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Full Transcript Of EliteXC Conference Call
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With both of their very rich backgrounds in the sport and because of their personalities and their characters, I mean, you have two legions of the sport and guys that have been there from the very beginning and have kind of grown up with the sport and are now both successful in different ways in the sport. It’s a compelling story and stories are what is going to make the mainstream public watch as well. So I think it's an interesting fight that new fans, old fans, casual fans, any fan of a combat sport will want to see. So , we're excited to make it happen and we're going to work towards that with Frank and Ken.

Nick Solomon: Doug, so which of the options are you looking at more closely? Putting Ken first for Frank? Or Cung Le?

Doug DeLuca:”It's an interesting question and I don't have an answer for it at this point in time. Frank and I have gone back and forth with it a number of times. I kind of lean towards Frank. I mean, maybe it's the Ken fight first, but, in promoting, everything is timing and it's about where, when, what the platform for promoting it is … so , we have a lot of unanswered questions, but we're trying to answer them real quickly.

Frank Shamrock: Yes, Doug, if I could interject there. What's unique about ProElite, CBS, SHOWTIME relationship is they're thinking on long term. They're not thinking to the next fight. I'd love to say, yes, I'm going to fight that guy next, but what has made good entertainment good entertainment is that the stories intertwine and they last for a long time.

Those are the type of compelling stories and talent we're trying to generate through ProElite and the CBS and SHOWTIME concept is (that) stories drive the sport and we're only going to get one shot at two brothers who are legends in one sport that's brand new fighting each other. It's got to be done right.

And like Doug said, the timing's got to be right, the platform has got to be right. We think it's right very soon but the public will tell at the end of the day what they want. The fans will tell us what they want and, of course, we'll give it to them.

Operator: We'll take another follow-up from Doug Jeffrey with Ultimate Grappling.

Doug Jeffrey: Frank, do guys are on a pretty big stage. Do you feel any pressure being part of the announcing team?

Frank Shamrock: I do, personally. The pressure I feel truthfully is from within. I feel a huge burden to present mixed martial arts, MMA in its modern format as a martial art. I feel I have a duty to kind of educate and support the values and principles of the martial arts. I really think that's why it's important. The funny thing is, it’s cool and all that but I really think that's what's important. So I feel a responsibility to do that.

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