MMA & Boxing · EliteXC · 2008

Date & time

31 May 2008, 02:00

Round

6

Venue

Prudential Center

Location

Newark, New Jersey, United States

EliteXC: Primetime was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Elite Xtreme Combat taking place on May 31, 2008 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Background: In February 2008, it was announced that EliteXC had reached an agreement with CBS to broadcast live shows on Saturday nights. This marked the first show of the agreement. The main card aired live on CBS, marking the first time a MMA event aired in primetime on major American network television. As with earlier EliteXC events, the preliminary card aired for free online at Proelite.com. Carlton Haselrig was originally scheduled to face Jarrod Bunch. However, Bunch was removed from the card and replaced by Carlos Moreno. Main Card: Heavyweight / Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson Middleweight / EliteXC Middleweight Championship / Robbie Lawler (c) vs. Scott Smith Catchweight / Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young Middleweight / Joey Villasenor vs. Phil Baroni Heavyweight / Brett Rogers vs. Jon Murphy Preliminary Card: Lightweight / Chris Liguori vs. Jim Bova Heavyweight / Carlton Haselrig vs. Carlos Moreno Lightweight / Matt Makowski vs. Nick Serra Bantamweight / Wilson Reis vs. Justin Robbins Bantamweight / James Jones vs. Calvin Kattar Bantamweight / Zach Makovsky vs. André Soares Bantamweight / Joe Sampieri vs. Mike Groves