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Jeremy Lappen interview at AOL Fanhouse

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Expanding upon comments he made to us in our interview with him last week, Elite XC’s Jeremy Lappen was interviewed by Michael David Smith and asked about what the future direction of the company is. In short, Mr. Lappen believes that the company is on the right track: Yeah, I think we’re doing very well […]

Elite XC Stockton show payouts

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

From the desk of the CSAC: Jeremy Freitag – $2,500 Anthony Ruiz – $2,001 + $3,000 win bonus Shayna Baszler – $8,000 Cristiane Cyborg – $3,000 + $3,000 win bonus Jake Shields – $35,000 + $10,000 win bonus Nick Thompson – $25,000 Nick Diaz – $60,000 Thomas Denny – $8,500 David Douglas – $2,500 + […]

Are you buying or selling Tito Ortiz vs. Renato Babalu?

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Any time you have headlines screaming ‘Pro fighters tasered, beaten in hotel room’, obviously your eyebrows raise up a little bit. One person is currently in a coma. Keep up-to-date on story developments at TKO Xtreme. Steve Cofield has stirred things up by reporting on Affliction wanting to book Tito Ortiz vs. Renato Babalu for […]

The real beatdown on Saturday night

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Ratings down 40% for second EXC on CBS show. I don’t think anyone is surprised.

Elite XC 7/26 Stockton, California

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Reports: MMA Weekly | MMA Mania | Bloody Elbow | MMA Junkie | Total MMA | Sherdog | Observer Get on the Cyborg bandwagon already.

TapouT is now a sponsor of Kimbo Slice

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Press release KIMBO AND TAPOUT PARTNER TO CREATE EXCLUSIVE APPAREL LINE Grand Terrace, CA (July 28, 2008) – TapouT, the premier mixed martial arts apparel, gear and lifestyle brand, announced today that the company will sponsor MMA superstar Kimbo Slice and create a joint apparel line under the TapouT brand. TapouT will be Kimbo’s exclusive […]

Not much mainstream media coverage for EXC Stockton event

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Tito Ortiz has been generating good press in the Phoenix media market for an upcoming blood drive this weekend in the area. Writing the obituary on the IFL. The Seattle PI: Elite XC is ready for round two The Oklahoman: Frank Shamrock steps behind the mic for Elite XC icLiverpool (UK): Cage Gladiators roll into […]

Fight Opinion Radio special: Jeremy Lappen (EXC)

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Jeremy Lappen, one of the big bosses of Elite XC, joined us on the program this week to talk about this Saturday’s Elite XC event at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, CA. Check out the event’s fight card by going to EliteXC.com. You can purchase tickets for this Saturday’s event on TicketMaster. This special edition […]

GSP on Fitch: “I’m better than he is”

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Georges St. Pierre seems very confident that he will beat Jon Fitch in August. ‘I’m better than he is.’ AOL Fanhouse has a preview of this weekend’s EXC show on CBS. Today, we have a motley selection of articles. No real theme or direction, just some news items to read. The Arizona Republic: Tito Ortiz […]

Interview notes with Jeremy Lappen

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

We will have the audio posted on the site later of an interview we conducted last night with Jeremy Lappen. With that said, a few items from the interview that were addressed: – In regards to whether or not Elite XC will be on Fox Sports Net, it seems more positive than negative at this […]

EXC 8/16 Fresno, California

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Debi Purcell announced that she has been booked on this show. She is looking for sponsors, so if you are interested you can get a hold of her camp at [email protected].

Today’s MMA media content

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Brandt DeLorenzo at MMA Opinion asks where Brad McCray is and whether or not he’s still with Sherdog. Kevin Iole gives James Irvin points for honesty when it comes to how Irvin is trying to sell his chances of winning his July 19th bout against Anderson Silva. Luke Thomas appeared on Mauro Ranallo’s radio show […]

Where does Machida fit into the UFC 205-pound title picture?

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Just asking… Jared Barnes (Houston Chronicle): What’s next for the UFC Light Heavyweight division? Dave Meltzer (Yahoo Sports): UFC 86 decision spotlights scoring system Ben Fowlkes (SI): Judging flaws resurface at UFC 86 Sherdog: Fighters weigh-in on Rampage-Griffin Steve Cofield: Juanito Ibarra brings boxing nonsense to MMA world… still not retired MMA HQ: UFC 86 […]

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