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Nick Diaz Added To June 14 EliteXC Show Against Corbbrey
Apr 18, 2008 - 2:00 pm ET | 4 Comments

Nick Diaz will face Muhsin Corbbrey at the June 14th EliteXC show in Honolulu, HI, according to MMA Weekly. Diaz was tapped to appear last month at the Strikeforce/EliteXC co-promoted event against Jae Suk Lin, but ran into some trouble with the CSAC regarding his well documented marijuana use and long story short, was [...]

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Villasenor to Replace Rua at EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 1
Apr 17, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | No Comments

From ProElite.com:
Crowd-pleasing Joey Villasenor of Albuquerque, N.M., will replace Murilo “Ninja” Rua on the EliteXC Saturday, May 31 fight card at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Villasenor, who has won two straight, including a sensational first-round knockout over Ryan Jensen on March 29, will face Phil Baroni in one of five fights on the inaugural [...]

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EliteXC Re-Signs Slice, Carano, and Lawler To Long-Term Contracts
Apr 15, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 12 Comments

Fans can continue to expect to see mixed martial arts standouts and fan favorites Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano and Robbie Lawler fighting for Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, for a long, long time.
“I am proud and very excited to announce that Kimbo, Gina and Robbie have all re-signed with us,’’ EliteXC Live [...]

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Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson Confirmed For CBS-EliteXC Debut
Apr 10, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 34 Comments

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will meet James “The Colossus” Thompson in the main event of the first ever mixed martial arts show to air on network television reports NBCSports.com. The inaugural rendition of “CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights” had Slice tapped to headline the May 31 card, but until now an opponent had not [...]

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ShoXC “Hamman vs. Suganuma” Results
Apr 6, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 5 Comments

Poai Suganuma def. Jared Hamman via TKO – Round 1, 0:15
Fabricio Camoes def. Joe Camacho via KO – Round 1, 3:30
Shayna Baszler def. Keiko Tamai via submission – Round 1, 2:05
Giva Santana def. Matt Lucas via submission – Round 1, 4:49
Bao Quach def. Doug Evans via KO – Round 1, 0:55
Tony Lopez def. Terrell Dees [...]

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Fedor Has A Two Million Dollar Price Tag
Apr 2, 2008 - 11:00 am ET | 9 Comments

In the midst of an ongoing effort to sign Fedor Emelianenko, EliteXC live events president Gary Shaw stated yesterday that the Russian wants a reported $2 million dollars per fight if he is to ink with the MMA promotion. Earlier last month a deal had been offered to Emelianenko which seemed generous, but [...]

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EliteXC/Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Le” Results
Mar 30, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 13 Comments

Cung Le def. Frank Shamrock via TKO (injury) – Round 3, 5:00
Drew Fickett def. Jae Suk Lim via submission – Round 1, 1:14
Gilbert Melendez def. Gabe Lemley via TKO – Round 2, 2:18
Wayne Cole def. Mike Kyle via submission – Round 1, 0:45
Joey Villasenor def. Ryan Jensen via KO – Round 1, 4:45
Billy Evangelista def. [...]

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EliteXC/Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Le” Weigh-In Results
Mar 28, 2008 - 8:57 pm ET | 1 Comment

All 18 fighters participating in tomorrow’s Strikeforce/EliteXC co-promoted event hit the scales earlier today in San Jose at the official weigh-ins for “Shamrock vs. Le”
Though most of the card made weight the event was not without its own share of issues, continuing the show’s string of recent problems. Frank Shamrock, who will be looking to [...]

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Nick Diaz Pulled From EliteXC Bout; Mike Kyle Gets Another Shot
Mar 28, 2008 - 7:00 pm ET | 9 Comments

Some of you may have noticed that Nick Diaz was not listed on the Strikeforce/EliteXC fight card that was posted the other day, and now there is a bit of a story building around that. Originally, it was reported that Diaz was taken off of the card by the CSAC due to “undisclosed reasons”, then [...]

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Baroni vs. Rua Booked For EliteXC’s Network Debut
Mar 27, 2008 - 2:00 pm ET | 8 Comments

It was recently announced that the first ever MMA network broadcast “CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights”, will take place on May 31 from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. In addition to the reported Kimbo Slice headlining fight (against a to-be-named opponent), the card now features a bout between UFC veteran Phil Baroni [...]

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EliteXC/Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Le” Fight Card
Mar 27, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 8 Comments

Main Card

Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le
Drew Fickett vs. Jae Suk Lim
Gilbert Melendez vs. Gabe Lemley
Mike Kyle vs. Wayne Cole
Joey Villasenor vs. Ryan Jensen

Preliminary Bouts

Marlon Sims vs. Billy Evangelista (swing bout)
Tiki Ghosn vs. Luke Stewart
Darren Uyenoyama vs. Anthony Figueroa
Jesse Jones vs. Jesse Gillespie

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