NOTES & NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 12th
- 09/12/2007 (11:45:44 am)
- Dr. Keith Lipinski
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WWE Divas: Fake Sport ... Real Stupid
WWE is looking for their next diva, and TMZ has obtained footage of some of the muscled ladies who auditioned. The tryouts are peopled with some pretty hot gals ... with precious little talent.
The wacky women do their best at bad singing, head stands, Shakira impersonations and even a chick who can do a mean one-armed push-up. This is just a bowlful of ka-razy! But at least they look good doing it! (video on the site)
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http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/11/mcmahons-illegitimate-leprechaun/
The wacky women do their best at bad singing, head stands, Shakira impersonations and even a chick who can do a mean one-armed push-up. This is just a bowlful of ka-razy! But at least they look good doing it! (video on the site)
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http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/11/mcmahons-illegitimate-leprechaun/
McMahon's Illegitimate Leprechaun
Putting that nasty Chris Benoit murder-suicide behind him, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has something new to worry about: little green men.
With WWE spin on the already crazy world of paternity battles, it was revealed on last night's "Monday Night RAW" that the uber-tanned chairman fathered leprechaun-wannabe wrestler, Hornswoggle.
Not great news for McMahon, but fantastic for his "Lil Bastard" -- Hornswoggle now stands to inherit a hefty sum from Vince's personal pot o' gold. Of course, since none of this is actually real, he probably won't get a penny.
With WWE spin on the already crazy world of paternity battles, it was revealed on last night's "Monday Night RAW" that the uber-tanned chairman fathered leprechaun-wannabe wrestler, Hornswoggle.
Not great news for McMahon, but fantastic for his "Lil Bastard" -- Hornswoggle now stands to inherit a hefty sum from Vince's personal pot o' gold. Of course, since none of this is actually real, he probably won't get a penny.
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Governor signs bill to legalize ultimate fighting events
By Kate Clements
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 7:19 AM CDT
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed legislation this week to legalize and regulate mixed martial arts fighting events in Illinois, starting June 1, 2008.
Marc Ratner, vice president of regulatory affairs for Ultimate Fighting Championship, said he was still working on legislation to move up the effective date, but was "thrilled" that the governor had signed the bill.
"We want to come to Illinois very badly, and when everything is ready for us on the regulatory side we will be there," Ratner told The News-Gazette on Tuesday.
The state banned so-called ultimate fighting in January 2000, labeling it "a violent exhibition that is excessively and unacceptably dangerous." The statute said it would be impossible for Illinois to regulate such events in a way that could reasonably protect participants' safety.
But the sport has evolved since then, say supporters of the new law. Organizations like UFC have tightened their own rules and regulations, winning acceptance from a number of state governments and a growing legion of dedicated fans.
"This is the fastest-growing sport in the United States right now," said state Rep. Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, the chief co-sponsor of the bill. "It is amazing how much it has skyrocketed in the last couple of years."
Durkin said the 22 other states that have legalized mixed martial arts are benefiting from millions of dollars in ticket sales, concessions, hotel revenues and other spending associated with hosting a major fight.
"We're not sharing in the economic attributes that come along with this," he said.
Although the legislation won easy passage in the Illinois General Assembly this spring, there were a handful of lawmakers who voted no. One was state Rep. Bill Black, R-Danville.
"I just don't see the sport of it," Black said on Tuesday. "It just seemed to me like mayhem. � I didn't think we needed to sanction and promote this."
According to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, some mixed martial arts events are already being held in Illinois under an exemption procedure established in a 2004 law, but the state has no power to regulate those events.
"Exemptions were created that would allow the department to exempt certain sporting activities from the ban, if they were held under auspices of a national or international regulating authority, if the participants were announced in advance and matched approximately for level of expertise and experience, and if both the sponsor and the regulating body had a good reputation for making sure that the matches and the event were safe and appropriate," said agency spokeswoman Susan Hofer.
Although the UFC will not hold events in unregulated states, an increasing number of fight promoters are taking advantage of Illinois' exemption provision. The number of events qualifying for an exemption went from just three in 2005 to 56 in 2006, and there have already been at least 66 so far this year, according to Hofer.
"We've seen a significant growth in the number of matches where the promoters came to us to seek an exemption," she said. "Under the exemption, they could go forward, but they weren't really regulated. What this law does is regulates mixed martial arts events in the same way that boxing is currently regulated."
That means, for instance, that representatives from the department monitor the fighters' preparation and the fights themselves, the athletes will be licensed, and the state will have the authority to do random drug tests, Hofer said.
The state will also get a piece of the profits. According to the legislation, HB 1947, Illinois gets 3 percent of the first $500,000 in gross revenues from ticket sales to such events.
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UFC gets state approval for '08
September 12, 2007
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's final political hurdle to come to Chicago was eliminated Monday night when Gov. Blagojevich signed into law a bill that will allow mixed-martial-arts events to be sanctioned in Illinois.
''We're delighted,'' UFC vice president Marc Ratner said. ''We want to come to Illinois very badly. They have mixed-martial-arts events now, but they're not properly regulated. That's why we've waited, to go through the state commission.
''We've already been in contact with the United Center and Allstate Arena.''
The law is scheduled to go into effect July 1, 2008, and it probably would be about two months before the UFC would be able to host a card. The UFC is hoping to get an amendment passed making the law effective Jan. 1, 2008, to get to Chicago as soon as possible.
''Our goal is to get there in '08,'' Ratner said.
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