EliteXC: Return of the King Review

Last night’s EliteXC “Return of the King” proved to be the “Return of the quick, one-sided fight card.” Much like the promotion’s February 16 “Street Certified” event and its March 21 ShoXC card, last night’s show featured a multitude of lopsided fights with fast finishes. If you dislike fights that go to a decision and love brutal one-sided beatdowns,... [Read More...]

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EliteXC: Return of the King pictures

Pics from last night’s EliteXC: Return of the King. Lots of quick finishes in this event, with a post-fight scuffle between the Noons & Diaz’s camps (take a wild guess who started that one). Photos courtesy of EliteXC’s TOM CASINO; Copyright 2008 EliteXC Noons vs. Edwards [Read More...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "EliteXC: Return of the King pictures", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/06/15/elitexc-return-of-the-king-pictures/"... [Read More...]

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EliteXC: Return of the King Thoughts & Commentary

K.J. Noons could be the real deal. I’m not 100% sold on Noons being the real deal just yet but he is certainly making a case for himself with some high-profile victories. This win over Edwards was really jaw dropping and Noons showed the ability to take a hard shot, recover with power, and go for the kill when he smelled blood. There are things that we haven’t yet seen from Noons, though,... [Read More...]

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EliteXC: Return of the King Quick Results

It was a night of quick endings at EliteXC: Return of the King with only one main card fight going past the first round. We’ll be updating the undercard results as they happen as they are set to stream on ProElite.com shortly. Here are the results: Main Card: K.J. Noons def. Yves Edwards via TKO at :48 of round one Nick Diaz def. Muhsin Corbbrey via TKO at 3:59 of round three Murilo Rua def.... [Read More...]

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EliteXC Weigh-In Results: Diaz over by 9 lbs!

The weigh-ins for EliteXC ‘Return of the King’ were held earlier and more controversy has followed for EliteXC. Neither Nick Diaz or Mushin Corbbrey made the 160 lbs. limit, with Diaz coming in at 169 and Corbbrey at 163 1/2. No word yet from EliteXC on any purse deductions. Update: Apparently, EliteXC is now saying that catch-weight was agreed upon before weigh-ins. Anyway it should be... [Read More...]

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Sam Caplan on MMRated radio; MMA regulation in NY, Noons vs Diaz preview, and more

Our founding father Sam Caplan chatted with MMARAted.com on a host of hot topics, including his revealing the apparent the UFC’s “mind-blowing” announcement and the status of MMA regulation in NY State. There is A LOT of mixed martial arts coming up and Sam breaks it all down… other topics they discussed are: Will Fedor and Syvlia fight for a title? The value of titles in MMA KJ Noons vs.... [Read More...]

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EliteXC: Return of the King Preview

To say there was a large contingent of hardcore Mixed Martial Arts fans that were disappointed with EliteXC’s debut on CBS two weeks ago would be an understatement. However, the promotion will return to the national spotlight tomorrow with a five-fight card set to air on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET with a slew of fights that on paper, could offer the pure fan a lot more than the CBS show. EliteXC’s... [Read More...]

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EliteXC: Return of the King fight card

What: Elite XC: Return of the King When: June 14th @ 10pm ET Where: Blaisdell Arena; Honolulu, Hawaii Here’s the latest on the EXC: Return of the King event: Main Card KJ Noons vs. Yves Edwards (EXC Lightweight Title) Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey Murilo “Ninja” Rua vs. Tony Bonello Dave “Pee Wee” Herman vs. Ron “H2O” Waterman Rafael Feijao vs. Wayne Cole Undercard (televised on... [Read More...]

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EliteXC: “Return of the King” Promo (video)

This summer is really heating up as far as MMA action goes. We’ve had almost a month now where every weekend there has been at least one event. This weekend is no different as there’s three MMA events (EliteXC: Return of the King, Adrenaline MMA, and DREAM 4). EliteXC: Return of the King is featuring some pretty bangin’ fights like Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey, heavyweight prospect... [Read More...]

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KJ Noons: Nick Diaz is “a big crybaby”

KJ Noons had some choice words for the man that he beat to win EliteXC’s 160 lbs. title late last year at EliteXC: Renegade after a reporter asked him about the notion that he’s been dodging Diaz: “But I don’t dodge anybody. As a champion, you can’t duck anyone. You only have one option. You fight the best. Whoever that is, that’s who I fight. Unfortunately, Nick’s not the best... [Read More...]

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