Posted by Iain Liddle on 25th June 2008
Your round-tablers today:
Lee Casebolt (LC)
Dave Walsh (DW)
Alan Conceicao (AC)
Iain Liddle (IL)
Topics being discussed:
- Affliction planning future shows already - brave or foolhardy?
- Nick Diaz vs. Thomas Denny booked for CBS - the correct decision?
- Have you been able to watch the Kim Couture fight?
- Will you miss Ivan Salaverry?
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Posted in Affliction, Alan Conceicao, CBS, Dave Walsh, Elite XC, Iain Liddle, Ivan Salaverry, Kim Couture, Lee Casebolt | 4 Comments »
Posted by Dave Walsh on 1st June 2008
By Dave Walsh
Really, what were you expecting from EliteXC on CBS? I am looking around the net right now, and it is actually kind of distressing the level of insanity that is coming with the inaugural MMA event on broadcast television and the coverage that it is getting. A lot of the mainstream media is giving this event some positive or simply complacent reviews, while most of the net is going absolutely livid over it. What I see is a whole different level of understanding, and it isn’t in the way which you would think.
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Posted in CBS, Dave Walsh, Elite XC, Gary Shaw, MMA, Media | 9 Comments »
Posted by Marc Staehling on 25th March 2008
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By Marc Staehling
Originally posted at Nokaut, and then subsequently at MMAmania, and MMAjunkie.com, rumours are swirling that ProElite, parent company to EliteXC is the leading suitor to gain the services of the Russian superstar. While I personally would like to see Fedor end up in the UFC, it appears as if that’s a pipe-dream at this point and in the long run, a spot on CBS might be the best move for the sport of MMA on the whole.
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Posted in CBS, Elite XC, Fedor Emelianenko, Marc Staehling, Television | No Comments »
Posted by Lee Casebolt on 5th March 2008
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By Lee Casebolt
Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere, I presume you’ve heard about the deal between the CBS television network and MMA wannabe player ProElite, parent company of EliteXC. The announcement has garnered a fair amount of response amongst the MMA congnoscenti, ranging from the moderately positive to the outraged. On the one hand, you have those who see an enlarged market for the sport of mixed martial arts, with all of the opportunities that brings. On the other, you have those who see Kimbo Slice, face of MMA, and are (justifiably) terrified.
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Posted in CBS, Elite XC, Gary Shaw, Kimbo Slice, Lee Casebolt, ShoXC, Television | 1 Comment »
