Sopranos? No, it’s the IFL

There’s a fascinating interview with Monte Cox, Ben Rothwell’s manager, posted over at Five Ounces of Pain. While it’s only one side of the situation, Cox makes the IFL look absolutely crazy. Apparently, some IFL enforcers, er, officials took Jay Hieron, another of Cox’s fighters, for a ride and tried to get him to sign [...]

Stupid is as stupid does: IFL drops Rothwell from Grand Prix

Sam Caplan reports on Five Ounces of Pain and his new blog at proelite.com that Ben Rothwell and Mike Whitehead have been pulled from the International Fight League’s Nov. 3 World Grand Prix event.
Apparently, the IFL won’t let Rothwell and Whitehead fight because they have not signed contracts for the 2008 season. The reasoning, according [...]