Dana White has to be feeling like the vulture who has his choice of feeding spots; the UFC president, with the demise of EliteXC, will have his choice of fighters from the now-defunct promotion. While it’s true that the UFC hasn’t stated any interest in any of EliteXC’s assets (contracts with Showtime and CBS, fighter [...]
With the demise of EliteXC, Jake Shields is as of now a MMA free agent; it has been 30 days since Shields has a filed breach of contract against his former employer and according to MMAJunkie.com and verified by Shields, the former promotion is in breach of contract and that he is now a free [...]
With the closure of EliteXC last Monday, there is a plethora of free agent talent from those ranks available for promotions with the financial wherewithal to sign them - one of those fighters being Nick Diaz. According to MMAWeekly.com, Cesar Gracie, manager of Diaz and Jake Shields stated that he sent EliteXC a notice on [...]
With the shutdown of ProElite (including EliteXC), there’s plenty of talented fighters that can be had. One of those fighters in question is Jake Shields; Shields has a dilemma to face: who does he fight for next? One possibility that lingers is the chance for Shields to fight for the UFC.
Shields told MMANews.com that he [...]
Below are the final card results for Elite XC: Heat, which took place at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL on Saturday:
Preliminary Bouts:
Nicolae Curry defeated Jorge Bouchat (reverse-triangle choke), 1:35 of Round 1
Bryan Hamade defeated David Gomez (guillotine choke), 2:03 of Round 1
Mikey Gomez defeated Lorenzo Borgomeo (armbar), 4:06 of Round 2
Conor Heun defeated Edson Berto [...]
Below are the official weigh-in results for the EliteXC: Heat card, set to take place on Saturday, live on CBS:
Kimbo Slice (234.5) vs. Ken Shamrock (206.5)
Jake Shields (169.75) vs. Paul Daley (170)
Andre Arlovski (240.75) vs. Roy Nelson (262.75)
Gina Carano (141) vs. Kelly Kobold (141)
Murilo Rua (185) vs. Benji Radach (185)
Cristiane Santos (148.5) vs. Yoko Takahashi [...]
Below is the official fight card for EliteXC’s “Heat” event, scheduled for Saturday and will be televised on CBS; the fight will take place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL:
Preliminary Card:
Jorge Bouchat vs. Nicolae Cury
David Gomez vs. Brett Jackowski
Lorenzo Borgomeo vs. Mikey Gomez
Seth Petruzelli vs. Aaron Rosa
Edson Berto vs. Conor Heun
Cristiane Santos vs. Yoko [...]
Jake Shields, the current EliteXC welterweight champion, will be in for a challenge as he takes on Paul Daley on October 4; Shields conducted an interview with Edu Ramos of NaLuta.com; in the interview, Shields talsk about his upcoming bout with Daley and more; below are excerpts from the interview:
Edu: Hi there, Jake, how are [...]
Below is the updated fight card for the televised EliteXC-CBS Saturday Night Fights event on October 4:
Main Card:
Kimbo Slice vs. Frank Shamrock
Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley (for EliteXC welterweight title)
Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson
Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold
Murilo Rua vs. Benji Radach
Preliminary Card:
Cristiane Santos vs. Yoko Takahashi (could be televised if time permits)
Edson Berto vs. Mike Aina
Seth [...]
This is the official trailer for the EliteXC October 4 bout between these two combatants. Forget their civility here, folks - they do not like each other.
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