2007 in Elite Xtreme Combat

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
Information
Date	August 25, 2007
Venue	Vicksburg Convention Center
City	Vicksburg, Mississippi

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
Information
Date	July 27, 2007
Venue	Chumash Casino Resort
City	Santa Ynez, California

2007 in Elite Xtreme Combat
2007 in Elite Xtreme Combat
Information
First date	February 10, 2007
Last date	November 10, 2007
Events
Total events	8
Fights
Total fights	81
Title fights	3
Chronology

Last updated September 29, 2022

The year 2007 is the 1st year in the history of the Elite Xtreme Combat, a mixed martial arts promotion based in The United States. In 2007 Elite Xtreme Combat held 8 events beginning with, EliteXC Destiny.

Title fights

Title fights in 2007
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Middleweight	Murilo Rua	def	Joey Villasenor	KO (punches)	2	1:05	Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Middleweight	Robbie Lawler (c)	def.	Murilo Rua (c)	KO (punches)	3	2:04	EliteXC: Uprising	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Lightweight	K. J. Noons	def.	Nick Diaz	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00	EliteXC: Renegade	^{[lower-alpha 3]}

↑ For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship.
↑ For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship and ICON Sport Middleweight championships unification.
↑ For the EliteXC Lightweight Championship

Events list

#	Event title	Date	Arena	Location
8	EliteXC: Renegade	November 10, 2007	American Bank Center	Corpus Christi, Texas
7	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	October 26, 2007	Chumash Casino Resort	Santa Ynez, California
6	EliteXC: Uprising	September 15, 2007	Neal S. Blaisdell Arena	Oahu, Hawaii
5	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	August 25, 2007	Vicksburg Convention Center	Vicksburg, Mississippi
4	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	July 27, 2007	Chumash Casino Resort	Santa Ynez, California
3	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni	June 22, 2007	HP Pavilion	San Jose, California
2	Dynamite!! USA	June 2, 2007	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles
1	EliteXC: Destiny	February 10, 2007	DeSoto Civic Center	Southaven, Mississippi

EliteXC Destiny

EliteXC Destiny^[1] was an event held on February 10, 2007 at DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Renzo Gracie	def.	Frank Shamrock	DQ (illegal knees)	2	2:00	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Super Heavyweight	Antônio Silva	def.	Wesley Correira	TKO (flying knee and punches)	1	3:49
Middleweight	Joey Villasenor	def.	David Loiseau	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight (141 lbs)	Gina Carano	def.	Julie Kedzie	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight	Charles Bennett	def.	K. J. Noons	KO (punch)	1	3:43
Preliminary card (Proelite.com)
Middleweight	Riki Fukuda	def.	Chris Gates	Submission (punches)	1	1:18
Lightweight	James Edson Berto	def.	John Shackelford	TKO (punches)	2	2:27
Lightweight	Javier Vazquez	def.	Adriano Pereira	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Mike Pyle	def.	Ross Ebanez	Submission (rear naked choke)	1	1:55
Heavyweight	Tim Persey	def.	Bo Cantrell	KO (punches)	1	1:33

↑ Shamrock was disqualified for knees to the head of a grounded opponent.^[2]

Dynamite!! USA

Dynamite!! USA^[3] was an event held on June 2, 2007 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

Results

Main card (PPV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Brock Lesnar	def.	Min Soo Kim	Submission (punches)	1	1:09
Catchweight (188 lbs)	Royce Gracie	def.	Kazushi Sakuraba	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Lightweight	Hideo Tokoro	def.	Brad Pickett	Submission (armbar)	1	2:41
Catchweight (192 lbs)	Yoon Dong-Sik	def.	Melvin Manhoef	Submission (armbar)	2	1:17
Super Heavyweight	Mighty Siliga	def.	Ruben Villareal	TKO (punches)	1	1:33
Catchweight (213 lbs)	Bernard Ackah	def.	Johnnie Morton	KO (punch)	1	0:38	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Preliminary card (Showtime)
Welterweight	Jake Shields	def.	Ido Pariente	Submission (rear naked choke)	1	2:06
Catchweight (160 lbs)	Gesias Cavalcante	def.	Nam Phan	TKO (punches)	1	0:26
Heavyweight	Jonathan Wiezorek	def.	Tim Persey	TKO (punches)	2	0:50	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Preliminary card (unaired)
Lightweight	Katsuhiko Nagata	def.	Isaiah Hill	Decision (split)	3	5:00

