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| Kimbo Slice: Picture of the night Posted: 05 Oct 2008 02:45 AM CDT
As a father, I thought twice about posting this. As a father who actually happens to run a mixed martial arts Web site, a find it hard to ignore a captivating photograph that demonstrates a son’s anguish as his father loses for the first time hard to ignore. A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Comments are turned off. |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2008 02:30 AM CDT
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| Gina Carano vs Cris Cyborg coming soon? Posted: 05 Oct 2008 01:47 AM CDT
– Elite XC Head of Fight Operations Jeremy Lappen hints at a possible super fight between the two victorious female fighters from tonight’s Elite XC event on CBS at the post event press conference. Both Cyborg and Carano were impressive tonight despite not being able to finish their respective opponents. If anything, that’s more of a credit to Yoko Takahashi and Kelly Kobald than anything. Those two chicks came to fight tonight, and both took an insane amount of damage on their way to decision losses. Still, “the two best female fighters in the world” won their fights, and there really isn’t any other move for Elite XC other than to have them face each other … apparently that’s exactly what’s going to happen. |
| MMA Chernobyl: Petruzelli defeats Slice on CBS Posted: 05 Oct 2008 12:46 AM CDT
No, seriously … no words. But I alone (separate from the site) will vent nonetheless. Scratch all the nice undercard bouts. Scratch a former UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski, rebounding from a scary first round against Roy Nelson to score a sweet second round knockout. Scratch Jake Shields defending his 170-pound title for the first time ever against a very game opponent in Paul Daley. And scratch Gina Carano toppling Kerry Kobald via unanimous decision in a much ballyhood featured bout. But whatever you do, don’t scratch Seth Petruzelli. The same Seth Petruzelli who could not emerge from exposure on the wldly successful The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) program to become a successful mixed martial artist. Because who needs Spike TV and the UFC when there is CBS and Elite XC? Excuse me, but what the fuck happened tonight? This is a blog, but rarely do we — or me for that matter — take the time to express unbridled opinion. Tonight is a little different. Make no mistake, Petruzelli answered the call this evening, agreeing to fight promotional poster boy, Kimbo Slice, in the main event of the evening when Ken Shamrock bailed out literally hours from showtime. He should be commended for the decision and more than likely will reap the rewards for it at least until his next fight. I hate words. And I hate rehashing the entire situation. However, what Elite XC did tonight was essentially network suicide. “The Silverback” — in replace of an aged and purposely overmatched Shamrock — went out and stopped Slice … the man that promotion had gone to great lengths to protect — in less than 30 seconds. What the fuck … Petruzelli? This is MMA where anything can and often does happen. However, it’s beyond me how a dude like Petruzelli is somehow promoted to a national stage on literally hours notice and then defeats a guy like Slice who has been portrayed as a posterboy for the sport. Hindsight is 20/20. And when Shamrock bailed because of an injury in the eleventh hour, there’s no question the Pro Elite brass was stuck between a rock and a hard place. In fact, for those who call the organization “crooked” this is proof postive that there is no foul play involved. If that was the case, Petruzelli would have taken a dive. Arlovski would have been brought in to build a star and murder Slice within the cage. Or the fight would have been scrapped altogether. But no … Petruzelli comes in and — in the eyes of the millions of viewers nationwide — smashes Kimbo. Listen, Elite XC has some great fighters and is a solid promotion that attempts to put on good fights — look no further than the welterweight championship fight tonight. But when the company hitches its wagon to an aging Shamrock — with the hopes of building its most bankable star — and gets burned so hard like it did tonight heads need to roll. Tonight was an absolute joke because of the main event and nothing else. Keep in mind part of me realizes that Slice wins this fight nine times out of 10. But tonight he lost and so did Elite XC and the fans watching nationwide. This loss, quite honestly, should not count against Slice (as did Seth) because he was man enough to take on an opponent on literally minutes notice. No one does that. Not when it comes to a professional MMA organization, anyway. And that’s the major problem here … not Kimbo or his loss. Tonight was a massive blunder that this writer feels borders on retarded (you heard that Jared Shaw) … something with which UFC President Dana White would more than likely agree. You get the feeling that, when piss comes to squat, Elite XC, including Kimbo, just can’t win no matter who or what is in front of them. And maybe in the grand scheme of things that’s not such a bad thing after all. Unless your Seth Petruzelli. |
