Comments on: UFC President Dana White’s visit to Albany and MMA coverage in print media http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/ Musing & misadventures of a writer, comedian, and local treasure Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:17:00 -0500 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Kevin Marshall http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6537 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:41:55 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6537 Thanks for sharing, Rich!

]]> By: Rich Finaldi http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6536 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:43:16 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6536 Hi Kevin I had the great honor of meeting Renzo 2 weeks ago , He knows my teacher at my school in NJ . its also a Serr-Affiliated school Renzo is just outstanding. !

check out my blog ! its really an awesome article! , I am looking to start a career writing MMA articles ! :)
thanks
Rich Finaldi

My honest take on MMA being legalized in NY
http://fairfieldnorthjerseymixedmartialarts.com/

]]> By: Kevin Marshall http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6535 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:14:24 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6535 Mark – Seven links. Five of which are TU links. Two of them are mine, one of which was the one mentioned in this article.

That’s not exactly overwhelming, nor is mention of the SRI poll thrown into a hodge-podge of other questions. That’s not coverage, that’s mention.

If it’s really a zero-sum game where two to three articles a week would eliminate coverage for high school sports, then yes, I suppose you do have a pretty big problem there.

]]> By: Mark McGuire http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6534 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:32:19 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6534 That was a lot of links to MMA stories from a paper that doesn’t ever write about the sport. And it doesn’t even include the piece on a sports poll in which I highlighted the MMA component …

As for assigning a beat writer, fine. But tell me what should not be covered as a result: College basketball, hockey, high school sports. Choose wisely, for this is a zero-sum game.

That said, as I wrote three years ago (again, in the TU), there is no logical reason for the sport to remain banned in New York.

]]> By: Jess http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6533 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:29:58 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6533 I’ll never understand why MMA is banned here. Boxing is completely legal yet the MMA, the safer of the two is not. Some have even argued that MMA is safer than other sports such as football and rugby.

The amount of revenue it could bring to our state would certainly help us too. There is a huge following here and if more people took the time to understand what MMA is and what it’s about, they may actually appreciate the skill and dedication involved.

I would personally love if the ban was lifted here. Sadly, if it is, I don’t know if the UFC would come to a venue like the TU Center when it could easily sell out a much larger venue. Either way, it would be nice to not have to travel to CT, NJ or Candada to see a fight.

]]> By: Kevin Marshall http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6532 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:10:02 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6532 Will Gilchryst – I’m drilling my takedown defense as we speak, and there’s no way they can match my sprawl.

]]> By: Will Gilchryst http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6531 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:08:46 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6531 Great points throughout the article.

But if I were you, I’d be planning a defense in anticipation of Rick Karlin or a TU editor trying to get you in a triangle-choke.

]]> By: Kevin Marshall http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6530 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:30:18 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6530 mpage - Yes he did. Read again.


“However, if the Times Union created a new section called “depraved human activities we should be embarassed about” I would then support including covering MMA”

]]> By: Kevin Marshall http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6529 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:27:57 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6529 Kevin - Agreed, especially about the boxing.

]]> By: Andrew Gregory http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/03/16/ufc-president-dana-whites-visit-to-albany-and-mma-coverage-in-print-media/#comment-6528 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:13:15 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=4481#comment-6528 Kevin: Did any of the contracted fighters go to Siena? No?
Nevermind.

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