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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008A few hours ago, I wrote this post reviewing the possible options of attack for MMA fans and writers if they wanted to further pursue the Seth Petruzelli/Kimbo Slice “stand-up” media scandal that is unfolding before our eyes. The most viable option of attack was to encourage the mainstream media (the broadsheets, TV networks) to […]
How about that good PR for Elite XC?
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008Josh Gross (SI): Seth Petruzelli backtracked from comments that Elite XC told him not to KO Kimbo Slice MMA Memories: Why match fixing and bribery scandals are bad for MMA MMA Weekly: Roy Nelson has had it with stand-ups, referees, and ‘politics’ Fightlinker: Roy Nelson bitches about stand-up and ‘politics’ Bloody Elbow: Jim Rome talks […]
Around the media horn (10/8/08)
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008Dana White gets his mafia TV show UFC boss sets mob drama at Spike. Maybe he could recreate the PRIDE yakuza scandal using old editions of Shukan Gendai. Nah… A PR push for Chris Leben From bad boy to coach, UFC fighter Chris Leben grows up “I still like to have fun, I still like […]
We want real answers, not fanboy interviewing questions
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008This is pathetic: PRO MMA: Now I know a lot has been made about the fact that EliteXC supposedly paid you not to take Kimbo down. Now I’ve read the comments you had made and it seemed like your words were severely twisted around. Can you go ahead and set the record straight for everyone: […]
Fight Opinion Radio #91: The meltdown of Kimbo Slice & Elite XC
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Kimbo Slice gets knocked out in 14 seconds, Elite XC loses their top meal ticket in the process, and the winner of the fight opens his mouth in a very bad way. Welcome to the fight business! We’ll do our best to make the case as to why you should care about allegations of fight […]
Report: Ken Shamrock was going to be “paid to stand with him as well”
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Update: In this radio interview (time mark – 40 minutes), Dave Meltzer claims that he had heard about the Seth Petruzelli “stand-up” scenario before Petruzelli himself brought it up on the radio on Monday morning. “He’s backtracking. Uhm… I will also say that the story that he said, I had heard that story, uhm, long […]
The PR spin on the Seth Petruzelli/Kimbo Slice situation
Monday, October 6th, 2008Update: Elite XC comments on the situation. I commend Sam Caplan for his reporting, but this title reflects a poor choice of words. “Petruzelli disputes reports he received a bribe to keep Slice fight a standup affair.” This is not so much a knock on Sam as it is on Petruzelli’s “they twisted my words” […]
Can Elite XC management be prosecuted for this?
Monday, October 6th, 2008As in, trying to allegedly alter or fix a fight? Let’s go to the audio! Here’s Seth Petruzelli in his own words: SP: Not really, but I train with lots of undefeated pro boxers, a couple guys have a belt, and my style kinda throws them off a bit, I have kind of an awkward […]
Andrei Arlovski’s stock as an MMA prime-time player continues to take a hit
Monday, October 6th, 2008When it was reported last month that only 700 tickets had been sold for Affliction’s October 11th scheduled event at the Thomas & Mack Center for Josh Barnett vs. Andrei Arlovski, I stated that I thought it was a blow to Arlovski’s image in terms of him being perceived as a marketable main event fighter. […]
“That fraudulent sport”
Monday, October 6th, 2008A taste of what’s to come from the American sports media in regards to Kimbo Slice losing on CBS Saturday night. Jay Mariotti and Kevin Blackistone (a major boxing supporter and anti-MMA guy) were having fun ripping on MMA today on ESPN over the Kimbo situation. They both portrayed Kimbo Slice as the ‘face of […]
Today’s media chalkboard (10/6/08)
Monday, October 6th, 2008The Los Angeles Times: Somewhere out there, Dana White is probably smiling The Baltimore Sun: The Kimbo saga is over Sports Illustrated (Josh Gross): Kimbo Slice overrated — the star that never was Darren Rovell (CNBC): Elite XC gets ‘sliced’ The problem is that mixed martial arts is not a viable business, just like professional […]
Elite XC’s FSN/Comcast Sportsnet TV deal
Sunday, October 5th, 2008I’m watching their show right now featuring Cage Rage footage with Anderson Silva fighting. Other than perhaps a rights fee, what is the point of this FSN TV show for Elite XC?
Headline of the Day – Kimbo Slice
Sunday, October 5th, 2008“Kimbo exposed as farce” has been the screaming headline on Yahoo’s main page all day long. The author of the article is Dan Wetzel, not exactly a rocket scientist when it comes to MMA coverage. Dave Meltzer he is not. Just think — Wetzel gets paid to cover and write on MMA occasionally and you […]
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