EliteXC: Uprising

EliteXC: Uprising was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC and co-promoted by Icon Sport and Rumble World Entertainment. The event took place on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Oahu, Hawaii.

EliteXC: Uprising
The poster for EliteXC: Uprising.
Information
PromotionEliteXC, Icon Sport, Rumble on the Rock
DateSeptember 15, 2007
VenueNeal S. Blaisdell Arena
CityHonolulu, Hawaii
Event chronology
ShoXC 2: Bennett vs. Valenzuela EliteXC: Uprising ShoXC 3:

Background

Following several co-promotions and the debut of ShoXC, EliteXC returned with their second official show 7 months after their debut with EliteXC: Destiny.

The main card aired on Showtime. The main event featured a middleweight unification match between EliteXC Middleweight Champion, Murilo Rua, and ICON Sport Middlweight Champion, Robbie Lawler.

In a rare move for MMA, the untelevised matches occurred after the main card and streamed live on the Proelite.com website.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Robbie Lawler (c) def. Murilo Rua (c) KO (punches) 3 2:04 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Nick Diaz def. Mike Aina Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (141 lbs) Gina Carano def. Tonya Evinger Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:53
Middleweight Joey Villasenor def. Riki Fukuda Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Jake Shields def. Renato Verissimo TKO (punches and elbows) 1 4:00
Preliminary card (Proelite.com)
Welterweight Brandon Wolff def. Chad Klingensmith Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Mark Oshiro def. Nui Wheeler Submission (rear naked choke) 1 1:19
Middleweight Mark Kurano def. Jose Diaz Submission (rear naked choke) 1 1:13
Middleweight Kala Hose def. Jeff Fox TKO (strikes) 1 0:20
Bantamweight Tyson Nam def. Albert Manners Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Justin Buchholz def. Ikaika Choy-Fu TKO (punches) 1 1:35
Featherweight Elias Delos Reyes def. Chico Cantiberos Submission (armbar) 1 0:52
  1. EliteXC and ICON Sport Middleweight championships unification

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See also

References

  1. "EliteXC: Uprising". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
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