I’m excited to see Kimbo smash Thompson. It’ll be funny, but then again, I’m down for freakshow fights. I just hate that Gary Shaw jackass. he touts his fighters as all the best the world has to offer, but he doesn’t even have any of the top free agent in the market, and all his champs are unproven or washed up, but he still tries the hype of ignoring reality. If he gets arlovski, or tito, things may get interesting, for those guys’ trophy case. Given time, and more obstinacy from Dana, EliteXC might one day have a good roster, might put on good cards. MIGHT. But I see that about as good for MMA as the fracturing of boxing titles was for boxing. bleh. Go away shaw….Don King too, just for good measure.

ya.. when i heard Kimbo was transitioning into MMA i was wondering how that would turn out.. because the first guy he fought with some EXP. in fighting [gannon] KTFO’d him.. like.. 7 different times in one fight.. he kept falling and they would give him like a 30 count [going wayyyy past the 10 count] and then he would stand up and drop again..

idk.. it makes you think that the first MUAY THAI beast that Kimbo runs into.. is going to dominate him with the clinch or something.. untill then.. why not feed him guys that are over-the-hill or that have glass chins, eh??

i’m not one to diss Kimbo because i feel he has amazing potential.. and i think that when THAT FIGHT COMES [the one everybody is waiting for, you know.. when he has to fight a wrestler...a good wrestler] i think he’ll do good.. and win.. i mean, the guy’s training with the likes of Bas Rutten and Mayhem Miller.. at least he’s not training with his old pals from Miami that probably strictly lift weights..if that..

I still think, however, that they should have secured a better fight than Rogers-Murphy to round-up the televised portion of the event. If they do that, get rid of the cheesy dancing strippers that make the show look cheap and limit Goldberg’s role to the taped training segments, they should have a solid event on their hands.

if you want MMA to build off what they’ve done so far without a major setback then promoting him and introducing him every single time as the internet streetfighting legend is terrible for the sport…

but with so many Kimbo fanboys people can’t see whats good for the overall health of the sport…

5oz crew: still no word on the broadcast crew for this? i remember whats-his-nuts dropping hints that it would be “surprising”, a month or so ago.

also, i didn’t realize until today that these shows were only 2 hours. that seems like the right amount for network viewers. i’m actually looking forward to seeing all these matchups, especially since it’s free (have a hard time nitpicking). will be my first chance to watch elitexc live, since i dont have showtime.

any idea if there’s a swing bout on the untelevised card that may get aired?

Real good to show the general public, first time viewers or sports fans who aren’t MMA fans yet a guy who fights hand picked cans and flashes gang signs and says he will murder people and was involved in porn. Already have the commercials that personally my friends started laughing at “the internet sensation” “the future champion” “MMA hero’s” all show Kimbo after the voiceover says those quotes…

People are going to think its a joke, a title fight then after that you get a porn involved, you tube whatever and gang sign flashing guy against a guy who’s lost 6 of his last 8, 3 of his last 4 by KO and 2 of those in under 40 seconds…

So 2-0 who’s fought no one and is marketed terrible for the sport verse a guy who’s 2-6 in his last 8 fights…That SCREAMS main event to me, haha, what a joke…

At least the Lawler-Smith fight will be awesome, still EliteXC acts like their belt means something, its between a guy who lost his last 2 fights in the UFC against a guy who lost 3 of his last 4 UFC fights and really hasn’t earned a title shot in any promotion…(that said I’m a huge Scott Smith fan, but still, from an unbiased view)…

Whoever wins you know Gary “I was one of three men to ruin boxing and I’m coming after MMA” Shaw will be spouting off about how his MW champ should be rated #1 in the world and is better that Spider Silva….

Gina on the card I can’t complain with, always like more of her, but its basically a freakshow fight for woman…

Ninja-Baroni, I like the fight but its just an above average fight…

the rest is garbage…

anyone who think this is anything above an average card has never watched MMA before, of any kind obviously…