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yacman1's ProElite.com
yacman1's ProElite.com (yacman1.proelite.com) has great EliteXC: Elite Xtreme Combat news, photos, videos and more
Monday, May 11
Former ProElite.com Correspondent, Ron ‘The Yacman’ Yacovetti Answers "Call to Arms"
Ontario/Los Angeles, CA--May 11, 2009—Eight months after the downfall of the MMA Promotion, EliteXC, Ron ‘The Yacman’ Yacovetti, the face of the company’s social networking site, ProElite.com, has signed on as a cage-side commentator for the new Mixed Martial Arts Promotion, Clean K...
Saturday, Apr 18
NICK DIAZ CALLS OUT ROY JONES JR.?
Do I feel this can hurt MMA if Jones destroys Diaz? No. With Strikeforce open to co-promotion and HBO Boxing not as in bed with Jones, as once they had been in his prime, we just may see Nick Diaz take on Roy Jones Jr. in what will hopefully be two talented fighters putting on one hell of a show.
Tuesday, Apr 14
Is Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley the Bomb that Strikeforce Dropped?
And, as it is about to present its second event SHO MMA, it is difficult not to notice that Strikeforce on Showtime did not receive the same harsh and mixed reviews EliteXC did when it started out with what I assume we should call MMA 1.0.
Monday, Apr 13
How MMA 2.0 on SHO Stacked Up
Strikeforce, a Northern California promotion that began promoting kickboxing, inherited and continued the race where EliteXC collapsed and handed over the torch. The primary thing above all in-depth analysis anyone will share is whether or not the maiden voyage on Showtime Sports wa...
Saturday, Apr 11
WHY SHAMROCK VS DIAZ IS MUST SEE MMA
IV. Styles: Submission Wrestling vs. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu – Despite the recent fights both Shamrock and Diaz have had in EliteXC, both choosing to box and kickbox their opponents almost entirely, these two MMA bad boys made their names with their ground game. Oftentimes, when two fighters in c...
Sunday, Oct 5
PETRUZELLI WINS WHILE THE WORLD ACTUALLY REMAINS UN-SHOCKED
At the close of EliteXC's HEAT from Miami, Florida, on CBS, one of the commentators (was difficult to discern who) exclaimed something to the effect of Kimbo's being beaten like he was, is the greatest upset in MMA history. The excited remark concluded with an equally dramatic declaratio...
Saturday, Oct 4
KEN SHAMROCK OUT OF ELITEXC MAIN EVENT
According to MMAJunkie.com, then CBA Primtime Main event bout between Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice has been canceled. The report states that Ken Shamrock is unable to perform suddenly, stating: An undisclosed injury has forced Ken Shamrock out of his "EliteXC: Heat" main event bout with...
Friday, Oct 3
THE MM-AGE OF EQUALITY
This Saturday night EliteXC returns to primetime TV with it's third installment of Saturday Night Fights on CBS, entitled "HEAT". The card is strong. And, the addition of Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy 'Big Country' Nelson from Affliction, only made this more of an alluring event. But it's the head...
Wednesday, Sep 24
ELITEXC WITH A SIDE OF AFFLICTION?
EliteXC with a side of Affliction? Former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski (13-5) and IFL kingpin Roy Nelson (13-2) have been offered a heavyweight bout at EliteXC “Heat” Oct. 4 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. (Read full write up here)
Monday, Aug 11
BROCK IT UP TO A GOOD PERFORMANCE
So after weeks of critical commentary, some funny jokes on The Yac & J's MMA and BOXING Show, I finally see the light at the end of the Lesnar tunnel. But it's just the flicker of light, not the whole rainbow with Skittles flying about, quite yet. yes I wrote this while slightly hungry.
Sunday, Jul 27
Opinion: ELITE XTREME MAKEOVER
Many MMA fans have been griping since the early EliteXC shows on Showtime, that the dancing girls, rappers and frills defamed the sport. Those at the helm of the promotion promised we would see none of that this time around. They certainly kept their word.
Wednesday, Jul 2
THE UFC COUNTER STRIKE? [editorial]
Plus is it me or is this tactic a 20th century technique being applies in the 21st? A lot of people have a DVR (TiVO) and can record the Spike TV UFC card, while prioritizing the Affliction card...same plan works for the next CBS/EliteXC show. So why do it?
Monday, May 5
Welcome to: Hipocri-City
That's right, I'm talking about the mix...as in Mixed Martial Arts. No one wants the thousands of little martial artisits to apply and use their skills in an athletically commissioned event, maybe make some money at it. These combat skills are only acceptible if they're segregated from one an...
Monday, Apr 21
YACMAN'S BAKER'S DOZEN: JOEY VILLASENOR
13 QUESTIONS FOR ELITEXC STAR JOEY VILLASENOR WATCH CBS & ELITEXC "SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS" LIVE ON CBS MAY 31st AT 9PM ET/PT! 2. You’ve fought for a few of the other guys before signing with EliteXC - how important is the personal and professional treatment of the fighters to you?
Thursday, Nov 30
HD NET FIGHTS PRESS CONFERENCE IN RETROSPECT
ProElite, EliteXC and Strikeforce were named specifically, with mention made about EliteXC being a second major player, alongside the MMA front-runner, The UFC. Plus, just like ProElite Inc., the HD Net Fights business mantra seems to filter down from the top to the folks that the organi...