| Seth Petruzelli defeats Kimbo Slice in round one Posted: 04 Oct 2008 10:17 PM CDT
And he ended up stopping the promotional poster boy early in round one via strikes. Ken Shamrock — the original opponent for Slice — was scratched at the last minute because of an injury. Stay tuned for more on this shocking story as it develops. Craziness. |
| MMA Quick Quote: Andrei Arlovski was ready to fight Kimbo Slice Posted: 04 Oct 2008 10:11 PM CDT
– Andrei Arlovski shares his thoughts after he defeated Roy Nelson via second round technical knockout over Roy Nelson at Elite XC: “Heat” at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. Fla., tonight. Ken Shamrock was scratched before the main event and Seth Petruzelli was brought in to replace him at the last minute. “The Silverback” stopped Slice in the opening seconds of round one. Go figure. |
| Elite XC results ‘Shamrock vs Slice’ LIVE tonight! Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:55 PM CDT
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| Ken Shamrock vs Kimbo Slice Elite XC fight scratched Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:56 PM CDT
MMAmania.com has learned that Shamrock has suffered an injury within the last 24 hours and will be unable to compete. The promotion is apparently working overtime, including replacing Shamrock with Seth Petruzelli, to ensure that Slice still has an opponent for when the CBS broadcast concludes, which begins at 9 p.m. ET. ***Update*** Seth Petruzelli will indeed face Kimbo Slice in tonight’s main event. |
| Elite XC Heat T-shirt special from MMAmania.com Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:51 PM CDT
MMAmania.com still has several white tees hanging around, which means that we are prepared once again to lower our already reduced price just to get them on your backs. For those who missed out the first time around or want to lock-in our cheapest deal to date then take advantage of our EliteXC Heat special below. It will expire after the CBS telecast event wraps later this evening. Thanks for the support and enjoy the show! |
| UFC 86 replay on Spike TV tonight! (Counter programming reminder) Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:50 PM CDT
The UFC 86: “Jackson vs. Griffin” pay-per-view (PPV) event that took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 5 will re-air tonight for free on Spike TV, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. Of course, the special presentation coincides with Elite XC: “Heat” on CBS “Saturday Night Fights,” meaning that mixed martial arts fans have several programming options this evening from which to choose. UFC 86 features the five-round thriller between Quintion “Rampage” Jackson and Forrest Griffin in the main event with Jackson’s 205-pound title on the line. It’s a fantastic fight that is on the short list of “Fight of the Year” candidates for 2008. Here is the rest of the televised line up:
In addition, the promotion will also cram in two more great never before seen fights from UFC Fight Night 15 last month — Joe Lauzon vs. Kyle Bradley and Alessio Sakara vs. Joe Vedepo — during the two-hour Spike TV broadcast. UFC 86 is just the culmination of all-day MMA programming on the network. In fact, UFC Fight Night 13 will also re-air at at 1 p.m. ET followed by a three-hour mini marathon of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 “Team Nogueira vs Team Mir” from 4 to 7 p.m. ET. And last but certainly not least, two hours of “UFC Unleashed” will air right before the UFC 86 rebroadcast from 7 to 9 p.m, ET, featuring “Griffin vs. Bonnar I, Jardine vs. Griffin, Liddell vs. Ortiz II and much more.” Aren’t “Saturday Fight Nights” fun? Remember that MMAmania.com will also provide complete Elite XC: “Heat” coverage this weekend, including round-by-round, blow-by-blow live results later on this evening from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., beginning with the under card action at around 6: 30 p.m. ET. |
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