During the broadcast of EliteXC “Return of the King” on Showtime it was officially announced that EliteXC-CBS “Saturday Night Fights 2″ will take place on July 26th. The event, which will air live on CBS beginning at 9pm ET, will be headlined by an EliteXC middleweight championship rematch between Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith.
In their [...]

KJ Noons def. Yves Edwards via TKO – Round 1, 0:48
Nick Diaz def. Muhsin Corbbrey via TKO – Round 3, 3:59
Murilo “Ninja” Rua def. Tony Bonello via TKO – Round 1, 3:16
Dave “Pee Wee” Herman def. Ron Waterman via TKO – Round 1, 2:19
Rafael Feijao def. Wayne Cole via TKO – Round 1, 2:47
Bubba McDaniel [...]

Nick Diaz failed to make weight for his EliteXC “Return of the King” bout against Mushin Corbbrey by more than 9 pounds but the fight will go on after the fighters agreed to fight at a catchweight of 168 pounds.
Diaz contacted the promotion and his opponent in advance of the weigh-ins to reach an agreement [...]

KJ Noons (160) vs. Yves Edwards (158.5)
Nick Diaz (169) vs. Muhsin Corbbrey (163.5)
Murilo “Ninja” Rua (184) vs. Tony Bonello (185)
Dave “Pee Wee” Herman (243.5) vs. Ron Waterman (263)
Rafael Feijao (205) vs. Wayne Cole (204)
Kala Hose (186) vs. Bubba McDaniel (184.5)
Chris “Red Bull” Willems (141.5) vs. Mark Oshiro (140.5)
Kaleo Kwan (160) vs. Mike Aina (160)
Lolohea Mahe [...]

EliteXC matchmaker Jeremy Lappen addressed EliteXC’s interest in former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz during a media conference call for Saturday’s EliteXC “Return of the King” event earlier this week.
Here’s a quote from Lappen:
“We’re interested. We’d love to have Tito Ortiz as part of our organization. Any organization out there would love [...]

One night after it replays the history-making, first-ever primetime mixed martial arts event on network television, SHOWTIME will offer an outstanding card on Saturday, June 14, that will feature EliteXC lightweight champion and former Big Island resident, KJ Noons (6-2) of San Diego, Calif., against rejuvenated Yves Edwards (33-13-1) of Coconut Creek, Fla.
Preceding a main [...]

An EliteXC “ShoXC” event scheduled for June 27th at the Sycuan Resort in San Diego, California has been postponed after the promotion was unable to secure the venue for the event.
Five Ounces of Pain reported the postponement on Friday, adding that EliteXC officials are likely looking to re-schedule the event.
The rumored fight card included EliteXC [...]

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, fresh off his controversial stoppage of James Thompson at EliteXC “Primetime” this Saturday, will return to the cage in October to face Brett Rogers, who is also coming off of a “Primetime” win, his over Jon Murphy.
Slice and Rogers engaged in a minor altercation and shouting match during the post-event press [...]

Bas Rutten, the MMA legend behind team Kimbo, alas shares his thoughts on the controversial Slice/Thompson meeting which transpired this past weekend in New Jersey. From the post script:
“People ask me if the fight should have been stopped at the end in the second round, I say YES because those are the rules, it [...]

CBS’s Inaugural Mixed Martial Arts Broadcast Dominates Its Time Period In All Key Young Men And Young Adult Demographics With Steady Gains Throughout The Telecast
Key Men Demos Soar in Final 21 Minutes: 4.1 in Men 18-34, 4.0 in Men 18-49, 4.3 in Men 25-54
Ratings for the final 51 minutes of CBS’s inaugural CBS ELITEXC [...]

In case there was any doubt that the Kaitlin Young/Gina Carano fight was also unnecessarily stopped this past Saturday night at EliteXC “Primetime”, here are some words from Kaitlin Young regarding the decision:
“My left cheek and area surrounding the eye are looking pretty ugly today, but there was no major damage. Though it may have [...]

Mixed martial art’s inaugural foray onto network television was a ratings hit according to preliminary data released on Sunday. Though final figures are still pending EliteXC’s “Primetime” event placed first in key demographics and showed major growth over the timeslot’s typical viewership. The news is only expected to get better for the MMA promotion and [...]

I understand the title I chose for this write up seems insulting and that to the more casual viewer, last nights inaugural batch of network MMA was pretty darn satisfying. However for the true (and yes, judgmental) MMA hardcores out there the night had a serious wreak of disappointment. Why? Because something just didn’t feel [...]

Though the face of EliteXC, Kimbo Slice, emerged victorious last night, it was controversy that reigned supreme in front on 8,033 fans at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey for EliteXC “Primetime”, the sport’s first-ever network television card.
In the main event, former internet street fighter turned mixed martial artist Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson was [...]