Monday, February 12, 2007

SHAMROCK DQED BY CROWD AND ILLEGAL KNEE, CARANO-KEDZIE CEMENT FEMALES’ ARRIVAL AT ELITE XC


By Loretta Hunt

Despite an anti-climatic conclusion to the latest chapter of the inflated Shamrock-Gracie rivalry, Pro Elite’s Elite XC “Destiny,” held at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi Saturday night, came firmly out of the gate, producing possibly the strongest premiere event for a debuting promotion taking its product directly to the airwaves. Co-produced by the SHOWTIME Network, which aired five bouts live in the U.S. while The Fight Network did the same in Canada, Elite XC oozed of confidence and organization.

Billed as legendary MMA first family versus family, Frank Shamrock’s second fight in under a year was most likely more telling than he wanted it to be. A former UFC Middleweight Champion who had left the sport at the height of his popularity in 2000, many had criticized his “all talk, no action” strategy while he waited for an organization to come around that could match his asking price.

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