In the CARDS . . .
MMA STANDOUTS SHAYNA BASZLER AND CRISTIANE CYBORG ADDED TO THE CARD FOR SECOND PRIMETIME BROADCAST OF "CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS" SATURDAY, JULY 26, ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
July 8, 2008
SHOWTIME To Televise Three Live Fights Preceding CBS Broadcast,
Featuring Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers
The female bout between Shayna Baszler of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Brazil's Cristiane Cyborg has been added to the lineup for the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Baszler and Cyborg, who are fighting in the 140 pound weight class, complete the primetime matchups for the CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on July 26. Other CBS fights include:
· "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (for EliteXC Middleweight title)
· Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (for EliteXC Welterweight title)
· Nick Diaz vs. Thomas "Wildman" Denny (Lightweights)
Nicknamed
"The Queen Of Spades," the talented Baszler is 9-4 and has won
her last four
starts. All of Baszler's victories have come via submission; her
last four outings ended in the first round.
Regarded as one of the roughest and toughest women in
MMA, Cyborg has a record of 4-0. This will be the United States
debut for Cyborg, who has scored first-round technical knockouts
in her last three fights.
SHOWTIME will televise three live fights preceding the CBS broadcast from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT including:
● Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers (for EliteXC Heavyweight title)
● Wilson Reis vs. Brian Caraway (140 lb. weight class)
● Rafael Feijao vs. TBD (light heavyweight fight)
CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, cageside analysts Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo, and reporter Karyn Bryant will return as the "CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS" broadcast team and also have the call for the SHOWTIME telecast.
CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be produced by SHOWTIME Sports. The executive producer is David Dinkins, Jr.
For more information on the first CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, visit
cbssports.comTo learn more about each fighter, click below to access their proelite.com webpage:
Robbie Lawler
Scott Smith
Nick Diaz
Thomas Denny
Jake Shields
http://Shaynabaszler.proelite.com/
http://cristianecyborg.proelite.com/
Nick Thompson
Antonio Silva
http://justineilers.proelite.com/
http://wilsonreis.proelite.com/
http://briancaraway.proelite.com/
http://rafaelfeijao.proelite.com/
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Street ... to Elite .... to "E:60" ... again ....
May 5, 2008
The excellent "E:60" feature on EliteXC's incredibly popular, legendary street-fighting YouTube sensation and Mixed Martial Arts superstar, Kimbo Slice, will be repeated this Tuesday, May 6, on ESPN. The multi-subject newsmagazine show starts at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Kimbo will headline the first-ever MMA primetime broadcast on network television when "CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS'' premieres with a five-fight card Saturday, May 31, on the CBS Television Network (9 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT). The event will originate from the Prudential Center at Newark, N.J.
The "E:60" segment on Kimbo originally aired in December.
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