CNBC: IFOCE changing name to MLE, website launch Friday
Darren Rovell, formerly of ESPN and now with CNBC reports:
This week, the IFOCE is changing is name to Major League Eating. “This is another step towards making our sport more mainstream,” said Rich Shea, who along with his brother George, popularized the sport of eating contests in this country. MLE is launching a new Web site this Friday and will have its first live event under their new name, this Saturday at 7 p.m. on Spike TV. The eating circuit offered $500,000 in prizes in 2006 and the MLE will continue to offer contests in various new disciplines, including peanut butter and jelly eating this summer.
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The_Hangman said (Registered August 30, 2006)
March 13, 2007 @ 6:01 pm
Will a sale be far off???
IFOCE T-shirts at http://www.ifoce.com are going for 17.50 while the MLE shirts are going for 13.50
Gentleman Joe said
March 13, 2007 @ 6:39 pm
A sale on ifoce & a raising of price for M L E.
Rovell, the briefly #50 ranked eater is a shea/baer toadie just like Gersh.
MEGA MUNCH said
March 13, 2007 @ 9:33 pm
New website on Friday! The whole competitiveeating.net, competitiveeatingnews.com, competitiveeatingevents.com network never really got going and I hope this new site is awesome…MLE deserves it.
Wild Bill said (Registered September 19, 2006)
March 16, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
Well, the day is past the halfway mark here on the East Coast, and majorleagueeating.com isn’t showing any changes. Sigh.
Mad Stork said
March 16, 2007 @ 2:42 pm
and this surprises you wild bill?
Wild Bill said (Registered September 19, 2006)
March 16, 2007 @ 2:58 pm
Not really… still bored.