It’s Payday Over At The EliteXC
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has released the fighters salaries for the recent CBS event, “Unfinished Business” which was held this past Saturday night (July 26th) in Stockton California.
The highest paid fighter on the card was the new, first ever EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva who took in $200,000.
Here are all the other payouts:
Winner Loser
Robbie Lawler — $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 to win)
Scott Smith — $14,000
(T)KO (Strikes) round two
Jake Shields — $45,000 ($35,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Nick “The Goat” Thompson — $25,000
Submission (Guillotine) round one
Nick Diaz — $60,000
Thomas “Wildman” Denny — $8,500
(T)KO (Strikes) round two
Cristiane “Cris” Cyborg — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Shayna Baszler — $8,000
(T)KO (Strikes) round two
Antonio Silva — $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Justin Eilers — $20,000
(T)KO (Strikes) round two
Wilson Reis — $5,000 ($2,500 to show, $2,500 to win)
Brian Caraway — $2,000
Unanimous Decision
Rafael Feijao — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Travis Galbraith — $5,000
(T)KO (Strikes) round one
David Douglas — $4,000 ($3,500 to show, $1,500 to win)
Marlon Mathias — $2,500
(T)KO (Strikes) round one
Anthony Ruiz — $5,001 ($2,001 to show, $3,000 to win)
Jeremy Freitag — $2,500
Unanimous decision
Carl Seumantafa — $4,000 ($2,000 to show, $2,000 to win)
Mike Cook — $2,000
(T)KO (Strikes) round one
Drew Montgomery — $3,000 ($1,500 to show, $1,500 to win)
Brandon Tarn — $2,000
(T)KO (Cut) round three
Who Should Kimbo Slice Fight This October?
There are many fighters that the EliteXC should put Kimbo up against. Thing is they just wont do it. Kimbo Slice is too big of a marketing tool for them. The debut show of “Saturday Night Fights” which featured a main event fight between Kimbo Slice and James Thompson was the most watched MMA event in the US. Unfortunately for the EliteXC their numbers for the second show had took a 40% drop, the show did not feature Kimbo Slice in a fight.
So the main reason the EliteXC will not put Kimbo in a fight against a high level heavyweight MMA fighter is due to the numbers. If Kimbo Slice was to lose a fight he could lose all credibility.
EliteXC could take a risk though, putting Kimbo up against a really great heavyweight fighter. Why not try giving him a title shot against EliteXC’s first heavyweight champion Antonio Silva? Kimbo would get annihilated but maybe if it was a main event fight a new EliteXC front-man could be created.
Of course Kimbo Slice could also fight Brett Rogers which would prove to be an interesting fight for all of the five minutes it would last. I am pretty sure that Rogers would rip him to pieces in just the first round. Both Brett Rogers and Kimbo Slice had some words to exchange after the debut show on CBS.
The two fighters above would be the best fights for fans to see where Kimbo actually stands in the EliteXC heavyweight division. Chances are though that the EliteXC will select a fighter with a big ZERO on the experience scale just so Kimbo can impress again.
EliteXC: Nick Diaz Vs. Thomas Denny
The opening round of the fight between Nick Diaz and Thomas Denny was such a brawl. With limited defense from both fighters and each throwing their fair share of huge punches it ended up being one of the best rounds of fighting I have seen in a long time. Diaz did own the last part of round one and in turn he dazed Thomas Denny.
By the time the second round had come Thomas Denny had already taken quite a beating. The second round got underway and Nick Diaz just exploded on Denny. He gave him some huge punches and Denny could not take any more. Denny ended up falling and Diaz gave a little ground ‘n’ pound to finish the fight off just 30 seconds into the second round.
This fight gets my vote for Fight of the Night.
EliteXC: “Unfinished Business” Live Results
We will be providing live round-by-round coverage of EliteXC’s “Unfinished Business” main card fights. There will also be quick results for all the under-card fights. The show is set to go down tomorrow (JULY 26th) from the Stockton Arena in Stockton California. From 9PM EST you will see the live coverage popping up. Earlier in the night be here from about 7:30PM EST for the quick results for the Under-card. Unfortunately we may not be able to provide live coverage of the Showtime segment as I can’t find that channel anywhere.
