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Saturday, Nov 7
Strikeforce 'Fedor vs Rogers' Results: Fabricio Werdum Takes a Lackluster Decision Over Antonio Silva
Fabricio Werdum, the #13 heavyweight in the world came in favored against Antonio Silva, the #22 ranked fighter on the USAT/SBN Consensus MMA rankings. Werdum washed out of the UFC after getting KTFO'd by Junior dos Santos. Silva was the EliteXC heavyweight champion before testing posit...
Saturday, Oct 31
Strikeforce Preview: Antonio Silva Faces Stiff Challenge in Fabricio Werdum
Werdum enters the contest following a quick submission victory over Mike Kyle back in August at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. Before his signing with Strikeforce, he recorded two wins and two losses in the UFC with a surprising upset loss at the hands of Junior Dos Santos that led to his re...
Thursday, Oct 15
Gerald Harris, Karl Amoussou Top List of Desirable Middleweight Talent
The only downside is that the UFC will likely invite him back to the promotion if he gains a win or two at his new weight. He may not agree to a contract with Strikeforce in that regard, but he wouldn't be a bad acquisition for DREAM or Sengoku to use, or possibly some of the smaller regional promo...
Saturday, Oct 10
Mamed Khalidov Signs Three-Fight Deal With Sengoku, Set to Fight Santiago First
After basically cleaning out the light-heavyweight division in Europe, Khalidov got the chance to showcase his skills in front of US audience almost exactly one year ago at a ShoXC event in Hammond, Indiana. The Chechen-born fighter beat the always tough Jason Guida, stopping him in the...
Friday, Oct 2
Revisionist History: CBS Didn't Kill EliteXC
CBS actually did a very good job promoting EliteXC. They helped make Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano national stars, and contributed to media onslaughts before the first and third EliteXC shows that far surpassed what the UFC gets on a regular basis. What did the people at EliteXC expect? Th...
Thursday, Oct 1
Phoenix Rising: The Rebirth of Kimbo Slice
UFC took the exact opposite tack as that taken by EliteXC, which promoted Kimbo as an almost unbeatable freak (recall announcer Gus Johnson’s excitement at having seen the greatest "upset" in MMA history when Seth Petruzelli KO’d Kimbo).
Wednesday, Sep 30
Despite Loss, Kimbo Slice Deserves Praise for Attitude
We can talk for hours about how EliteXC handled his career poorly, but Kimbo was just a pawn in EliteXC's plans to try to break into the mainstream. We can't blame the guy for accepting what was put on the table. As a hardcore MMA fan, I found it terrible to push such a green fighter as a legitimate...
Monday, Sep 28
Snapshot of the Day: Roy Nelson Defeats Kimbo Slice by TKO, Round 2
In the first round the two had an extended feeling out process on the feet with Nelson scoring the first blows with some ineffectual jabs. Around the three minute mark, Slice cornered Nelson against the cage and was peppering him with hard punches when "Big Country" forced the clinch and be...
Wednesday, Sep 23
Sengoku 10 Live Results and Commentary
Also on the slate is a welterweight bout between Dan Hornbuckle and Nick Thompson which Sherdog called the #3 "Tussle Worth Watching" for September, as well as a pair of lightweight bouts with potential title implications (Yokota-Schultz and Blanco-Yamada) and a heavyweight contest...
Thursday, Sep 17
The Ultimate Fighter 10 Featuring Kimbo Slice Delivers Huge Ratings for Spike TV
The series, featuring the best up-and-coming mixed martial arts heavyweights, including YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice, garnered 4.1 million viewers, besting the previous "The Ultimate Fighter" high of 2.8 million viewers for the finale of season three in 2006.
Monday, Sep 14
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Preview: Heavyweights - Part II
Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (4-1) doesn't really need much of an introduction. The Youtube-sensation turned pro MMA fighter was the anchor for EliteXC, but it eventually came down to a crashing halt after Seth Petruzelli defeated Kimbo in October of 2008. Kimbo is mostly known for his st...
Thursday, Sep 10
More on Strikeforce and Counter Promoting UFC 106 With Fedor
Here's something to consider: The UFC countered Carano v. Cyborg with a UFC 100 replay. The replay was free, and had an average of 2 million viewers. It peaked well above that for Mir vs. Lesnar. There is no way UFC 106 will have as many viewers at any time as Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar did on Spike. ...
