Comments on: Report: Pro Elite trying to fight off bankruptcy sale

By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy)

Jeremy (not that Jeremy) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:54:41 +0000

He bumped it because of the update at the bottom of the article.

By: Gerard

Gerard — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:50:01 +0000

Why is it that the byline for this article is listed as today when this article was first ‘published’ last thursday?

By: FAN590 - Blogs - The Showdown » Blog Archive » Lesnar’s Hands Will Be Full / Kang at UFC 93

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:36:14 +0000

[...] A In-Depth Look at Pro Elite’ attempt to fight off bankruptcy sale [...]

By: UFC Blog » ProElite Fighting Showtime on Auction, Situation More FUBAR’d Than Ever

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:04:13 +0000

[...] problem is, as Zack Arnold points out, the contracts might not be [...]

By: UFC Blog » Today in MMA: Randy Couture and Affliction, Kimbo Slice and EliteXC, Hermes Franca

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:58:46 +0000

[...] Maybe the contracts of Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano, Jake Shields and the other EliteXC contracts can’t be auctioned off after all. [...]

By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy)

Jeremy (not that Jeremy) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:14:06 +0000

Kid needs to get healthy and ready to fight first. He’s been shelved for a year.

Will have been, rather, by the time he’s ready to fight.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:01:28 +0000

What would be a fair payday for Featherweights? I can’t see even the very best getting more then $30,000 to $40,000 a fight.

Look back to even UFC 35, when Zuffa put on the first Lightweight Main Event between Jens Pulver vs. BJ Penn. There was a lot of vocal fight fans who thought it would do solid PPV Buys because it was a solid grudge match. In the end, the PPV didn’t do so well.

It took many years, and the popularity of BJ Penn to really bring back the division. Now it is a staple of UFC PPV’s, and typically having the most exciting fights.

Right now, the Featherweight & Bantamweight divisions are in a Pre-UFC 35 mode. They can’t sell PPV’s. They on’t have the name value to really demand huge money.

Eventually, the sport will adapt, but for right now, lower pay for these guys seems like the right thing.

By: dave2

dave2 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:51:15 +0000

Faber might get a big money fight with Kid in DREAM if he’s lucky but that’s about it. I don’t think he’d make more in Japan than America. He’s unknown in Japan and featherweights don’t make much in Japan except for Kid. Faber is no longer the WEC champ anyway

By: FAN590 - Blogs - The Showdown » Blog Archive » Couture To Get In Lesnar’s Head / UFC Fighters In Trouble

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:03:55 +0000

[...] Pro Elite is trying to fight off bankruptcy sale, by Budding Heads with Showtime on Auction; Situation Continues To Deteriorate. Bottom line, ProElite and Showtime need to stop the insanity before it’s too late. [...]

By: xx2000xx

xx2000xx — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:15:19 +0000

One of the BIG stories with the Filho overweight was that if he loses they will walk over and give him the belt.

There are 3 different stories on that now from 3 different people. It will be interesting to know the truth and while they hand Filhlo’s belt over, they are handing over his UFC contract as he’s not wanted in the UFC until his multi-drug problem is corrected.

When was the last time a UFC/WEC champ was overweight? More so, over 6 pounds, or 4 at the final?

Seems that he wanted to continue his addiction to crack and the date rape drug that he went in treatment for and steroids of course that he may or may have not have done in Japan helped that quest.

He needs be like Kosheck. Disregard the formula that he knows for a year or two and work on standup. Otherwise join the club as the real MMA people pass him by.