6 Months Ago, This is Nottingham says (in MMA with Russell Yeomans)  UK
The fight is a classic striker v grappler match-up, with former EliteXC 185lb champion Lawler (18-4 1nc) trying to keep things standing against former EliteXC 170lb belt-holder Shields (22-4-1), with his finely tuned wrestling and Cesar Gracie BJJ ...

And USA Today says (in Weekend preview: Eight fights worth watching) Important because it's the main event of a Showtime card and matches up the last middleweight and welterweight champions of EliteXC, but that's about it. This catchweight bout at 182 pounds does nothing to advance either man. ...

And FOXSports.com says (in Lawler, Shields a contrast in styles) by Steve Bien-Aime, FOXSports.com No, EliteXC isn't back. But, two of the defunct organization's standouts will be main eventing Strikeforce's card Saturday night. Former EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler will face the organization's former ...

And Edmonton Sun says (in Robles to begin in Greece)   Canada
Spike TV confirmed yesterday that Slice, a much-hyped heavyweight whose MMA skills were exposed in a 14-second loss to Seth Petruzelli in the now-defunct EliteXC organization last October, will be part of the cast of Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter ...

And Metro Toronto says (in Is former street brawler Kimbo Slice The Ultimate Fighter? - Metro Canada) Spike TV confirmed Tuesday that Slice, a much-hyped heavyweight whose MMA skills were exposed in a 14-second loss to Seth Petruzelli in the now-defunct EliteXC organization last October, will be part of the cast of Season 10 of ``The Ultimate Fighter'' ...

And USA Today says (in MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the ...) In Entertainment
Before its collapse last fall, EliteXC hoped to build a mixed martial arts brand around the intimidating look and aura of Ferguson, who became a Youtube sensation for his backyard fights. Ferguson signed with EliteXC after winning his MMA debut against ...

And MMATorch says (in UFC NEWS: Kimbo Slice joins the cast of the tenth season of The ...)  MN
He has on numerous occassions called out Slice in multiple venues, especially after Slice's loss to Seth Petruzelli on the final EliteXC card on CBS last October, and he's also stated the only way Slice would be in the UFC is to fight his way through ...

And CBS News says (in Hometown advantage or not, Lawler ready for Shields) lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3i-0&f...

And CBS News says (in UFC Retrospective Series Part 3: The New Ownership) While today UFC is known for its hostile interactions with competitors like Affliction, EliteXC and the IFL, that wasn't always the case. At UFC 36, UFC brought in a fighter contracted to another organization, Shooto star Hayato Sakurai, ...

And USA Today says (in Strikeforce out to make bigger mark starting with June 6 card) But where past promoters such as EliteXC's Gary Shaw saw insult or ignorance, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker sees opportunity, especially now that his promotion has regular live broadcasts on Showtime such as the June 6 card featuring Robbie Lawler vs. ...

And San Antonio Express says (in Mixed bouts draw mixed reviews)  TX
Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson reportedly has begun MMA training. Bedford thinks a fight with Tyson against one-time EliteXC star and YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice has marketing potential. “As goofy as it sounds, I bet it would draw 25000 ...

And Sherdog.com says (in &#39;Slice&#39; Hits Open Market) Ferguson (3-1) fought three times for Pro Elite under its EliteXC banner. Two of those bouts were main-event attractions featured on CBS and are the No. 1 and No. 3 most-watched fights in US history, topping off at 7.3 million viewers. ...
Without contract, Slice considers MMA, boxing abc11tv.com

And BoxingScene.com says (in “Fighting Words” – Injections and Inductions: Steroids and the ...)  AR
Shortly afterward, the MMA promotion Slice belonged to, EliteXC, went under. Gary Shaw, a boxing promoter who ran EliteXC, told the Miami Herald that Slice would have his first pro boxing match this August. To quote Chuck D: Don't believe the hype. ...

And Impact Wrestling says (in Bobby Lashley Dominates His Opponent After Mocking Pro Wrestling, More) FOXSports.com
Galbraith, a former EliteXC and Pride fighter, will now make his move to the middleweight division for the MFC as he announced on Friday night. John Alessio stopped his two-fight losing skid with a quick rear naked choke victory over Andrew Buckland. ...

And Sun-Sentinel.com says (in Sharon Robb: Back-to-back boxing events in South Florida)  FL
Streetfighter Kimbo Slice of Coral Springs is stepping out of the cage and into the ring, according to promoter Gary Shaw, who gave the YouTube streetfighting sensation his 15 minutes of fame on CBS in the now-defunct EliteXC league. ...

And Del Rio News Herald says (in Former Ram seeks MMA win tonight)  TX
Rosa was originally scheduled to fight former Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor Seth Petruzelli in October 2008 at the EliteXC: Heat card which aired on CBS, but when Ken Shamrock was forced to bow out of the main event of the card due to ...

7 Months Ago, MMAjunkie.com says (in Strikeforce opens May 19 "Lawler vs. Shields" press conference to ...)  OH
Shields" event, which airs on Showtime. The main event features two champions from the now-defunct EliteXC organization, middleweight Robbie Lawler and welterweight Jake Shields, at a catch-weight of 182 pounds. In addition to Lawler and Shields, ...

And Michael Hatamoto from MMA Opinion says (in Jake Shields Discusses Possibility of 185-pound Run For Strikeforce MW Title) Depending on how the main event of the June 6 Strikeforce card plays out, the organization’s middleweight division may have two more serious contenders.  Top-five ranked welterweight Jake Shields will meet top-10 ranked middleweight Robbie Lawler, as two former EliteXC champions cl...

9 Months Ago, iamphoenix from MMA Opinion says (in Strikeforce Announces Shields vs. Lawler For Showtime Event; Man Cyborg and Babalu) Strikeforce held their press conference today in Los Angeles and announced Jake Shields will face Robbie Lawler in the main event. Televised live on Showtime, the May event will most likely be held in the Seattle area according to MMAjunkie. Fighting at a catch weight of 182lbs, Lawler and...