EliteXC: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by EliteXC on July 26, 2008, in Stockton, CA at Stockton Arena.Diaz-Denny Banked for July 26 CBS-EliteXC
Background The show was officially announced during the Showtime broadcast of EliteXC: Return of the King.
The main event featured a rematch between Middleweight Champion Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith, whose match on the EliteXC: Primetime CBS broadcast was stopped due to an unintentional eye poke. This event was the second EliteXC event to air on CBS. In addition, the events preliminary bouts aired on Showtime at 8pm EST, one hour before the 9pm EST start time on CBS.
The event drew an estimated 2,620,000 viewers on CBS.
Results
Fighter earnings Total fighter payouts: $533,501.
Drew Montgomery: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) defeated Brandon Tarn: $2,000 Carl Seumanutafa: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) defeated Mike Cook: $2000 David Douglas: $4,000 ($1,500 win bonus) defeated Marlon Matias: $2,500 Anthony Ruiz: $5,001 ($3,000 win bonus) defeated Jeremy Freitag: $2,5000 Wilson Reis: $5,000 ($2,500 win bonus) defeated Bryan Caraway: $2,000 Rafael Cavalcante: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) defeated Travis Galbraith: $5,000 Antonio Silva: $200,000 ($100,000 win bonus) defeated Justin Eilers: $20,000 Cris Cyborg: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) defeated Shayna Baszler: $8,000 Jake Shields: $45,000 ($10,000 win bonus) defeated Nick Thompson: $25,000 Nick Diaz: $60,000 (no win bonus) defeated Thomas Denny: $8,500 Robbie Lawler: $90,000 (which included a $45,000 win bonus) defeated Scott Smith: $14,000
See also Elite Xtreme Combat 2008 in Elite Xtreme Combat
References
External links Official EliteXC Site EliteXC: Events List