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Bloody Elbow: Jeremy Lappen, Seth Petruzelli Contradict Each Other on EliteXC Bonus Pay
Five Ounces of Pain: EliteXC’s Lappen confirms that promotion did not offer submission bonus to Petruzelli; contradicts statements made by Petruzelli to 5 Oz.
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... October 8, 2008 – 2:00 pm by fightlinker Josh Gross pins Jeremy Lappen down on the specifics of KO bonuses in EliteXC: Petruzelli (10-4) said he received an additional $20,000 to $30,000 for the short right hand that snapped Slice’s jaw after 14 seconds into the main-event fight. While EliteXC Fight Operations Chief, Jeremy Lappen, declined to discuss a dollar amount, he confirmed the presence of a guaranteed knockout bonus in Petruzelli’s revised fight contract, which also included a higher purse for the trouble of fighting Slice. Unlike the UFC’s lucrative ...
Jeremy Lappen, Seth Petruzelli Contradict Each Other on EliteXC Bonus Pay
Bloody Elbow —
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Now Josh Gross just interviewed Jeremy Lapen: EliteXC, it seems, does not view submissions, widely thought of as the most technical aspect of MMA, as an overly important portion of an exciting fight.
"We don’t give submission bonuses," Lappen said. But Petruzelli "knew a knockout bonus was possible before the fight."
(source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/josh_gross/10/08/seth.petruzelli/index.html?eref=T1 )
Benji Radach confirmed on sherdog radio:
"No, not at all," Radach said, ...
EliteXC’s Lappen confirms that promotion did not offer submission bonus to Petruzelli; contradicts statements made by Petruzelli to 5 Oz.
Five Ounces of Pain —
... said that while he was offered a knockout bonus, he was also offered a submission bonus and “Fight of the Night” bonus of equal value.“Yes,” Petruzelli responded when asked if he was also offered a submission bonus in addition to the knockout bonus. “There were submission bonuses, knockout bonuses, and a ‘Fight of the Night’ bonus — just like the UFC does it. They just want an exciting fight no matter where it goes.” Apparently it isn’t just “like the UFC does it” because in an interview with SI.com’s Josh Gross , Lappen said the complete opposite.“We don’t give submission ...
Jeremy Lappen Admits Guilt (Accidently)
Bloody Elbow —
... numerous contradictions today with Michael David Smith of Fanhouse.com, and instead admitted Seth Petruzelli told the truth the first time he spoke:
Regarding the controversy over whether EliteXC paid Petruzelli a bonus (or, as some would call it, a bribe) to keep the fight on his feet, I pointed out to Lappen that he had seemed to contradict himself about what, exactly, EliteXC offered Petruzelli. Lappen was quoted by Sports Illustrated as saying that EliteXC does not give submission bonuses, while ...
Dana White on EliteXC: “That’s Fucking Illegal”; Lappen Changes His Story Again
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... . First, Lappen told Si.com that Petruzelli was offered a knockout bonus, but the company doesn’t offer submission bonuses. Then he told ...
The Week in Quotes, October 4th - 10th
Bloody Elbow —
... "We don’t give submission bonuses. (He) knew a knockout bonus was possible before the fight." - Lappen, on the mysterious EliteXC bonus policy (Sports Illustrated) ...
