If Kimbo Slice wins his fight against James Thompson on the national stage, a lot of talk is going to heat up about who his next opponent will be. Roy Nelson was the latest name to be thrown in the hat, although you must consider the source—IFL CEO Jay Larkin. It’s an appropriate fight, but barely delivers any upside to EliteXC and may not happen.
Gary Shaw Talks Potential Kimbo Fights With Tyson, Gannon and ‘Big Foot’ Silva
May 31st, 2008
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Gina Carano Working Out For Muscle & Fitness Magazine
May 31st, 2008
We’ll find out tonight if all the media and TV distractions cost her a win in the biggest fight of her career.
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NBCSports.com MMA Fight Weekly: EliteXC ‘Primetime’ Preview
May 31st, 2008
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Gary Shaw, Kimbo Slice and James Thompson after the jump.
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May 31st, 2008
If you’re wondering why many writers in the MMA blogosphere, including myself, are picking Kaitlin Young to upset Gina Carano, here’s why. This girl is no joke. She would knock you silly.
All fights in the video are from the same night.
Keep in mind though that Gina is a better striker than Young’s opposition in this video, at least to my knowledge, so I don’t think Young’s going to just come out and destroy Gina a minute into the first round. But, as the fight goes on and Gina’s conditioning starts to wane, it should leave some openings for Kaitlin to capitalize on.
It’s going to be an exciting fight.
No Comments | Filed under: Kaitlin YoungKaitlin Young Comments On Gina Carano Not Making Weight
May 31st, 2008
The “agreement” that Kaitlin wouldn’t disclose on camera was a 12.5% forfeiture of Gina Carano’s purse to her for missing the 141lbs weight limit. I’m sure 12.5% of whatever Gina is making for this fight is pretty damn good.
Matt Serra Confirms Fight With Matt Hughes In The Works For The Fall
May 31st, 2008
It’s good to see Matt Serra taking his loss to Georges St. Pierre in stride. I thought it was stopped prematurely but like Serra said, I don’t think it would have mattered.
I don’t think the hatred between Serra and Hughes is contrived like Penn and Sherk’s bad blood was. Looks like we’ll finally see the TUF 6 coaches battle it out this fall. The question is though, will anyone still care?
EliteXC ‘Primetime’ Weigh-Ins Video
May 31st, 2008
Gina Carano & Kaitlin Young
Lawler & Smith, Kimbo & Thompson, Baroni & Villasenor and Rogers & Murphy after the jump.
Sokoudjou Claims Shogun Ducked Him; Shogun Responds
May 30th, 2008
Sokoudjou decided to up the ante in an interview with Fighthype.com after he called Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua out during his post-fight interview at UFC 84.
Gina Carano Had To Take ‘Primetime’ Fight To Return As ‘Crush’ On American Gladiators; Missed Weight
May 30th, 2008
Gina Carano had to do what she had to do. Hopefully it’s not going to cost her in her first network television bout. American Gladiators has brought her a ton of attention, so it would seem to be one of those “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situations if she loses Kaitlin Young due to a lack of training.
More weigh-in photos at CombatLifestyle.com
In semi-related news, Gina missed weight today by 4.5lbs, weighing in at 144.5 lbs with a 140lb weight limit (non-title fights are given 1lb allowance, so technically she missed it by 3.5lbs). The fight will still take place, but Gina will have to forfeit 12% of her purse to Young. This can probably be attributed to Gina’s lack of time to train, but this isn’t the first time she’s missed weight, so clearly something needs to change in her next outing.
All other fighters made weight including her opponent, Kaitlin Young.
EliteXC ‘Primetime’ Pre-Fight Press Conference Video (Update)
May 30th, 2008
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The rest of EliteXC’s Pre-Fight Press Conference after the jump.
[Update] - Kimbo Slice vs James Thompson & Phil Baroni vs Joey Villasenor added
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