Happy 40th Anniversary to Van Halen's self titled debut album.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Thursday, February 8, 2018
A Look Back At DREAM & It's Contributions To MMA 10 Years Later
A Look Back At DREAM & It's Contributions To MMA 10 Years Later
February 8, 2018
By Ryan Porzl
With the end of PRIDE Fighting Championships and it's purchase to then UFC parent company Zuffa in April 2007, it left a huge void as PRIDE was MMA's number one promotion throughout the decade. It also hurt the Japanese Mixed Martial Arts market as they not only lost their top promotion but they lost it via an ugly scandal as they were involved with a yakuza family. With PRIDE now gone, several promotions formed in it's wake in the hopes of filling the void. One promotion was DREAM, a promotion formed by a combination of K-1 owners Fighting Entertainment Group (who even ended K-1 Hero's upon DREAM's formation) and Real Entertainment who were former executives from PRIDE former parent company Dream Stage Entertainment. Formed on February 13, 2008, DREAM was supposed to be one of the next big MMA promotions that hoped to succeed PRIDE. Unfortunately, it never happened and it eventually shut down by 2012 when FEG went bankrupt, ending the promotion after only four years. While DREAM never became a big success, it still made it's mark on the MMA world and now ten years after it began, we can see the contributions it made and why is will go down as an underrated & memorable MMA organization.
February 8, 2018
By Ryan Porzl
With the end of PRIDE Fighting Championships and it's purchase to then UFC parent company Zuffa in April 2007, it left a huge void as PRIDE was MMA's number one promotion throughout the decade. It also hurt the Japanese Mixed Martial Arts market as they not only lost their top promotion but they lost it via an ugly scandal as they were involved with a yakuza family. With PRIDE now gone, several promotions formed in it's wake in the hopes of filling the void. One promotion was DREAM, a promotion formed by a combination of K-1 owners Fighting Entertainment Group (who even ended K-1 Hero's upon DREAM's formation) and Real Entertainment who were former executives from PRIDE former parent company Dream Stage Entertainment. Formed on February 13, 2008, DREAM was supposed to be one of the next big MMA promotions that hoped to succeed PRIDE. Unfortunately, it never happened and it eventually shut down by 2012 when FEG went bankrupt, ending the promotion after only four years. While DREAM never became a big success, it still made it's mark on the MMA world and now ten years after it began, we can see the contributions it made and why is will go down as an underrated & memorable MMA organization.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Homicide: Life On the Street - Season 5 Intro
Happy 25th Anniversary to the TV Show Homicide: Life on the Street. Not only one of the greatest police dramas but one of the greatest shows of all time. The show that gave us Richard Belzer's John Munch before he was on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Full Final Fantasy Tactics OST
Today marks the 20th Anniversary of Final Fantasy Tactics' US release. One of the greatest video games ever made.
Saturday, January 27, 2018
MMA Fights To Look Forward To In February 2018
MMA Fights To Look Forward To In February 2018
January 27, 2018
By Ryan Porzl
Note that at the time I release these, the full card of certain events have not been released so there may be other fights I would recommend but aren't announced until after I complete this. Also, card subject to change.
January 27, 2018
By Ryan Porzl
Note that at the time I release these, the full card of certain events have not been released so there may be other fights I would recommend but aren't announced until after I complete this. Also, card subject to change.
Friday, January 26, 2018
Siskel
Happy birthday to the great film critic Gene Siskel who would've been 72 years old today. Hard to believe, he only would've been 72 today. Sadly, Siskel passed away from complications from brain surgery on February 20, 1999 at 53
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