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AllTrac · 04-10-2008, 07:38 AM

I don't think EliteXC is ruining MMA, yet. With this news that they will be airing this fights on network TV they have the potential to do damage.

The person at the center of the storm is Kimbo Slice, not so much the man himself because he seems pretty calm and well spoke but the way Gary Shaw is marketing him is completely inappropriate for a sport that is trying to gain credibility. Every single time they introduce him they are harping on his "internet street fighting legend" moniker and that is giving the wrong impression to first time viewers because it reinforces the idea that MMA is just a bunch of animals in a cage (instead of on the street) trying to tear eachother apart.

Also they are not helping MMA by engineering Slice's record. He is obviously being fed cans to build his record and the next rumoured fight with James Thompson will do nothing to change my mind of a engineered career. I am not saying that other fighters have no gotten the easy road once in a while but no more than the cakewalk Gary Shaw is giving Kimbo. We haven't had a chance to see his ground game, which i am pretty convinced doesn't exist, and while his stand up is exciting it most likely wouldn't be much use against a truly skilled striker.

Are these the people we want to represent us on network television? So far they are not convincing me.

04-10-2008, 07:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
AllTrac Professional Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 170 Points: 1,363 Bank: 0 Total Points: 1,363 Donate	I don't think EliteXC is ruining MMA, yet. With this news that they will be airing this fights on network TV they have the potential to do damage. The person at the center of the storm is Kimbo Slice, not so much the man himself because he seems pretty calm and well spoke but the way Gary Shaw is marketing him is completely inappropriate for a sport that is trying to gain credibility. Every single time they introduce him they are harping on his "internet street fighting legend" moniker and that is giving the wrong impression to first time viewers because it reinforces the idea that MMA is just a bunch of animals in a cage (instead of on the street) trying to tear eachother apart. Also they are not helping MMA by engineering Slice's record. He is obviously being fed cans to build his record and the next rumoured fight with James Thompson will do nothing to change my mind of a engineered career. I am not saying that other fighters have no gotten the easy road once in a while but no more than the cakewalk Gary Shaw is giving Kimbo. We haven't had a chance to see his ground game, which i am pretty convinced doesn't exist, and while his stand up is exciting it most likely wouldn't be much use against a truly skilled striker. Are these the people we want to represent us on network television? So far they are not convincing me. __________________ shut up and fight!