October 28th, 2008 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in If Monte Cox has his way, one of his clients, Robbie Lawler, should be a MMA free agent very soon, according to Loretta Hunt of Sherdog; specifically, Cox stated that with the demise of Pro Elite (parent company of EliteXC), the wheels were set in motion to place the middleweight in another promotion as soon [...]
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Cox: Lawler Should Be A Free Agent Soon
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Dana White Video Blog, UFC 90 – Day 2
Day 2 of Dana White’s video blog. Day 2 finds Dana back in the States; he talks about ProElite folding, disses EliteXC’s Jeremy Lappen and Jared Shaw (the rapper kid) and much more.
EliteXC: Heat – Final Gate Receipts, Medical Suspensions Issued
Below are the final gate receipts and medical suspensions issued by the Florida State Boxing Commission:
Final Gate Receipt Information:
At the post-fight press conference, EliteXC Head of fighter Operations Jeremy Lappen had originally reported that 9,414 attended the EliteXC: Heat event, with 7,723 paid attendees for a live gate of $826,000.
Fact: There were actually 6,854 paid [...]
Diabate-Cavalcante Bout Off – For Now
With two championship bouts taking place at EliteXC’s November 8 event in Reno, NV, the promotion had hoped to add a third; unfortunately for them it will not happen as EliteXC Head of Fight Operations Jeremy Lappen told MMAjunkie.com that the debut of the light-heavyweight title is up in the air. Lappen specifically stated that [...]
EliteXC’s Lappen Addresses Fight Fix Allegations
I am not going to say that EliteXC is in “damage-control” mode right now, but they definitely are in defense mode as the accusations regarding the Kimbo Slice-Seth Petruzelli bout are running rampant. But EliteXC Head of Fight Operations Jeremy Lappen has prepared a rebuttal to those claims; here is the staement by Lappen in [...]
Noons Stripped Of EliteXC Lightweight Title
Because of the heated disagreement between the two parties, EliteXC has announced on their website that they are stripping lightweight champion K.J. Noons of the title effective immediately due to his reluctance to fight Nick Diaz; the following was posted at the promotion’s website (www.elitexc.com):
“I don’t understand why he would turn down a chance to [...]
EliteXC Responds To Silva Suspension
Yesterday, I reported about EliteXC heavyweight Antonio Silva being suspended by the California State Athletic Commission for testing positive for having a banned substance in his system; the response from EliteXC was rather swift in light of the findings as Silva’s co-manager Alex Davis issued a statement stating that not only was his fighter clean but [...]
