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Exclusive Interview: Part II With EliteXC President Gary Shaw
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Exclusive Interview: Part II With EliteXC President Gary Shaw
In Part 1 of Fightline.com's exclusive interview with EliteXC president Gary Shaw, Shaw expressed his feelings toward the UFC and it's President, Dana White, in particular. Shaw also talked about his interest in signing Tito Ortiz and Andrei Arlovski as well as briefly touching on EliteXC's exciting new deal with CBS.

Here, in part 2 of Fightline.com's exclusive sitdown with Shaw on the eve of his companies historic event on CBS, we'll discuss Shaw's views on his megastar Kimbo Slice, his thoughts on a potential match up between UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields, and more.

Fightline.com: What was your first introduction to Kimbo Slice?

Gary Shaw: My son kept telling me that I gotta go to the internet; go to youtube and see this guy Kimbo. And I had to sign him.

Fightline.com: What are your thoughts on Kimbo, as a man.

Gary Shaw: Well Kimbo is a man; for sure. He's a man on the streets and he's a man in his family. He's a person and he's got an "on/off" switch. When it's off and he's with his family, he's a great guy. When the switch is thrown...you want to get out of the way.

Fightline.com: A lot of hardcore fans seem split on Kimbo. Some feel that EliteXC is doing the right thing by bringing him along slowly and others feel that he has to prove that he deserves all the attention and adulation that he's received by going out and defeating a top 10 heavyweight fighter. What are your thoughts?

Gary Shaw: The smart ones understand how you do it. The others are haters or they're just haters against anyone but the UFC. It's like anything else, you want to start writing? You should start off writing for your school newspaper; you don't go out right away and try to win a Pulitzer Prize. You want to be an American Idol? Then go start singing behind a bar or whatever; you work your way up. People who understand this are intelligent people who really care.

Fightline.com: We've had certain professional fighters and industry insiders express what amounts to jealousy over the fame that Kimbo's been able to achieve through just two MMA fights, none against serious contenders. What are your views on this?

Gary Shaw: Of course, it happens. Same thing with Gina Carano. There are women out there that are jealous of Gina, but they should love that these people are lifting barriers for them. They're doing great things for them. You know, maybe CBS wouldn't have been interested without a Gina and without a Kimbo. You just don't know.

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