Okay, new rule! If you are high (on anything, whether it’s weed or paint thinner, or whatever) and you are about to post on a message board or comment section. Do the following:

1.) Stop yourself, breathe in, breathe out, count to ten
2.) Click out of the website and wait until you sobered up so you don’t waste valuable web space on your pot-induced drivel.

Anywho, I am really worrying about the future of EXC. I think they will last longer than IFL has, but man did Proelite blow away tons of money. And most of what management, right? Gary Shaw should stick to boxing and bithc about fighters not making weight and how it “hurts his business and financial well-being” (even though he makes a manatee look like a flamingo in comparison).

Why is nobody with me on this? Zach..?!

I’ve already noted on many occasions that I know nothing about boxing, so you’re even odds in my book.

Since David has just admitted that he’s high, I won’t waste any more effort trying to prove that he is.

You just talked about a whole bunch of team sports, which MMA isn’t. On the other hand, boxers have been getting signed specifically to HBO for 20 years now, and its been a wildly successful marriage. Somehow, I see what boxing did to be far more applicable than the XFL. However, if this leads to more people posting about how the UFC is a “league” for my entertainment, I’m all for it.

“Then to top it off Dana White is running scared to the UK ,and it won’t work because they hate America. All of this equals Elite XC taking over.”

I am saying Dana White is smart for marketing the next TUF as a country vs. country theme. More so, considering he has already done several shows in that region of the world, the sport probably has a fast growing following which is good because all of the neighbors to the UK (to the east), hopes Dana White, will adopt UFC.

I am also using the nationalism, not to name some brilliant new marketing strategy, but to point fun at the monopolistic, capitalistic, SUCCESSFUL f’in promoter that Dana White is, but how he in some ways resembles George Bush who the international community has come to hate. I am stating the facts so any people with other political views can pacifically keep them to yourself.

In conclusion, adopting the UK as its central international presence, and using the nationalism theme to (as I can assure you they will exploit) promote turf feuds, he will gain MORE ratings, MORE international market share, and soon to be much more money.

I think this is good for UFC and EliteXC because Showtime could easily KEEP THE WHOLE EliteXC team!

You guys really don’t get my stream of thought but that’s understandable as I’ve been tokin’ all day.

Finally, I am saying that corporate backing to an already keen marketing force will most likely lead to more promotional power in pushing big cards, feeding more money (which could also be problematic) to the sport, and pushing competition into UFC territory.

I think Affliction can put on a great show if they have Oscar De La Mota and Fedor on the same card. I wouldn’t be interested as a fan of MMA but it would definitely get media buzz and a bigger increase in viewership since their premier show.

Thanks all for reading and hope to hear more thoughts now that I have explained myself clearly.

EXC being bought by Showtime or CBS is not a good indicator of future success based on past results.