MMA & Boxing · EliteXC · 2008

Date & time

4 Oct 2008, 02:00

Round

11

Venue

BankAtlantic Center

Location

Sunrise, Florida, United States

EliteXC: Heat was a mixed martial arts event held by EliteXC on October 4, 2008 in Sunrise, Florida at the BankAtlantic Center. Background: This event was the third and final EliteXC show to be featured on CBS and marked the return of fighters Jake Shields, Gina Carano, and Kimbo Slice. The main event was originally scheduled to be between Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock. A last minute injury to Shamrock the day of the show pulled him out of the main event. Kimbo Slice opted to fight anyway against Seth Petruzelli, a light heavyweight originally scheduled to face Aaron Rosa on the undercard. Prior to Petruzelli stepping in, announcer Frank Shamrock had offered to replace his brother in the main event. The show also included a co-promoted heavyweight bout with Affliction featuring former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski facing the last and only reigning IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy Nelson. The event drew an estimated 4,560,000 viewers on CBS. Main Card: Heavyweight / Seth Petruzelli vs. Kimbo Slice Welterweight / Jake Shields (c) vs. Paul Daley Heavyweight / Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson Women's Featherweight / Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold Middleweight / Benji Radach vs. Murilo Rua Preliminary Card: Women's Featherweight / Cris Cyborg vs. Yoko Takahashi Lightweight / Conor Heun vs. James Edson Berto Welterweight / Mikey Gomez vs. Lorenzo Borgomeo Bantamweight / Bryan Hamade vs. David Gomez Lightweight / Nicolae Cury vs. Jorge Bouchat