Wednesday, Sep 9
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10: Heavyweights Preview - Part I
Zak Jensen (7-3) will probably be one of the bigger fighters on the show as he sports a 6' 4", 265 lb. frame. The Minnesota-native isn't a product of Minnesota Martial Arts Academy like most fighters coming out of the northern state, but rather a small gym known as Gorilla Combat in Chanhassen...
Friday, Aug 14
Strikeforce Preview: Skillful Gina Carano Intends to Stop Aggressive Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos
The main event will feature EliteXC veteran and former American Gladiator Gina "Conviction" Carano (7-0) against Chute Box fighter and EliteXC/Strikeforce veteran Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (7-1) in a women's championship match-up. Carano's recent run of wins in EliteXC was the mai...
Wednesday, Aug 12
Nick Diaz Signs Professional Boxing Deal
Cambria California, August 15, 2009) - Having been one of the few boxing promoters around today to have witnessed the great Sugar Ray Robinson fight live, it is no easy feat to impress Don "War-a-Week" Chargin. This hall-of-fame promoter has been touted by his peers as possibly being the b...
Tuesday, Aug 4
Assessing Strikeforce's Chances to Make a Go of Promoting Fedor Emelianenko
As much as people have criticized Strikeforce for making the move to sign Fedor, they really had no choice. In order for their deal with Showtime to really be viable, they need to put together a breakout show that can get them on CBS. Having Gina Carano headline their August 15 event is part of t...
Tuesday, Jul 28
Following Affliction's Demise, Strikeforce Takes Full Advantage
I definitely commend Strikeforce for saving this match-up. Both fighters' hard work and training won't go to waste, and we'll all have a chance to see two very good fighters battle it out in the cage instead of the ring. What about the rest of the roster of fighters?
Monday, Jul 27
Should Mixed Martial Arts Fans "Vote With Their Dollars"?
Short of having a team of international assassins snuff out anyone who keeps the MMA paradise from being realized, the best move fans can make is to vote with their dollars. If it becomes clear the buying public will not support promotions that are doomed to failure, premier fighters will b...
Sunday, Jul 26
Antonio Silva Could Fight for Sengoku Heavyweight Title in December, Wants Josh Barnett
Owner of three heavyweight championships (EliteXC, Cage Rage and Cage Warriors), Antonio "Pezão" [Silva] is training to return to Sengoku on September 23rd, and now has even more motivation to win. "I have two more fights in Sengoku, and, winning this fight... I'll fight for the title in Dec...
Saturday, Jul 25
Bloody Elbow Exclusive: The True Story Behind Affliction's First Attempt to Exit the Fight Game
The Kim Couture story changed the sport in a more significant way than most observers realized. By the time the Kim Couture story broke, EliteXC had crashed and burned as a result of the Kimbo Slice scandal, and the people at Showtime and CBS were looking at a number of options to replace Eli...
Friday, Jul 24
Is Fedor Emelianenko or Josh Barnett the Kimbo Slice of Affliction?
Unfortunately, Shamrock injured himself hours before the fight under very suspicious circumstances. (Next time Gary, pay the man what he wants) and Seth Petruzelli was pulled up from the undercard to face Kimbo. Shamrock had a long record of botching main events going back to UFC 3, and El...
Saturday, Jul 18
Affliction Offers New Contract to Vitor Belfort?
Color me skeptical but who knows? Perhaps Affliction will continue to put on fights. It's also possible that they will keep fighters under contract and continue to place them on other promoters' bills. They've done this with Andrei Arlvoski (Strikeforce, EliteXC), Chris Horodecki (Ult...
Friday, Jul 17
Rumor: Tito Ortiz Makes Amends with Dana White, UFC 103 Return Against Rich Franklin Possible?
MMA Mania's Jesse Holland adds a little bit of fun speculation: Now let's remember that any rumor with Tito Ortiz as its starting point requires more than a grain of salt. Ortiz also claimed to have been signed by Affliction, Strikeforce and EliteXC at various times.
Friday, Jul 10
The new Ultimate Fighter cast in full: Zak Jenson (11-2) Standout wrestler at Augsburg...
