By Charles Jay

The new mixed martial arts series on CBS seems to have gotten off to a rocky start. The ending may be unceremonious indeed. Can you say, "Four strikes...or less, and you're out?"

And to think these guys haven't even seen any ratings points yet.

Sumner Redstone, the executive chairman of CBS Corporation, has basically dressed down one of his underlings - no less an underling than Les Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Network and one of the most powerful men in television, regarding Moonves' decision to place four shows from Elite XC on CBS, starting with a main event featuring Kimbo Slice on May 31. Obviously someone must have whispered in Redstone's ear, because he took Moonves, whom he hand-picked to be a "twin head" of CBS, to task in public for making the decision without consulting him.

"Les usually asks my opinion," said Redstone, implying, obviously, that Moonves had not in this case.

According to the recounting of these statements in the Hollywood Reporter:

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