Return of the King

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Sat 14th June 2008 Local
Sat 14th June 2008 12:00am UTC

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EliteXC

Season
2008

Round
Round 7

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Neal S. Blaisdell Arena

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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