The Franchise’s Franchise
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This has been a long time in coming, much too long. While we were on our most ignominious technological vacation, our man, Ariel Helwani, a.k.a. The Franchise, once a regular No Mas scribe (you may remember his now legendary column here, Sharpshootin’), became the managing editor of mmarated.com, a new site that is pretty quickly establishing itself as one of the best MMA sites on the web.
Obviously, I’m going to give love to The Franchise because he’s one of the family, but I’m telling you I’m not even kissing the man’s ass in loving on his site – the site is just nice. It’s particularly strong on videos and interviews, most of which feature the Chise himself as he begins to fulfill his destiny as either the Howard Cosell or Ali G of mixed martial arts.
Below are some Franchise highlights from the site, an interview with Gina Carano (where Chise seems awfully chummy with Gina) and a classic Franchise exclusive in which he interviews Brett Rogers right after Rogers called out Kimbo Slice at the post-fight presser from the big CBS Elite XC show. Check them out, and then check out mmarated.com for all your MMA shiznau and show the Chise a double shot of some No Mas love.
December 16th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Welterweight stalwart Jon Fitch at a press conference today held in Australia was inevitably asked about UFC newcomer Jake Shields and how he feels about getting passed up by him for another shot at division kingpin Georges St. Pierre. Naturally, the Indiana native isn’t happy about it, but at the very least, understands the reason he’s being leapfrogged. Is it fair? Maybe not, but a win over former welterweight champion and sure-fire Hall of Famer B.J. Penn would surely convince the fans, not to mention the decision-makers, that he’s ready for another chance at the belt that has eluded him for so long. Or, does he need to somehow finish “The Prodigy” to drive that point home?