EliteXC To Expand Female Fighter Base, Include Bout On CBS Show

EliteXC President Gary Shaw Tuesday during a teleconference announced that the MMA promotion intends to "expand its stable of female competitors for future EliteXC events, as well as add a 140-pound title as early as September," according to SHERDOG.com. Shaw added that more women's divisions will be added "if suitable athletes can be found to fill them," and he also "mentioned the possibility of an all-female event." Shaw during the teleconference focused primarily on undefeated fighter Gina Carano, who on May 31 will face Kaitlin Young on CBS as part of the first primetime network TV MMA card. UFC President Dana White previously has said that UFC has "no intentions to promote a female bout in the future," and SHERDOG.com wrote EliteXC's "aggressive approach with the softer sex could pull it away from the pack." Meanwhile, Burger King and Rockstar energy drink, both of which previously have sponsored UFC fights, are among the main sponsors for the May 31 CBS event (SHERDOG.com, 5/14).

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