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Sunday, October 5th, 2008Ratings breakdown here. The good news? Ratings are back up. The bad news? It’s clear that the ratings are all contingent upon Kimbo Slice, with the only excuse available being that Gina Carano fought on both cards. Of course, they didn’t push her fights as the main events, either. The ugly news? CBS nearly finished […]
Media headlines coming out of EXC Florida event
Saturday, October 4th, 2008Every major sports site online tonight you visit (Google News, ESPN, etc.), the headline of Seth Petruzelli beating Kimbo Slice is being mentioned prominently. Unfortunately for Petruzelli, most of the major sports sites are refusing to use his name in the headline and instead are going with generic headlines like “replacement quickly KOs Kimbo,” “Kimbo […]
The meltdown of Kimbo Slice and Elite XC
Saturday, October 4th, 2008It managed to meltdown our server. Per usual for this web hosting company. Seth Petruzelli destroyed him in 11 seconds. Now, the question on my mind — could Ken Shamrock actually have beaten Kimbo Slice in a stand-up fight? I’m actually curious about this! Dave Meltzer: There is a Tyson feel to Kimbo as he […]
No more Ken vs. Kimbo…
Saturday, October 4th, 2008Rumor mill here. Consider this your post for EXC 10/4 Florida event coverage. Post all comments, links, reports here. Or maybe the fight will happen… or not. Frank Shamrock, all dressed to announce, is awaiting word as it is very possible he will face Slice. Slice’s people had not agreed to Seth Petruzelli as of […]
That nutritionist really paid off for Gina Carano
Friday, October 3rd, 2008Professional. Update: Denny Burkholder of CBS Sports has a report on the Carano weigh-in debacle. He further adds the following: Suffice it to say, she looked absolutely terrible. I’d go so far as to say she looked sick. She clearly needs to either stop cutting to 140, or figure out a safer way to do […]
Media heat-up for EXC 10/4 Florida event
Friday, October 3rd, 2008With both pro-football (Dolphins at home vs. San Diego Chargers) & college football (Florida State vs. Miami) dominating the Miami sports this scene this weekend, let’s see what kind of oxygen Elite XC can get with Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock. Sherdog: The Kimbo Slice bubble Stated plainly: EliteXC’s survival is contingent upon Slice in […]
Crazy headline of the day
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Elite XC garners more press than the UFC. a) no b) Even if you buy into the author’s premise, the answer is that EXC continues to lose money at a big clip. There’s a difference between getting press coverage and getting effective press coverage. Perfect example: Spike TV preview shows = good, Kimbo Slice PTI […]
Quote of the Week – Dave Meltzer on Affliction
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008He claims that Affliction is paying the fight money for both Andrei Arlovski and Roy Nelson to fight on CBS this Saturday night. Seriously. From the latest Wrestling Observer newsletter… It’s an expensive commercial for Affliction because they are paying for the fight and Arlovski will be earning in the range of seven figures if […]
Quote of the Day – Ken Shamrock’s trainer
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Reno Gazette-Journal newspaper: “When you’re a fighter, you’re a fighter and sometimes you don’t make all the good decisions, but you make them because of the desire to fight. You want to fight. You’re just not ready,” he said. “I’ve come to a point now where I said if I’m not healthy, I’m not going […]
Perception or reality about EXC
Monday, September 29th, 2008It feels like there is zero heat for this Saturday’s EXC show in South Florida with Ken Shamrock vs. Kimbo Slice. Fair assessment or inaccurate? Meanwhile, here’s an interesting SEC filing by Pro Elite today: UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION September 3, 2008 ORDER GRANTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 […]
Kimbo Slice interview on 9/25 edition of PTI (ESPN)
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Audio link here. This was not a good interview at the beginning, even with Dan Le Batard asking most of the questions. It improved a little bit towards the middle with Kimbo doing his best Dusty Rhodes impersonation as a common man. “James Thompson fought in Pancrase over in Japan.” “He has a good chin.” […]
Gina Carano’s weighty issues
Thursday, September 25th, 2008She’s mad as hell and isn’t going to take it any more! Carano said she has hired a nutritionist and added, “I’ve got really high expectations for this weigh-in.” When’s the last time you heard a fighter say, “I’ve got really high expectations” for a weigh-in? In an interview with UGO, Carano addressed the topic […]
Josh Barnett statement on CBS rumors
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008In response to a report on Bloody Elbow tonight, Josh Barnett has released the following statement: I read somewhere that I had declined the fight because I would have had to take a pay cut. I suppose others may also formulate some story about me declining the fight for other reasons. I never decelned to […]
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