EliteXC vice president Jared Shaw has informed MMA Junkie that a rumored rematch between EliteXC lightweight champion KJ Noons and Nick Diaz is “definitely not happening” on October 4th, EliteXC’s next scheduled nationally-televised event on CBS.
EliteXC this week set a 24-hour deadline for Noons to accept the bout against Diaz but the deadline passed and [...]

EliteXC vice president Jared Shaw on Thursday announced, through MMA Junkie, that the promotion will hold events on October 10th, less than one week after EliteXC’s next nationally-televised event on CBS on October 4th, and November 8th.
“We have a large schedule of mixed martial arts fights coming up,” Shaw told MMA Junkie. “We have Sept. [...]

EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields will defend his title against Paul Daley on October 4th at the next rendition of EliteXC-CBS Saturday Night Fights.
MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with Daley’s manager that both fighters have verbally agreed to the match up.
Jake Shields, one of the better welterweights in mixed martial arts who does not compete under [...]

The California State Athletic Commission on Thursday announced the one-year suspension and $2,5000 fine of EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva after Silva tested positive for the anabolic steroid boldenone following his second-round TKO victory over Justin Eilers at “EliteXC: Unfinished Business” on July 26th in Stockton, California.
Silva’s manager, Alex Davis, then issued a statement claiming [...]

Shane Del Rosario vs. Jon Murphy and Erik Apple vs. Matt Makowski have been added to the official lineup for EliteXC’s next ShoXC event, which is slated for September 26th at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.
ProElite officially announced the bouts on Wednesday.
Additionally, MMA Weekly is reporting that a rumored 140-pound bantamweight championship bout [...]

EliteXC, the promotion that seems to be perpetually hanging by a thread, has reportedly been chomping at the bit to get lightweight champion KJ Noons back in the cage against everyone’s favorite challenger, Nick Diaz. EliteXC really needs to make a big ratings splash with their October show, and what better way to do [...]

The California State Athletic Commission on Thursday will announce two positive drug tests from recent MMA events held in the state.
F4WOnline.com reported the development late-Wednesday.
One fighter from Affliction “Banned” and one fighter from EliteXC “Unfinished Business” have tested positive for a banned substance.
Affliction “Banned” took place on July 19th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, [...]

Jared Hamman avenged a controversial 15-second TKO loss with a definitive first-round knockout of Po’ai Suganuma in the main event of ShoXC “Suganuma vs. Hamman 2″.
The event took place at the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, California on Friday, August 15th, and aired live on Showtime.
After losing several of the early exchanges Hamman connected with [...]

Jared Hamman (203.5) vs. Po’ai Suganuma (205)
Fabricio Camoes (161) vs. Sam Morgan (160)
Cyrille Diabate (203.5) vs. Jaime Fletcher (204)
Debi Purcell (129) vs. Rosi Sexton (130)
Keith Berry (191) vs. Ray Lizama (190.5)
David Douglas (154.5) vs. Marcus Levesseur (154.5)
Lucas Gamaza (169.5) vs. Kenny Johnson (171)
Jesse Brock (139) vs. Josh Rave (131)
Roberto Vargas (150) vs. Ralph Lopez (148.5)
Katrina [...]

Same network, same venue, same fighters. It’s only fitting.
In a rematch of a fight that demanded one, promising, once-beaten light heavyweights Po’ai Suganuma (9-1) of Hilo, Hawaii, and Jared Hamman (10-1) of San Bernardino, Calif., will clash in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series Friday, Aug. 15, live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, [...]

“Albuquerque is and has always been a great fight town. For sure, it is an accomplishment and especially an honor for me to fight before all my friends, family and fans. I am very excited about Sept. 20. This is going to be a great night for EliteXC, mixed martial arts and for this city.”
The [...]

Fans seeking to participate in the highly anticipated South Florida homecoming of incredibly popular and exciting mixed martial arts superstar Kimbo Slice of Perrine, Fla., near Miami, have the opportunity to reserve their seats now.
Tickets for what will be a sensational, memorable event Saturday, Oct. 4, at the BankAtlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., [...]

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 [...]

FSN and ProElite, the parent company of EliteXC, announce today that FSN will telecast four one-hour special MMA cards Sunday nights at 9:00 PM local throughout mid-September and into early October.
EliteXC, the only MMA organization to be broadcast live in primetime on network television, has developed a stacked lineup of some of MMA’s top stars. [...]

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 [...]