2008 in Elite Xtreme Combat

The year 2008 is the 2nd year in the history of the Elite Xtreme Combat, a mixed martial arts promotion based in The United States. In 2008 Elite Xtreme Combat held 12 events beginning with, ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series.

2008 in Elite Xtreme Combat
Information
First date	January 25, 2008
Last date	October 10, 2008
Events
Total events	12
Fights
Total fights	126
Title fights	7
Chronology
2007 in Elite XC 2008 in Elite Xtreme Combat

Title fights

Title fights in 2008
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Middleweight	Robbie Lawler (c)	vs.	Scott Smith	No Contest	3	3:26	EliteXC: Primetime	[a]
Lightweight	K. J. Noons (c)	def.	Yves Edwards	KO (punches and elbows)	1	0:48	EliteXC: Return of the King	[b]
Middleweight	Robbie Lawler (c)	def.	Scott Smith	TKO (strikes)	2	2:35	EliteXC: Unfinished Business	[c]
Welterweight	Jake Shields	def.	Nick Thompson	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:03	EliteXC: Unfinished Business	[d]
Heavyweight	Antônio Silva	def.	Justin Eilers	TKO (punches)	2	0:19	EliteXC: Unfinished Business	[e]
Bantamweight	Wilson Reis	def.	Abel Cullum	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	[f]
Welterweight	Jake Shields (c)	def.	Paul Daley	Submission (armbar)	2	3:47	EliteXC: Heat	[g]

1. For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship; Lawler inadvertently poked Smith in the eye.^[1]
2. For the EliteXC Lightweight Championship
3. For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship
4. For the EliteXC Welterweight Championship
5. For the EliteXC Heavyweight Championship
6. For the EliteXC Bantamweight Championship
7. For the EliteXC Welterweight Championship

Events list

Main article: Elite Xtreme Combat

#	Event title	Date	Arena	Location
21	EliteXC: Renegade	November 10, 2008	American Bank Center	Corpus Christi, Texas
20	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	October 10, 2008	Horseshoe Casino	Hammond, Indiana
19	EliteXC: Heat	October 4, 2008	BankAtlantic Center	Sunrise, Florida
18	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	September 26, 2008	Chumash Casino Resort	Santa Ynez, California
17	ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma 2	August 15, 2008	Table Mountain Rancheria	Friant, California
16	EliteXC: Unfinished Business	July 26, 2008	Stockton Arena	Stockton, California
15	EliteXC: Return of the King	June 14, 2008	Neal S. Blaisdell Arena	Oahu, Hawaii
14	EliteXC: Primetime	May 31, 2008	Prudential Center	Newark, New Jersey
13	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	April 5, 2008	Table Mountain Rancheria	Friant, California
12	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le	March 29, 2008	HP Pavilion	San Jose, California
11	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	March 21, 2008	Chumash Casino Resort	Santa Ynez, California
10	EliteXC: Street Certified	February 16, 2008	BankUnited Center	Miami
9	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	January 25, 2008	Trump Taj Mahal	Atlantic City, New Jersey

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
Date	January 25, 2008
Venue	Trump Taj Mahal
City	Atlantic City, New Jersey

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series^[2] was an event held on January 25, 2008 at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Eddie Alvarez	def.	Ross Ebanez	TKO (Punches)	2	2:32
	Paul Daley	def.	Sam Morgan	KO (Elbow)	1	2:12
	Bao Quach	def.	Robert McMasters	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Tonya Evinger	def.	Julie Kedzie	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:43
	Kala Hose	def.	Frederic Belleton	KO (Punch)	1	4:32
	Charlie Brenneman	def.	Drew Puzon	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Wilson Reis	def.	Zach Makovsky	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	2	1:15
	James Jones	def.	Mark Getto	Submission (Kimura)	1	1:12
	Brett Linebarger	def.	Sergio Vinagre	KO (Punch)	3	2:29
	Matt Makowski	def.	Joe Schilling	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:01

