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Now that EliteXC is kaput, what’s the future of EliteXC fighters Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano and Robbie Lawler? Perhaps it’s an opportunity in the UFC, perhaps it’s an opportunity with Strikeforce. Kimbo Slice was already offered an opportunity with the UFC’s Ultimate Fighter reality TV show, but he turned it down as he thought he wouldn’t win it. Lawler’s currently talking with Dana White about an opportunity to fight with the UFC and Gina Carano, unfortunately the UFC isn’t in that game, you know, they don’t do woman’s fighting. According to USA Today, White states, “Gina Carano‘s a talented fighter”… “She’s a star. She should’ve been the main event (on CBS’ last EliteXC broadcast). My thing with women and fighting is there isn’t enough good women to create a whole division. Could I do some one-off fights here and there? Yeah, but that’s not really what we do.” Maybe Strikeforce will pick her up? She’s fought with them in the past, against Elaina Maxwell back in December of 06. I’m hopeful…

As for UFC and Strikeforce showing love for each other, Dana White had this to say about Strikeforce: “I hope they do 10 million viewers next week… Have you heard me say a bad word about Strikeforce? I wish them all the luck in the world. I have nothing bad to say about guys who are running the right promotion.”

This weekend it’s going down with EliteXC and CBS… Once again Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith will match up at this weekend’s EliteXC event.  When they last faced off on May 31st the fight went unfinished in both fighter’s eyes.  After receiving a cut the Doctor’s determined that the fight was over leaving Scott Smith extremely upset with the decision.  So it goes unsettled, if the fight went the distance, who would have taken the win.  In my opinion, Robbie Lawler, but the determination will be made this Saturday night on CBS.  Here’s the preview video for the Scott Smith vs Robbie Lawler 2 fight.

Matt Hughes, Robbie Lawler, Matt Pena and Marc Fiore open a new gym together called Hit Squad in Granite City, IL. From the photos on the Hit Squad website, the place looks very impressive. Here’s a little bit about it from their website:

“H.I.T. (Hughes Intensive Training) Squad is a world-class training center designed to enhance the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of its members. The center’s purpose is education through weight training, boxing, and martial arts. H.I.T. Squad has new locker rooms, a boxing ring, 3,000 square feet of new Hammer Strength weight lifting and fitness equipment, 1,000 square feet of cardio equipment, 5,000 square feet of matted wrestling/grappling area surrounded by octagon fencing, and a member’s lounge.”

It has been stated that after the recent EliteXC Robbie Lawler versus Murilo Ninja Rua fight, Matt Hughes ran into the ring and started yelling / pointing his finger at Mario Yamasaki.  Apparently before the fight Mario told both fighter’s corners that if someone was knocked out, that he would stop the fight immediately.  After Ninja Rua went down, Robbie Lawler (who was cornered by Matt Hughes) dropped some serious bombs on Rua.  Hughes felt that the fight should have been ended earlier, as Yamasaki allegedly said would be the case if someone dropped.  Instead, Ninja took a lot of unnecessary damage, which set Hughes off, even though it was his fighter’s opposition.   Here’s a video of the event – not the best quality

The Death and Life of Bobby Z is a new movie (2007) about a shady DEA agent who provides an ex-marine convict with a way to get out prison alive – pretend to be a dead drug dealer and play the part.  This movie is action packed and includes a ton of references to Mixed Martial Arts – various movies are performed throughout the entire movie and even Chuck Liddell, Tim Sylvia, Pat Miletich, Robbie Lawler are featured in the movie.  Here’s a short clip of Chuck Liddell and Sylvia in the opening of the film.  Go rent it!

As we talked about yesterday, the EliteXC Uprising event that took place in Hawaii had some great fights. The ones that really stood out were Gina Carano’s Fight, Nick Diaz’s fight and Robbie Lawler vs Ninja Rua. Go here for all EliteXC Uprising results.

Here are the results of last night’s EliteXC Uprising fights that took place in Honolulu Hawaii:

• Tyson Nam vs Albert Always Bad Manners
  • Nam wins via Decision
• Justin Buchholz vs Kolo Son of Polynesia Koka
  • Buchholz wins in the first round TKO 1:35
• Gina Carano vs Tonya Evinger
  • Carano wins in the first round via rear-naked choke 2:53
• Renato Verissmo vs Jake Shields
  • Shields wins in the first round TKO – 4:00
• Riki Fukuda vs Smokin Joey Villasenor
  • Villasenor wins via split decision
• Nick Diaz vs Iron Mike Aina
  • Diaz wins via split decision
• EliteXC World Title
• Ninja Rua vs Ruthless Robbie Lawler
  • Lawler wins via TKO 2:04 into the third
• Kala Kolohe Hose vs Jeff PeeWee Cox
  • Kolohe Hose via TKO 20 seconds into the first round
• Mark Oshiro vs Nui Wheeler
  • Oshiro wins with a Rear-Naked Choke 1:19 in the first
• Mark Kurano vs Jose Bomber Diaz
  • Kurano wins with a Rear-Naked Choke 1:13 in the first
• Brandon Wolffe vs Chad Klingensmith
  • Wolff wins via a decision