EliteXC: Street Certified

EliteXC: Street Certified was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC that took place on Saturday, February 16, 2008, at the BankUnited Center in Miami, Florida.[1]

EliteXC: Street Certified
The poster for EliteXC: Street Certified
Information
PromotionEliteXC
DateFebruary 16, 2008
VenueBankUnited Center
CityMiami, Florida
Event chronology
EliteXC: Renegade EliteXC: Street Certified EliteXC: Primetime

Background

The main card aired live on Showtime at 10p.m. EST,[2] while the preliminary card streamed on Proelite.com.

The main event featured the return of Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson as he took on UFC veteran David "Tank" Abbott, a match originally scheduled for October 2007 in Cage Fury Fighting Championships.[1]

The event drew an estimated 522,000 viewers on Showtime.[3]

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Kimbo Slice def. Tank Abbott KO (punches) 1 0:43
Heavyweight Antônio Silva def. Ricco Rodriguez Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Scott Smith def. Kyle Noke KO (punch) 2 0:07
Lightweight Yves Edwards def. James Edson Berto KO (Flying Knee) 1 4:56
Heavyweight Brett Rogers def. James Thompson KO (strikes) 1 2:24
Preliminary card (Proelite.com)
Light Heavyweight Rafael Cavalcante def. John Doyle TKO (knee) 1 2:17
Middleweight Yosmany Cabezas def. Jon Kirk Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 0:58
Heavyweight Dave Herman def. Mario Rinaldi TKO (knees and punches) 3 0:33
Welterweight Eric Bradley def. Mikey Gomez Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Welterweight Lorenzo Borgomeo def. Mike Bernhard Submission (triangle choke) 2 4:11
Catchweight (210 lbs) Moyses Gabin def. Jirka Hlavati TKO (punches) 1 2:32

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    See also

    References

    1. Martin, Damon (2008-01-04). "EliteXC Signs Kimbo vs. Tank for February 16". MMA Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
    2. Official Site
    3. "EliteXC: Street Certified | MMA Event".
    4. "EliteXC: Street Certified". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-11-23.


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