Mixed Martial Arts News Service
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Mixed Martial Arts News Service
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Mixed Martial Arts News, Rumors and More. How things in this growing sport can change in a few short weeks and how certain things seem to stay the same. Let's start with EliteXC's decision to no longer let Affliction sponsor fighters that they have signed. From what was relayed to us, it was EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw who stated to the guys at mmajunkie.com that the ban on Affliction products came into effect as son as Affliction started to put together a mixed martial arts show. Shaw also went on to say while EliteXC really doesn't interfere with fighters and sponsors, Affliction is now the compitition and it just wouldn't make business sense to help promote the competition. If you're wondering is this the same Affliction that makes those $79.00 tee shirts, yes it is...click here to read more
Oscar De La Hoya Dominant in his Return to Los Angeles and Calls Out Floyd Mayweather, JR. Last night “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya 38-5, 30 KO’s, fulfilled his task of overcoming Steve “Two Pounds” Forbes 33-5, 9 KO’s, to clear the way for a September 20th rematch with current pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather.The match began with De La Hoya pumping the jab and ended with the same. Mix in some “Golden Boy” flurries, Forbes fighting cautiously and backing up and you have the fight in a nutshell. De La Hoya controlled the fight throughout simply by fighting on another level. The talent gap was front and center the entire match and was the deciding factor in an unanimous decision scored 119-109 (twice), 120-108.....Click here to read more
Andre Dirrell Shines on
SHOBOX . Andre Dirrell, 15-0, 10 KO’s, overcame trouble early on and blitzed
through Anthony “The Tyger” Hanshaw, 21-2-1, 14 KO’s, stopping the thirty year
old prospect in the fifth round on Friday Night at the Chumash Casino Resort in
Santa Ynez, California on SHOBOX. Dirrell’s was only the second time he has
fought on TV. Dirrell was featured on HBO’s Boxing After Dark in June of 2007,
when he scored a hideously sleep-inducing unanimous decision victory over Curtis
Stevens. The bout with Stevens created a chorus of criticism for the undefeated
fighter, as analysts critics pegged him as a fighter that looked to avoid rather
than trade. While he decisively defeated Stevens, Dirrell was hardly the type of
fighter that deserved a chance at big time exposure on a major network.
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THE FIRST "CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS"
TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON SATURDAY, MAY 31 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK. EliteXC Heavyweight Sensation, Kimbo Slice, Will
Headline an Exciting Night of Mixed Martial Arts. Middleweight Champion
"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler will Defend His Title Against Scott "Hands of Steel"
Smith. CBS and ProElite, Inc. today announced that the first live
primetime mixed martial arts event will be broadcast Saturday, May 31
(9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY
NIGHT FIGHTS will be broadcast live from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J....click
here to read more
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