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Williams' MMA News Blog: Showtime "Adjourns" Auction of Elite XC Contracts


By: Alex Williams, MMATorch Contributor
Nov 14, 2008 - 5:17:27 PM

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FiveOuncesofPain.com reports that Showtime has "adjourned" an auction scheduled for Monday that was set to feature contracts of many Elite XC fighters. Several agents in the MMA community had protested the auctioning of the contracts, preferring to negotiate new deals for their fighters with promotions of their choosing.

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