Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Baszler to meet Cristiane Cyborg on CBS

A female bout between American Shayna Baszler and Cristiane Cyborg of Brazil has been added to the lineup for the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on Saturday, July 26.

Baszler and Cyborg, who are fighting in the 140 pound weight class, will compete on the CBS portion of the show.

Other CBS fights include:

"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (for EliteXC Middleweight title)

Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (for EliteXC Welterweight title)

Nick Diaz vs. Thomas "Wildman" Denny (Lightweights)

Nicknamed "The Queen Of Spades," the talented Baszler is 9-4 and has won her last four starts. All of Baszler's victories have come via submission; her last four outings ended in the first round.

Regarded as one of the roughest and toughest women in MMA, Cyborg has a record of 4-0. This will be the United States debut for Cyborg, who has scored first-round technical knockouts in her last three fights.

SHOWTIME will televise three live fights preceding the CBS broadcast from 8:00-9:00 PM (et)

Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers (for EliteXC Heavyweight title)

Wilson Reis vs. Brian Caraway (140 lb. weight class)

Rafael Feijao vs. TBD (light heavyweight fight)

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