EliteXC: Street Certified

Main article: EliteXC: Street Certified

EliteXC: Street Certified^[3] was an event held on February 16, 2008 at BankUnited Center in Miami.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Kimbo Slice	def.	Tank Abbott	KO (punch)	1	0:43
Heavyweight	Antônio Silva	def.	Ricco Rodriguez	Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Scott Smith	def.	Kyle Noke	KO (punch)	2	0:07
Lightweight	Yves Edwards	def.	James Edson Berto	KO (flying knee)	1	4:56
Heavyweight	Brett Rogers	def.	James Thompson	KO (strikes)	1	2:24
Preliminary card (Proelite.com)
Light Heavyweight	Rafael Cavalcante	def.	John Doyle	TKO (knee)	1	2:17
Middleweight	Yosmany Cabezas	def.	Jon Kirk	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	0:58
Heavyweight	Dave Herman	def.	Mario Rinaldi	TKO (knees and punches)	3	0:33
Welterweight	Eric Bradley	def.	Mikey Gomez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Lorenzo Borgomeo	def.	Mike Bernhard	Submission (triangle choke)	2	4:11
Catchweight (210 lbs)	Moyses Gabin	def.	Jirka Hlavati	TKO (punches)	1	2:32

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
Date	March 21, 2008
Venue	Chumash Casino Resort
City	Santa Ynez, California

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series^[4] was an event held on March 21, 2008 at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Thomas Denny	def.	Mongkhon Wiwasuk	DQ (Illegal Strikes)	1	4:51
	Conor Heun	def.	Marlon Matias	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Jaime Fletcher	def.	Aaron Rosa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Shane del Rosario	def.	Analu Brash	TKO (Punches)	1	3:18
	Mark Oshiro	def.	Chris Cariaso	TKO (Punches)	1	2:38
	Brandon Tarns	def.	Jason Williams	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:05
	Devin Howard	def.	Mark Kempthorne	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:53
	Lyle Beerbohm	def.	Vince Guzman	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	3:26
	Kenny Johnson	def.	Mike Penafiel	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Steve Gable	def.	Eric Jones	TKO (Punches)	1	2:47

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

Main article: Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le^[5] was an event held on March 29, 2008 at The HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Cung Le	def.	Frank Shamrock (c)	TKO (stoppage)	3	5:00	[a]
Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez (c)	def.	Gabe Lemley	TKO (punches)	2	2:18	[b]
Heavyweight	Wayne Cole	def.	Mike Kyle	Submission (armbar)	1	0:45
Middleweight	Joey Villasenor	def.	Ryan Jensen	KO (punch)	1	4:45
Preliminary card
Catchweight (162 lb)	Billy Evangelista	def.	Marlon Sims	KO (punch)	3	0:39
Welterweight	Drew Fickett	def.	Jae Suk Lim	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:14
Welterweight	Tiki Ghosn	def.	Luke Stewart	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Darren Uyenoyama	def.	Anthony Figueroa	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:27
Catchweight (180 lb)	Jesse Jones	def.	Jesse Gillespie	TKO (punches)	1	0:35

1. For the Middleweight Championship.
2. For the Lightweight Championship.

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
Date	April 5, 2008
Venue	Table Mountain Rancheria
City	Friant, California

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series^[6] was an event held on April 5, 2008 at The Table Mountain Rancheria in Friant, California.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Poai Suganuma	def.	Jared Hamman	KO (Flying Knee)	1	0:15
	Fabricio Camões	def.	Joe Camacho	TKO (Punches)	1	3:20
	Shayna Baszler	def.	Keiko Tamai	Submission (Twister)	1	2:05
	Giva Santana	def.	Matt Lucas	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:49
	Bao Quach	def.	Douglas Evans	TKO (Punches)	1	0:55
	Tony Lopez	def.	Terroll Dees	TKO (Punches)	2	1:09
	Brent Cooper	def.	Jaime Iracheta	TKO (Punches)	1	1:30
	Luke Riddering	def.	Yasser Pezzat	TKO (Punches)	1	2:53
	Lucas Gamaza	def.	Devin Howard	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Roberto Vargas	def.	Telly Sanders	Submission (Shoulder Lock)	3	1:53
	Melanie Lacroix	def.	Melissa Vasquez	KO (Punch)	1	2:58

