mmamania.com - 11/5/2008
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The remains of ProElite — the parent company of Elite XC — will soon be for sale via public auction courtesy of Showtime Networks Inc., just one month after shutting its doors following its inability to secure additional funding to keep the promotion afloat.
After its biggest star, Kimbo ...
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bloodyelbow.com - 11/5/2008
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bloodyelbow.com —
So after seeing this banner running on more
than one site it looks like we can confirm...
that the sale includes the contracts of many of the bigger name fighters in the organization. As many people have already been saying on this site and ...
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ProElite Inc. Sale Banner on Websites - Fighter ...
withleather.uproxx.com - 11/3/2008
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Seth Petruzelli memorably defeated Kimbo Slice in 13
seconds in Elite XC’s last fight ever. Then he...
dressed up as Kimbo Slice for Halloween. Some people might argue that wearing blackface is okay if you’ve beaten up the black guy ...
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BLACKFACE IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA
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ProElite firesale!
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap —
... Only’ Noons. How much is it to buy a lawsuit? I think we’ll find out soon. The good news in all of this is the fact that one way or another, shit will be dealt with come November 17th. While that’s probably no solace to those poor destitute fighters who can’t even afford Christmas presents this year, at least it will free them up faster than bankruptcy court would. Unless the UFC buys everyone’s contracts and benches them like they did with several Pride fighters. Hmmm. **UPDATE** MMA Mania has the skinny on the exact details of the auction, including the time and date. The ...
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... to be in the same phase of her career that Bret Boone was in when he signed with the Twins. Not only did unknown last-minute fill-in Seth Petruzelli put a huge dent in Kimbo Slice's hype-fueled mixed martial arts career by knocking him out in 14 seconds last month, he then added some insult to the injury by dressing as him for Halloween. On a related note, I'm thinking of raising some capital for a bid on Gina Carano. Speaking of ...
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SI.com and Sherdog's Josh Gross Gets the Scoop
Less than two years following the formation of ProElite, Inc., the group notified employees and fighters Monday it was shutting its doors effective immediately, multiple sources confirmed to ...
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