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| Elite XC press conference video for ‘Saturday Night Fights’ on May 31 Posted: 30 May 2008 08:02 AM CDT Check ‘em all out after the jump.
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| Gina Carano vs Kaitlin Young Elite XC on CBS fight preview Posted: 29 May 2008 09:20 PM CDT
The third fight set for the historic Elite XC mixed martial arts event on the CBS broadcast this Saturday is the only woman’s match on the card — Gina Carano (5-0) vs. Kaitlin Young (4-1). Elite XC Live Events President Gary Shaw has recently revealed his plans to create an Elite XC woman’s championship belt by the end of this year. He has also been quoted saying this fight would determine one of the competitors in the first-ever woman’s championship match. Here’s a little background on each fighter: Gina Carano — Gina is the most recognized female fighter in the world right now. Her combination of good looks and certifiable talent makes her an easy face to remember … and market. In fact, she’s been able to parlay the combination into a role on NBC’s American Gladiators as “Crush.” The show was successful enough to be brought back for a second season. As far as her fighting credentials, she’s been fighting professionally in mixed martial arts for less than two years. However, her successful Muay Thai and kickboxing background have transitioned very well to the sport, as she’s undefeated including back-to-back wins inside the Elite XC cage. Carano was a part of the first woman’s MMA match ever sanctioned in Nevada against Rosi Sexton, as well as the first Elite XC female match against Julie Kedzie. It only makes sense she be a part of the first female fight on network television. Kaitlin Young — Kaitlin is a 22-year-old mixed martial arts fighter out of Circle Pines, Minn., and full-time student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where she majors in Kinesiology. She has a Muay Thai and kickboxing background as well, and has trained extensively in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling since making the transition to mixed martial arts in October of last year. Young won her debut with a second round technical over Lindsey Frandrop. A month later she competed in a Hook n Shoot tournament, during which she defeated three other women in one night — all by first round knockouts. Riding high on the impressive tournament win, she took on Sara Schneider in a February BoDog Fight event. Kaitlin, however, fell victim to a late second round armbar in that fight, but her showing combined with the dominance in the Hook n Shoot tournament was still enough to earn her a spot in the first ever woman’s MMA fight on CBS. Training notes and quotes:
Gina Carano — Carano trains in Las Vegas, Nevada, out of the Extreme Couture camp. Randy Couture is known for designing great game plans for fights and has turned to passing on his knowledge for now while he waits for another chance to fight. There are now six Extreme Couture gyms in the United States. Notable fighters and instructors out of Extreme Couture are Forrest Griffin, Tyson Griffin, Karo Parisyan, Martin Kampmann, and Gray Maynard among others. Gina has admitted recently that she hasn’t been able to devote the amount of time and energy she would have liked into training for this fight with Young. Here’s a quote:
And when she was asked to make a prediction:
Hopefully for Carano, it’s not a case of too little too late. Kaitlin Young — Kaitlin trains out of Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in Brooklyn Center, Minn. The gym was founded in 1992 by ex-collegiate wrestler, Greg Nelson. Some notable fighters out of this camp are former UFC lightweight champ Sean Sherk, UFC heavyweight Brock Lesnar, Nick Thompson, Derrick Noble and Brock Larson. Everybody remembers Sean Sherk’s insane workout on “All Access.” If that’s anything close to the way Kaitlin Young is working to get ready for this fight, Gina Carano might be in trouble. In fact, see for yourself, here’s a link to a video of Kaitlin doing what she calls her “Cave Man” training routine: Also, here’s a quote from Kaitlin during a conference a couple of weeks ago about how she feels representing female MMA on such a big stage:
And when asked to give a prediction on the fight:
Talk about diplomatic. How the fight will go: There’s a common theme for all the main card fights on this show — none of the fighters are completely comfortable on the ground and would much rather prefer to stand. This fight is no different. Both women have extensive backgrounds in Muay Thai and kickboxing and both have made the move to MMA a successful one. We’ve seen from Gina in her two fights in Elite XC the ability continuously push the pace. She’s also not scared to hit or be hit. Most of us haven’t seen much fight tape on Kaitlin, but three knockouts in one night is beyond impressive. Gina will be the bigger fighter, but not necessarily the stronger fighter. Kaitlin’s training is nuts, and she’s had a long camp. Gina, on the other hand, can’t say the same thing. That could make all the difference. Both will be high as kites on adrenaline, and that should carry them through a hard fought three round war. I see this one being a back and forth affair with the better cardio prevailing. Here’s what I see happening: They’ll come out swinging, but under control. They both respect one another’s game, and neither wants to get put down early. I think the first round will be very close, but Gina has more to prove with all the hype