Zak Jenson (11-2) Standout wrestler at Augsburg College Wes Sims (22-12-1) Fought two heated battles with former UFC champ Frank Mir at UFC 43 and UFC 46 Kimbo Slice (3-1) Former EliteXC heavyweight contender and YouTube sensation Justin Wren (10-1) High school All-American wrestler
Monday, Jul 6
Mike Pyle vs. Chris Wilson at UFC Fight Night 19
Pyle and Wilson's paths crossed earlier this spring when Wilson was booked to fight Brock Larson (who replaced Josh Koscheck) at UFC 98 in May, but some last-minute issues with Wilson's medical paperwork forced the UFC to sign Pyle to a contract on extremely short-notice and put him in ag...
Friday, Jul 3
The USA TODAY/Bloody Elbow Top 50 MMA Fights in History: 1993-1996
This one was a fun one, well worth a viewing. Severn was the first modern MMA fighter to come out of a collegiate/Olympic wrestling background. His run at UFC 4 ended with an epic loss to Royce Gracie (in a match that's on my top 65 list for sure). Royce showed everyone what a triangle choke was -- a...
Tuesday, Jun 23
Weekend Retrospective: Strikeforce Challengers Provides Satisfying Performances
If Strikeforce can continue to feed potential prospects into the Challengers' brand, we could see some excellent Strikeforce numbers in a year or two with the added TV time some of these prospects will receive. I'm hesitant to believe it will give them enormous figures considering Showt...
Sunday, Jun 21
The Week in Quotes: June 14th - 20th
There’s this Cyborg fight that everybody’s stoked on, and I just felt that if God really wants me to be a part of something, then I feel like being part of something as a group with all of the other female fighters and building something up, rather than being this one-person show is going to be...
Friday, Jun 19
Friday Fix: Strikeforce Challengers' Preview
Strikeforce Challengers should be a solid card top to bottom. I'm a bit surprised that Strikeforce was able to put together some compelling matchups on this card, and it will surely fill my fix for MMA action. Check it out tonight at 11 PM EST on Showtime.
After a run in DREAM's Featherweight Grand Prix, Abel Cullum (14-3) returns to the States on August...
After a run in DREAM's Featherweight Grand Prix, Abel Cullum (14-3) returns to the States on August 1st to defend his King of the Cage flyweight title against Richard Montano (9-7-1). In 2005, Cullum (in only his second pro bout) dropped a unanimous decision to Montano at a Desert Extreme s...
Monday, Jun 8
Gina Carano vs. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos for new Strikeforce women's title: Before ProElite’s d...
Gina Carano vs. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos for new Strikeforce women's title: Before ProElite’s demise, EliteXC had tentatively scheduled the highly anticipated Carano vs. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos bout for this past November, however due to their financial woes, they were forced to...
Sunday, Jun 7
The Week in Quotes: May 30th - June 6th
I’m not a scientist." - Baroni, aptly. Put Gina Carano in there; I’ll fight her instead." - Baroni, speculating that Joe Riggs wouldn't show up to his fight. I'm not sure Gina can make 170 these days. (MMA Mania) SO MUCH FOR THAT BOXING CAREER
Thursday, Jun 4
Pushback on the UFC's Use of Kimbo Slice on "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 10
There really is something to this. White's hypocrisy on the issue of Slice - namely, the invitation to try out for the UFC via TUF was partly a mocking and degrading gesture, White's clear record of belittling Slice's MMA abilities and White's suggestion that ElliteXC's use of false image...
Strikeforce Main Event: "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields
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Wednesday, Jun 3
Strikeforce in-Depth: Can Brett Rogers Pull off the Impossible?
We can analyze those matchups at UFC 59 and UFC 61 and try to find some sort of weakness in Arlovski's game that Rogers could exploit, but I doubt it would result in a situation in which Rogers comes out the victor. Most fighters in this sport are evolving, and Arlovski just happens to be evolvi...
Tuesday, Jun 2
Strikeforce In-Depth: Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith
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Tuesday, May 19
Xtreme Couture's Mike Pyle Signs With UFC, On-Deck as UFC 98 Replacement if Needed
MMA Junkie has learned that welterweight Mike "Quicksand" Pyle, a welterweight and grappling instructor at Xtreme Couture, has signed a contract with the UFC, and is being tapped as a last-minute replacement if any of the welterweights on Saturday's UFC 98 card are forced to drop out at...
Monday, May 18
Jay Hieron vs Nick Diaz in Strikeforce? Affliction 3 Set For ...
