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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” 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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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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EliteXC Returns To CBS On Saturday, July 26, At Stockton, California
Jun 25, 2008 - 4:54 pm ET | 16 Comments

CBS and EliteXC announced today that the next CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be broadcast live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The four-fight broadcast will be highlighted by the highly anticipated rematch between “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler and Scott “Hands [...]

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Nick Diaz vs. Thomas Denny Booked For EliteXC “Unfinished Business” On July 26th
Jun 24, 2008 - 1:25 pm ET | 13 Comments

Thomas Denny has agreed to fight Nick Diaz at EliteXC “Unfinished Business” on July 26th, according to Sherdog.com.
The event will be held in Diaz’s hometown of Stockton, California at the Stockton Arena and will air live on CBS at 9pm ET. Two EliteXC titles will be up for grabs at the event as champion Robbie [...]

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Report: Diaz, Noons Will Not Fight At July 26th EliteXC CBS Event
Jun 24, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 16 Comments

Nick Diaz, who was recently pulled from a DREAM welterweight title bout in anticipation of an EliteXC lightweight championship rematch against KJ Noons, will not fight Noons on the July 26th EliteXC CBS card according to MMAMania.com. Diaz, however, is still expected to fight at the event ,which will reportedly take place in his hometown [...]

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Nick Diaz Removed From DREAM 5 Title Fight, May Fight Noons On CBS In July
Jun 23, 2008 - 10:53 am ET | 11 Comments

Nick Diaz has been removed by EliteXC from his scheduled bout against Hayato “Mach” Sakurai at DREAM 5 due to “contractual obligations” according to GracieFighter.com.
Diaz was to fight Sakurai for the promotion’s welterweight title at the event, which takes place on July 21st in Osaka, Japan.
“I was happy to be fighting Sakurai and hoping to [...]

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Nick Diaz: It’s All KJ’s Fault
Jun 19, 2008 - 5:00 pm ET | 20 Comments

Remember that time Nick Diaz and his crew instigated a scuffle with KJNoon’s and his father at that EliteXC show? Seemed like a pretty jerk move, right? Well that wasn’t Nick’s fault, just so you know. In fact, the whole mess was actually KJ Noons’ fault for being such a poser. Seriously:
“And he (Diaz) points [...]

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Confrontation Between KJ Noons and Nick Diaz At EliteXC “Return of the King”
Jun 15, 2008 - 12:38 am ET | 34 Comments

KJ Noons had little time to celebrate following his dominant 48-second TKO victory over challenger Yves Edwards in the lightweight championship main event of Saturday’s EliteXC “Return of the King” event in Hawaii as lightweight challenger Nick Diaz entered the cage to call Noons out for a future title bout rematch.
Diaz, who defeated Mushin Corbbrey [...]

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EliteXC “Return of the King” Results
Jun 14, 2008 - 6:32 pm ET | 11 Comments

KJ Noons def. Yves Edwards via TKO – Round 1, 0:48
Nick Diaz def. Muhsin Corbbrey via TKO – Round 3, 3:59
Murilo “Ninja” Rua def. Tony Bonello via TKO – Round 1, 3:16
Dave “Pee Wee” Herman def. Ron Waterman via TKO – Round 1, 2:19
Rafael Feijao def. Wayne Cole via TKO – Round 1, 2:47
Bubba McDaniel [...]

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Diaz-Corbbrey To Be Contested At 168-Pound Catchweight
Jun 14, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 10 Comments

Nick Diaz failed to make weight for his EliteXC “Return of the King” bout against Mushin Corbbrey by more than 9 pounds but the fight will go on after the fighters agreed to fight at a catchweight of 168 pounds.
Diaz contacted the promotion and his opponent in advance of the weigh-ins to reach an agreement [...]

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EliteXC “Return Of The King” Weigh-In Results
Jun 14, 2008 - 1:00 am ET | No Comments

KJ Noons (160) vs. Yves Edwards (158.5)
Nick Diaz (169) vs. Muhsin Corbbrey (163.5)
Murilo “Ninja” Rua (184) vs. Tony Bonello (185)
Dave “Pee Wee” Herman (243.5) vs. Ron Waterman (263)
Rafael Feijao (205) vs. Wayne Cole (204)
Kala Hose (186) vs. Bubba McDaniel (184.5)
Chris “Red Bull” Willems (141.5) vs. Mark Oshiro (140.5)
Kaleo Kwan (160) vs. Mike Aina (160)
Lolohea Mahe [...]

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Noons-Edwards, Diaz-Corbbrey Top Saturday’s EliteXC “Return of the King” Fight Card
Jun 10, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 13 Comments

One night after it replays the history-making, first-ever primetime mixed martial arts event on network television, SHOWTIME will offer an outstanding card on Saturday, June 14, that will feature EliteXC lightweight champion and former Big Island resident, KJ Noons (6-2) of San Diego, Calif., against rejuvenated Yves Edwards (33-13-1) of Coconut Creek, Fla.
Preceding a main [...]

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