Nick Diaz-Scott Smith-Jake Shields-Robbie Lawler At Tues. Workout In Sacramento

July 3, 2008

source: Press Release

LOCAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MMA STANDOUTS SCOTT SMITH, NICK DIAZ AND JAKE SHIELDS TO HOLD OPEN MEDIA WORKOUTS IN SACRAMENTO, CA.,

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 11 A.M-1 P.M. PT

EliteXC Middleweight Champion, Robbie Lawler,

Also Attending the Media Event

Event to be Held at Scott Smith’s Gym,

“Ultimate Training Center,” Located in Roseville, CA

WHO: Hard-hitting, Exciting Middleweight Contender Scott Smith of Elk Grove, Calif., Crowd-Pleasing EliteXC Middleweight Champ Robbie Lawler of Granite City, Ill., Popular, World-Class Contender and Local Favorite Nick Diaz of Stockton, Calif., and Streaking, Talented Top 10 Welterweight Jake Shields of San Francisco, Calif.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 8, 2008; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. PT

WHERE: Scott Smith’s Gym “Ultimate Training Center”, 354 N. Sunrise, Roseville, CA, 916-773-5425

WHAT: Three of the mixed martial arts standouts, who are fighting on the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on Saturday, July 26, LIVE from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif, are holding open media workouts – including Scott Smith, Nick Diaz and Jake Shields

In CBS’s main event on July 26, Robbie Lawler (15-1, 1 NC) will defend his EliteXC middleweight championship belt against Scott Smith (13-4, 1 NC) in an eagerly awaited rematch of their controversial first fight in May which ended in a No Contest.

A winner of nine straight, Jake Shields (20-4-1) and Nick (“The Goat) Thompson (36-9-1) of Minneapolis, who has won 12 in a row and 21 of 22, will collide for the vacant EliteXC 170-pound belt in the evening’s second world title fight on July 26.

With a likely grudge rematch with EliteXC lightweight champ KJ Noons looming, Nick Diaz will square off against Thomas “Wildman’’ Denny (26-16) of Victorville, Calif., in a three-round, five-minute scrap.

Tickets start at $35 and can be purchased at the Stockton Arena Box Office (Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.) and Saturday (noon-4 p.m.), by phone at (209) 373-1700 and (866) 373-7088 (toll free) or online at www.stocktontickets.com.

The event is presented by Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, Doors open at 2:30 p.m. PT. The first live fight is at 3:15.

The aforementioned matchups will be part of the CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS – a four-bout, two-hour broadcast on the CBS Television Network that begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT. It will be preceded by a three-fight, one-hour telecast live on SHOWTIME (8 p.m. ET/PT). A fight featuring promising heavyweight Antonio “Big Foot” Silva (10-1) will highlight the show.

CONTACTS:

Dan Clavadetscher/John Beyrooty, EliteXC/BZA (818) 462-5602, (562) 233-7477

Mitch Graham/Kelli Raftery, CBS, (323) 575-2415/(212) 975-3163

Marc Altieri, Leader Enterprises, Inc. (562) 546-6002

Chris DeBlasio/Anne Van Tornhout,

SHOWTIME Networks (212) 708-1633/1663

Elite XC July 26 Promo

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