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Stick-and-ball US sportswriters are throwing a fit about EXC on CBS
FightOpinion.com — ... about Kimbo Slice fighting. Of all the time frames to take a year-long vacation, fellow Miami Herald writer Dan Le Batard may have chose the wrong time for a break. Dan Wetzel (Yahoo): Kimbo Slice is not the face of MMA (not exactly a friendly article for EXC) USA Today: ...

MMA Quick Quote: Elite XC (Kimbo Slice) on CBS … good or bad?
MMAdness — “EliteXC is a desperate promotion that’s hemorrhaging money. It’s willing to sell anything, even a false portrait of its sport, to succeed. Kimbo is a guy with unexpected and most likely fleeting earning potential; understandably he’s willing to cash in even if it means tomato-can opponents and an image so unfortunately stereotypical. CBS is so focused on quick television ratings, it will present a cheap trick, lowest common denominator show. This, rather than an introduction to a sport that if treated with respect and patience could grow into a powerful property. Everyone is using. Everyone is getting used. In the end, what ...

MMA Quick Quote: Elite XC (Kimbo Slice) on CBS … good or bad?
MMA Mania — ... – Dan Wetzel at Yahoo!Sports.com raises some concerns about the network television debut of mixed martial arts on CBS this weekend at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In particular, the “use” of YouTube.com street fighting sensation-turned mixed martial artist, Kimbo Slice, in the main event of the evening. What say you? ...

PM Roundup: Elite XC’s Coming Out Party and Freckels Overload
The Big Lead — Since the 2-hour season finale of LOST is this evening, I figured Evangeline Lilly was necessary… In fact… I figured it was necessary before I saw the AM Roundup… So you’ll just have to live with this picture and the other picture after the jump… Which is probably my favorite… Those of you who are indoors kids might be interested to know that I’ll be here Saturday night, live-blogging the heck out of the Elite XC show that features Kimbo Slice and Crush from American Gladiators… More on that as we near show time… A great piece on the way Kimbo is being ...

Toss the Burner: May 29, 2008
Steady Burn — You shoot me in a dream...you better wake up and apologize. Kimbo not the face of MMA (Yahoo! Sports) Correcting the blogger narrative (Hugging Harold Reynolds) Say no to Sex and The City (World of Isaac) Door blockers and subway sprinters: an observation (IFC.com The Guest ...

Daily Fix: Don’t be sexist. Broads hate that.
Hail Mary Jane — So I’ve been been working hard lately. I work harder now than I ever have in my life. It’s cool though. I hope you guys love my blog. So far this month, I’ve had close to 25,000 page views. The website is growing. I am still working on putting some forums together. It’s been more of a challenge than I initially expected. Why didn’t anyone warn me that go daddy hosting sucks? Well I’m switching over to host gator so we will see how that works out. The forums are still coming! Anyway… so I found the new Kanye West video. He made another video for Flashing Lights. This ...

MMA Ready For Primetime?
Intentional Foul — ... This weekend marks network TV’s first foray into the MMA craze sweeping the nation when CBS presents its Saturday Night Fights featuring the talent from the Elite XC stable of fighters. The headliners includes Internet sensation, Kimbo Slice and American Gladiator, Gina Carano, a favorite of ours around here. But is this the right way to bring MMA to the masses? By relying on star-quality instead of talent? Dan Wentzel of Yahoo Sports doesn’t think so and he gives some very compelling reasons why: The sport has taken off in a ...

EliteXC Kimbo Slice Fight Live Thread
FanIQ Blog — For better or worse, MMA makes its mainstream debut tonight on CBS, and the main draw is former bouncer/backyard brawler Kimbo Slice. Slice is, in reality, quite an enigma. He's often portrayed as being some kind of ruffian thug who has bashed his way into the sport of MMA. All he knows how to do is fight. But Slice is incredibly well spoken, and actually earned an academic scholarship to the University of Miami (remember, it's a private school) before dropping out after a year and half for unknown reasons. But for as mild mannered as he seems when he's sitting down and chatting thoughtfully with people, he's also capable of this. Dan ...