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Photos: TOM CASINO/EliteXC copyright 2008
IMG_8366: Shaquille O'Neal paid a surprise visit to Kimbo Slice before Friday's weigh-in at the Prudential Center at Newark, N.J. Kimbo will face England's James "Colossus" Thompson in the main event tomorrow / Saturday when "CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS'' debuts on the on the CBS Television Network (9 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT).
The eagerly awaited, highly anticipated, history-making, first-ever mixed martial arts event in primetime on network television, presented by Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.'s live fight division, EliteXC, will emanate from the Prudential Center.
IMG_8204: EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw looks on as Kimbo (left) and "Colossus" square off after the weigh-in.
IMG_8275: Gina Carano (left) and Kaitlin Young pose after the weigh-in. The women will clash in one of the five fights on the telecast.
IMG_8293: Exciting middleweights Phil Baroni (left) and Joey Villasenor go nose-to-nose after they tipped the scale.
IMG_8326: The memorable evening's opening bout will feature Jon Murphy (left) against Brett Rogers in a heavyweight scrap.
IMG_8243: Crowd-pleasing "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler (left) will defend his EliteXC middleweight title against hard-hitting Scott "Hands Of Steel" Smith in the semi-main event on CBS. |