No Holds Barred:
World Sport Anti-Corruption Agency, Feijao-Henderson,
M-1 XXIII, Weekend Preview
02-28-2011
Denver, CO
http://nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-27T16_46_29-08_00
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host
Eddie Goldman previews an incredible week
coming up in the combat sports, as well as a
conference which may mark a major step in
the battle against corruption in world
sports.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
will be holding a Working Meeting on
irregular and illegal sports betting on
Tuesday, March 1, at the IOC Headquarters in
Lausanne, Switzerland. This coincides with a
number of major calls for the formation of
some type of independent world agency to
combat corruption in sports and fight for
their integrity. Such statements have
already been publicly issued by Tamas Ajan
of Hungary, who is an honorary member of the
IOC and president of International
Weightlifting Federation, and David Howman,
the director general of the World
Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Many IOC
officials are believed to be unenthusiastic
about the formation of such a body, and we
will be following the developments at this
meeting and afterwards, including the
activities of Play the Game (http://www.playthegame.org),
which has long supported the establishment
of such an anti-corruption agency.
In mixed martial arts, the main attraction
this coming weekend will be the first title
defense by Strikeforce light heavyweight
champion Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante against
MMA veteran and legend Dan Henderson. That
headlines a card on Saturday, March 5, at
Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, which
will be shown live in the U.S. on Showtime.
We spoke with both Feijao and Dan Henderson
about what to expect in this fight on a
media conference call, and also preview the
women's 135-pound title fight between
champion Marloes Coenen and challenger Liz
Carmouche.
Also on Saturday, March 5, M-1 Challenge
XXIII features two title fights and a loaded
card from the Crocus City Arena in Moscow,
Russia. This card will be webcast live and
for free on the M-1 Global web site
(http://www.M-1Global.com) starting at 11:00
am EST / 8:00am PST in North America. In a
heavyweight title fight, Guram Gugenishvili,
the M-1 Challenge champion, fights Maxim
Grishin, the M-1 Selection Eastern Europe
2010 champion. In a welterweight title
fight, Shamil Zavurov, the M-1 Challenge
C\champion, faces Tom Gallicchio, the M-1
Selection Americas 2010 champion.
We also discuss the west coast trials for
the World Professional Jiu Jitsu Cup, which
take place March 5 and 6 in San Diego,
California; the Saul "Canelo"
Alvarez-Matthew Hatton WBC 154-pound title
fight on March 5 from Anaheim, California,
which will shown in the U.S. on HBO; and the
NCAA Division I wrestling conference
championships, which also take place this
coming weekend.
Also, No Holds Barred is available through
iTunes at
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441
The show is in MP3 format, so may take some
time to download.