Strikeforce may have some big plans for Diaz at that weight class, since it looks like Shields will either stay at 185lbs if he beats Lawler or go to the UFC after he fulfills his contract to EliteXC/Strikeforce. Either way, Diaz against the winner of ...
Wednesday, May 13
Friday Fix: ShoMMA, MFC 21, Bellator VII
Other notables: Former UFC Heavyweight Eddie Sanchez will be featured in a non-tournament bout along with former WEC fighter Kevin Knabjian and KOTC and Strikeforce veteran Anthony Lapsley. Brandon Vera's wife, Kerry Vera, will make her MMA debut against an undefeated Leslie Smith (4...
Monday, Apr 20
UFC Fighters as Products
Of course Nick Diaz was offered more UFC fights but chose to sign with EliteXC. There is a good chance that Strikeforce has locked both these guys up to exclusive contracts now too because both these guys are going to be important to Strikeforce's ...
Saturday, Apr 11
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Predictions
Kid Nate: What ever happened to the Nick Diaz who KTFO'd Robbie Lawler lo these many years ago? What ever happened to the Frank Shamrock who was a threat in all aspects of a fight? I'm thinking we'll never know but I'm not expecting either one to return on Showtime. Nick's been throwing powder...
Monday, Apr 6
Strikeforce Sticks to Its Roots for Showtime Debut
This is EXACTLY an EliteXC card (add Gil Melendez) that could have been put on showtime in the past, and it is hard for to compare it to previous San Jose cards since some of those were co-promotions with EliteXC in the first place. ...
Monday, Mar 2
Bloody Elbow Exclusive: Ken Shamrock to Face Bobby Lashley at Roy Jones Jr.'s "March Badness"
The Lashley vs. Shamrock bout is part of an hybrid boxing-mixed martial arts card being assembled and promoted by former Ring Magazine pound-for-pound greatest boxer alive in Roy Jones, Jr. Jones's promotional company, Square Ring Promotions, Inc., has scheduled the event to take place...
Thursday, Feb 5
Pro Elite Sale to Strikeforce Closes
EliteXC burst onto the MMA scene with “Destiny,” the first live, SHOWTIME®-televised MMA fight card in history, on February 10, 2007. Held at Southaven Mississippi’s DeSoto Civic Center, the main event pitted Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert, Renzo Gracie.
Tuesday, Dec 9
What Does Resurrection Mean for EliteXC?
The crazy thing here is that all of this is in California, a state with courts that are notoriously pro-worker mobility. It's hard for me to imagine a judge in California holding that these fighters simply have to sit and wait forever for possible deals. The fighters need to come together a...
Friday, Nov 21
Opinion: Will Jake Shields Sign With The UFC?
Currently riding an impressive 11-fight win streak, Shields was left as a title-holder for a now-defunct organization when EliteXC's parent company, ProElite Inc., folded. The Californian competed four times for EliteXC and has mixed feelings about the departure of the promotion.
Wednesday, Nov 12
Kimbo Slice's First Interview Since Loss
Today former EliteXC fighter and internet street fighting legend Kimbo Slice had his first interview since his October 4th loss to journeyman Seth Petruzelli. Kimbo, who's real name is Kevin Ferguson, was supposed to fight MMA legend Ken Shamrock on October 4th at the EliteXC: Heat even...
Saturday, Nov 1
Downfall of EliteXC Opens Doors for Strikeforce
The UFC is also making a big mistake in not capitalizing on the success of women's MMA and Strikeforce will no doubt not make the same mistake. Gina Carano is a valuable commodity and the amount of female fighters that are both marketable and legitimate grows all the time.
Wednesday, Oct 29
Bloody Elbow October MMA Meta-Rankings: Welterweight
5 Jake Shields is in limbo due to the EliteXC collapse but could be headed to the UFC. #19 Nick Diaz plans to fight in Japan for New Years but no word on for whom, DREAM or SENGOKU. The goal is to show how the MMA community rates the fighters, not to bore you with our opinions.
Tuesday, Oct 21
What to do with all these EliteXC fighters...
However, as far as the organization is concerned I'm really not shedding a tear. The whole organization was just shady. Whether it be the old dancing girls, to that rapper kid... Shaw jnr. or more recently the Petruzelli uproar it was simply not the mixed martial arts organization I wanted broa...
