bloodyelbow.com - 10/9/2008
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PR from EliteXC wanted to make sure I saw this and in fairness to their position, I am running their comments here without opinion in their entirety. Here's Jeremy Lappen, Head of Fight Operations at EliteXC :
STATEMENT FROM JEREMY LAPPEN, HEAD OF FIGHT OPERATIONS, ELITEXC
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StandGate hits the mainstream
Fightlinker.com —
... calling Kimbo “a guy who fights at people’s barbecues” and he trashes the situation like you’d expect him to. EliteXC’s head Jeremy Lappen tries to kill two press release birds with one stone by declaring his promotion’s innocence while also pimping their event’s success with the 18-34 male demographic. Oh, and there’s a pretty interesting quote ...
Rampage court date postponed, Ortiz having back surgery and blames UFC, Noons a free agent
Ropes, Ring and Cage —
... Lappen said that "press reports that EliteXC suggested or paid money to heavyweight fighter Seth Petruzelli to keep his fight against Kimbo Slice off the ground are false. Let me be perfectly clear with no ambiguity that did not happen." For the whole statement, check it out here. ...
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