ELITEXC’S “RETURN OF THE KING’’ FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & THOUGHTS
THURSDAY, June 12, 2008, King Street Cafe, Honolulu One night after it replays the history-making, first-ever primetime mixed martial arts event on network television, SHOWTIME will offer an outstanding card tomorrow, June 14 (10 p.m., ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) that will feature an EliteXC lightweight championship fight between defending champ and former Big […]
ELITEXC CONFERENCE CALL QUOTES: KJ NOONS AND YVES EDWARDS, NICK DIAZ AND MUHSIN CORBBREY
Also: ELITEXC HEAD OF FIGHT OPERATIONS, JEREMY LAPPEN, DIAZ’ COACH, CESAR GRACIE From: Monday, June 9, 2008 In an eagerly-awaited, pick ‘em matchup, EliteXC lightweight champion and former Big Island resident, KJ Noons (6-2) of San Diego, Calif., will defend against rejuvenated Yves Edwards (33-13-1) of Coconut, Creek, Fla., in the main event this Saturday […]
KJ NOONS DEFENDS ELITEXC TITLE AGAINST YVES EDWARDS, NICK DIAZ THROWS DOWN WITH MUHSIN CORBBREY THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 14, AT BLAISDELL ARENA ON SHOWTIME
EliteXC’s Top Lightweights Showcased on Sensational Show in Honolulu That Also Will Include “Ninja’’ Rua, Tony Bonello, “Pee Wee’’ Herman, Ron Waterman, Rafael Feijao & Wayne Cole At 10 p.m. ET/PT LOS ANGELES (June 9, 2008) – One night after it replays the history-making, first-ever primetime mixed martial arts event on network television, SHOWTIME will […]
ELITEXC RETURNS TO SHOWTIME WITH BACK-TO-BACK FIGHT NIGHTS
Friday, June 13, “CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights” Replay on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT); Saturday, June 14, LIVE at 10 p.m. ET/PT from Honolulu EliteXC Lightweight Championship – Noons vs. Edwards – Headlines Five-Fight Telecast NEW YORK (June 6, 2008) – EliteXC will return to SHOWTIME with back-to-back mixed martial arts telecasts beginning Friday, June […]
REFEREE OF KIMBO SLICE FIGHT RESPONDS TO CONTROVERSY
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] It’s always very interesting to hear from the referees after controversial fights to find out why they made the calls that they did. Questions, conspiracy theories, and even some disgust seemed to abound after EliteXC’s Saturday Night Fights on CBS. So what better person to talk to than the referee […]
ELITEXC RATINGS REPORT
THE INAUGURAL “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” MIXED MARTIAL ARTS EVENT LEADS THE NETWORK TO DEMOGRAPHIC VICTORY AND SIGNIFICANT TIME PERIOD GROWTH CBS Places First in Key Young Adult and Men Demographics with Triple Digit Percentage Increases Versus the Network’s Season Average on Saturday National Ratings for the Highest Rated Part of the Broadcast—Kimbo Slice […]
CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights Photos, Brief Recap And Undercard Results
Photos By Tom Casino/EliteXC CLICK ON IMAGES TO SEE FULL SIZE Kimbo Slice follows up with an uppercut as a bloodied James Thompson attempts to retaliate.On a history-making evening which featured a lot of exciting, entertaining two-way action and a little bit of everything, including licks, kicks and controversy, unbeaten Kimbo Slice (3-0) of Perrine, […]
THE AFTERMATH OF ELITE XC on CBS – MAY 31, 2008
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] Wow, what can I say about this card? I have alot of different feelings about this card. I watched the preliminary fights and the main card. I’m not going to go over every bout in detail. Instead, I’m going to go by the “highlights” and what stuck out to me. I […]
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