↑ Gracie tested positive for banned substances post-fight.
↑ Morton tested positive for banned substances post-fight.
↑ Persey tested positive for banned substances post-fight.

Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni

Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni^[4] was an event held on June 22, 2007 at The HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Frank Shamrock	def	Phil Baroni	submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:15	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Middleweight	Murilo Rua	def	Joey Villasenor	KO (punches)	2	1:05	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Middleweight	Cung Le	def	Tony Fryklund	TKO (punches)	3	0:25
Heavyweight	Paul Buentello	def	Carter Williams	KO (punches)	2	0:10
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def	Nick Gonzalez	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:42
Welterweight	Paul Daley	def	Duane Ludwig	TKO (punches)	2	0:32
Preliminary card
Lightweight	David Smith	def	Sean Bassett	KO (punch)	2	1:23
Lightweight	James Edson Berto	def	Victor Valenzuela	submission (heel hook)	1	0:47
Middleweight	Nik Theotiko	def	Nikk Covert	KO (punch)	1	1:13
Welterweight	Mike Pyle	def	Aaron Wetherspoon	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Welterweight	Luke Stewart	def	Jason Von Flue	TKO (punches)	3	2:17
Heavyweight	Rex Richards	def	Ray Seraile	TKO (punches)	1	0:35
Bantamweight	Chris Cariaso	def	Anthony Figueroa	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Catchweight (179 lb)	Jeffrey Cachia	def	Shigeru Momoi	submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:58
Middleweight	Seth Kleinbeck	def	Sam Spengler	TKO (punches)	2	2:55

↑ For the Middleweight Championship.
↑ For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship.

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series^[5] was an event held on July 27, 2007 at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Brian Cobb	def.	John Reedy	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:09
	Tony Rubalcava	def.	Drew Montgomery	TKO (Punches)	1	4:19
	Anthony Ruiz	def.	Jason Geris	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	1	5:00
	Josh Neal	def.	Eric Beondo	TKO (Knee)	1	2:56
	Shayna Baszler	def.	Jan Finney	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:40
	K. J. Noons	def.	Edson Berto	KO (Knee)	3	0:45
	Jaime Jara	def.	Jeremiah Metcalf	KO (Punch)	1	4:15
	Scott Jorgensen	def.	Chris David	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Aaron Rosa	def.	Jefferson Silva	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	5:00
	Muhsin Corbbrey	def.	Lee Gibson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series^[6] was an event held on August 25, 2007 at Vicksburg Convention Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Wes Shivers	def.	James Neely	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:22
	Victor Valenzuela	def.	Charles Bennett	TKO (Punches)	1	3:23
	Seth Kleinbeck	def.	Jaime Jara	TKO (Punch)	2	4:59
	Jon Murphy	def.	Dave Huckaba	KO (Punches)	2	0:19
	Héctor Urbina	def.	Ray Lizama	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Umar Luv	def.	Brendan Tierney	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:08

