EliteXC, The Latest MMA Company To Go Bankrupt

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LAS VEGAS - The mixed martial arts organization that put former street brawler Kimbo Slice and female fighter Gina Carano on national television is going out of business. [details]

[Cadillac Man]

WAIT... I thought MMA was KILLIN Boxing? PLEASE!!!

[neils7147933]

We needed a UFC competitor with a TV deal, but shady promoters, underhanded business tactics, and poor handling of talent doomed EliteXC.

Maybe 'Petruzellied' will catch on as a phrase when a fledgling company has finally crossed the line in the future...

[MJ406]

[QUOTE=neils7147933;4223153]We needed a UFC competitor with a TV deal, but shady promoters, underhanded business tactics, and poor handling of talent doomed EliteXC.

yeah that really did XC in, it's kidna too bad as they did have some talented fighters on there

it's just how the events were ran/promoted and what you said which did them in.

(I personally found the actual events to be good, despite the fact that it reminded me of Pro wrestling too much ie the Noons/Diaz post fight rumble for example.)

and it didn't help that there biggest star was a former street fighter most known for being on youtube.

and what does this all mean for Slice? do you see a promotion picking him up?

because no way the UFC or Affliction will.

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

K-1/DREAM will.

Ishii loves big black guys.

[Palma]

Kimbo killed the company!

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

Kimbo killed the company!

Nah. I don't blame Kimbo. He saw an opening and he took it.

I blame the Shaws and they way they did business. They've messed up one scene and almost hobbled another.

[Palma]

Wasn't Tito going to join Elite?

[MJ406]

Wasn't Tito going to join Elite?

yeah he actually was seen at the last event

and I think the talks were of having a rematch with Frank Shamrock.

Frank has to get by Ken of course lol

[-Boxzilla-]

white must have pissed his pants with happiness . . . its too bad, the fight i saw on xc weren't too bad. its odd that the 'fastest growing sport in the world' with all its millions and millions fans cannot keep these mma companies afloat.