No Holds Barred with Eddie Goldman  No Holds Barred: Renzo Gracie <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3332903.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again speaks with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts legend <a href="http://renzogracie.com" target="_blank">Renzo Gracie</a>. We spoke Tuesday afternoon at the Renzo Gracie Academy New York City about his most recent mixed martial arts fight, at UFC 112 on April 10, 2010, in Abu Dhabi, against Matt Hughes. We discussed some of his greatest and most memorable fights, including his 1995 World Combat Championship tournament win, his 1996 victory over Oleg Taktarov, and his 2000 loss to Kazushi Sakuraba. He explained why "grappling is the backbone of MMA" and the key role played by leading figures in Abu Dhabi in helping both grappling and mixed martial arts. He commented on how he misses the now-defunct International Fight League (IFL). He also argued that New York should finally sanction mixed martial arts and provide more opportunities for the people in New York, including the youth. We also discussed the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, which takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, at the second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. This is an open grappling tournament with numerous divisions, and will be a highlight of this EXPO. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>  No Holds Barred: Joe Soto-Joe Warren Bellator Preview, Segura-Calderon Fight of Year Candidate, World Combat Games, and More <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3325613.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman previews the important Joe Soto-Joe Warren Bellator featherweight title fight, discusses the Giovanni Segura-Ivan Calderon fight of the year candidate in boxing, explains the unity of all the combat sports, and analyzes more recent events in the combat sports. Bellator featherweight champion Joe Soto will defend his title against Bellator featherweight tournament winner Joe Warren Thursday, September 2, in San Antonio, Texas, on a card which will air live in the U.S. on Fox Sports Net. The 33-year-old Warren, a 2006 world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, is 5-1 in mixed martial arts, and has the edge in level of competition in mixed martial arts and accomplishments in wrestling. But Soto, at just age 23, is unbeaten in mixed martial arts at 9-0, winning four of his fights by submission and four by knockout. This is a fight which mixed martial arts fans should not miss. Many people likely missed another fight of the year candidate in boxing this past Saturday, August 28, as Giovanni Segura knocked out previously-unbeaten Ivan Calderon to unify two 108-pound belts. We discuss this all-action fight, which took place in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. We also compare the Royce Gracie-Art Jimmerson fight at the first Ultimate Fighting Championship in 1993 to the Randy Couture-James Toney fight this past Saturday, analyze the rise of fighters from Russia and Eastern Europe in mixed martial arts, preview important boxing matches this weekend involving 105-pound champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua and 130-pound champion Roman Martinez of Puerto Rico, note the Pacquiao-Margarito media tour and what this fight is doing to boxing, discuss the first-ever SportAccord World Combat Games which are underway in Beijing, and much more in the world of combat sports. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>  No Holds Barred: Kevin Jackson on King Mo, Bobby Lashley, Wrestlers, and MMA <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3312276.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with the Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion freestyle wrestler, and former mixed martial arts fighter, Kevin Jackson, who is the head wrestling coach for the legendary Iowa State Cyclones. Two of the top-level wrestlers he trained while at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, "King" Mo Lawal and Bobby Lashley, both suffered their first professional defeats in mixed martial arts on the August 21 Strikeforce card. We thus spoke on Thursday afternoon about what went wrong in their fights. Coach Jackson explained the technical errors they made in their fights, what may have been mistakes they made in their training in preparation for these fights, and why a seminar for elite wrestlers who have become mixed martial arts fighters would be helpful. He also argued that the wrestling community should regard these former wrestlers who are now fighters as "heroes", how an opportunity to do so has thus far been lost, and more. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>  No Holds Barred: King Mo Lawal <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3303857.