Local Fighters from California filled the fight card on Saturday’s EliteXC event aired on CBS. Featured on the Televised portion of the event was Stockon native and former UFC/Pride standout Nick Diaz, who took apart Thomas “Wild Man” Denny, a seasoned veteran of the Gladiator Challenge promotion competing out of Victorville, SoCal. Jake Shields, training out of San Francisco, earned the EliteXC Welterweight Title with a quick tapout victory over Nick Thompson. The main event was a rematch between Robbie Lawler and Elk Grove’s Scott Smith for the EliteXC Middleweight Title, but was unable to recover from Lawler’s knees to the body in the second round.
The event featured lesser known local fighters in the preliminary bouts as well:
CatFight Gear
Datsusara MMA
DogFight Gear
Modern Combatives