EliteXC Unfinished Business Quick Results
Robbie Lawler defeats Scott Smith via (T)KO round two
Jake Shields defeats Nick Thompson via submission 1:03 (modified guillotine) round 1
Nick Diaz defeats Thomas Denny 30 seconds into round 2 (T)KO (strikes)
Cristiane “Cris” Cyborg defeats Shayna Baszler by (T)KO (strikes) at 2:48 of Round 2
Antonio Silva defeats Justin Eilers via (T)KO round 2
Wilson Reis defeats Brian Caraway by unanimous decision (30-27 on all 3 judges)
Rafael Feijao defeats Travis Galbraith via (T)KO (Strikes) at Round 1
David Douglas defeats Marlon Mathias by (T)KO (strikes) at 0:12 of Round 1
Anthony Ruiz defeats Jeremy Freitag by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Carl Seumantafa defeats Mike Cook by (T)KO (strikes) at 3:39 of Round 1
Drew Montgomery defeats Brandon Tarn via (T)KO (cut) at 4:22 of Round 3
EliteXC: “Unfinished Business” Weigh-in Results
Weigh-ins took place today for the second EliteXC show to be broadcast on CBS. The event titled “Unfinished Business” will take place tomorrow from 8PM EST on Showtime and 9PM EST on CBS. All of the 22 fighters in the event did come in at the correct weight so all scheduled bouts will go ahead.
Robbie Lawler (184.5) vs Scott Smith (185)
Jake Shields (169.5) vs Nick “The Goat” Thompson (169.5)
Nick Diaz (159.5) vs Thomas Denny (159)
Shayna Baszler (139) vs Cristiane Cyborg (140)
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (257.5) vs Justin Eilers (218)
Wilson Reis (139.5) vs Brian Caraway (140.5)
Rafael Feijao (203.5) vs Travis Galbraith (202)
Marlon Mathias (161) vs. David Douglas (157)
Jeremy Freitag (205) vs. Anthony Ruiz (206)
Mike Cook (232.5) vs. Carl Seumantafa (255.5)
Brandon Tarn (252) vs. Drew Montgomery (224)
EliteXC: Return of the King Fight Analysis
KJ Noons once again proved that being underdog isn’t that bad. The photo above courtesy of EliteXC is Noons knocking Edwards down with a huge right 30 seconds into the first round.
The title fight was amazing. KJ Noons retained his title in just under 45 seconds due to TKO. It was the fastest set of elbows I have ever seen delivered to the head of an opponent. Noons deserved to retain the title and once again shock the fans of the EliteXC.
After the quick post fight interviews with Goldberg Nick Diaz came to the ring to see about a rematch with Noons. It escalated quickly though and security had to come in and separate the two fighters teams.
All in all it was a great event from the EliteXC
EliteXC: Return of the King Results
Here are the results for tonights EliteXC Return of the King which was live on Showtime in the US and Fight Network in Canada. The prelims can be streamed on ProElite right about now. Full fight analysis tomorrow night.
- Elite XC Lightweight Champion KJ Noons defeats Yves Edwards via TKO (strikes) Round 1
- Nick Diaz defeats Muhsin Corrbrey via TKO (strikes) round 3
- Murilo Rua defeats Tony Bonello via TKO (strikes) round 1
- Dave Herman defeats Ron Waterman via TKO (strikes) round 1
- Rafael Feijao defeats Wayne Cole via TKO (strikes) round 1
Tonights Fights - EliteXC
Tonight the EliteXC brings us an event live from Honolulu, Hawaii. “Return of the King” will feature KJ Noons defending his lightweight title against Yves Edwards and Nick Diaz will be taking on Muhsin Corbbrey. The event can be seen live on Showtime tonight at 10ET.