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again speaks with the champion freestyle and college wrestler, and mixed martial arts fighter and now former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, <a href="http://twitter.com/KingMO_GDP" target="_blank"> "King" Mo Lawal</a>. "King" Mo suffered his first professional defeat on August 21 in the main event of a Strikeforce mixed martial arts card, which took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, and was telecast live in the U.S. on Showtime. After winning the first two rounds of his bout with Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante, he was stopped in the third round with a series of knees, punches, and elbows. The official time of the TKO stoppage was 1:14 of round three. Thus, "King" Mo, in first title defense, dropped the Strikeforce light heavyweight belt to Feijao. We spoke with "King" Mo Tuesday afternoon by phone about this fight and what went wrong. He detailed the technical mistakes he made in it, especially his failure to utilize fully his world-class wrestling technique. We discussed his upcoming surgery to repair a torn ACL, which will sideline him for about six to nine months. We also discussed how he needs to improve his striking technique, why he wore an Iowa State wrestling T-shirt on the telecast, his relations with the wrestling community, his plans for a comeback next year, and more. In addition, we open by commenting on the leading mixed martial arts fight of the year candidate for 2010, the five-round war between Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago and Kazuo Misaki at SRC 14 on Sunday, August 22, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. This card was shown live in the U.S. on HDNet and will be repeated Friday, August 27. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>  No Holds Barred: The Margarito Scandal <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3294614.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses the ongoing saga of disgraced boxer Antonio Margarito, who was denied a boxing license by the California State Athletic Commission on Wednesday, August 18. Margarito and his then-trainer, Javier Capetillo, originally had their boxing licenses revoked because a plaster-like substance was found in Margarito's hand wraps just prior to his January 2009 fight with Shane Mosley in Los Angeles. Margarito has claimed that he was unaware that his hand wraps were being loaded by his trainer, although few people have believed him. Margarito reapplied for a license in Nevada, which then deferred to California, and at the California commission hearing on Wednesday, they voted 5-1 not to grant him a license. Now Margarito's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, will try to get him licensed in Texas for a proposed November 13 fight with Manny Pacquiao. Many people in the combat sports world are outraged that Margarito may be allowed to fight again anywhere. Dr. Margaret Goodman, our medical correspondent and the former head of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Medical Advisory Board, wrote us this statement on Thursday, August 19, about the Margarito situation: "I think it is flat out a disregard for the system in place. If Margarito and his promoter disagree with California's decision, then fight it in court. This is just another reason why safety issues in boxing take a back seat again and again. "This is a flagrant demonstration of commission jurisdiction-shopping. This should have been a court case from day one. California did their best, and I believe acted fairly in such an egregious situation. "If Texas grants Margarito a license, this is nothing new, as Texas has done this sort of thing before. But, the ABC (Association of Boxing Commissions) should consider dropping Texas for taking advantage of this situation. I also think that if Pacquiao fights a fighter on suspension, then he should be held accountable as well." Also, after the ABC issued a statement late Thursday, August 19, which essentially gave Texas the green light to license Margarito, Dr. Goodman wrote us again with this statement: "It is another reason why boxing regulation is in such trouble. There is no standardization. A fighter can be found by one commission to illegally endanger the life of his opponent yet be heralded by another commission. It is why boxing and MMA will not stop being niche sports until there is true federal oversight." We thus discuss this ongoing scandal, and what it means for the ever-declining sport of boxing. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>  No Holds Barred: Strikeforce Houston Preview <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3289807.