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EliteXC Limbo: 77 Days and Counting
77 days ago, EliteXC closed shop after CBS pulled out of a deal to buy the company. Within a week numerous fighters were talking about where they'd fight in the future, but over two months later...
ESPN's MMA Live Episode 31
I won't give away too many details, suffice it say there wasn't much coverage of Steve Cantwell's alleged "unsportsmanship" (because it isn't an issue), Miguel Torres gets a huge push and in-studio...
ProElite Fighting Jake Shields' Bid to Become a Free Agent
The zombie that is ProElite continues to haunt the fighters under contract with the promotion. From MMA Weekly: <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false ...
EliteXC Fighters Should File for Declaratory Relief
It has now been thirty days since Monte Cox and other agents filed breach of contract notices with EliteXC. Jake Shields came out today and said he is a free agent: "My 30 days is up t...
Will King of the Cage Replace EliteXC on CBS?
The ProElite situation continues to take new twists and turns. Now, Terri Trebilcock, president of King of the Cage, introduces another possible resolution to the the contentious battle betwee...
Tito Ortiz Close to Signing Contract...Again
Michael David Smith documents Ortiz's most recent remarks regarding his future in MMA: When last we saw Ortiz, he was at the October 4 EliteXC show announcing that he was going to sign a contract...
ProElite Fighting Showtime on Auction, Situation More FUBAR'd Than Ever
Wow, I posted last night on the CSAC pulling ProElite's promoter's license in California, but it looks like the epic clusterf**k is reaching even more epic proportions. This Media Post story reveals...
CSAC Suspends ProElite's Promoter's License
MMA Payout gets the scoop: Pro Elite/Elite XC’s and King of the Cage’s licenses are suspended. They were suspended yesterday, when after looking into the matter carefully the exact situ...
Gracie: Nick Diaz Will Fight in Japan for New Year's
He's just not sure for whom yet (from MMA Weekly): [Cesar Gracie] said he is already making plans for Diaz’s next fight. The 25-year-old fighter has an existing clause in his contract allowin...
Robbie Lawler's Manager Thinks He Can Get EliteXC Champ Out of Contract Quick
Robbie Lawler manager Monte Cox thinks he's got an escape hatch for his fighter, from Sherdog: Cox filed a breach of contract notice last Wednesday with Pro Elite -- parent company to EliteXC, Icon...
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