NO HOLDS BARRED: Roy Nelson, Ryan Schultz, Jay Hieron, Tim Kennedy,Papa Trinidad, Alton Merkerson On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED

NO HOLDS BARRED: Roy Nelson, Ryan Schultz, Jay Hieron, Tim Kennedy, Papa Trinidad, Alton Merkerson On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman begins previews of the first event of the 2008 season by the International Fight League (IFL), which will take place Friday, February 29, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, and the Roy Jones. Jr.-Felix Trinidad Jr. fight, scheduled for this coming Saturday, January 19, at Madison Square Garden in New York. On that IFL card, IFL lightweight champion Ryan Schultz fights John Gunderson, heavyweight champion Roy Nelson fights Fabiano Scherner,and middleweight champion Matt Horwich fights Tim Kennedy. We spoke with Ryan Schultz, Roy Nelson, IFL welterweight champion Jay Hieron, and Tim Kennedy on media teleconference calls about their plans for the new year. We also spoke with the longtime trainers of Roy Jones. Jr., Alton Merkerson, and Felix "Tito" Trinidad Jr., Papa Felix Trinidad Sr., ona media teleconference call about the fight this Saturday night. To listen to NO HOLDS BARRED, click the link below and just press the play button on the player: http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/eg/2008-01-15T03_40_14-08_00 You can also download it by scrolling down that page and clicking on the download link (right-click to save it). You can also listen to it through the NO HOLDS BARRED blog, athttp://nhbnews.blogspot.com/, and MySpace page, at http://www.myspace.com/nhbnews,also by pressing the play button on the player. Also, NO HOLDS BARRED is available through iTunes athttp://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. The NO HOLDS BARRED theme song is called "The Heist", by musician Ian Carpenter (http://iancarpenter.com/). NO HOLDS BARRED is free to listen to and is sponsored by: Art of War (http://www.artofwarlive.com/), the undisputed arena fighting championship, promoted by SUN Sports and Entertainment,producing world class mixed martial arts events. For more information,check out their web site, ArtOfWarLive.com (http://www.artofwarlive.com). IFL, the International Fight League (http://ifl.tv/), the world'sfirst professional mixed martial arts league. Make sure to check out their regular TV shows on FSN (Fox Sports Net) (http://msn.foxsports.com/story/1636002) in the U.S., and to check your locallistings for dates and times. Check out the IFL web site (http://ifl.tv/), for a listing of IFL live events and their TV schedule, athttp://ifl.tv/TV-Schedule.html. Gladiator Challenge (http://gladiatorchallenge.com/), shaking up themixed martial arts world since 1999, and now with 30 shows per year.For more news and info, check out their web site, GladiatorChallenge.com (http://gladiatorchallenge.com/). BJJMart.com (http://bjjmart.com/), your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more. Gladiator Magazine (http://gladmag.com/), for in-depth coverage of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submission grappling, and MMA, as well as lifestyle articles on surfing, cars, movies, and more. Gladiator Magazine is available at any major bookstore and online at BJJMart.com(http://bjjmart.com/) or Jiu Jitsu Pro Gear (http://jiujitsuprogear.com/). FightBeat.com (http://fightbeat.com/), for news, results, interviews,and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts. Thanks, Eddie Goldman No Holds Barred bloghttp://nhbnews.blogspot.com/ No Holds Barred podcasthttp://nhbnews.podomatic.com/ No Holds Barred on MySpacehttp://www.myspace.com/nhbnews