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Monday, Nov 17

Scott Smith Lands on His Feet

While Smith is coming off his loss to Lawler at EliteXC: Unfinished Business in July, Martin is coming off his successful Strikeforce debut — at September’s Strikeforce at the Mansion II event — in which he knocked out Cory Devela in the third round. Since he exited the UFC earlier this year...

Thursday, Nov 6

ProElite Loses Promoter’s License, Plans to Fight Asset Auction

The primary reason that Pro Elite/Elite XC’s and King of the Cage’s licenses have been placed on suspension is because of their financial states and the fact that Pro Elite, the owner of King of the Cage, has suspended operations and their tangible and intangible assets are being auction...

Wednesday, Nov 5

November 17: The Day You Can Finally Own an EliteXC Fighter

The Collateral includes all contracts between any Debtor and mixed martial arts fighters (including, but not limited to, Kevin Ferguson a.k.a. “Kimbo Slice”, Gina Carano, Jake Shields, Robbie Lawler, Frank Shamrock, Antonio Silva, Brett Rogers, Dave Herman, Scott Smith, Nick Diaz, Cr...

Wednesday, Oct 29

The Depressing Personal Side of the EliteXC Collapse

Damn, Scott. Now I just feel terrible. There may have been a lot of small failures and a few colossal ones behind EliteXC’s demise, but you sure as hell can’t put any of it on Smith, whose clashes with Robbie Lawler were among the most memorable (for the right reasons) bouts in EliteXC’s brief h...

Tuesday, Oct 28

Japanese MMA Roundup: Diaz, Horodecki, Sudo + Sengoku

— Though most of us want to see him return to the UFC eventually, Nick Diaz’s next fight will likely be in Japan. Diaz’s manager Cesar Gracie told MMA Weekly that he’s already been contacted by Fight Entertainment Group (Dream’s parent company) and Sengoku, and Diaz will be competing eithe...

Robbie Lawler A Free Man Soon, Perhaps Headed to UFC? Yes, Please.

Last week I spent at the UFC with Matt Hughes. The atmosphere was awesome as usual. I spent time talking to Monte Cox about what my options are. I also had a brief conversation with the very busy prez of the UFC. All that said I think I will be just fine. I will blog when i sign with an organization. Until...

Monday, Oct 20

Pro Elite/EliteXC Days Away From Folding; Nov. 8th Show Cancelled

A notice posted Monday evening at graciefighter.com read, “We are confirming that EliteXC has folded. What this means for our fans and supporters is that there will not be a Nick Diaz vs. Eddie Alvarez fight on November 8th.” And finally, FiveOuncesofPain adds a new wrinkle to the Seth Petruz...

Thursday, Oct 16

Good to Know: The 20 Most-Watched MMA Fights in U.S. History

2. UFC on Spike TV (10/10/2006): Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock— 6.524 million viewers (Aired from 9:42 PM to 9:45 PM) 6. EliteXC on CBS (5/31/2008): Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young— 5.508 million viewers (Aired from 10:09 PM to 10:17 PM) 9. EliteXC on CBS (10/4/08): Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold— 5.171 mi...

Friday, Oct 10

EliteXC Ref Explains Nelson-Arlovski Stand-Up

I have to say this for AOL Fanhouse’s Michael David Smith, when he sinks his teeth into something he doesn’t let go until he gets what he wants. While the rest of us have been stuck on this Seth Petruzelli situation, he was focused on a different aspect of Saturday’s EliteXC event. Seems that th...

Thursday, Oct 9

EliteXC Under Investigation by Florida Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation

Unfortunately, that’s the kind of attitude that could be construed as an attempt to influence the fight — which apparently that has been standard operating procedure at EliteXC. But as much as this hurts EliteXC’s reputation, and MMA’s in general, UFC prez Dana White explains that the re...

Weekend Action: ShoXC + ‘Night of Combat II’

As for tomorrow night, if you’re in the Las Vegas area you’ll want to hit up the Thomas & Mack Center for “A Night of Combat II.” Co-promoted by Kim Couture, the event will feature Jay Hieron, Rick Roufus, Josh Haynes, Mike Pyle, Gideon Ray, John Alessio and more. Tickets range from $18-$5...

Ken Shamrock Issues Open Letter to Fans, Asks for Kimbo One More Time

On October 4th, I was set to fight Kimbo Slice on the EliteXC/CBS Saturday Night Fights in a highly anticipated event. Unfortunately, because of a training accident and the intervention of the Florida State Boxing Commission, our fight did not happen. I suffered a cut above my left eye that...

EliteXC Update: Lappen Issues Statement, Dana White Disgusted, Jim Rome Ain’t Having It

“Seth Petruzelli was offered a fee to fight Kimbo Slice, plus a knockout bonus, a common practice throughout the industry. EliteXC organizes and promotes fights. We have not…do not…and will not suggest or dictate fighters’ strategies or tactics. How the fighters perform in the cage is at t...

Tuesday, Oct 7

Florida State Boxing Commission Will Not Investigate EliteXC Bribery Sketchiness

It looks like all our outrage was for naught. Speaking on behalf of the Florida State Boxing Commission, Department of Business and Professional Regulation press secretary Alexis Antonacci told MMA Weekly that the FSBC does not interpret Seth Petruzelli’s recent interview comments a...

Monday, Oct 6

Was Ken Shamrock Getting the Same ‘Stand Up Bonus’ From EliteXC?

Before Saturday night, the general consensus was that Shamrock’s only hope of beating Kimbo was to get the fight to the ground. For EliteXC to even suggest to Shamrock that he’d be rewarded monetarily for not doing that against their marquee fighter is as close to fight-fixing as we’ve eve...

Sunday, Oct 5

‘Heat’ Ratings Save EliteXC From Chopping Block

Question: Will people still tune in to see Kimbo Slice fight now that he’s been exposed as merely human, or will Saturday Night Fights have to become The Gina Carano Show? It seems EliteXC will need a Tito Ortiz-caliber signing to ensure that their next CBS card doesn’t follow in the disapp...

Saturday, Oct 4

‘EliteXC: Heat’ — Beatdown by Beatdown

Frank Shamrock wonders aloud why Ken is training this hard so early before the fight, “jeopardizing his career and the Shamrock family legacy.” Tito Ortiz says he’s about a week away from signing with Elite. Ooh! He says he’d like a rematch with Frank Shamrock.

Friday, Sep 19

UFC Counter-Programming, Pt. 4

With Showtime lurking as a potential buyer for Pro Elite, a little less is riding on “Heat”’s performance — lackluster ratings wouldn’t necessarily mean extinction if they have someone to bail them out. But the UFC could further devalue the EliteXC brand if they can prove that just as many...

Showtime Looking to Purchase ProElite

Sherdog reports that Showtime Networks filed public notice with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, announcing their intention to negotiate for the purchase of Pro Elite Inc. Showtime, a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, already has a 20% ownership stake in the L.A.-base...

Friday, May 30

Gina Carano is Officially a Featherweight

Gina Carano (Hey, she could be a lightweight and we’d still love her. Welterweight would be pushing it. Photo taken by Esther Lin for EliteXC; props to Fightlinker.) Weigh-ins for tomorrow’s EliteXC “Saturday Night Fights” event were ...