EliteXC: Primetime

Main article: EliteXC: Primetime

EliteXC: Primetime^[7] was an event held on May 31, 2008 at The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Results

Main card (CBS)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Kimbo Slice	def.	James Thompson	TKO (punches)	3	0:38
Middleweight	Robbie Lawler (c)	vs.	Scott Smith	No Contest	3	3:26	[a]
Catchweight (144 lbs)	Gina Carano	def.	Kaitlin Young	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	3:00	[b]
Middleweight	Joey Villasenor	def.	Phil Baroni	TKO (punches)	1	1:11
Heavyweight	Brett Rogers	def.	Jon Murphy	KO (punch)	1	1:01
Preliminary card
Lightweight	Chris Liguori	def.	Jim Bova	TKO (cut)	2	4:31
Heavyweight	Carlton Haselrig	def.	Carlos Moreno	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	5:00	[c]
Lightweight	Matt Makowski	def.	Nick Serra	TKO	2	3:57	[d]
Bantamweight	Wilson Reis	def.	Justin Robbins	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:06
Bantamweight	James Jones	def.	Calvin Kattar	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:49
Bantamweight	Zach Makovsky	def.	André Soares	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–26, 29–26)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Joe Sampieri	def.	Mike Groves	TKO (punches)	1	4:58

1. For the Middleweight Championship; Lawler inadvertently poked Smith in the eye.^[8]
2. The ringside physician stopped the bout between rounds 2 and 3.
3. Moreno's corner stopped the bout between rounds 2 and 3.
4. Serra refused to get up from the ground, resulting in the referee ending the fight.

EliteXC: Return of the King

Main article: EliteXC: Return of the King

EliteXC: Return of the King^[9] was an event held on June 14, 2008 at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Oahu, Hawaii.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	K. J. Noons (c)	def.	Yves Edwards	KO (punches and elbows)	1	0:48	[a]
Catchweight (169 lbs)	Nick Diaz	def.	Muhsin Corbbrey	TKO (punches)	3	3:59
Middleweight	Murilo Rua	def.	Tony Bonello	KO (punches)	1	3:15
Heavyweight	Dave Herman	def.	Ron Waterman	TKO (punches)	1	2:19
Light Heavyweight	Rafael Cavalcante	def.	Wayne Cole	TKO (punches)	1	2:47
Preliminary card (Proelite.com)
Middleweight	Bubba McDaniel	def.	Kala Hose	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:41
Bantamweight	Mark Oshiro	def.	Chris Willems	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:12
Lightweight	Mike Aina	def.	Kaleo Kwan	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	P.J. Dean	vs.	Dean Lista	Draw	3	5:00
Catchweight (135 lbs)	Russell Doane	def.	Dwayne Haney	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	2:54
Middleweight	Carl Barton	def.	Kepa Madeiros	TKO (punches)	1	0:55

1. For the EliteXC Lightweight Championship

EliteXC: Unfinished Business

Main article: EliteXC: Unfinished Business

EliteXC: Unfinished Business^[10] was an event held on July 26, 2008 at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.

Results

Main card (CBS)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Robbie Lawler (c)	def.	Scott Smith	TKO (strikes)	2	2:35	[a]
Lightweight	Nick Diaz	def.	Thomas Denny	KO (punches)	2	0:30
Welterweight	Jake Shields	def.	Nick Thompson	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:03	[b]
Women's Bantamweight	Cristiane Santos	def.	Shayna Baszler	TKO (strikes)	2	2:48
Preliminary card (Showtime)
Heavyweight	Antônio Silva	def.	Justin Eilers	TKO (punches)	2	0:19	[c]
Light Heavyweight	Rafael Cavalcante	vs.	Travis Galbraith	TKO (punches)	1	3:00
Bantamweight	Wilson Reis	def.	Bryan Caraway	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Unaired)
Lightweight	David Douglas	def.	Marlon Mathias	KO (punches)	1	0:12	[d]
Light Heavyweight	Anthony Ruiz	def.	Jeromy Freitag	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Carl Seumanutafa	def.	Mike Cook	KO (slam)	1	1:21
Heavyweight	Drew Montgomery	def.	Brandon Tarn	TKO (cut)	3	4:22

1. For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship
2. For the EliteXC Welterweight Championship
3. For the EliteXC Heavyweight Championship
4. Swing bout that occurred after the main event finished.

ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma 2

ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma 2
Date	August 15, 2008
Venue	Table Mountain Rancheria
City	Friant, California

ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma 2^[11] was an event held on August 15, 2008 at The Table Mountain Rancheria in Friant, California.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Jared Hamman	def.	Poai Suganuma	TKO (Punches)	1	2:34
	Fabricio Camões	def.	Sam Morgan	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:47
	Cyrille Diabate	def.	Jaime Fletcher	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Rosi Sexton	def.	Debi Purcell	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
	Ray Lizama	def.	Keith Berry	TKO (Punches to the Body)	2	2:15
	Katrine Alendal	def.	Melanie Lacroix	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
	Roberto Vargas	def.	Ralph Lopez	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Jesse Brock	def.	Josh Rave	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Lucas Gamaza	def.	Kenny Johnson	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	David Douglas	def.	William Jacobson	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	1:12

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
Date	September 26, 2008
Venue	Chumash Casino Resort
City	Santa Ynez, California

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series^[12] was an event held on September 26, 2008 at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Wilson Reis	def.	Abel Cullum	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	[a]
	Shane del Rosario	def.	Carl Seumanutafa	TKO (Punches)	2	1:07
	David Douglas	def.	Mongkhon Wiwasuk	TKO (Punches)	3	2:51
	Jaime Jara	def.	Giva Santana	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Erik Apple	def.	Matt Makowski	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	2:04
	Scott Lighty	def.	Jamiah Williamson	TKO (Punches)	1	4:51
	Damion Douglas	def.	Joe Schilling	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:46
	Fernando Bettega	def.	Manuel Otero	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:27
	Luke Riddering	def.	John Corstorphine	TKO (Punches)	1	3:44
	Steve Gable	def.	Josh McDonald	Decision (Split)	3	5:00

1. For the EliteXC Bantamweight Championship

EliteXC: Heat

Main article: EliteXC: Heat

EliteXC: Heat^[13] was an event held on October 4, 2008 at The BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Results

Main card (CBS)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Seth Petruzelli	def.	Kimbo Slice	KO (punches)	1	0:14
Welterweight	Jake Shields (c)	def.	Paul Daley	Submission (armbar)	2	3:47	[a]
Heavyweight	Andrei Arlovski	def.	Roy Nelson	KO (punch)	2	3:14
Women's Bantamweight	Gina Carano	def.	Kelly Kobold	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Benji Radach	def.	Murilo Rua	KO (punch)	2	2:31
Preliminary card (Unaired)
Women's Bantamweight	Cristiane Santos	def.	Yoko Takahashi	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Conor Heun	def.	James Edson Berto	TKO (strikes)	2	2:18
Welterweight	Mikey Gomez	def.	Lorenzo Borgomeo	Submission (armbar)	2	4:06
Bantamweight	Bryan Hamade	def.	David Gomez	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:03
Lightweight	Nicolae Cury	def.	Jorge Bouchat	Submission (triangle choke)	1	1:35

1. For the EliteXC Welterweight Championship

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
Date	October 10, 2008
Venue	The Horseshoe Casino
City	Hammond, Indiana

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series^[14] was an event held on October 10, 2008 at The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Dave Herman	def.	Kerry Schall	TKO (Knees and Punches)	1	1:06
	Mamed Khalidov	def.	Jason Guida	TKO (Punches)	2	4:53
	Anthony Lapsley	def.	Mike Stumpf	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Bubba McDaniel	TKO (Flying Knee to the Body)	1	5:00
	Lyle Beerbohm	def.	Rafaello Oliveira	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	5:00
	Matt Jaggers	def.	Orville Smith	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Jared McMahan	def.	Jacob Hey	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:11
	Jeff Cox	def.	Jay Ellis	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:28
	Tiawan Howard	def.	Johnny Hughes	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:42
	Josh Barnes	def.	Jeremy Norton	TKO (Punches)	1	2:22
	Deray Davis	def.	John Kuhner	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	3:53

See also

• Elite Xtreme Combat