MMA Agents Unite In An Attempt To Stop Showtime’s ProElite Auction
November 10, 2008 by Scott Wharton
Filed under MMA-UFC
MMAJunkie.com reports that some MMA agents are uniting to try to stop Showtime from auctioning the contracts of Elite XC fighters. ProElite closed it’s doors last last month and Showtime had invested money into ProElite and Elite XC and is owed compensations for the fall out. However, the MMA agents are fighting the legality of Showtime’s attempts to auction off the contracts as part of the ProElite liquidation. Here is an excerpt from the letter:
The unity of this effort is unprecedented and the message that is being sent is clear. Absent significant pre-established negotiated terms, do not bid on these …read more
The Ultimate Fighter 8.08 Recap
November 6, 2008 by Scott Wharton
Filed under MMA-UFC
The episode started out with members from Team Mir urinating in Tom Lawler’s bowl of fruit knowing that members of Team Nogueiro would steal and eat it…and they did. In fact they were loving it. Loving it knowing that it belonged to someone else…until Dave Kaplan told them what the extra juice was. Some took it well and others commenced to regurgitating it.
Team Mir retained control of the fights so they picked Dave Kaplan to fight Phillipe Nover.
ProElite Heading For eBay?
November 4, 2008 by Scott Wharton
Filed under MMA-UFC
Nope, but it will be up for public auction. MMAWeekly reports:
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing dated Nov. 4, executives from Showtime Networks and parent company CBS Corporation announced that the assets of Pro Elite, Inc. would be sold to the highest bidder in a public auction scheduled for Nov. 17.
So there you go. Any chances of ProElite or EliteXC promoting any future fights are now in the hands of some one with a fat wad of cash. This is kind of strange seeing that just recently they told a few fighter’s managers that they would be promoting …read more
Dana White Talks Elite XC (Uncensored)
November 4, 2008 by Scott Wharton
Filed under MMA-UFC