she’s been getting. She’ll be pushing the pace more and will probably score more points with the judges. I look for Kaitlin to come out in the second a little fresher and a lot more assertive. I can even see Gina getting rocked pretty good in this round. I want to call a second round technical knockout for Kaitlin, but I can’t see Gina getting stopped in this fight — it’s too big of a stage. Therefore, I have Kaitlin’s training and cardio giving her the edge to out strike Gina in the last two rounds and pull out a decision. I think she’ll have to prove her case a little more with the judges than Gina will because of all the hype, but I think she’ll do that. Keep in mind this fight is three three-minute rounds, instead of three five-minute rounds. Final Prediction: Upset special! Kaitlin Young via split decision. Tune in tomorrow as we take an in-depth look at the Elite XC middleweight title fight between champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler and challenger Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith. |
| ‘MMA Live’ on ESPN.com previews the big fight weekend (Video) Posted: 29 May 2008 09:13 PM CDT The next three days are going to be real fun to be a mixed martial arts fan: |
| Elite XC weigh ins for CBS Saturday Night Fights set for May 30 Posted: 29 May 2008 02:51 PM CDT
Be sure to bring the Kevlar. Bad jokes aside, the event, which is located at 165 Mulberry St. in Newark (just two blocks from Newark Penn Station), is free and open to the public. Therefore, if you’re in the area be sure to stop by and check out the festivities. Here’s the card for the historic event in its entirety:
If you’re in the area, come down and check out the fighters as they go through with the last of the formalities before getting down on Saturday night. I’m pretty sure Gary Shaw will be emceeing this thing, and he’s always good for a few laughs. Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card action, beginning at 9 p.m. ET with the CBS broadcast on fight night. In addition, we will post the latest quick results of the prelim action at around 7 p.m. ET. |
| Thiago Alves: ‘Its my time. I want’ UFC 85 win over Matt Hughes (Video) Posted: 29 May 2008 01:02 PM CDT
Props: UFC.com Check out the latest video trailer for UFC 85: “Bedlam” at the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7 after the jump.
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| Elite XC CBS Saturday Night Fights before and after on May 31 Posted: 29 May 2008 12:58 PM CDT
The streaming video is expected to begin airing around 7 p.m. ET. If you’re interested be sure to hit up CBSSports.com to avoid any delays. The undercard matches are as follows:
In addition to offering these fights for free, ProElite.com will stream a post-fight Show hosted by Frank Shamrock immediately following the event, which is slated to air on CBS at 9 p.m ET. The title for the post-fight show is “Backstage Pass” and will feature interviews with some of the fighters, as well as a few special guests and a recap and discussion of the historic “Saturday Night Fights” debut. Make sure and check out ProElite.com before and after the show. Again, the undercard fights will start sometime around 8 p.m. ET and the post-fight show “Backstage Pass” will begin immediately after the CBS broadcast between 11 p.m. ET and midnight. Pretty busy night for Frank Shamrock … who will also be sitting ringside and providing commentary during the CBS telecast. He’s earning that paycheck that’s for sure. |
| MMA Quick Quote: Elite XC (Kimbo Slice) on CBS … good or bad? Posted: 29 May 2008 11:18 AM CDT
– Dan Wetzel at Yahoo!Sports.com raises some concerns about the network television debut of mixed martial arts on CBS this weekend at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In particular, the “use” of YouTube.com street fighting sensation-turned mixed martial artist, Kimbo Slice, in the main event of the evening. What say you? |
| Roan Carneiro vs Kevin Burns UFC 85 fight latest fight card change Posted: 29 May 2008 09:36 AM CDT
Burns replaces an injured Ryo Chonan — no specific details of the injury were revealed at this time. It's the latest hit to a card that has been hit hard –- early an often -– with injuries and replacements. Here's his take on the big opportunity:
Burns is a Glory Fighting Championships (GFC) and Victory Fighting Championships (VFC) fight veteran – both of which are Midwest-based promotions that are located near his home base of Des Moines, Iowa. He has never gone past the second round in any of his fights, winning a majority if his bouts via submission. Carneiro dispatched of Tony DeSouza via technical knockout at UFC 79: "Nemesis" in December 2007, elevating his record inside the Octagon to above .500. "Jucao"— who recently signed on to train at American Top Team — has a submission loss to Jon Fitch and a unanimous decision win over Rich Clementi. The Brazilian –- who is massive for 170 pounds — was supposed to take on Diego Sanchez at UFC 82: "Pride of a Champion;" however, he had to withdraw from the fight because of an illness. For the latest UFC 85 card click here. |
Kevin Burns (4-1) will make his Octagon debut at UFC 85: "Bedlam" at the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7, stepping up on short notice to take on Roan Carneiro (12-6) in a welterweight tilt, according to | You are subscribed to email updates from UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email Delivery powered by FeedBurner |
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