Report: New EliteXC signings Hector Lombard and Cyrille Diabate to debut at outdoor ShoXC on June 27
Posted by Sam Caplan
EliteXC’s next ShoXC event is scheduled for June 27 at the Sycuan Casino & Resort in San Diego, Calif.
The news was first reported by our friends at MMAjunkie.com.
The tentative card for the outdoor show also promises to offer the debuts of two recent EliteXC signings, middleweights Cyrille Diabate and Hector Lombard.
Diabate, one of the best pure strikers in MMA, is slated to take on Jaime Fletcher in a featured bout on the card. Meanwhile, Lombard, a standout Judoka from Cuba, does not yet have an opponent.
Also, in a first for ShoXC, a King of the Cage title will be defended on the card. Current KOTC middleweight champ Keith Barry will square off against Reggie Orr. You might remember Orr from the current season of “The Ultimate Fighter“, as he was chosen to be a part of the show’s 32-member cast. However, he was unable to advance into the TUF mansion and the official cast of 16 after he was defeated in a qualifying match.
According to Junkie, Fabricio Camoes and Debi Purcell are also slated for the card as well against yet to be determined opponents. Purcell had been scheduled to take on Carina Damm in a 130 pound bout, but Damm was removed from the card after the California State Athletic Commission announced that she had recently tested positive for steroids. Junkie is quoting EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw as indicating that Purcell could have to fight a replacement that is actually tougher than Damm.
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Berry is the champ at KOTC.
And how did MMAJunkie scoop you guys on a EliteXC event?
Lombard is fighting this weekend at CFC #4.
http://www.cfcworld.com.au/index.php
Going to be busy.
Let us all pray that the commentators for the CFC have been set on fire and thrown in a pit.
[...] Promising welterweight fighter, Hector Lombard, will make his highly anticipated Elite XC debut at the next ShoXC Challenger Series event (which will be outdoors) at the Sycuan Casino & Resort in San Diego, Calif.on Showtime, June 27, according to FiveOuncesofPain.com. [...]