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Zaromskis Signs with Strikeforce

01 Nov 2009 14:33:56 PST

Written by Josh Stein
For those who haven’t heard, Dream welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis (13-3 MMA, #10 IWMMAR) has just signed with the Strikeforce brand. As the only other top ten welterweight on the brand, chances are very good that Zaromskis will take on former EliteXC welterweight champion Jake...

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Strikeforce Preview: Antonio Silva Faces Stiff Challenge in Fabricio Werdum

31 Oct 2009 15:07:09 PDT

Written by Leland Roling
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...

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Bellator Makes Deal with NBC

20 Oct 2009 17:08:17 PDT

Written by Josh Stein
Bellator has put together an impressive roster of solid fighters, though really lacks a comprehensive level of top talent. While fighters like Eddie Alvarez have built impressive names for themselves, Bellator has survived largely on the quality of the fights and not on the backs of not...

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Rich Chou appointed as Strikeforce matchmaker

03 Oct 2009 12:27:32 PDT

Written by Jeremy Botter
Strikeforce matchmaking was previously done by a committee headed by Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, but most of the matchmaking was actually done by Bob Cook. Cook’s involvement created a unique situation for the company, as he also serves as an instructor at American Kickboxing Academy....

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Revisionist History: CBS Didn't Kill EliteXC

02 Oct 2009 05:08:14 PDT

Written by Michael Rome
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...

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Strikeforce Preview: Skillful Gina Carano Intends to Stop Aggressive Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos

14 Aug 2009 02:08:12 PDT

Written by Leland Roling
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...

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EliteXC: Elite Xtreme Combat news and blogs - November 07, 2009

07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit EliteXC: Elite Xtreme Combat news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Strikeforce 'Fedor vs Rogers' Results: Fabricio Werdum Takes a Lackluster Decision Over Antonio Silva -- by Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow
• Strikeforce: Rogers vs. Fedor Predictions -- by Bryan Levick from MMA Opinion
• Caol Uno meets Fabricio Camoes at UFC 106 in November -- by Casey Trowbridge from MMA Blitz
• Gerald Harris, Karl Amoussou Top List of Desirable Middleweight Talent -- by Leland Roling from Bloody Elbow
• Bobby Voelker vs. Erik Apple fifth televised fight for "Strikeforce Challengers V" -- by MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] from MMAjunkie.com Articles
• Weekend Rundown: Yves Edwards Victorious at Raging Wolf 5 -- by bknapp@sherdog.com (bknapp@sherdog.com (Brian Knapp)) from Recent News on Sherdog.com
• Mamed Khalidov Signs Three-Fight Deal With Sengoku, Set to Fight Santiago First -- by Venom77 from Bloody Elbow
• Battle of unbeatens, Del Rosario vs. Cash, on Nov. 6 "Strikeforce Challengers" main card -- by MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] from MMAjunkie.com Articles
• - WERDUM VS. SILVA ON STRIKEFORCE ON CBS -- from MMAWeekly.com
• Phoenix Rising: The Rebirth of Kimbo Slice -- by Mike Fagan from Bloody Elbow

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What does Strikeforce need to do to challenge the UFC?

27 Jul 2009 10:52:44 PDT

Written by Will Cooling
The collapse of EliteXC and Affliction leaves Strikeforce as the only possible challenger to the UFC. Since they moved into the MMA business in 2006 they’ve carefully grown their business by building a strong fanbase in California. Indeed, it’s a Strikeforce show that currently holds th...

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Strikeforce Picks - Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith

06 Jun 2009 15:12:11 PDT

Canada Hailing from the gritty California city of Stockton, Diaz is a jiu-jitsu expert who has traveled from the UFC to the EliteXC and now Strikeforce among other organizations, and he faces a tough task in a Saturday night fight with Scott Smith. ...

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M-1 Challenge: EliteXC veterans Shane Del Rosario and Giva Santana join Team USA West on April 29

15 Apr 2009 09:41:18 PDT

Written by Press Release
By going with Santana, Team USA West adds a jiu-jitsu black belt to its squad who is 11-1 in his pro MMA career with 10 wins coming via armbar. His lone defeat was a split decision loss to multi-time Gladiator Challenge champion Jaime Jara in his last fight this past September at a ShoXC event h...

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Ken Shamrock to taste ‘Redrum’ at ‘Massacre’ on February 13

16 Jan 2009 10:32:46 PST

Written by Jesse Holland
Ken Shamrock will return to mixed martial arts competition on February 13 as part of the ‘Valentine’s Eve Massacre’ event at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California, co-promoted between Wargods and Ken Shamrock Productions, according to a recent interview with TheGarv.com.

