EliteXC/CBS Weights And Photos
May 31st, 2008
Photos: TOM CASINO/EliteXC - Shaquille O’Neal paid a surprise visit to Kimbo Slice before Friday’s weigh-in at the Prudential Center at Newark, N.J. Kimbo will face England’s James “Colossus” Thompson in the main event tomorrow / Saturday when “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” debuts on the on the CBS Television Network (9 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT). [...]
CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights Final Quotes
May 30th, 2008
Incredibly popular Kimbo Slice, of Perrine, Fla., will face England’s James “Colossus’’ Thompson in the main event in one of five fights on the inaugural “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” this Saturday, May 31 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The history-making, first-ever mixed martial event in primetime on network television [...]
IFL, SportsGist form Strategic Partnership for Online Social Media Capabilities
May 30th, 2008
The International Fight League and SportsGist.com, a leading sports social media site, today announced a strategic relationship whereby IFL will add SportsGist social media functionality to its Website (www.ifl.tv) and enable athletes, coaches and fans to build a robust community around their passion for the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.
Local fighter Mike Campbell chosen for filming of TapouT reality show.
May 30th, 2008
The TapouT Crew returns to film another episode of their self-titled reality show on the Versus network at the World Championship Fighting (WCF) event in Wilmington, Mass. on June. 20th, where local Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star Mike Campbell will be the featured fighter for the episode which documents the TapouT Crew’s quest to search [...]
Busta Rhymes To Escort EliteXC’s Brett Rogers Into Cage Saturday On CBS
May 29th, 2008
Multi-platinum rap music star Busta Rhymes will bring his unique brand of hip-hip to the Prudential Center on May 31st at MMA’s (Mixed Martial Arts) first primetime television event on the CBS Television Network. Performing the track “Don’t Touch Me (Throw Some Water On ‘Em)” from his upcoming Interscope Records release “Blessed,” Rhymes will set [...]
Adrenaline MMA signs 3-fight deal with HDNet
May 27th, 2008
Fans unable to attend the first Adrenaline MMA event on June 14 at the Sears Center Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., will be able to watch the event live on HDNet. Adrenaline CEO Monte Cox has announced a deal for the Mark Cuban-owned HDNet to carry the event’s first three shows live.
UFC Veteran Drew Fickett Headlines Rage in the Cage 111
May 27th, 2008
Desert Diamond Casino is hosting yet another exciting night of Rage in the Cage action, complete with take-downs, submissions, and tap outs. On Saturday, June 7, 2008, RITC 111 is returning to the Diamond Center, featuring UFC veteran, Drew Fickett, and a Middleweight Championship bout between Eddie Arizmendi and Luke Hodges. Get tickets early at [...]
UFC 84 Results: Penn Defeats Sherk
May 25th, 2008
BJ Penn defeats Sean Sherk by TKO (strikes) at the end of round 3 to retain the UFC Lightweight Title.
Wanderlei Silva defeats Keith Jardine by KO (punches) at 0:36 of round 1.
Machida defeats Tito Ortiz by unanimous decision. All three judges score the fight 30-27.
Reljic defeats Wilson Gouveia by TKO (strikes) at 3:15 of round [...]
CBS Conference Call Quotes: Kimbo, Colossus, Bas Rutten, Gary Shaw
May 24th, 2008
Mitch Graham: Hi, everyone. This is Mitch Graham from CBS Publicity. Welcome to the CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights Main Event conference call. On the call, we have our headliners, Kimbo Slice and James Thompson along with Kimbo’s trainer Bas Rutten and EliteXC Live Events President Mr. Gary Shaw. Kimbo [...]
CBS Announcers’ Call Transcript: Johnson-Shamrock-Bryant-Ranallo
May 24th, 2008
Kelli Raftery: Thank you. Welcome everyone to the CBS EliteXC Announce Team conference call. Thank you for joining. On the call today we have the CBS EliteXC Saturday night fights broadcast team, Gus Johnson, who’s play by play; Mauro Ranallo and Frank Shamrock will be joining.
Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia Quotes
May 23rd, 2008
Fedor Emelianenko: “I want to thank Affliction for giving me this opportunity to fight the strongest athletes in the world. My respect to Tim. I’m sure you’ll all love the show on July 19th.”
Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia: “July 19th is going to be a great show. I’m fortunate that Affliction got me on this card. [...]
Affliction Banned takes Big Apple by storm and pulls out their Trump card!
May 23rd, 2008
A large, enthusiastic crowd welcomed some of the world’s top mixed-martial-arts fighters to New York City at today’s “Affliction Banned” press conference in Trump Tower.
Donald Trump welcomed everyone to Trump Tower. “These are all tough guys,” he said as he looked across the head table. “We’re all tough, right? I asked one of these guys [...]
Fedor & Tim Sylvia on HDNET’S Inside MMA
May 23rd, 2008
Have you ever seen two fighters knocked out at the same time? Well, this Friday on HDNet’s “Inside MMA” you’ll see some incredible footage of two fighters doing just that - knocking each other cold at the very same time!
On Friday, May 16, Shaun Parker (3-6-1) and Tyler Bryan (0-0-1) met up in Indianapolis, in [...]
Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano, Robbie Lawler, Phil Baroni Quotes
May 22nd, 2008
Photos by: Jared Mechaber/CBS and Monty Brinton/CBS - There was a fantastic turnout at CBS Media Day for the historic Saturday, May 31 primetime EliteXC telecast on CBS (9 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT). The announce team for “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS’’ was announced, fighters demonstrated the rules of mixed martial arts and press had [...]
“Strikeforce on NBC” Slams The Competition
May 22nd, 2008
The fifth episode of “Strikeforce on NBC”, the first-ever weekly mixed martial arts cage fight program on one of the four major national television networks in the U.S, topped the average ratings of both ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” both of which air several hours earlier during weeknights, [...]
Former NFL All-Pro Carlton Haselrig To Make 2nd MMA Start May 31 In Newark
May 22nd, 2008
Six-time NCAA wrestling champion and former NFL All Pro offensive lineman, Carlton Haselrig (1-0), of Johnstown, Penn., will take on dangerous knockout artist Carlos Moreno (5-2), of Elizabeth, N.J., in a top undercard fight that will precede the first mixed martial arts card shown live in primetime on network television Saturday, May 31, [...]
Affliction Banned Announces Entry Into MMA: Fedor and Sylvia Face Off For Huge Crowd
May 21st, 2008
MMA heavyweight champions, Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia and Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko were the main event today at the Centurty City Westfield Mall where Affliction announced their move into the MMA Arena. “Affliction Banned” will showcase this historic event July 19th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, with a [...]
Featherweight fight headlines Versus live World Extreme Cagefighting event
May 21st, 2008
Current WEC champion and top-ranked featherweight in the world, Urijah Faber (20-1) captured the title in March 2006 with a decisive second-round stoppage of Cole Escovedo. Since then, he has continued to dominate the division by defending his crown four straight times, including three first-round wins. The Sacramento native has won 12 consecutive matches with [...]
FSN to air undercard of AFFLICTION BANNED
May 21st, 2008
George Greenberg, FSN Executive Vice President of Programming and Production, announced at a press conference today that FSN will air the undercard of AFFLICTION BANNED PPV event live on Saturday, July 19 at 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST. “FSN has long been at the forefront of televised Mixed Martial Arts action,” said Greenberg. “Our viewers [...]
Chuck Liddell And Anderson Silva To Be At Spikes Guys Choice Awards
May 21st, 2008
Spike TV will once again gather many of the biggest names in music, entertainment and sports that guys love most for the second annual “Guys Choice.” From Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl Marissa Miller to “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull” star Harrison Ford, the night will be a homage to the best [...]