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman previews the Strikeforce mixed martial arts card which takes place Saturday, August 21, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, and will be telecast live in the U.S. on Showtime. In the main event, Strikeforce light heavyweight champion "King" Mo Lawal (7-0) will defend his belt for the first time, facing Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (9-2). In the co-feature, Tim Kennedy (12-2) will fight Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and ADCC champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (12-2-1) for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight (185 pounds) title. Also on the televised card, heavyweight Bobby Lashley will fight Chad Griggs, and lightweights K.J. Noons (9-2) and Jorge Gurgel (13-6) will face off. On a series of recent media conference calls, we got comments about what to expect in these fights from all eight fighters on the televised card: "King" Mo Lawal, Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante, Tim Kennedy, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, Bobby Lashley, Chad Griggs, K.J. Noons, and Jorge Gurgel. We also open with a commentary on some of the recent scandals which have been plaguing the mixed martial arts around the world. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>, in association with Madison Square Garden Sports, takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>  No Holds Barred: Daniel Cormier, MMA Marathon Man <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3283059.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with <a href="http://twitter.com/Cormier2010" target="_blank">Daniel Cormier</a>, the 2007 world bronze medalist and two-time U.S. Olympian in freestyle wrestling, who is 4-0 with three knockouts and one submission victory as a heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter. In a schedule reminiscent of the early days of boxing, he has scored victories in fights on July 31 and August 13, and will fight again this coming Saturday, August 21. On July 31, Daniel flew to Australia to score a first-round TKO over Lucas Browne, and capture the XMMA heavyweight title. Two weeks later, on August 13, in Mescalero, New Mexico, he defeated Tony Johnson with a first-round rear naked choke submission to win the King of the Cage heavyweight title. And on August 21, he will face Jason Riley (9-3) at the Strikeforce show at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. We spoke with Daniel Cormier Monday about this marathon schedule and all these fights. He is signed to fight for Strikeforce, and we discussed his plans to work his way up to a title shot in their very talented heavyweight division. He explained just how developed he thinks he is as a mixed martial arts fighter, and when he believes he will be ready for a title fight. As a world-class wrestler, and arguably the best wrestler currently fighting in mixed martial arts, he also discussed what techniques he needs to improve to become a world-class mixed martial arts fighter, and much more. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a> is a joint promotion with Madison Square Garden Sports, and takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>  No Holds Barred: John Perretti Critiques Pascal-Dawson and Arreola-Quezada <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3277443.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with former world kickboxing champion, former UFC and Extreme Fighting matchmaker, and our senior correspondent, John Perretti, about the Jean Pascal-Chad Dawson and Cris Arreola-Manny Quezada fights from this past weekend. After falling behind on the scorecards, Chad Dawson stepped up his attack against Jean Pascal in the eleventh round of their fight on Saturday, August 14, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dawson landed a solid left uppercut that staggered Pascal, who then tried to retreat. A little later in the round, Dawson, a left-handed fighter, and Pascal, a right-handed fighter, clashed heads, opening a wide and bloody cut over Dawson's right eye. On the advice of the ringside physician, referee Michael Griffin, who had ruled the head butt accidental, stopped the fight, and by rule it went to the scorecards. Few were surprised that all three judges had it for Pascal, who, with this technical decision, successfully defended his WBC light heavyweight title and improved his record to 26-1 with 16 KOs. This was the first professional loss for Dawson, whose record fell to 29-1 with 17 KOs. But was this fight-ending head butt accidental, or was it intentional by Pascal, as Dawson and his camp charged after the fight? The latter verdict would have meant that the popular, Montreal-based Pascal would have been disqualified in his hometown and in a fight he was winning through the first ten rounds. John Perretti argues that not only was the head butt by Pascal "premeditated" to save himself from losing or even being knocked out, but that he "drags it and points his forehead across that eye and cuts him wide open." We discuss this fight and the controversy surrounding it in-depth, as well as another week of atrocious announcing by the HBO "dinosaur" crew. Also, on Friday, August 13, heavyweights and training partners Cris Arreola and Manny Quezada fought at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, in the main event on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights". With both fighters coming off losses, this fight seemed designed to showcase Arreola and get him another major fight following losses to WBC champ Vitali Klitschko and former cruiserweight champ Tomasz Adamek. While Arreola did win a unanimous 12-round decision against the smaller and older Quezada, and up his record to 29-2 with 25 KOs, once again he looked unimpressive and out-of-shape, and even displayed little power. What does this all mean for the boxing career of Arreola, and the sport of boxing in America? We discuss these issues as well, offering conclusions that are dire about the future of this declining and self-destructing sport. