Kimbo is the f'ing man!

[Ginsu Victim]

Woooo-hoooooooooooooooooo!

Dana White is always awesome!

Thanks for the vid!

[CCM]

EliteXC is done....


http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7396&zoneid=13

[Ginsu Victim]

Good!

[ChadTower]

Seth Petruzelli - the man who knocked out an entire promotion!




EDIT:  Reasonable to think this had something to do with it?

[CCM]

I'm sure the Petruzelli/Kimbo investigation didn't help, but EliteXC was in big money trouble long before that fight even took place..

[shardian]

I never noticed this before, but look at Petruzzelli's toenails in the picture 2 posts up.

 

[havic626]

I never noticed this before, but look at Petruzzelli's toenails in the picture 2 posts up.

 

he seems to be a "fruitcake".  but that "fruitycake" would woop ---my bottom---.  Its a shame elite xc is gone even though with there debt they had it coming, that kimbo knockout was the final nail in the coffin.  I read that DREAM isnt doing to well either.  Well i know the casinos around here have little mma shows so i'll go watch that along with ufc.  But what hurts more is i cant watch Gina Carano fight on tv 

[CCM]

I never noticed this before, but look at Petruzzelli's toenails in the picture 2 posts up.

 

he seems to be a "fruitcake".  but that "fruitycake" would woop ---my bottom---.  Its a shame elite xc is gone even though with there debt they had it coming, that kimbo knockout was the final nail in the coffin.  I read that DREAM isnt doing to well either.  Well i know the casinos around here have little mma shows so i'll go watch that along with ufc.  But what hurts more is i cant watch Gina Carano fight on tv 

I thought about Gina as well.   Does Affliction (who is also struggling) have women's fights?  Maybe she'll need the money and decide to do Playboy!

[shardian]

Maybe she'll need the money and decide to do Playboy!

 

[havic626]

I never noticed this before, but look at Petruzzelli's toenails in the picture 2 posts up.

 

he seems to be a "fruitcake".  but that "fruitycake" would woop ---my bottom---.  Its a shame elite xc is gone even though with there debt they had it coming, that kimbo knockout was the final nail in the coffin.  I read that DREAM isnt doing to well either.  Well i know the casinos around here have little mma shows so i'll go watch that along with ufc.  But what hurts more is i cant watch Gina Carano fight on tv 

I thought about Gina as well.   Does Affliction (who is also struggling) have women's fights?  Maybe she'll need the money and decide to do Playboy!

that would be a win for everyone   

[ChadTower]

ESPN reports that Kimbo Slice is one of next season's Ultimate Fighter contestants

[shardian]

Here's to hoping he humbles himself, and shaves off that stupid beard. It should be interesting, but everyone in that house will be gunning to humiliate him via submission.

[Ginsu Victim]

It says he will be one of the 16 competitors, so does that mean they won't start with 32 like they have been? Hmmmmm....

[ChadTower]

It says he will be one of the 16 competitors, so does that mean they won't start with 32 like they have been? Hmmmmm....

Or does that mean the person who wrote that line article didn't do enough research.  Frankly, watching those prelim fight episodes isn't all that fun, anyway.  I'd rather just start the series after that.

[Ginsu Victim]

Really? I love seeing those fights. They aren't usually the best fights, but I like watching them.

[ChadTower]

Really? I love seeing those fights. They aren't usually the best fights, but I like watching them.

That's the thing - we don't know the guys yet.  I go into the show assuming each guy has won some fights and that's why he was chosen.  If they have prelims I don't really care to watch 16 exhibition fights.  There is too much drama over which guy can't make weight or which guy pusses out immediately.  That stuff should be over with by the time they get onto the show.  Then again, I'd also like to eliminate the reality show in the house crap and stick with watching them train for 45 minutes.

[Ginsu Victim]

While I agree that sometimes the reality stuff is stupid, the Chris Leben / Josh Koscheck feud was reason enough to watch. That was great television.

[ChadTower]

While I agree that sometimes the reality stuff is stupid, the Chris Leben / Josh Koscheck feud was reason enough to watch. That was great television.

