We’re less than two months away from Affliction’s second event and the majority of the fight card has been announced, all except a few key bouts. Josh Barnett and Vitor Belfort have both been announced as participants for the January “Day of Reckoning” event, although they’ve yet to have opponents named. There’s still no word on who Belfort may fight, but a couple names have surfaced for Barnett.
Josh Barnett Fighting Brett Rogers Or Aleksander Emelianenko? Mousasi & Kawajiri Added To K-1 Dynamite!! 2008
November 27th, 2008
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Fight Card Updates For Nov. 8 EliteXC On Showtime Event
October 4th, 2008
Sam Caplan of Five Oz. published a report earlier today convering the latest additions and possible subtractions to the EliteXC/Showtime Nov. 8 fight card.
Apparently, EliteXC will announce the highly rumored vacant lightweight title fight between Nick Diaz and Eddie Alvarez tonight on CBS. Here’s a quick rundown of the rest.
- The event will be held in Reno, Nevada
- Robbie Lawler vs. Joey Villasenor II will headline
Brett Roger’s Camp Responds To Kimbo With The Worst Comeback In The History Of All Comebacks
September 1st, 2008
Last week, Team Bison, aka Brett Rogers’ camp, released one of the funniest statements we’ve ever read. In case you missed it, the statement was a reaction to the Kimbo Slice vs Ken Shamrock announcement. Rogers and his camp were obviously upset about being passed up in favor of Shamrock, and had some harsh yet hilarious words for Kimbo and Ken. Shortly thereafter, Kimbo’s camp responded with an image of Rogers flipping a tire accompanied by the words, “Don’t quit your day job,” which was a reference to Rogers days as a tire repairman.
Team Kimbo Responds To Rogers; Shamrock Thinks He Can Stand With Kimbo
August 28th, 2008
Five Oz. has Team Kimbo’s official response to Brett Rogers’ statement:
“Rogers, don’t quit your day job.”
Apparently, Brett Rogers used to work as a tire repairman before he became a full-time mixed martial artist. I don’t know if it’s as awesome as Rogers’ official statement from yesterday, but pretty good nonetheless.
No Comments | Filed under: Brett Rogers, EliteXC/CBS: Saturday Night Fights III, Ken Shamrock, Kimbo SliceBrett Roger’s Camp: Kimbo Slice ‘Is The Black Yeti’
August 27th, 2008
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Following Kimbo Slice’s controversial win over James Thompson, Brett Rogers put himself on the radar as a leading candidate to face Kimbo in the future when he publicly blasted Kimbo for his performance at the post-fight press conference. Rogers hasn’t stopped talking about the fighting the former YouTube street fighter since, so you knew it was only going to be a matter of time before we heard from Roger’s camp once Ken Shamrock was announced as Kimbo’s opponent.
Gannon And Rogers Likely Out Of The Running To Face Kimbo In October; KJ Noons/Nick Diaz Being Discussed
July 18th, 2008
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Ever since Kimbo’s near defeat on national television, the buzz surrounding Kimbo Slice has dropped considerably. He likely still remains EliteXC’s top draw, but at least for the time being, out of sight, out of mind. Even though he name hasn’t been seen in every other headline on every MMA website, Kimbo Slice is still at the forefront of the minds at ProElite. Kimbo is scheduled to return make his primetime network television return on the third CBS card, which is expected to take place in October. But who will he fight?
Jared Shaw: Kimbo Slice vs Brett Rogers ‘Will Happen In October’
June 19th, 2008
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According to EliteXC matchmaker, Jared Shaw, Brett Rogers will get his shot at Kimbo Slice this October, although it’s not a lock to be on a CBS card. Shaw spoke with Fightline.com, and confirmed the news.
EliteXC Vice President and matchmaker Jared Shaw informed Fightline.com that the two men will indeed meet in October to play out their rivalry. The fight will “more than likely” take place on CBS but will depend on other variables such as timing and platform availability.
“It depends on the timing of which platform we’re on that month and week and what works for Rogers and Kimbo, but they’ve got each other,” said Shaw. “This fight will happen in October.”
As much as I didn’t care for it, Brett Rogers essentially landed the biggest fight he could possibly get by calling out Kimbo at the EliteXC ‘Primetime’ post-fight press conference. Not the most eloquent move, but highly effective nonetheless. The only reason I can imagine them not putting this fight on CBS is because they don’t want millions of people to see Kimbo lose.
Gary Shaw Gives Blessing On Kimbo Slice And Brett Rogers Fight
June 7th, 2008
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Looks like all the hype that Brett Rogers created for himself and Kimbo was too much for Gary Shaw to ignore.
From Sherdog.com:
EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw told Sherdog.com on Friday that a heavyweight tilt between Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson and burgeoning nemesis Rogers is a likelihood for October.
“Kimbo says he wants Rogers. Rogers says he wants Kimbo. If that’s what they want, we’ll make it happen,” said Shaw.
Yesterday, we passed along news that Kimbo Slice had accepted Rogers’ challenge during a radio interview on The Dan Le Batard Show. But, Shaw was so adament after the post-fight press conference that this fight was not going to happen, I thought EliteXC would try and sweep it under the rug for the time being. Apparently, all the hype has backed Shaw into a corner forcing him to make it.
Nice job Rogers. You just single handily pulled a fight with arguably the biggest draw in MMA out of thin air.
Kimbo Slice Accepts Brett Rogers’ Challenge
June 6th, 2008
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It looks like Brett Rogers’ little stunt calling out Kimbo Slice at the EliteXC/CBS post-fight press conference may have worked. In a report from AOL Fanhouse, Michael David Smith passed on news that Kimbo confirmed his next fight would be against Brett Rogers.
Slice appeared on Dan Le Batard’s radio show today and said he’ll fight Rogers next, “probably in October.”