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a> is a joint promotion with Madison Square Garden Sports, and takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>  No Holds Barred: Mark Pavelich of MFC on Ontario Allowing MMA <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3271577.gif" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Mark Pavelich, the owner and president of the <a href="http://www.maximumfighting.com/" target="_blank">Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC)</a>, about the news, announced Saturday, August 14, by the Ministry of Consumer Services of Ontario, Canada, that "Ontario is taking steps to allow professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events in the province." The first sanctioned event in Ontario is expected to be held in 2011. We spoke by phone Saturday afternoon, just hours after this announcement was made public, about the significance of this development for Ontario, the most populous province in Canada, and Canada as a whole. We discussed what political and legal steps must still be taken for mixed martial arts events to become sanctioned and actually take place in Ontario, and the role of the Ontario Athletic Commission and its head, Ken Hayashi, who has been a long-time opponent of mixed martial arts. The always-outspoken Mark Pavelich also explained why, when mixed martial arts is finally sanctioned in Ontario, it will be the Maximum Fighting Championship which will probably run the most events in that province. And we commented upon some of the politics within mixed martial arts, the highly questionable and controversial positions taken by regulators in Quebec and Vancouver towards mixed martial arts, and more. We also discussed the upcoming MFC 26: Retribution card, which takes place Friday, September 10, in Westman Place at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, and will be televised live on HDNet. On that card, MFC lightweight champ Antonio McKee, who is unbeaten in the last seven years, will face Luciano Azevedo. McKee has vowed to retire if he does not win by submission, knockout, or TKO. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a> is a joint promotion with Madison Square Garden Sports, and takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman <a href="http://eddiegoldman.com" target="_blank">EddieGoldman.com</a>  No Holds Barred: Jay Larkin Tribute, Bellator 24 Review <img src="http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/mymedia/thumb/7266/600x600_3267936.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman offers a tribute to Jay Larkin, who was the head of the Showtime boxing program for over two decades, and the CEO of the now-defunct International Fight League mixed martial arts organization. Jay passed away Monday, August 9, from brain cancer, at the age of 59. We also discuss the use of green tea as one means to prevent and battle cancer. We next review the Bellator 24 mixed martial arts show, which took place Thursday, August 12, in Hollywood, Florida. Their 115-pound women's tournament kicked off with impressive submission victories by Megumi Fujii over Carla Esparza, and Jessica Aguilar over Lynn Alvarez. We also discuss the first-round TKOs by Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard over Herbert Goodman in a non-title fight, and Neil Grove over Eddie Sanchez in the first bout of the Bellator heavyweight tournament. And we discuss two important events for mixed martial arts in New York City: the MMA World Expo on November 12-13, and the talk by former UFC executive Campbell McLaren Tuesday, August 17, at New York Jiu-Jitsu about how the UFC got started. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by <a href="http://iancarpenter.com/" target="_blank">Ian Carpenter</a>. Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/boxing" target="_blank">MySpace Boxing Forum</a>. No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a>. The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Open No-Gi 2010 tournament, a Muay Thai tournament, MMA fighters from the Bellator Fighting Championships, training seminars, vendors, panel discussions, and more to come. The second annual <a href="http://www.mmaworldexpo.com" target="_blank">MMA WORLD EXPO</a> is a joint promotion with Madison Square Garden Sports, and takes place Friday, November 12, and Saturday, November 13, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. <a href="http://bjjmart.com/" target="_blank">BJJMart.com</a>, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">American Top Team</a>. