KOTC Responds To Booyaa Ban
December 5, 2008
Earlier this week news came out that the BooYaa Fightwear company had been banned from Zuffa events. The reasoning for the ban emanated from BooYaa’s relationship with the King Of The Cage fight promotion. MMAPayout.com contacted the promotion for comment on the situation as well as reports on the possible purchase of EliteXC’s assets by KOTC. KOTC Exec Peter Lamy issued this statement:
Dana White and ZUFFA have every reason to be concerned with KOTC regardless of EliteXC. No one has as much Knowledge or experience in the sport as Terry Trebilcock and Dana knows that. Things are moving forward and we are very excited of what the future holds for KOTC and the MMA world.
As far as BOOYAA goes you can’t find a better group of guys dedicated to helping fighters and it is the likes of BOOYAA and other clothing companies that allows fighters to stay in the game in the early days while climbing the ranks and also reap the benefits beyond a fight purse. But I guess ZUFFA would not understand that part of the industry.
Trebilcock Comments on KOTC's Future
November 17, 2008
MMAPayout.com recently spoke with King of the Cage President Terry Trebilcock about the future of KOTC. The promotion’s future has come into question in light of ProElite’s apparent demise. Trerbilcock raised eyebrows in a recent interview with MMAWeekly.com in which he raised the possibility of ProElite and CBS/Showtime resolving their differences and King of Cage taking over the network time slot vacated by EliteXC.
“All options are still open at this time,” Trebilcock told MMAPayout.com. “It’s business as usual for King of the Cage and we are always working to expand our broadcast platforms. Whether its CBS, Showtime, FOX Sports or another platform, we expect to expand in early 2009.”
Trebilcock also confirmed that King of the Cage remains a wholly owned subsidiary of ProElite at this time.
KOTC Suspension Lifted
November 13, 2008
MMAPayout.com has learned that the California State Athletic Commission has released King of the Cage’s promoter’s license from suspension.
MMAPayout.com first reported the suspension of ProElite and King of the Cage’s licenses on November 6. At that time CSAC Executive Director Armando Garcia told MMAPayout.com that “the primary reason that Pro Elite/Elite XC’s and King of the Cage’s licenses have been placed on suspension is because of their financial states and the fact that Pro Elite, the owner of King of the Cage, has suspended operations and their tangible and intangible assets are being auctioned on November 17.”
Shortly after this decision, Garcia resigned from the commission.
MMAPayout.com will bring you more details on the situation as they become available.