Nick Diaz came in overweight for the fight by 9 pounds! What is with the all these high profile fighters coming in overweight all of a sudden? Here are the official weigh-in results:
KJ Noons (160) vs. Yves Edwards (158.5)
Nick Diaz (169) vs. Muhsin Corbbrey (163.5)
Murilo “Ninja” Rua (184) vs. Tony Bonello (185)
Dave “Pee Wee” Herman (243.5) vs. Ron Waterman (263)
Rafael Feijao (205) vs. Wayne Cole (204)
Kala Kolohe (186) vs. Bubba McDaniel (184.5)
Kepa Madeiros (171.5) vs. Carl Barton (183)
Russell Doane (135) vs. Dwayne Haney (133.5)
PJ Dean (160.5) vs. Dean Lista (160)
Lolohea Mahe (260) vs. Chris Barnard (232.5)
Kaleo Kwan (160) vs. Mike Aina (160)
Mark Oshiro (140.5) vs. Chris “Red Bull” Willems (141.5)
An Open Letter From Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers and Team Bision today issued an open letter all about the EliteXC/ Kimbo Slice situation. The letter was released over on Rogers website but has since been taken down. No worries though… you can view the letter in all it’s entirety right here:
An Open letter to all
On behalf of Brett Rogers, Team Bison and everyone representing our camp: we would like to clarify a few issues that may be mis- interrupted by the press and the many many message boards.
First we would like to start out by once again thanking Gary Shaw and Elite XC. Elite is our home and it is where we hope to be for a long time. They treat their fighters great. More then the day to day treatment of the fighters they are interested in developing fighters and making long term commitments to their fighters. Unlike other promotions who have a tradition of “one and done” and cancelling contracts without notice; Elite is standing by their fighters. We are proud to be with the organization that brought back Yves, Sammy and Phil when others wrote them off. We were proud to be part of an organization that gave James Thompson a chance at redemption (and in our mind earned another chance on Saturday!). Elite gave us an amazing opportunity to bring aboard great sponsors who could really get their money’s worth.
We really believe in Elite and hope to bring more of our fighters up through their ranks. We do not want anyone to think for a second we are ungrateful, angry or otherwise disappointed with Gary Shaw, Elite, Showtime or CBS. And no; we have not been forced or threatened to say this and anyone who thinks we could be does not know Team Bison. Simply put; we will always speak our minds and will not be intimidated; which brings us to the Kimbo situation.
Brett had won 6 fight before coming to Elite. He struggled on the local circuit to find fights. He was pretty much avoided from day 1. The guys he fought simply provided zero competition and he put them all away early. When he fought for the regional title he fought a guy who was 10-1 and suppose to be this great striker. Brett KO’d him in under 10 seconds. We went to Hawaii where despite changing the rules as we stepped through the ropes and again during the fight; Brett KO’d his opponent. Finally we got to go BIG and face serious competition in Elite XC in Texas. The main event on that show was Kimbo Slice vs Bo Cantrall. Bo is a sub .500 fighter who was on a 4 fight losing streak when he got the call to come to Elite. On that show Brett faced Ralph Kelly who a decent up and comer with a good amateur record. Brett had a tougher opponent but got less money and a on the Under Card.
Next stop Miami where Kimbo is again the main event and blown up huge. His opponent; the venerable Tank Abbot. I believe the last time Tank won a democrat was in the White House and gas was $1.50 a gallon. Brett took on Pride veteran James Thompson for way less money and way down on the card. Brett puts him away in the 1st half of the 1st round.
CBS show. Kimbo gets the same James Thompson Brett had just KO’d. James coming in losing 3 of his last 4 and his last two straight by KO. Brett gets the opening spot against Jon Murphy. Murphy a 9-2 fighter with great Jujitsu who had impressively KO’d Dave Huckabee. Again the tougher fight for less money. 3 times running – tougher guys for less money. Not a great pattern!
