Gary Shaw, EliteXC Live Events president, is one colorful and candid cat. In the following interview, you’ll see that quite clearly.

UG: In ProElite's future, will we see Randy Couture fight Fedor Emelianenko?

GS: That’s a very good question. Until Randy Couture is absolutely out of his contract with the UFC

Everybody knows me and my reputation. I do not torturously interfere with anybody’s contract or any fighter. I respect the fighter, I respect the contract and, believe it or not, I respect the UFC.
I’ve talked with Fedor. I don’t deny that, but I have not approached Randy Couture and I can’t approach Randy until I know that he’s out of everything with the UFC. But I’d be thrilled to put it on. I would sign it in less than a heartbeat.

UG: What kind of bread is Kimbo Slice making?

GS: Well, he makes little white bread. He trains hard, so he gets mostly whole grain. So I know Frank and Jake Shields and Cung and Drew Fickett would be very proud of me for only giving him healthy bread.
[Seriously], one thing I don’t discuss is what fighters get paid. But no fighter has ever left us for money. Nobody has ever left us because we didn’t treat every fighter, whether he has a belt or doesn’t, like the champion that he is. So if you fight for EliteXC, believe me, you get treated like a royal prince.

UG: Many people say that the UFC's Anderson SIlva is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. What are your thoughts on that?

GS: Until someone beats Frank Shamrock, then Frank is the single best [fighter] in the world. If Cung Le beats Frank on March 29th in San Jose, then Cung Le will be the best in the world. And as Frank said, there is no single organization that owns the best fights or the best fighters. But in this case, the best fighter in the world, hands down, bar none, for sure, is Frank Shamrock.

This interview was conducted before March 29th 

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