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Podcast: No Holds Barred: Frank Shamrock

15 Dec 2008 18:25:14 PST

Written by Eddie Goldman
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with the legendary mixed martial arts fighter Frank Shamrock. Frank has just revamped his web site, FrankShamrock.com, and added numerous user-friendly, social networking features, where one can sign up for free as a member. W...

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UCUK Bad Breed on Nuts TV - TV Review

08 Dec 2008 17:24:57 PST

With EliteXC having gone belly up, Cage Rage is no more, and from their ashes, a new mixed martial arts promotion has arisen here in Britain, Ultimate Challenge UK, who presented their first show, Bad Breed, at The Troxy in London, shown live here in Britain this past Saturday on Nuts TV.

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Kimbo's EliteXC Main Event Loss to Seth Petruzelli Not an Upset

06 Oct 2008 23:01:00 PDT

Written by Danny Burnham
To anyone that follows the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, it should have been no surprise when Kimbo Slice folded up like a lawn chair on Saturday night against Seth Petruzelli. The fact is that he just isn't as good as advertised by EliteXC. The cash cow has been slaughtered. How he, and EliteXC b...

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Podcast: Fans Must Demand an Investigation of EliteXC

06 Oct 2008 16:16:17 PDT

Written by Michael Rome
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.

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Opinion: The Kimbo saga is over

06 Oct 2008 14:42:57 PDT

Written by Mark Chalifoux
EliteXC managed to find the only person more fragile than Kimbo Slice’s last opponent, James “Colossus” Thompson, in former MMA fighter Ken Shamrock. The only problem was that Shamrock is so fragile he was injured during the warm-up, thus pitting Kimbo Slice...

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EliteXC Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock Results

05 Oct 2008 07:24:36 PDT

Written by Luke Thomas
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?

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Opinion: EliteXC: Heat, Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock CBS Saturday Night Fights Staff Predictions

04 Oct 2008 09:51:07 PDT

Written by Luke Thomas
Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. Ken Shamrock Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobald Nick Thomas: This is Gina's set up match for Carano vs. Santos, maybe on PPV. Kobald is coming in with a year of ring rust. Carano will keep this standing and bang it out. Carano by TKO. Nick Thomas: Santos by TKO.

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Opinion: Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson Booked for EliteXC CBS Show

24 Sep 2008 15:11:02 PDT

Written by Luke Thomas
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...

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Podcast: No Holds Barred: Eddie Goldman on John McCain, MMA, and Boxing

30 Jul 2008 10:26:59 PDT

Written by Eddie Goldman
On this edition of No Holds Barred, we focus on discussing the article "Punch Drunk Love. How boxing explains John McCain" by Michael Crowley in The New Republic, which quotes me extensively about McCain's obsessive campaign against mixed martial arts in the 1990's. We also discuss the si...

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Podcast: No Holds Barred: MMA in New York, Grappling in MMA, EliteXC, Dream, Holm-Sanders, Daniel Cormier and Olympic Wrestling Trials

16 Jun 2008 08:29:42 PDT

Written by Eddie Goldman
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins with a highly-charged commentary on what has been happening with the attempt to legalize mixed martial arts in New York State, how both the mixed martial arts and mainstream media have once again offered distorted accounts of...

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Podcast: James Thompson Talks Referee Dan Miragliotta, Kimbo Slice and Removing Gypsies

10 Jun 2008 10:09:38 PDT

Written by Luke Thomas
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.

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No Holds Barred: Mark Coleman, Joey Villasenor, Brett Rogers, EliteXC Review

03 Jun 2008 08:26:55 PDT

Written by Eddie Goldman(noreply@blogger.com)
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman reviews the CBS and EliteXC Saturday Night Fights card, which took place Saturday, May 31, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and was shown live in the U.S. on CBS. FightBeat.com, for news, results, interviews, and free exclu...

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Podcast: "Pardon The Interruption" & "Around The Horn" Sound Off on EliteXC

03 Jun 2008 06:29:52 PDT

Written by ChrisNelson
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...

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EliteXC: Primetime Review

31 May 2008 17:17:01 PDT

Written by Trent Pusey
This is being billed as the biggest night in MMA history. Live from Newark, NJ, EliteXC presents Saturday Night Fights on CBS. The announcers for tonight’s action are Gus Johnson, Mauro Ranallo, and Frank Shamrock. That’s already an improvement from EliteXC on Showtime. Ranallo and Stephe...

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EliteXC: Primetime Preview

29 May 2008 18:54:07 PDT

Written by Trent Pusey
Not only is Gina Carano the queen of MMA, she’s also an American Gladiator. Fortunately for Young this matchup won’t be contested in the Gladiator Arena. I hear that Carano is unstoppable in the Joust. Perhaps unfortunately for Young, the fight will be contested in the EliteXC cage where Car...

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