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Last night’s Elite XC went down in Miami, Flordia and I must say the production value was very good. Any production from ‘Showtime’ should have a high calibre of quality associated with it but now the production is being met with quality MMA bouts, as well as fights that have a fair amount of hype surrounding them.
The main event saw Kimbo Slice knock out former UFC veteran Tank Abbott in 45 seconds. It wasn’t much of a fight and didn’t really show any of Kimbo’s newly acquired MMA technique arsenal. Until Kimbo fights a real MMA fighter who will give him a real test, I will reserve any true critique of his performance(s). To see last nights fight, click here.
The real highlight of the night for me was the bout between Edson Berto and Yves Edwards. Berto’s muay thai skills are ferocious and were being met mano a mano by Edwards. When the fight hit the ground, Berto slapped on an extremely tight guillotine choke that I thought was going to end Edward’s night. Instead, Yves was able to withstand the pressure, get the fight back to their feet and was able to KO Berto with a stunning knee while being stuck in an attempted single leg attempt.
This KO will now be forever linked as a signature move for Edwards and will further enhance the game of mixed martial artists. Moving forward, everytime someone is caught in this position, fighters and fans will now be looking for the knee to shoot up. If you haven’t seen it, check it out here.
Here are the full results:
Main Card
Chuck Liddell vs Shogun is Official
After various weeks of circulating rumours, Chuck Liddell has officially signed on to fight Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua. Liddell is coming off a big victory at UFC 79 over Vanderlai Silva, who is a long time teammate of Shogun’s. On the flipside, Shogun is coming off a shocking upset to Forest Griffen at UFC 76, and will be looking to make an example of the ‘Iceman’.
The bout is scheduled for June 07th, at the yet to be announced UFC 85 show in the U.K. This card will be a star studded affair as Marcus ‘The Irish Hand Grenade’ Davis is already confirmed to be on the card , while other rumoured fighters scheduled to compete include Brock Lesnar and Brandon Vera.
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- Tim Boetsch Talks Hammil and New UFC Contract
- Joe Lauzon Talks About Main Event Bout vs Kenny Florian
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Ciao for now,
Showdown Joe