I totally disagree.  I almost gave up on that season (and last season) specifically because of that crap.  I don't care if the fighters are immature ---Deutsche Frankfurters--- behind the scenes - I'm interested in watching them fight, not piss on each other's beds or whack off in each other's food.  The fact that they may or may not like each other before fighting means nothing to me.  If they aren't already going 100% no matter what then they shouldn't even be there.  There's no room for extra motivation at that level.

[Ginsu Victim]

I'm interested in watching them fight, not piss on each other's beds or whack off in each other's food.

Other than a little piss, the Leben/Koscheck feud was beyond that crap--it was totally hate. I didn't like that nasty stuff last season either.

[ChadTower]

Other than a little piss, the Leben/Koscheck feud was beyond that crap--it was totally hate.

Doesn't matter to me if they like each other or not.  They are supposedly professional and shouldn't need motivation beyond their own success.

[Ginsu Victim]

So, you didn't care about Hughes vs Serra, other than as a professional bout? What about the Ortiz / Shamrock feud?

Come on, man, you're a pro wrestling fan. It's all about feuds!

[ChadTower]

So, you didn't care about Hughes vs Serra, other than as a professional bout? What about the Ortiz / Shamrock feud?

Come on, man, you're a pro wrestling fan. It's all about feuds!

No, I really didn't care that two guys I'll never meet didn't like each other.  I don't care if Bill Belichick likes Eric Mangini, either.  They are professionals and I'm watching them because of their skills.

Pro wrestling is a performance art - the plot is why you care.  Not so with actual sports.

[Cakemeister]

I saw an episode of The Ultimate Fighter while channel-flipping. It was British vs. Americans. One Briton, who had a mohawk IIRC, looked like he was beating his American opponent after two rounds. Then he quit. He refused to come out for the third round! I thought what the heck, is that guy British or French?

I haven't watched another episode. I'd rather watch World Extreme Cagefighting.

[FrizzleFried]

So, you didn't care about Hughes vs Serra, other than as a professional bout? What about the Ortiz / Shamrock feud?

Come on, man, you're a pro wrestling fan. It's all about feuds!

The last thing you want to be compared to if you're a professional fighting organization is the WWF/WWE,  whatnot.

The very last thing.

That is what killed the XFL (well,  one of the things!).

[ChadTower]

The last thing you want to be compared to if you're a professional fighting organization is the WWF/WWE,  whatnot.

The very last thing.

That is what killed the XFL (well,  one of the things!).

You do know their current poster boy and heavyweight champion is a former WWE superstar, yes?  And that they crosspromote with TNA on Spike?

[FrizzleFried]

The last thing you want to be compared to if you're a professional fighting organization is the WWF/WWE,  whatnot.

The very last thing.

That is what killed the XFL (well,  one of the things!).

You do know their current poster boy and heavyweight champion is a former WWE superstar, yes?  And that they crosspromote with TNA on Spike?

I knew there was a reason I didn't pay attention to this sport much. 

Pro Wrestling isn't a sport.  It's a soap opra and any "real" professional sports organization associated with it is tarnished IMHO.

Out with the drama.  Lets get right to the sport for crying out loud.

If they're truly in bed with pro-wrestling,  that's sad.

[ChadTower]

I knew there was a reason I didn't pay attention to this sport much. 

Pro Wrestling isn't a sport.  It's a soap opra and any "real" professional sports organization associated with it is tarnished IMHO.

Out with the drama.  Lets get right to the sport for crying out loud.

If they're truly in bed with pro-wrestling,  that's sad.

They're not "in bed" with them but they didn't shy away from using the network's dime to advertise during TNA.  And they didn't shy away from using Lesnar's WWE past and fanbase to sell PPV buys.  Lesnar isn't a paper champion - the guy manhandled Randy Couture and is a former NCAA heavyweight champion too.  Honestly, I think it's a sign that Dana White thinks the sport is so past the potential pro wrestling stigma that he doesn't even see that as a threat anymore.  He's probably right.

[Ginsu Victim]

The last thing you want to be compared to if you're a professional fighting organization is the WWF/WWE,  whatnot.

The very last thing.

It was a dig at Chad. He knew I was joking.