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 the opportunity to ask CBS and EliteXC executives, promoters, [...]

Sean Sherk and BJ Penn have both passed early random drug tests for their upcoming UFC 84 bout.
Rich Franklin’s manager, Monte Cox, has stated that Franklin would indeed make the move to light-heavyweight if the UFC requested.
The lightweight match up between Roger Huerta and Kenny Florian has been confirmed to take place on August 9 [...]

Matt Hughes believes he will finally face Matt Serra sometime in the next six to eight months, though the bout remains unconfirmed at this time.
Former UFC fighter and wrestling stand out Matt Lindland has announced that his next fight will be on July 19, for the upstart MMA promotion backed by “Affliction.” Lindland [...]

CBS and EliteXC today announced the lineup for the first “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS,” to be broadcast live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Saturday, May 31 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
“In terms of recognition and perception, I believe May 31 is the biggest and single most important MMA [...]

Fans can continue to expect to see mixed martial arts standouts and fan favorites Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano and Robbie Lawler fighting for Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, for a long, long time.
“I am proud and very excited to announce that Kimbo, Gina and Robbie have all re-signed with us,’’ EliteXC Live [...]

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will meet James “The Colossus” Thompson in the main event of the first ever mixed martial arts show to air on network television reports NBCSports.com. The inaugural rendition of “CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights” had Slice tapped to headline the May 31 card, but until now an opponent had not [...]

Chris Fries and The JDH of Tagg Radio’s The Lights Out Show interviewed mma legend Bas Rutten on their last show, and he had some interesting comments on his prodigy, Kimbo Slice. It seems Bas doesn’t think Kimbo is ready for the big time.
“…throwing him (Kimbo) up against a submission specialist is going to be [...]

Apparently, former UFC light-heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell doesn’t care much for MMA newcomer Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. Here is an excerpt from Liddell’s recent interview with English publication The Sun.
On Kimbo’s last fight:
“When Kimbo fought Cantrell, that was the third time he’s been knocked out in under 30 seconds…the THIRD [...]

It was recently announced that the first ever MMA network broadcast “CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights”, will take place on May 31 from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. In addition to the reported Kimbo Slice headlining fight (against a to-be-named opponent), the card now features a bout between UFC veteran Phil Baroni [...]