Wednesday, July 09, 2008

EliteXC workout highlights

Scott Smith (left) will challenge defending champion Robbie Lawler, who flew in from St. Louis for Tuesday's event, for the EliteXC middleweight championship in the main event on CBS.

Jake Shields (white trunks) gets his long-awaited shot at the world title when he faces Nick "The Goat" Thompson for the EliteXC welterweight belt on CBS. Two days after his fight with Shields, Thompson will take his bar exam.

A look at the some of the activity that transpired inside the ring Tuesday.

Jake Shields, Scott Smith, EliteXC Head of Fight Operations, Jeremy Lappen, Cyborg, Doug Deluca, Executive Chairman, ProElite, Inc., Kelly Kahl, Senior Executive Vice President CBS Primetime, Robbie Lawler.

Unbeaten, tough as nails Brazilian Cris Cyborg will face talented, popular Shayna Baszler in one of the four bouts on the two-hour broadcast on CBS July 26.

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