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Kimbo Slice = Ratings

February 19, 2016 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

The New York Times reports on Bellator 149 tonight mainly focusing on Kimbo Slice’s return to the television.  Regardless of his ability, the former street fighter has produced ratings and Friday night should not be any different. The brief NYT article characterizes Bellator as a “smaller mixed martial arts organization” that uses “card attention-grabbing fights […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, EliteXC, ratings, Spike, TUF, TV, UFC

Showtime Adjourns Public Sale of ProElite Property

November 14, 2008 by Staff

NEW YORK (Nov. 14, 2008) – Showtime Networks Inc. has adjourned the previously announced public sale of personal property of ProElite, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries scheduled for November 17, 2008.  Showtime reserves all of its rights, including the right to further adjourn or cancel the public sale and thereafter dispose of such property in […]

Filed Under: EliteXC, financial, press release, ProElite

Notice of Sale of ProElite’s Assets

November 5, 2008 by Staff

Notice is hereby given that the Collateral (as defined below) will be sold by Showtime Networks Inc. (“Showtime”) at a public sale on November 17, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time) at the offices of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, 350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90071. The term “Collateral” means all of […]

Filed Under: EliteXC, financial, ProElite

Shamrock Inc: Frank Talks Business and Brand Building

November 5, 2008 by Steve Curtis

Despite having only six fights in the past nine years – all of them outside the UFC – Frank Shamrock has kept his name recognition high and built a multi-faceted business with almost 30 full-time employees.   In a recent interview with MMAPayout.com, Shamrock described his keys to success, while offering some advice to anyone hoping […]

Filed Under: EliteXC, marketing, ProElite, sponsorships

EliteXC: A Lesson in Expectations Management

October 28, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

There are many golden rules within the business world, but in regards to selling yourself, your company, or your product, none are more important than this: never over-sell, never over-hype, never over-promise. It’s basic expectations theory. When an organization makes a promise, they set an invisible bar of expectations within the minds of their customers. […]

Filed Under: EliteXC, Featured, mainstream, marketing, opinion and analysis

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Per GAEC,

Disclosed Purses for all fighters on the #ShieldsScott event

Again, only what was disclosed to the commission:

Claressa Shields: $500,000
Kaye Scott: $54,320

Joseph Hicks: $23,125
Troy Isley: $30,000

Bernice Ferreira: $20,000
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Many years ago, I made a joke on twitter about Chiesa. It was reported that he was drunk in the octagon at a show and had to be escorted out or something.

I tweeted: “Classic Mike.”

That was it. No tagging him. That was it. It was just a joke 🤷‍♂️.

Anyway, years later I was

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