An Xplode Fight Series KO went viral on the internet and made its way to ESPN. Faced with criticism, XFS owner Gregg Sharp responds to the "haters".
Readers of Bloody Elbow may be familiar with Xplode Fight Series from our 2014 article on their history of questionable matchmaking practices, most notably involving former UFC fighter Dashon Johnson. The unsanctioned Valley Center, California promotion is back in the news but this time it has nothing to do with a UFC signing.
Six months ago, Team Hurricane Awesome's Ilima-Lei McFarlane made her professional debut (after a 5-0 amateur record with 4 of them in XFS) against the 0-2 Katie Castro, whose previous fights ended in a combined 54 seconds.