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at <a href="http://americantopteam.com/" target="_blank">http://americantopteam.com/</a>. <a href="http://fightbeat.com/" target="_blank">FightBeat.com</a>, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. 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Former Detroit Lions player and former Olympic-level judo athlete Joe Felton gives his judo gi uniform Thursday to Sam Howell of St. ]]> Judo News News on Judo continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.  Anton Geesink, 76, Dutch judo world champion, dies Anton Geesink, a 6-foot-6 Dutchman who stunned Japan when he defeated Japanese opponents to win the 1961 world judo championship and capture a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Games, died Friday in Utrecht, the Netherlands. ]]>  judo INTER-ACTIVES Judo arena, equipment, and selected moves.[Credit: Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc.] IMAGES Cuba's Yurisel Laborde competing against Japan's Sae Nakazawa during the 25th World Judo [Credit: Vanderlei Almeida - AFP/Getty Images] Anton Geesink controlling Akio Kaminaga during the final bout of the judo competition at the 1964 [Credit: ... ]]>  Mysterious killings spread panic in Iraq It has been a month now and still there are no answers. There is just a father gripping the photographs of his son. ]]>  Judo club conditions students mentally, physically through study of martial art Tags: gokyu , grapple , judo , martial art , throw , wrestle , Wrestling Bejing senior Bohan Liu throws Ionia senior Ernie Peterson, president of Judo Club, during Tuesday night's meeting. ]]>  UFC 118 Fight Card: Odds and Predictions Of Every Fight Anyone here got any pieces of green on them? Are you willing to put it on the line if it means you get to win some more wallet-candy? Well then, yours truly has a treat for you at home, because I'm going to give you the skinny on how the odds really stack up for the fighters involved on the UFC 118 card tonight. ]]>  Youth Olympic medallists want more exposure trips Fresh from the success at the Youth Olympics in Singapore, India's medal winners asked the government and the sports federations to organise regular foreign trips and hire better coaches for improving their performance at the highest level. ]]>  Dutch judo champion Anton Geesink dies aged 76 Anton Geesink, the Dutchman who helped make judo a universally popular sport, has died, the Netherlands' Olympic Committee has said. ]]>  Judo students earn medals Nine students represented Kodokan Judo at the Dragons Challenge Judo Tournament last weekend in Delray Beach. ]]>  UFC makes Massachusetts debut with stacked fight card Disqus UFC makes Massachusetts debut with stacked fight card By Nick Curcuru There's a new show in town at the TD Garden this weekend as the Ultimate Fighting Championships make their first trip to Boston in the 17 year history of the organization. ]]>  Former Detroit Lions player and top judo athlete gives prized martial ... 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There is just a father gripping the photographs of his son. ]]>  Judo club conditions students mentally, physically through study of martial art Tags: gokyu , grapple , judo , martial art , throw , wrestle , Wrestling Bejing senior Bohan Liu throws Ionia senior Ernie Peterson, president of Judo Club, during Tuesday night's meeting. ]]>  UFC 118 Fight Card: Odds and Predictions Of Every Fight Anyone here got any pieces of green on them? Are you willing to put it on the line if it means you get to win some more wallet-candy? Well then, yours truly has a treat for you at home, because I'm going to give you the skinny on how the odds really stack up for the fighters involved on the UFC 118 card tonight. ]]>  Youth Olympic medallists want more exposure trips Fresh from the success at the Youth Olympics in Singapore, India's medal winners asked the government and the sports federations to organise regular foreign trips and hire better coaches for improving their performance at the highest level. ]]>  Dutch judo champion Anton Geesink dies aged 76 Anton Geesink, the Dutchman who helped make judo a universally popular sport, has died, the Netherlands' Olympic Committee has said. ]]>  Judo students earn medals Nine students represented Kodokan Judo at the Dragons Challenge Judo Tournament last weekend in Delray Beach. ]]>  UFC makes Massachusetts debut with stacked fight card Disqus UFC makes Massachusetts debut with stacked fight card By Nick Curcuru There's a new show in town at the TD Garden this weekend as the Ultimate Fighting Championships make their first trip to Boston in the 17 year history of the organization. ]]>  Former Detroit Lions player and top judo athlete gives prized martial ... Former Detroit Lions player and former Olympic-level judo athlete Joe Felton gives his judo gi uniform Thursday to Sam Howell of St. ]]>