
Our main topic is the Northwest Knockdown, which is the 2008 WFTDA National Championship. This three-day tournament will be held Friday, November 14, though Sunday, November 16, at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, Oregon.
The eight teams competing in the Northwest Knockdown, which include the four top teams from both east and west regions, are: the Texas Rollergirls (Austin, TX), the Gotham Girls Roller Derby (New York, NY), the Duke City Derby (Albuquerque, NM), the Philly Roller Girls (Philadelphia, PA), the Rat City Rollergirls (Seattle, WA), the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls (San Francisco, CA), the Carolina Rollergirls, (Raleigh, NC), and the Windy City Rollers (Chicago, IL).
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The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by musician Ian Carpenter.
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Labels: Chica Loca, Eddie Goldman, No Holds Barred, Northwest Knockdown, Oregon, Portland, roller derby, Sacred City Derby Girls, WFTDA, Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
No Holds Barred: Haulin Cass of Gotham Girls Roller Derby, NHB Mailbag on Dumb MMA
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman continues our discussions about the fastest-growing sport in America, roller derby, and the dumbest sport in America, mixed martial arts, and their interrelationship.
This past Saturday, October 25, the Gotham Girls Roller Derby held their 2008 season championship bout at Hunter College in New York. In an upset and a surprising rout, the former league champions, the Queens of Pain, toppled the defending champions, the Bronx Gridlock, by a score of 161-113.
After the game, we spoke with Haulin' Cass, a blocker for Queens, about their victory, and what is coming up in the post-season.
The Gotham Girls All-Stars are ranked number one in the East by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and will be competing in the 2008 WFTDA Championship Tournament, November 14-16, in Portland, Oregon.
Next, we discuss some of the e-mails we received regarding our last show, which was entitled, "Has Mixed Martial Arts Become the Dumbest Sport in America?" We answered in the affirmative, and we got an overwhelmingly positive response from many people who have grown disgusted with the present direction of MMA in general, and UFC in particular.
You can play or download No Holds Barred here or here. You can also download it here. If one link does not work, please try another. 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.
No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:
BJJMart.com, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.
Gladiator Magazine, for in-depth coverage of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submission grappling, and MMA, as well as lifestyle articles on surfing, cars, movies, and more. Gladiator Magazine is available at any major bookstore and online at BJJMart.com or Jiu Jitsu Pro Gear.
Wrestling 411, providing coverage of the sport of wrestling on TV, the Internet, and radio. Wrestling 411 is produced by Media Sports Productions, whose sole mission is the marketing and promotion of the sport of wrestling.
FightBeat.com, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.
Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Haulin Cass, mixed martial arts, MMA, No Holds Barred, Northwest Knockdown, roller derby, UFC, WFTDA, Women's Flat Track Derby Association, wrestling
