MMA & Boxing · EliteXC · 2008

Date & time

14 Jun 2008, 02:00

Round

7

Venue

Neal S. Blaisdell Arena

Location

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

EliteXC: Return of the King was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC that took place on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. Background: The main card aired live on Showtime and drew an estimated 350,000 viewers. A Welterweight title bout between champion Jake Shields and Drew Fickett was removed from the original card when Fickett sustained an injury. Nick Diaz showed up for his 160-pound lightweight fight at 169 pounds which led to it becoming a catchweight bout. Main Card: Lightweight / EliteXC Lightweight Championship / K.J. Noons (c) vs. Yves Edwards Catchweight / Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey Middleweight / Murilo Rua vs. Tony Bonello Heavyweight / Dave Herman vs. Ron Waterman Light Heavyweight / Rafael Cavalcante vs. Wayne Cole Preliminary Card: Middleweight / Bubba McDaniel vs. Kala Hose Bantamweight / Mark Oshiro vs. Chris Willems Lightweight / Mike Aina vs. Kaleo Kwan Lightweight / P.J. Dean vs. Dean Lista Catchweight / Russell Doane vs. Dwayne Haney Middleweight / Carl Barton vs. Kepa Madeiros