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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 Saturday Night Fights 1 Lineup Announced [Press Release]
Apr 16, 2008 - 11:00 pm ET | 2 Comments

CBS and EliteXC today announced the lineup for the first “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS,” to be broadcast live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Saturday, May 31 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
“In terms of recognition and perception, I believe May 31 is the biggest and single most important MMA [...]

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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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“Shogun”, “Ninja” Part Ways With Chute Boxe
Dec 18, 2007 - 8:56 pm ET | 10 Comments

The Chute Boxe Academy has announced that UFC fighter Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and older brother Murilo “Ninja” Rua have left the famed Brazilian institution to pursue their own team in the United States. Chute Boxe head master Rudimar Fedrigo issued a statement today on the Chute Boxe official website confirming the departure of the [...]

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