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Scott Smith offers a fighter’s perspective on the fall of EliteXC
mmamania.com - 10/29/2008
Scott Smith offers a fighter’s perspective on the fall of EliteXC
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Former EliteXC middleweight contender Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith was set to face Cuban Judo Olympian Hector “Shango” Lombard at Elite XC “Night of Champions” on November 8 live on Showtime from the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada. It was supposed to be the last event for Elite ...
sun-sentinel.com - 10/29/2008
Kimbo Slice, top fighters weighing options after EliteXC's demise -- South Florida Sun
— sun-sentinel.com — The expected demise of EliteXC had a trickledown effect on local fighters now unemployed and looking for... jobs. While Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) leagues continue to thrive with most of the ... (more) Kimbo Slice, top fighters weighing options after ...

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lvrj.com - 10/28/2008
ReviewJournal.com - Sports - Silva not sharp in 'weird' win
— lvrj.com — It was an odd conclusion to an otherwise solid fight card on the Ultimate Fighting Championship's first... foray into the Chicago market. Technically, the result was the ninth straight victory by stoppage for Silva, the UFC middleweight champion. It ... (more) ReviewJournal.com - Sports - Silva not sharp in 'weird' win

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graciefighter.com - 10/29/2008
— graciefighter.com — We are confirming that EliteXC has folded. What this means for our fans and supporters is that... there will not be a Nick Diaz vs. Eddie Alvarez fight on November 8th. However Jake Shields in the UFC has now become a real possibility. We will be ... (more)

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The Depressing Personal Side of the EliteXC Collapse
CagePotato.com — ... , Dana White? There are those who would disagree with you. For example, the newly unemployed Scott Smith who puts a very, very sad human face on the whole thing: ...

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