Tuesday, Oct 7
Opinion: Florida Boxing Commission Sez: Nothing to See Here, Folks
The Florida State Boxing Commission is aware of a controversial statement made by Seth Petruzelli in a radio interview on Monday, but does not feel the comment indicates wrongdoing by either Petruzelli or EliteXC promoters, according to a commission spokesperson.
Monday, Oct 6
Podcast: Fans Must Demand an Investigation of EliteXC
This situation is terrible for the sport, terrible for fans, and terrible for the other honorable fighters on EliteXC cards that are trying to forge real careers, but now find themselves tainted by this. The Florida Athletic Commission should conduct an investigation into this as well.
Sunday, Oct 5
Losers at EliteXC: Kimbo vs. Some Guy
Women's MMA: For better or worse, EliteXC is the best shot for women's MMA to develop a consistent national presence in the US. If EliteXC goes down, women's MMA will be put back to the drawing board until Zuffa finally decides to start its own divisions. Carano would probably move on from...
EliteXC Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock Results
Gina Carano def. Kelly Kobald by unanimous decision. Cyborg Santos def. Yoko Takahashi by unanimous decision. 3. I'll say it again just so it's clear: the UFC has no competition. 9. So, I guess Shamrock actually had a chance after all, huh?
Friday, Sep 26
ShoXC: Reis vs. Cullum Results
Complete domination with superior takedowns, ground offense and, eventually, jiu jitsu by the returning "Bad" Apple, who was only in trouble once during the fight when Makowski scored a loose front guillotine while being taken down early in the second frame. Apple improves to 10-1; no d...
Opinion: Five Crucial Moves for EliteXC
EliteXC "Heat" on October 4 is arguably the most important live show in American MMA's short history. If the show bombs, and CBS ends the deal, EliteXC will die, and so will the rest of the UFC's competition. If it does a huge rating, and CBS buys the promotion, the UFC will have its first real...
Wednesday, Sep 24
Opinion: Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson Booked for EliteXC CBS Show
The third installment of CBS’s primetime MMA event, CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, will be broadcast live from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 4 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be produced by SHOW...
Thursday, Sep 4
There Is No Marketing for Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock
Not necessarily. All signs currently indicate that a large number of tickets are still available for the event. Plus, EliteXC officials expecting a late push should also take note that the University of Miami plays Florida State at Dolphins Stadium that same night. (Thanks Zach)
Thursday, Aug 28
KJ Noons Tells His Side of the Story: "I Am Tired of Being Bent Over by EliteXC With No Vaseline"
Noons vs Diaz or Noons vs EliteXC? Elite XC offered me a fight on the first CBS show, but only if I signed a new long-term contract. Instead of promoting their best fighters on CBS, you have to be on a long term contract for them to promote you. That was not our deal.
Podcast: Urijah Faber: BJ Penn Has 90 Percent Chance of Beating Kimbo Slice
The Penn vs. Slice "fantasy match-up" is the product of UFC President Dana White's comment just prior to EliteXC's debut on CBS. White remarked that BJ Penn could defeat Slice in a MMA bout. The effort of White was to disparage Slice's talent level by suggesting a lightweight fighter in the UF...
Tuesday, Aug 26
A Whiff of Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock
Hence, the downside. EliteXC's product is becoming synonmous with the original definition of sophomoric: having the shape of wisdom, but none of the substance. Without access to more marketable fighters (and they have little ability to create their own since two is hardly enough) or fig...
Saturday, Aug 16
Opinion: The UFC Emerges Stronger From a Dangerous Summer
EliteXC is on the ropes, reeling from significant financial loss and management issues. CBS does not pay them enough for them to survive without Pay Per View, but who knows if we'll ever see that? They are not a threat, they are more like an occasional novelty act that will serve to build up n...
ShoXC Results
The crowd-pleasing mixed martial arts fight card, presented by Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, aired on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT. It will be replayed on SHO 2 this Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 10 p.m. ET/PT and will be available On Demand from Monday, Aug. 18-Sept. 14.
EliteXC in Financial Trouble, Cancelling Shows
It’s no secret that ProElite has been in trouble for some time now: the company is hemorrhaging money, has undergone significant upper-level management re-organization, and has wilted under the pressure of increased competition and greater expectations due to their network televi...
Monday, Jul 28
Cotto vs. Margarito and Incompetence Helped to Hurt EliteXC's Stockton Efforts
It wasn't just the lack of Kimbo Slice or Gina Carano that accounted for the 40% drop in ratings from the first EliteXC event to the second. There were other factors at play that aren't getting enough coverage. Jordan Breen opines: But for now, let's not forget that there are simple explanati...
