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MMA on Tap: Florida to Investigate EliteXC Allegations
FightOpinion.com: Jeremy Lappen says both ESPN & SI ‘misquoted’ him
Bloody Elbow: Jeremy Lappen Admits Guilt (Accidently)
CagePotato.com: Dana White on EliteXC: “That’s Fucking Illegal”; Lappen Changes His Story Again
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap: Lappen: Sports Illustrated and ESPN are wrong
Florida to Investigate EliteXC Allegations
MMA on Tap —
... What else hasn’t been said or covered already about this situation? Well there’s Jeremy Lappen’s hysterical comments to Michael David Smith now too. Here’s a full recap of the stories we’ve done on this travesty: ...
Jeremy Lappen says both ESPN & SI ‘misquoted’ him
FightOpinion.com —
... One of the worst strategies you can employ when defending yourself against serious allegations is to question the credibility of the media scrutinizing. Why? Because you are not only questioning their credibility, but also setting yourself up for a counterattack that you may simply not be able to respond to. Case in point: Jeremy Lappen told Michael David Smith of AOL Fanhouse today that Josh Gross’s SI article and Franklin McNeil’s ESPN article quoting Lappen making two contradictory statements regarding the bonus structure of Elite XC contacts are ‘both wrong.’ “They’re ...
Jeremy Lappen Admits Guilt (Accidently)
Bloody Elbow —
... It's hard to know what to make of Jeremy Lappen. He tried to clarify his numerous contradictions today with Michael David Smith of Fanhouse.com, and instead admitted Seth Petruzelli told the truth the first time he spoke: ...
Dana White on EliteXC: “That’s Fucking Illegal”; Lappen Changes His Story Again
CagePotato.com —
... For his part, EliteXC Head of Operations Jeremy Lappen changes his story yet again in a talk with AOL Fanhouse. First, Lappen told ...
Lappen: Sports Illustrated and ESPN are wrong
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap —
... Here he is telling AOL’s MMA Fanhouse that ESPN and Sports Illustrated BOTH misquoted him: Lappen was quoted by Sports Illustrated as saying that EliteXC does not give submission bonuses, while he was quoted by ESPN as saying that Petruzelli was offered a submission bonus. Lappen said both stories misquoted him.“They’re both wrong,” Lappen said. “We have given submission bonuses in the past but they’re not as common as knockout bonuses. If the question is, ‘Have we ever given submission bonuses?’ The answer is yes. But we give knockout bonuses more often. We gave Seth a ...
The Week in Quotes, October 4th - 10th
Bloody Elbow —
... "They’re both wrong. We have given submission bonuses in the past but they’re not as common as knockout bonuses. If the question is, ‘Have we ever given submission bonuses?’ The answer is yes. But we give knockout bonuses more often. We gave Seth a knockout bonus before the fight started. That was part of the deal." - Lappen, what? (AOL Funhouse) ...
Seth Petruzelli pockets knockout bonus BEFORE Kimbo Slice knockout
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“[ESPN and Sports Illustrated are] both wrong. We have given submission bonuses in the past but they’re not as common as knockout bonuses. If the question is, ‘Have we ever given submission bonuses?’ The answer is yes. But we give knockout bonuses more often. We gave Seth a knockout bonus before the fight started. That was part of the deal.”
Elite XCs Jeremy Lappen attempts to clarify remarks regarding what the shady pre-fight situation was like before Seth Petruzelli ...
