The ratings from EliteXC’s network debut on CBS seem to indicate the sport passed its profitability test with flying colors. Since the business of broadcasting is often a game of imitation and spin-off, fans of the sport should be the beneficiaries. All of those channels too afraid to test the waters in regard to MMA […]
Archives for June 2008
Objective/ Analysis: Inside the EliteXC Press Conference
OBJECTIVE: If you’re an MMA fan, by now you’ve probably read 5 or so different accounts of how Kimbo Slice and Brett “The Grim” Rogers nearly came to blows. Like so many on the forums and in the media, Rogers’ was unimpressed with Kimbo’s performance. However, Rogers actually told Kimbo his performance was “garbage” to […]
Affliction to Partner With Donald Trump
As reported by MMAyou.com this morning: MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (June 3, 2008) – Affliction will pull out its Trump card Thursday when the company officially announces its partnership with Donald J. Trump at a press conference to be held in Trump Tower at 12:00PM. Trump will take the podium to address the press and outline […]
Sanctioning Woes Stifle MMA In Ontario
April 19, 2008 could very well go down in the history books as the day that Canada put the MMA world on notice. Even before the raucous crowd whipped the Bell Centre into a frenzy, Montreal made UFC 83 – Canada’s first UFC event – the fastest sell-out in UFC history. Additionally, Canadian fans also […]
Veteran MMA Journalists Join the EliteXC Backlash
The reaction to the main event from Saturday night’s EliteXC broadcast from fans was nearly instantaneous. In the era of “point, click, reply” one thread after another questioned the integrity of the fight, the skill of the fighters and how long EliteXC could maintain the Kimbo sherade. Veteran MMA journalists Kevin Iole and Dan Wetzel […]