Elite XC Ticket Sales Soaring

According to the Prudential Center in New Jersey, ticket sales for the Elite XC/CBS card are selling like hot cakes, with over 5,000 tickets sold to date, and a further surge expected in the next two weeks.

In a press conference last week, Elite XC president Gary Shaw confirmed that the Prudential Center is set up to hold at 12,000 people, and Elite XC expects to fill this quota.

The event is expected to do extremely well on CBS, as it will be the first time an MMA event has ever aired on U.S. prime time TV. UFC president Dana White attempted to set up a deal with CBS in the past, but was unsuccessful. He is highly critical of the card Elite XC has put on, saying

"To have CBS, a big network like that, move forward with a guy like Kimbo Slice headlining it - there's no secret, that's what I tried to stay away from," said White during a teleconference on Thursday. "Kimbo Slice isn't a mixed martial artist. This guy was fighting in your backyard three months ago, and now he's going to be headlining on CBS. Personally, I think it sucks."

Gary Shaw was quick to hit back, with a comment that not only sent a message to Dana, but was pretty funny too

"In the UFC, nobody can be bigger than Dana White and the UFC," said Shaw. "In EliteXC, everyone can be bigger than Gary Shaw, at least not in the waistline, but in notoriety and [they] can be bigger than our brand. It's supposed to be about the athletes."

The Elite XC/CBS card will air on CBS on the 31st May.