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EliteXC Lays Out The Welcome Mat For Tito Ortiz

By CagE | May 16, 2008

Gary Shaw spoke about EliteXC’s interest with Tito Ortiz at a press conference on Thursday to promote EliteXC “Primetime” on CBS.

“In all my years in the fight game, I can see, touch, feel a superstar….Everytime I see Tito Ortiz, he reeks of stardom. I think when his days in the UFC are over, that I can reincarnate him. Could you imagine Tito and Kimbo Slice in the cage together? I hope when his contract with the UFC is up that he will not be sitting across the table with me, but sitting with me at that table.”

“My door is open. I hope that he’s able to negotiate one day because I would never interfere with a contract. I hope he’s sitting right next to me, not across from my desk, but right with me.”

Topics: EliteXC, News | 6 Comments »

Dana White: Tito Ortiz ‘Dumbest Human Beings I’ve Ever Met’

By CagE | May 16, 2008

Dana White hits back at Tito Ortiz during a UFC 84 “Ill Will” press conference call.

Tito Ortiz:

You know what it really comes down to is just (UFC president) Dana White. If he learns to shut his mouth and learns to respect me there is a possibility yet. (He needs to) give a public apology for the things that he has done. That is just what it really comes down to, but I want to go with a company that is going to respect me and see me as the champion I am and the ambassador that I am of the sport and not really downplay me or disrespect me on television or anything else.

Dana White Responds:

“Tito is a f—ing idiot,” White said. “He’s one of the dumbest human beings I’ve ever met. Everything that comes out of his mouth makes no sense.”

“I put up with his s— when he was a good fighter,” White said. “He’s not anymore.”

“He’s not in anybody’s Top 10,” White said. “I have no interest whatsoever in being in the Tito Ortiz business. … I’ve never wanted to see anyone get their ass kicked worse than I want to see Tito get his kicked next Saturday night.”

Tito Ortiz isn’t in his prime, but the guy draws huge PPV sales and is always actively promoting himself in the media. He will be gold to any of these up start MMA promotions looking for a big name to headline a card. Now the real question is, can they afford him and still make a profit.

UPDATE: Now with Audio

Topics: Interview, News, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) | 10 Comments »

Video: ESPN’s “MMA Live” With Kenny Florian

By CagE | May 16, 2008

Nothing to watch, MMA Live postponed:

The program’s launch was apparently delayed by the UFC’s insistence that it be exclusive to the UFC. The conflict has apparently been resolved as Kenny Florian will be hosting the first two weeks of the program, however, it is unclear the extent of the company’s involvement.

This isn’t the first time the UFC has pushed for exclusivity, however, media companies appear to be increasingly willing to look beyond just the UFC to see if there is a broader MMA market.

UPDATE: it is back up.

Topics: Video | 1 Comment »

Andrei Arlovski Could Sign with Affliction on May 19th

By CagE | May 15, 2008

$andrei arlovski vs Jake O\'Brian$

According to Josh Gross of SI.com, an expected announcement from Affliction on Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski’s possible signing with the promotion, is expected early next week.

May 19 is the day when Andrei Arlovski could sign with Affliction, SI.com has learned. That is, assuming the UFC declines to match what is believed to be a deal that pays the former UFC champion in the low-to-mid six figures for the first of three non-exclusive bouts.

A representative from Arlovski’s camp explained there was “nothing to report,” though continued on to say negotiations with the UFC were ongoing…Should Arlovski and Affliction complete their deal, the Belarusian is expected to appear at next Tuesday’s press conference at the in Century City, Calif., to announce a fight against former International Fight League heavyweight champion Ben Rothwell.

Topics: Affliction, News | 9 Comments »

Affliction “Banned” Trailer

By CagE | May 15, 2008

Topics: Affliction, Video | 5 Comments »

MMA Fight Weekly: Faber vs. Pulver and Chris Horodecki

By CagE | May 15, 2008

WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver takes place Sunday, June 1st from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA. Headlining the show is the much anticipated fight between Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver for the WEC featherweight title.

Topics: Video, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) | 1 Comment »

Video: Marcus Davis Discusses UFC 84 Fight with Mike Swick

By CagE | May 15, 2008

Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis steps into the cage with Mike “Quick” Swick at UFC 84 “Ill Will” on May 25 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Stay tune to CageToday on fight night for the latest UFC 84 results.

Topics: News | 2 Comments »

Kenny Florian to Host “MMA LIVE” on ESPN.COM

By CagE | May 15, 2008

UFC lightwight contender Kenny “Ken-Flo” Florian will host a half-hour long online mixed martial arts show called “MMA Live” on ESPN.com.

The weekly internet show will go live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST on ESPN.com

“(It’s) kind of a fast-paced show on the current news and events going on in the sport. There’s a whole lot of guys at ESPN that have been trying to get this done I guess for two years….Basically, I was contacted by ESPN about two weeks before my fight against (Joe) Lauzon, and there was some interest. They finally got the okay to do an MMA show, and they were interested in using me for this show,”

“It’s strictly going to be on ESPN.com. It’s not going to be on TV as of right now…. Basically they’re going to do a run for three shows on ESPN.com and see what the response is, see how it does. Then if it goes well, we’ll do a regular thing on the Internet, and if it does even better, then possibly you’ll see it on TV.”

Topics: Outside The Cage | No Comments »