TapouT, the premier mixed martial arts apparel, gear and lifestyle brand, announced today that the company will sponsor MMA superstar Kimbo Slice and create a joint apparel line under the TapouT brand. TapouT will be Kimbo’s exclusive apparel sponsor.
“Kimbo is the real deal,” said Mask, TapouT Founder. “He is the ultimate underdog who kept his [...]

Mixed martial arts fans attending this Saturday’s terrific EliteXC fight card in Stockton, Calif., will have the opportunity to meet Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano when they participate in a pre-fight autograph signing just prior to the opening bell.
The undefeated EliteXC fighters, perhaps the two most popular and recognizable athletes in mixed martial arts, will [...]

During a recent media confrence call EliteXC confirmed that popular but controversial heavyweight Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will return to the cage in the fall, most likely in September or October on a CBS televised card, but his opponent for the bout has not yet been determined.
“The Ultimate Fighter 4″ runner-up Chris Lytle has signed [...]

Infamous Ultimate Fighter 7 outcast Jesse Taylor is rumored to return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 14, against fellow TUF cast member CB Dolloway.
Brandon Vera, who will meet Reese Andy at UFN 14, confirmed that he did in fact turn down a fight with Lyoto Machida, but was open to fighting Dan [...]

While much has been going on in the world of MMA this past week or so, we at MMAFrenzy.com would surely be remiss if we neglected to report some of the MMA news that has slipped through the cracks.
Here are some things you may have missed:

Though superfluous in nature, it has been announced that Fedor [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Kimbo Slice def. James Thompson via TKO – Round 3, 0:38
Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith – No Contest*
EliteXC Middleweight Championship
Gina Carano def. Kaitlin Young via TKO (cut) – Round 2, 5:00
Joey Villasenor def. Phil Baroni via TKO – Round 1, 1:11
Brett Rogers def. Jon Murphy via TKO – Round 1, 1:01
Chris [...]

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (-600) vs. James Thompson (+400)
Robbie Lawler (-250) vs. Scott Smith ( +200)
Gina Carano (-340) vs. Kaitlin Young (+260)
Phil Baroni (-105) vs. Joey Villasenor  (-125)
Brett Rogers (-280) vs. Jon Murphy (+220)
Carlton Haselrig (-200) vs. Carlos Moreno (+160)

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Fighters hit the scales earlier today in Newark, New Jersey for EliteXC “Primtime”. The network television event takes place tomorrow, May 31st, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and the main card will air live on CBS beginning at 9pm ET.
MMAFrenzy.com will have live results of the main card beginning at 9pm ET [...]

Wanderlei Silva, Rousimar Palhares, Goran Reljic, and Wilson Gouveia took home $75,000 bonuses for their efforts at UFC 84. Silva won “Knockout of the Night” for his 36-second KO win over Keith Jardine. Palhares was awarded “Submission of the Night” for his slick armbar win over veteran Ivan Salaverry. Reljic and Gouveia took home [...]