The Rise of EliteXC - Jared Shaw

Send a textEp 308 The Rise of EliteXC - Jared Shaw EliteXC made an incredible run to become an industry power in 2007. Joining us to talk about the historic rise is former Vice President of operations is Jared Shaw of the famous Shaw Boxing family. Details EliteXC's explosive growth: landing the Showtime deal, debuting in one month with Renzo Gracie vs. Frank Shamrock, pioneering women's MMA on TV with Gina Carano vs. Julie Kedzie (peaking ratings), co-promotions with K-1 and Strikeforce, building Kimbo Slice, and turning profitable in 14 months amid chaos are just a few of the subjects. 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 HBO16:34 meeting continued with Showtime20:21 offered to become vice president of Elite XC20:42 cutthroat business of boxing 21:52 getting the call to start promotion23:50 building Elite XC26:22 hosting first Elite XC show after 1 month 29:27 tension behind the scenes 33:13 Rich Chou’s involvement 35:04 Jeremy Lappen39:39 Renzo Gracie vs Frank Shamrock 41:19 penny stocks for Elite XC42:42 dealings with Frank Shamrock 44:42 hosting first televised women’s MMA match48:38 Julie Kedzie vs Gina Carano peaked ratings 51:05 selecting ring announcers the Elite XC 52:42 Sponsors for Elite XC54:27 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 MMA1:33:03 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 thoughtsPlease follow our channels on Follow the MMA History Team on Instagram: MMA Detective Mike Davis @mikedavis632 Co Host Joey Venti @aj_ventitreRecords Keeper-  Andrew Mendoza @ambidexstressSocial Media Manager Andy Campbell  @martial_mindset_Thumbnails Julio Macedo  @juliosemacentoInstagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qrSpotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8gApple Podcast MMA History PodcastYouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_JOutro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-powerMike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052 #MMA #UFC #NHB #MixedMartialArts #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #elitexc Thank You for your supportSupport the show