Bas Rutten Interview
ESPN Radio secured an interview with Bas Rutten; Rutten mainly talks about Kimbo Slice and his chances of being a main-eventer again.
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 [...]
Gary Goodridge Interview
Gary Goodridge, in this interview, discusses his gym, Paul Buentello, Kimbo Slice, his upcoming fight with Alistair Overeem and more.
Dana White Talks About EliteXC
UFC president Dana White talks about the EliteXC card, namely the Seth Petruzelli-Kimbo Slice bout; I think it is safe to say that White is pissed off. And rightfully so.
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 [...]
Shamrock Addresses EliteXC Situation
If there’s two things that you can take to the bank about Ken Shamrock, it would be that he is a MMA legend and that he is outspoken (probably a family trait). At Shamrock’s website (KenShamrock.com), he issued an open letter of sorts on Thursday, addressing what went down prior to his scheduled bout with [...]
MMA Live - Episode 22
In this episode of MMA Live, they discuss Kimbo Slice’s loss to Seth Petruzelli at EliteXC: Heat, what the ramifications may be for Slice and EliteXC; they also discuss Georges St. Pierre possibly going Hollywood, Strikeforce and much more.
Jared Shaw Interview
As you could well imagine, controversy swirled around the EliteXC: Heat event that took place last Saturday in Sunrise, FL - the vast majority of it involving Kimbo Slice, Seth Petruzelli and the subject of this interview, EliteXC vice president Jared Shaw - wqho Sam Caplan of FiveOuncesOfPain.com managed to get an interview with. In [...]
Jim Rome’s Take On Kimbo Slice And EliteXC
On this edition of “Rome Is Burning”, Jim Rome offers his take on Kimbo Slice and the EliteXC promotion. Maybe it’s just me, but Rome still has a ways to go until he can call himself MMA-knowledgeable.
EliteXC: Heat - Official Card Results
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 [...]
