Return of the King 2008-06-14

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Event
Return of the King

Date
Sat 14th June 2008 UTC
Sat 14th June 2008 Local

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24-05-01 17:00 (PST Los Angeles)
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24-05-01 19:00 (CST Chicago)
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24-05-01 20:00 (EST New York)
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24-05-02 01:00 (GMT London)
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24-05-02 02:00 (CET Paris)
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24-05-02 04:00 (GST Dubai)
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24-05-02 05:30 (IST Kolkata)
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24-05-02 09:00 (JST Tokyo)
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24-05-02 10:00 (AEDT Sydney)

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League
EliteXC

Season
2008

Round
7

Status

Location
Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
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Description

EliteXC: Return of the King was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC that took place on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Background:
The main card aired live on Showtime and drew an estimated 350,000 viewers. A Welterweight title bout between champion Jake Shields and Drew Fickett was removed from the original card when Fickett sustained an injury. Nick Diaz showed up for his 160-pound lightweight fight at 169 pounds which led to it becoming a catchweight bout.

Main Card:
Lightweight / EliteXC Lightweight Championship / K.J. Noons (c) vs. Yves Edwards
Catchweight / Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey
Middleweight / Murilo Rua vs. Tony Bonello
Heavyweight / Dave Herman vs. Ron Waterman
Light Heavyweight / Rafael Cavalcante vs. Wayne Cole

Preliminary Card:
Middleweight / Bubba McDaniel vs. Kala Hose
Bantamweight / Mark Oshiro vs. Chris Willems
Lightweight / Mike Aina vs. Kaleo Kwan
Lightweight / P.J. Dean vs. Dean Lista
Catchweight / Russell Doane vs. Dwayne Haney
Middleweight / Carl Barton vs. Kepa Madeiros