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EliteXC “Unfinished Business” Fighter Salaries: Antonio Silva Earns $200,000
Aug 1, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 35 Comments

The California State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter salaries for EliteXC “Unfinished Business”.
The eleven-bout event took place on Saturday, July 26th, at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.
Newly-crowned EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva was the highest paid fighter of the event, taking home $200,000 for his second-round TKO victory which aired on [...]

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EliteXC “Unfinished Business” Medical Suspensions: Headliners Lawler and Smith Among Eleven Suspended Fighters
Jul 31, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 5 Comments

EliteXC “Unfinished Business” headliners Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith are among eleven fighters who have been issued medical suspensions by the California State Athletic Commission following the July 26th event in Stockton, California.
Lawler, who defeated Smith via TKO in the main event to retain the EliteXC middleweight title, has been suspended for 60 days due [...]

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EliteXC Ratings Down By More Than 1.5 Million Viewers
Jul 28, 2008 - 6:30 pm ET | 25 Comments

The ratings for Saturday’s second installment of EliteXC Saturday Night Fights were down by 1.68 million viewers compared to the May 31st debut edition featuring Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano, according to TV by the Numbers:
And there really still isn’t much to say except for this: EliteXC Saturday Night Fights without any buzz surrounding Kimbo [...]

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EliteXC “Unfinished Business” Results: Lawler Retains Title; Shields and Silva Crowned EliteXC Champions
Jul 27, 2008 - 9:24 am ET | 55 Comments

Robbie Lawler (c) def. Scott Smith via TKO- Round 2, 2:35
EliteXC Middleweight Championship
Nick Diaz def. Thomas Denny via TKO – Round 2, 0:30
Jake Shields def. Nick Thompson via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:03
EliteXC Welterweight Championship
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos def. Shayna Baszler via TKO – Round 2, 2:48
Antonio Silva def. Justin Eilers [...]

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Final Bout Added To EliteXC “Unfinished Business”
Jul 25, 2008 - 7:00 pm ET | 3 Comments

An 11th and final fight has been added to an already stacked EliteXC mixed martial arts card this Saturday at the Stockton Arena.
A fight at 160 pounds between David “Tarzan’’ Douglas (3-1) of Stockton, Calif., and Marlon Mathias (5-2) of Curitiba, Brazil, was announced during Thursday’s final press conference at the Stockton Arena by EliteXC [...]

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EliteXC “Unfinished Business” Odds
Jul 24, 2008 - 11:00 am ET | 6 Comments

EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 2 “Unfinished Business” betting odds courtesy of Bodog. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today!
EliteXC “Unfinished Business” Betting Odds

Robbie Lawler (-240) vs. Scott Smith (+190)
Nick Diaz (-650) vs. Thomas Denny (+450)
Jake Shields (-340) vs. Nick Thompson (+260)
Shayna Baszler (-200) vs. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (+160)
Antonio Silva (-575) vs. Justin Eilers (+375)
Rafael Feijao [...]

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EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 2 “Unfinished Business” Fight Card
Jul 23, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 23 Comments

EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 2 “Unfinished Business” takes place this Saturday, July 26th, at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California. The event will air on Showtime beginning at 8pm ET and will then switch to CBS beginning at 9pm ET for two-plus additional hours of MMA action.
Three title bouts headline Saturday’s event as Robbie Lawler [...]

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Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano To Sign Autographs This Saturday, July 26th, At “Unfinished Business”
Jul 23, 2008 - 9:00 am ET | 19 Comments

Mixed martial arts fans attending this Saturday’s terrific EliteXC fight card in Stockton, Calif., will have the opportunity to meet Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano when they participate in a pre-fight autograph signing just prior to the opening bell.
The undefeated EliteXC fighters, perhaps the two most popular and recognizable athletes in mixed martial arts, will [...]

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Quick Hits: “Rampage” Court Date Set, WEC 36 in Florida, and More
Jul 17, 2008 - 6:02 pm ET | 21 Comments

A third meeting between recent Strikeforce light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Ruiz and Jeremy Freitag will likely serve as the swing bout for EliteXC “Unfinished Business” on July 26th. [MMAJunkie]
World Extreme Cagefighting has signed former NCAA wrestling champions Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks, and Shane Roller. Rosholt will take on Danillo Villefort in his WEC debut [...]

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Quick Hits: Fedor To Fight Twice More In 2008, Rampage To Resume Training, Kampmann To Undergo Surgery, and More
Jul 11, 2008 - 9:00 am ET | 18 Comments

Fedor Emelianenko’s manager, Vadim Finkelstein, has announced that the top-ranked heavyweight plans on fighting two more times in 2008. The first bout will be at an October Affliction-promoted event and the second will come in December at a New Year’s Eve event in Japan.
UFC veteran Joe Jordan will take on Ryan Ford in the main [...]

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EliteXC Open Media Workout Quotes From Robbie Lawler, Scott Smith, and Jake Shields
Jul 11, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 9 Comments

“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler of St. Louis will defend the EliteXC middleweight title against Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith of Sacramento in the main event on the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on Saturday, July 26, (9 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT).
In a second world title fight, Jake Shields of San Francisco and Nick [...]

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Shayna Baszler vs. Cristiane Cyborg Completes CBS Card For EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 2
Jul 9, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 13 Comments

The female bout between Shayna Baszler of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Brazil’s Cristiane Cyborg has been added to the lineup for the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Baszler and Cyborg, who are [...]

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Antonio Silva To Fight Justin Eilers At July 26 CBS Show
Jul 2, 2008 - 11:00 am ET | 19 Comments

EliteXC heavyweight standout Antonio “Big Foot” Silva will face Justin Eilers for the newly created EliteXC Heavyweight Championship at Saturday Night Fights 2 “Unfinished Business” on July 26th at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.
Eilers (19-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) is a UFC veteran turned MMA journeyman, who is fairly outmatched in every possible angle against [...]

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Roundup: EliteXC Finds Opponent For Silva, Taylor-Dollaway Rumored for UFC Fight Night 14, and More
Jun 27, 2008 - 2:00 pm ET | 33 Comments

Infamous Ultimate Fighter 7 outcast Jesse Taylor is rumored to return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 14, against fellow TUF cast member CB Dolloway.
Brandon Vera, who will meet Reese Andy at UFN 14, confirmed that he did in fact turn down a fight with Lyoto Machida, but was open to fighting Dan [...]

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Tickets On Sale Tomorrow For EliteXC’s MMA Event Saturday, July 26, In Stockton
Jun 26, 2008 - 11:45 pm ET | 4 Comments

Fans seeking to participate in the most significant sporting event in the recent history of Stockton, Calif. — an exciting evening of mixed martial arts, which includes two EliteXC world title fights — have the opportunity to reserve their seats now.
Tickets, starting at $35 for the Saturday, July 26 fight card at the Stockton Arena [...]

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