Entries Tagged as 'Elite XC'

Cung Le Kicks Frank Shamrock Square in the Ego Monday, March 31st, 2008

When it comes to excitement, Frank Shamrock never lets you down.  As for devising a solid gameplan, that’s another story.  In Saturday night’s Elite XC main event, Shamrock did exactly what Cung Le was hoping for.  Instead of trying to test Le on the mat, Shamrock was content to stand  and trade punches and kicks […]

Nick Diaz, ADD, and Medical Marijuana: A Cautionary Tale Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Nick Diaz has been removed from Saturday night’s Strikeforce/Elite XC show, reports Sherdog, and the reasons are shocking.  Wait, no they’re not.  It’s pretty predictable, actually.  It seems Nick Diaz has a prescription for medical marijuana in the state of California, owing to his struggle with (wait for it…) Attention Deficit Disorder.  Oh, Nick.  You […]

Elite XC Pays Uptown Price For A Downtown Fight Monday, February 25th, 2008

This is the conclusion I’ve arrived at: either Tank Abbott and Kimbo Slice both have really excellent representation, or someone over at Elite XC is a little too loose with the purse strings. Why do I say this? Because they paid a reported $301,000 for the forty-three-second brawl at “Street Certified” two weeks […]

Kimbo KO’s Tank…So Now What? Sunday, February 17th, 2008

It should have surprised no one.  Kimbo Slice defeated Tank Abbott in under a minute at last night’s Elite XC presentation, “Street Certified”.  The bout was just as frenetic and one-sided as we all knew it would be, though somehow people still seem to think this is a significant accomplishment for Kimbo.
It isn’t.  Some of […]

Tank Abbott Continues Brave March Toward Certain Death Friday, February 15th, 2008

It’s going to be a shame when Tank Abbott is killed in the cage by a combination of punches and exhaustion on Saturday night. The live TV audience will be mildly shocked, I’m sure. At least, they’ll be shocked for about two minutes, until they go back and look at the pre-fight training […]

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Kimbo-Tank Bout Promises To Be…Something Monday, January 7th, 2008

It’s a done deal. On February 16 Elite XC comes to Miami, Fla. with a main event bout between internet brawler Kimbo Slice and the man who captured the zeitgeist of early 90’s MMA, “Tank” Abbott. In other words, it’s a fight between a guy who might turn out to be a legitimate […]

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Misusing Kimbo Slice Sunday, November 11th, 2007

Street brawler turned MMA fighter Kimbo Slice made his official pro debut at last night’s Elite XC event, and it was over faster than the porn clips his former employers made their livings from.  Nineteen seconds into the first round Slice (aka Kevin Ferguson) defeated professional jobber Bo Cantrell via TKO.
But wait, that’s not quite […]

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Mike Pyle Wants Out of Elite XC Monday, November 5th, 2007

MMA veteran Mike Pyle has turned down a title shot against Elite XC welterweight champion Jake Shields, although he is still taking the fight, according to MMA Weekly. The bout was originally supposed to be for the title, but Pyle seems intent on leaving Elite XC once his contract is up after this fight.
He […]

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Nick Diaz, Yet Again, Talking Crazy Sunday, October 14th, 2007

I love it when an MMA fighter or promoter starts with the crazy talk, which is just one of the reasons I’m a big fan of Nick Diaz. As far as I’m concerned, Diaz is the undisputed king of saying things that are at once provocative and confusing.
His newest gem came during a recent […]

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Elite XC’s Evinger: “I’d Like to Make Out with Gina (Carano)”. And the Crowd Goes Wild? Saturday, September 15th, 2007

My personal struggle with women’s MMA continues. Thanks to comments made by Tonya Evinger at the latest Pro Elite press conference to hype her bout with Gina Carano at tonight’s Elite XC event in Hawaii, this inner conflict is only getting tougher…and weirder.
“I’d like to make out with Gina, but I am here […]

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