The Rise of EliteXC - Jared Shaw | MMA History Podcast

Ep 308 Jared Shaw The Rise of EliteXC EliteXC had an incredible 0:00 MMA history podcast intro 0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 1:00 interview start 1:02 current life 5:04 transitioning from boxing to MMA Promoting 12:20 having a meeting with Showtime 15:18 UFC 70 was supposed to be on HBO 16:34 meeting continued with Showtime 20:21 offered to become vice president of Elite XC 20:42 cutthroat business of boxing 21:52 getting the call to start promotion 23:50 building Elite XC 26:22 hosting first Elite XC show after 1 month 29:27 tension behind the scenes 33:13 Rich Chou’s involvement 35:04 Jeremy Lappen 39:39 Renzo Gracie vs Frank Shamrock 41:19 penny stocks for Elite XC 42:42 dealings with Frank Shamrock 44:42 hosting first televised women’s MMA match 48:38 Julie Kedzie vs Gina Carano peaked ratings 51:05 selecting ring announcers the Elite XC 52:42 Sponsors for Elite XC 54:27 controversial ending in main event 55:07 co promoting with K1 for K1 Dynamite 58:39 K1 Dynamite fight card 1:00:10 promoting K1 on the Fly 1:02:08 issues with Co promoting events 1:05:37 pay scale for fighters at Elite XC 1:08:46 Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbott 1:10:03 K1 Dynamite turning into a disaster 1:14:06 dealings with Scott Coker 1:16:27 Hosting first ShoXC card with only 16 days 1:17:13 legitimizing Kimbo Slice as a fighter 1:19:16 Kimbo Slice vs James Thompson 1:19:43 dealings with Ted Williams 1:20:51 rectangle cage design 1:22:45 running small shows vs big shows 1:23:46 purchasing Cage Rage 1:26:04 Cage Rage fighters not coming to Elite XC 1:28:22 purchasing Icon MMA 1:33:03 press conference for Elite XC 1:38:53 wanting Bert Rodgers vs Kimbo Slice 1:42:02 preview for part 2 1:43:32 arranging event in Hawaii for Nick Diaz 1:47:58 interview wrap up 1:50:28 outro/ closing thoughts Please follow our channels on Follow the MMA History Team on Instagram: MMA Detective Mike Davis @mikedavis632 Co Host Joey Venti @aj_ventitre Records Keeper- Andrew Mendoza @ambidexstress Social Media Manager Andy Campbell @martial_mindset_ Thumbnails Ju