EliteXC: Uprising

EliteXC: Uprising^[7] was an event held on September 15, 2007 at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Oahu, Hawaii.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Robbie Lawler (c)	def.	Murilo Rua (c)	KO (punches)	3	2:04	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Lightweight	Nick Diaz	def.	Mike Aina	Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (141 lbs)	Gina Carano	def.	Tonya Evinger	Submission (rear naked choke)	1	2:53
Middleweight	Joey Villasenor	def.	Riki Fukuda	Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Jake Shields	def.	Renato Verissimo	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	4:00
Preliminary card (Proelite.com)
Welterweight	Brandon Wolff	def.	Chad Klingensmith	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Mark Oshiro	def.	Nui Wheeler	Submission (rear naked choke)	1	1:19
Middleweight	Mark Kurano	def.	Jose Diaz	Submission (rear naked choke)	1	1:13
Middleweight	Kala Hose	def.	Jeff Fox	TKO (strikes)	1	0:20
Bantamweight	Tyson Nam	def.	Albert Manners	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Justin Buchholz	def.	Ikaika Choy-Fu	TKO (punches)	1	1:35
Featherweight	Elias Delos Reyes	def.	Chico Cantiberos	Submission (armbar)	1	0:52

↑ For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship. and ICON Sport Middleweight championships unification.

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
Information
Date	October 26, 2007
Venue	Chumash Casino Resort
City	Santa Ynez, California

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series^[8] was an event held on October 26, 2007 at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Jared Hamman	def.	Aaron Rosa	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:46
	Javier Vazquez	def.	J.C. Pennington	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:15
	Mongkhon Wiwasuk	def.	Kaleo Kwan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Shayna Baszler	def.	Jennifer Tate	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:44
	Muhsin Corbbrey	def.	Robert McMasters	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	4:59
	Shane del Rosario	def.	Amedeo Viola	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	2:27
	Giva Santana	def.	Jaime Fletcher	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:46
	Chris Cariaso	def.	Rick McCorkell	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

EliteXC: Renegade

EliteXC: Renegade^[9] was an event held on November 10, 2007 at The American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	K. J. Noons	def.	Nick Diaz	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Heavyweight	Kimbo Slice	def.	Bo Cantrell	Submission (strikes)	1	0:19
Welterweight	Jake Shields	def.	Mike Pyle	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:39
Middleweight	Kyle Noke	def.	Seth Kleinbeck	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	4:22
Heavyweight	Antônio Silva	def.	Jonathan Wiezorek	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:12
Preliminary card (Proelite.com)
Heavyweight	Geoff Bumstead	def.	Robert Ruiz	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:30
Lightweight	Yves Edwards	def.	Nick Gonzalez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:05
Middleweight	Matt Lucas	def.	Jon Kirk	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Brett Rogers	def.	Ralph Kelly	TKO (strikes)	1	1:43
Welterweight	Jae Suk Lim	def.	Daniel Pineda	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:42

↑ For the EliteXC Lightweight Championship

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References

↑ "EliteXC Destiny". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015.
↑ Fight Finder – EliteXC Destiny Mixed Martial Arts Statistics Archived 2008-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Dynamite!! USA". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.
↑ "Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.
↑ "ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.
↑ "ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.
↑ "EliteXC: Uprising". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.
↑ "ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.
↑ "EliteXC: Renegade". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

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[1] For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship.

[2] For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship and ICON Sport Middleweight championships unification.

[3] For the EliteXC Lightweight Championship

[6] Shamrock was disqualified for knees to the head of a grounded opponent.^[2]

[8] Gracie tested positive for banned substances post-fight.

[9] Morton tested positive for banned substances post-fight.

[10] Persey tested positive for banned substances post-fight.

[12] For the Middleweight Championship.

[13] For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship.

[17] For the EliteXC Middleweight Championship. and ICON Sport Middleweight championships unification.

[20] For the EliteXC Lightweight Championship

[4] "EliteXC Destiny". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015.

[5] Fight Finder – EliteXC Destiny Mixed Martial Arts Statistics Archived 2008-04-27 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Dynamite!! USA". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

[11] "Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

[14] "ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

[15] "ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

[16] "EliteXC: Uprising". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

[18] "ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

[19] "EliteXC: Renegade". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

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2007 in Elite Xtreme Combat

Contents

Title fights

Events list

EliteXC Destiny

Results

Dynamite!! USA

Results

Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni

Results

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

Results

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

Results

EliteXC: Uprising

Results

ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

Results

EliteXC: Renegade

Results

See also

Related Research Articles

References