As of today, EliteXC is dead. Their last event shown on CBS was a success in terms of ratings, but it wasn’t enough to keep the company afloat. Although, controversy after the event, and outside the cage may have caused damage to the company’s reputability. On a post-fight interview, Seth Petruzelli claimed that EliteXC promoters offered him extra money to stand with Kimbo. This comment caused enough controversy for Florida’s Athletic Commission to open an investigation. Another controversy was when EliteXC’s president was seen on air rooting for Kimbo, hinting more to the idea that XC promoters desperately wanted Kimbo to win. He later apologized for his behavior and claimed that he was yelling at the referee because Petruzelli was punching Kimbo in the back of the head, which was illegal.
Slice’s best bud. Jared Shaw (the guy on the left) ran EliteXC to the ground.
Kimbo at his best.
Experts and MMA promoters agree that the company was heavily mismanaged. It was ran by people who didn’t know anything about MMA. People that had business experience, but not MMA experience. Now, the real question is what will Kimbo do next? The UFC might want him because he is a draw, but he probably won’t get paid what he got from XC. Aside from Kimbo, XC has other fighters that the UFC might want. Fighters like Jake Shields and Maurillo “Ninja” Rua. They’re not top-ranked fighters but they are entertaining to watch. The UFC might also want to reconsider taking back Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler.
Nick Diaz got fucked up by KJ Noons.
My prediction is that the next big company to buckle is Affliction. That’s not much of a prediction because every single organization that tried to compete with the UFC has failed. They over-pay their fighters to steal them from the UFC. But, the UFC doesn’t care because they have enough fanbase to keep going. The UFC’s biggest strength is their marketing machine. They didn’t always have the best fighters, but they made people think otherwise. For example, Fedor Emelianenko is the #1 HW in the world. The UFC does not have him, Affliction does. Nobody knows Fedor because Affliction does not know how to market him. If Fedor moves to the UFC, he will become a star.
Bye Affliction, you’re next to go.
So, you wanna be a fucking fighter? Then fight for the UFC, it will last longer.
SHithappen
Oct 22, 2008 -
kimbo is god!!!
John Spartan
Oct 22, 2008 -
So if UFC took Kimbo, couldn’t they use the hype machine to make him popular again?
Cricket
Oct 22, 2008 -
UFC is more about real fighters than “hyped” fighters. Even the fighters from the show, Ultimate Fighter has proven themselves to be the real deal. So if Kimbo fights in the UFC, he won’t have easy opponents like he did in Elite XC. He’ll get fed to the wolves and MAYBE we can see:
Lesnar vs. Kimbo!
John Spartan
Oct 22, 2008 -
Oh, this article led me to believe otherwise, whoops.
“The UFC’s biggest strength is their marketing machine. They didn’t always have the best fighters, but they made people think otherwise.”
Mongoose
Oct 22, 2008 -
The UFC never had the best fighters, but they are real MMA fighters nonetheless. Kimbo is not a real MMA fighter because he cannot fight on the ground.
But yeah, all organizations are guilty of false-marketing.
And yes, shit happens!
John Spartan
Oct 22, 2008 -
Ahh yes, for more on shit happens, check out the link below
http://www.nerdsociety.com/2008/10/16/rant-of-the-week-shit-happens-douche-bag-phrase/
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