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Michael Schiavello puts Nick Diaz on blast for interview no-show

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:45:00 +0000

Like so many others, Michael Schiavello has learned that dependability and availability aren’t among Nick Diaz ‘s strong suits. The veteran broadcaster took to Twitter on Monday night to scold the recent UFC title challenger for skipping a taping of his “The Voice Versus” interview series. As he wrote: “@nickdiaz209 has no showed The Voice Versus. Nick you have let your fans down again… And me a big fan in particular. Unprofessional mate.” Over the weekend Schiavello confirmed Diaz was scheduled as a guest, and he said was flying to the fighter’s hometown of Stockton, Calif., to tape the show, which airs on AXS TV. The show previously has drawn many notables from the MMA and entertainment industries, including Dana White, Alistair Overeem , Steven Austin, George Foreman and Steven Seagal. Diaz, though, apparently won’t be one of them

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Michael Schiavello puts Nick Diaz on blast for interview no-show – MMA Junkie

UFC’s Dana White to Sports Illustrated: Do your homework on MMA

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:20:00 +0000

After blasting Sports Illustrated on ESPN2, UFC President Dana White today made an appearance on “SI Now,” where he angrily denounced the storied news outlet’s coverage of UFC 162. “I honestly thought you guys were calling to apologize because you were embarrassed at how ridiculous your show was,” White told SI Now’s Maggie Gray, who this past week moderated a panel of writers who discussed the possibility of fight-fixing at the July 6 pay-per-view event. “Now as I sit here and talk to you, you’re even more ridiculous, and I’ll bet you this whole interview doesn’t see the light of day. If your producer’s smart, he’ll take this tape out and throw it right in the garbage so the world can’t hear what I’m saying to you right now.” SI, of course, did release the interview as part of the show, which covers a variety of current topics in the sports world. On Wednesday, an SI PR rep declined to comment when contacted by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on White’s interview with ESPN2′s “Highly Questionable,” where he interrupted an interview to blast the SI panel . Gray defended the segment by saying the topic of fight-fixing had also been broached by reporters covering the event.

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Best job perk for UFC 161′s Kenny Robertson? ‘Getting paid to beat up somebody’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:30:00 +0000

Kenny Robertson isn’t crazy about doing the media rounds or the sponsor gigs or the usual pre-fight hoopla. But come fight week, there’s one aspect of his job he absolutely adores. For the UFC 161 competitor, getting to tangle with another fighter is as good as it gets. “I love it,” he told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “It’s a blast, man

Best job perk for UFC 161′s Kenny Robertson? ‘Getting paid to beat up somebody’ – MMA Junkie