CBS and EliteXC announced today that the next CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Ca. Saturday, July 26 on CBS. The four-fight broadcast will be headlined by the highly anticipated rematch between "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler (15-4) and Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (13-4) for the EliteXC Middleweight Championship. There will also be two more titles at stake as Jake Shields (20-4-1) will take on Nick "The Goat" Thompson for the vacant EliteXC Welterweight Title and "Bigfoot" Antonio Silva (10-1) will contend for the EliteXC Heavyweight Crown, but an opponent is yet to be announced at this time. And the hometown favorite Nick Diaz (17-7) will take on Thomas "Wildman" Denny (26-16).
It has also been announced that the undercard portion of the event will be given on Showtime at 8pm ET. An hour before the CBS 9pm ET telecast which could feature Shayna Baszler (9-4) and/or Wilson Reis (4-0).
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