EliteXC/Showtime Weigh-In Photos
Photos: TOM CASINO/EliteXC
All 24 fighters who will compete in Saturday’s EliteXC “Uprising” cage fight card in Honolulu made weight at Friday’s weigh-in. The highly anticipated event, the biggest MMA card in Hawaii’s history, will mark the initial collaboration between EliteXC, ICON Sport, Rumble On The Rock (ROTC) and SHOWTIME. Robbie Lawler (left) and “Ninja” Rua pose after Friday’s weigh-in. EliteXC middleweight champion Rua will defend against Lawler, the ICON Sport middleweight kingpin, in Saturday’s pick ‘em main event on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Highly regarded Nick Diaz (left) makes his EliteXC and SHOWTIME debut against local favorite Mike Aina in one of the televised bouts.
Unbeaten women’s superstar Gina Carano (left), who made MMA history in February on SHOWTIME, faces a stern test when she meets Tonya Evinger
In a battle of tough guys, Joey Villasenor (left) faces Riki Fukuda in one of the televised bouts
Streaking top-10 welterweight Jake Shields (left) returns to the network to face Renato “Charuto” Verissimo.
In one of the undercard fights that will be streamed live on the Internet at ProElite.com following the SHOWTIME portion of the show, Tyson Nam (left) faces Albert “Always Bad” Manners.
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