EliteXC's Fight Promotion Follies
One of the most amazing things about the EliteXC show was the utter failure to promote for the future. They fell into Cyborg/Carano because of that amazing performance, but we don't even know if they're going to do that. Otherwise, they blew it on two fronts.
Saturday, Jul 26
EliteXC CBS Saturday Night Fights "Unfinished Business" Results and Recap
Cristiane Santos def. Shayne Baszler by TKO (Punches) at 2:48 of round 2 Jake Shields def. Nick Thompson by Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1:03 of round 1 Nick Diaz def. Thomas Denny by TKO (Punches) at 0:30 of round 2 Quick thoughts Cyborg/Baszler should be a good step forward for female MMA.
Friday, Jul 25
EliteXC: Unfinished Business, CBS Saturday Night Fights BloodyElbow.com Staff Predictions
Saturday, July 26th Stockton, California Scheduled to air on CBS: Nick Diaz vs. Thomas Denny Nick Thomas: Will this fight back fire on Diaz? Don't think so. Diaz by decision. Shayna Baszler vs. Cristiane Cyborg Scheduled to air on Showtime: Nick Thomas: Ruiz by TKO.
EliteXC CBS Saturday Night Fights Preview: Wilson Reis
Two more items of note about Reis. First, he takes the back like no one I've ever seen. Aside from technical back-taking techniques, he is literally able to "jump" into a back taking position. He literally jumps in the air and spins into it. Second, if you watch Reis' last fight at "EliteXC: Prim...
Sunday, Jul 13
WAMMA Is Grasping for Relevancy
Most of the major promotions, including Affliction, Adrenaline MMA, M-1, Strikeforce and International Fight League (IFL). WAMMA is working on a deal with EliteXC. A major stumbling block to the alliance's long-term success is that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -- the promoti...
Thursday, Jun 12
Podcast: BloodyElbow.com on Fight Network Radio (Channel 186 on Sirius)
I was fortunate enough to be a guest on Fight Network Radio with John Pollack this afternoon. We discussed the legal proceedings in New York, Dana White's "huge" announcement, ancillary rights, the upcoming EliteXC CBS show being proposed for later this summer and this weekend's EliteX...
Tuesday, Jun 10
Podcast: James Thompson Talks Referee Dan Miragliotta, Kimbo Slice and Removing Gypsies
Local Washington, D.C. CBS radio midday talkers "Big O & Dukes" did an interview with James "Colossus" Thompson, and followed up on the issues stemming from his very controversial fight with Kimbo Slice two weeks ago on the CBS Saturday Night Fights "EliteXC: Primetime" event.
Wednesday, Jun 4
Mark Cuban Reviews EliteXC on CBS
MC: I thought it would do fine. MMA does great on HDNet and Spike. There was no reason to believe it wouldn't do well on CBS. MMARated.com: Do you think that Kimbo Slice is good for the sport of mixed martial arts? MMARated.com: Are you a fan of female MMA?
Tuesday, Jun 3
Podcast: "Pardon The Interruption" & "Around The Horn" Sound Off on EliteXC
PTI, meanwhile, devoted their ironically named "Five Good Minutes" segment to the card as hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon were joined by frequent fill-in and now, apparently, "MMA analyst" Dan Le Batard. I won't waste time transcribing what Wilbon and Kornheiser had to say, bu...
Sunday, Jun 1
CBS/Elite XC: You're Doing It Wrong
Beyond the broadcast issue, I have never seen 3 fights stopped as quickly as the first three. While I don't doubt that both Murphy and Baroni were in serious trouble and likely heading for a defeat, both fights were stopped almost as soon as their knees hit the mat.
EliteXC Ratings Data
The original plan for a second CBS show on 7/26 appears to be off. There was a realization they simply don't have the star power to come back that fast. It really is a major key for this group's success, provided ratings come in at least decently for this first show, to sign Tito Ortiz, particula...
"EliteXC: Primetime" Recap & Thoughts Part 1
4. The undercard rocked. The main card bouts were what they were, but the undercard was fantastic. Stand out performances by Wilson Reis and Zach Makovsky were a pleasure to watch. Most importantly, while the main card was a designed effort on the part of Gary Shaw to feature strikers, the u...
