Saturday, October 4th is the 3rd EliteXC on CBS and Elite XC cash cow Kimbo Slice will step into the cage to face 44-year-old Ken Shamrock. In a bit of cross-promotion with Affliction, former UFC Heavyweight Champ Andrei Arlovski goes against prospect Roy Nelson. In addition, Jake Shields defends his Elite XC welterweight title against Paul Daley, Gina Carano also appears on the card, as well as Murilo "Ninja" Rua. This will be available free on CBS, please check local listings. Later on in the week, I will examine this card, and the main event, in depth.
Main event:
265 lbs.: Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (3-0) vs. Ken Shamrock (26-13-2)
CBS card (televised):
170 lbs.: Elite XC Welterweight Champion Jake Shields (21-4–1) vs. Paul “Semtex” Daley (18-6-2)
265 lbs.: Andre “The Pitbull” Arlovski (13-5) vs. Roy “Big Country” Nelson (13-2)
140 lbs.: Gina “Conviction” Carano (6-0) vs. Kelly Kobald (16-2-1)
185 lbs.: Murilo “Ninja” Rua (16-8-1) vs. Benji Radach (18-4)Under card (may not be broadcast):
140 lbs.: Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (5-1) vs. Yoko Takahashi (13-9)
160 lbs.: Mike Aina (9-6-1) vs. James Edson Berto (14-5-1)
205 lbs.: Seth Petruzelli (9-4) vs. Aaron Rosa (11-2)
185 lbs.: Robert McDaniel (11-4) vs. Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko (21-3)
170 lbs.: Lorenzo Borgomeo (4-0) vs. Mickey Gomez (N/A)
170 lbs.: David Gomez (0-2) vs. Nicholas Cardella (N/A)
170 lbs.: David Martinez (2-3) vs. Nicolae Sinicio (N/A)
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson speaks on his loss to Forrest Griffen, his relationship with Juanito Iberra, and other things.
Shout out to my man Rashad Evans with the first MAJOR endorsement for ANY MMA fighter. Could this lead to bigger things for MMA? Not to mention, you wonder how Bill Gates got rich, he gambled on Rashad Evans and he won when Rashad KTFO'd Chuck Liddell.
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