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« Previous Entries Next Entries »Vidoe: Nick Diaz - KJ Noons Altercation at EliteXC ‘Return of the King’
Monday, June 16th, 2008According to interviews with KJ Noons father and brother, UFC lightweight contender Nate Diaz was flipping them off and disrespecting them in the background. Noons brother and father rush the Diaz brothers. The father get a clinch on Nick and pulls his head down, before the security escorted the Diaz brothers out of the cage.
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EliteXC ‘Return of the King’ Results Live
Saturday, June 14th, 2008MAIN CARD
KJ Noons vs. Yves Edwards
Result: KJ Noons defeats Yves Edwards by TKO (Strikes) at 0:48 of R1.
Muhsin Corbbrey vs. Nick Diaz
Result: Nick Diaz defeats Muhsin Corbbrey by TKO (Strikes) at 3:59 of R3.
Tony Bonello vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua
Result: Murilo “Ninja” Rua defeats Tony Bonello by TKO (Strikes) at 3:19 of R1.
Dave Herman vs. Ron [...]
EliteXC ‘Return of the King’ Weigh-In Results, Diaz Doesn’t Make Weight
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Nick Diaz informed EliteXC before the weigh-ins that he will not be able to make weight. Muhsin Corbbrey has agreed to fight Diaz at a catch weight of 169 lbs. Diaz will have to forfeit an undisclosed portion of his fight purse to Corbbrey.
All other fighters make weight. EliteXC ‘Return of the King’ broadcasts live [...]
EliteXC ‘Return of the King’ Press Conference
Friday, June 13th, 2008EliteXC “Return of the King” is set to go off live this Saturday June 14th from the Blaisdel Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Headlining the event is the lightweight title fight between the champion KJ Noons and Yves Edwards.
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EliteXC: Return Of The King Officially Announced
Monday, June 9th, 2008
EliteXC has announced the official card for Saturday nights EliteXC “Return of the King” show which is set to take place at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. The main card will be broadcast on Showtime, while the undercards will be streamed live on ProElite.com
Headlining the card will be EliteXC lightweight Champion KJ Noons [...]
Kimbo Slice To Take on Brett Rogers in October
Friday, June 6th, 2008According to Aol Sports, EliteXC fighter Kimbo Slice will try to repair his reputation by taking on undefeated heavyweight Brett “The Grim” Rogers (7-0) sometime in October.
Kimbo Slice on the Dan Le Batard’s radio show:
“probably in October….They called me out, and now they got the fight,”
Rogers and Slice get into an altercation at the post-fight [...]
Fox News Pundit Bill O’Reilly Weights-In On EliteXC on CBS
Friday, June 6th, 2008
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EliteXC Heavyweight Brett Rogers Issues An Open Letter
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008EliteXC heavyweight Brett Rogers has released an open letter, detailing his frustration dealing with EliteXC promoting Kimbo Slice as a legitimate MMA contender. The letter released on Rogers website has currently been taken down.
An Open letter to all
On behalf of Brett Rogers, Team Bison and everyone representing [...]
Its Official, EliteXC-CBS Ratings A Hit On Saturday Night
Tuesday, June 3rd, 20086.12 Million Viewers, Kimbo + TV = big number of viewers.
CBS Press Release:
Ratings for the final 51 minutes of CBS’s inaugural CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS mixed martial arts broadcast (11:00-11:51 PM, ET/PT), which were unavailable Sunday, delivered an average audience of 6.12 million viewers, according to updated Nielsen live plus same day ratings for [...]
Bas Rutten: Kimbo Fight Should Have Been Stopped In R2
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Kimbo Slice’s trainer legendary mixed martial arts veteran Bas Rutten, on his website, defends his fighters performance on last Saturdays EliteXC “Primetime”. Rutten also stated that rules are rules and the fight should have been stopped in the second round. Here’s the clip:
People ask me if the fight should have been stopped at the end [...]
ESPN’s Jim Rome Comments on EliteXC Primetime on CBS
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008In comment I mean “Hates”. The refereeing was a joke, but what did you really expect from a guy who was making his third professional fight. Lawler-Smith was a battle. Carano looked good for the shape she was in.
I’m all for MMA being on Primetime, but more in the form of a highlight show, because [...]
EliteXC Primetime Post-Fight Press Conference
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Imagine a motley crue of happy, winning fighters mixed with bruised and battered, losing fighters…then throw in some blood thirsty reporters. Let’s just say that Gary Shaw was smart in letting all the fighters say their peace first and let us ask questions later. I won’t get into all the boring details of the press [...]
Chronicles of a Night in MMA History: From Ringside
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008In the 3 years that I’ve been watching and enjoying MMA from the comforts of my home, I’ve always wondered what it’d be like to finally attend an event. Would viewing it live feel different? Would I even be able to see anything? Would the fighters look that much better or worse?
Tonight, on a historical [...]