And you know we would be fine with that as well; however Kimbo is not only getting the softer spots and the heavier cheddar (as they say) he is also being pushed as the monster; best fighter in the organization. As a fighter Brett is expected to want to fight the best. Our Team has a focus to be the best. Elite is our home and we are told KIMBO is the best. Now why would Brett want to fight anyone else? Every interview Brett has done since before the Kelly fight has started and ended with a Kimbo question. It is only natural he would like to answer the Kimbo question once and for all.
On a personal note: we like Kimbo very much. We have nothing but respect for him, Bas and the love and support his crew shows him. We could do with out the silliness to be sure; but hey it is the fight game and some times people just have to act that way; even if they don’t. But this isn’t about hating the man or his accomplishments. This is about being the best. We respect Kimbo does this to feed his kids, care for his family. Brett has a family too.
Fighting is about challenging yourself; testing the limits. It is about courage and strength and honor. There is no honor is fighting down a tier. Elite is saying this man is the best – We are Elite! Brett has earned the opportunity to fight the best. Everyone he has fought got dusted in the first round. It is time to see how he does at the top of card against the man they are pushing as the standard bearer.
If they believe that Kimbo is not ready for Brett; that Brett is too dangerous for Kimbo – We can accept that. Frankly there are a lot of people Brett shouldn’t be allowed to fight and maybe Kimbo is one of those people. We are fine with that decision. All we ask then is that we be allowed to be in that spot with all it’s benefits and responsibilities and take any and all comers without reservations.
This letter would not be complete without mentioning the other forgotten man in all this, Antonio “Big Foot” Silva. Antonio is a certified, absolute all around warrior. He is one of the very best heavyweight fighters in the world. We have a world of respect for Antonio and ATT and would consider it a tremendous honor to compete with him. If it was a fight for the title; if was billed as the fight between the two best fighters in Elite; we would be overjoyed. However it does not seem right that Brett and Antonio should be fighting just to see who gets to be the number 2 man behind Kimbo.
I’m willing to bet that Antonio feels the same way. As true warriors we want to fight the best and right now everything; judging by the money, the publicity and the billboards; that is Kimbo. Has Kimbo earned that spot? We are not convinced. So we are calling Kimbo out. If this is a challenge he does not feel ready to accept; that is cool. That we can understand. But it is somewhat unreasonable to ask everyone to play second fiddle – to fight tougher opponents for less money while another fighter makes bank on the also rans. Brett has fought three very tough heavy weights with legitimate skills. The result in every one of those fights was a first round KO. No decisions, no controversy just straight up cart them off wins. Yet every interview and every place he goes he hears Kimbo this, Kimbo that. Hell, if we were not asking to fight Kimbo, Gary would be ashamed of us and would be wondering what type of wimps he had fighting for him. If Kimbo is the badest man on the planet; then lets do this thing. All due respect…step up or step aside.
Thank You
Brett Rogers, Mike Reilly, and Team Bison
EliteXC: Kimbo Slice Vs. James Thompson
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Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson was the headlining event for EliteXC’s “Saturday Night Fights” Kimbo should of finished this fight in a matter of minutes instead James Thompson took him down quite a few times where Kimbo proved to be the weaker man. Even though Slice had been training with Bas Rutten he lacked the knowledge on basic hip escapes and instead was forced to take some punches and elbows from James Thompson.
The fight went into the third round where judging by the look on Kimbo’s face he was angry about what was happening. So Kimbo went out there and bust Thompson’s cauliflower ear. With the killer instinct he has he attacked it until blood was pouring out. The referee stopped the fight after a few more punches from Kimbo. Although I believe the stoppage was premature one or two more punches from Kimbo and Thompson would of been unconscious. James Thompson believed he had a fighting chance and gave the referee a little slap on the face to prove it.
Anyway Kimbo Slice retained his undefeated record and is rumored to be fighting Brett Rogers next. Brett Rogers is also undefeated at heavyweight and would like a shot at Kimbo to prove he isn’t really that good. Here is what Rogers said in the post-fight press conference:
A man is man. And what I saw in this man today, it was just garbage. I’m going to speak it real, it was garbage. You did tap. You did tap out, I saw it, I was right there.
Check out the post fight press conference highlights at CagePotato