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Phil Baroni vs. Ninja Rua signed for... (viewed 517 times)
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A middleweight match between Phil Baroni and former EliteXC middleweight champion Murilo "Ninja" Rua has been signed for EliteXC's debut show on CBS on May 31.
Stephanie Daniels, co-host of the Internet radio show Cageside Live was the first to break the news. Upon seeing Daniels' announcement, ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) confirmed with Baroni through text message that the match has been signed.
Baroni recently returned to active competition following a six-month suspension handed down by the California State Athletic Commission for testing positive for a banned steroid. The original suspension was for a year but was reduced following a December appeal hearing. Baroni continues to maintain his innocence.
Baroni, 10-9, returned on March 15 during an ICON Sport show in Honolulu, Hawaii. He challenged Kala "Kolohe" Hose for the vacant ICON middleweight title but lost via TKO at 1:45 into round 5 in spite of a strong showing in the first round of the fight.
Rua,15-8-1, won the then-vacant EliteXC middleweight title against Joey Villasenor during last June's EliteXC/Strikeforce co-promotion that was ironically headlined by Baroni in a fight against Frank Shamrock. He then lost the title to Robbie Lawler in his first defense, during EliteXC's "Uprising" show this past September.
Rua, the older brother of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, last fought for Cage Rage in the UK this past December where he recorded a second round submission over Xavier Foupa-Pokam.
EliteXC's first CBS show, which is scheduled to take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, will be headlined by Internet street fighting legend Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson against an opponent yet to be announced. Lawler is also scheduled to defend his EliteXC middleweight title vs. former UFC competitor Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith.
Stephanie Daniels, co-host of the Internet radio show Cageside Live was the first to break the news. Upon seeing Daniels' announcement, ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) confirmed with Baroni through text message that the match has been signed.
Baroni recently returned to active competition following a six-month suspension handed down by the California State Athletic Commission for testing positive for a banned steroid. The original suspension was for a year but was reduced following a December appeal hearing. Baroni continues to maintain his innocence.
Baroni, 10-9, returned on March 15 during an ICON Sport show in Honolulu, Hawaii. He challenged Kala "Kolohe" Hose for the vacant ICON middleweight title but lost via TKO at 1:45 into round 5 in spite of a strong showing in the first round of the fight.
Rua,15-8-1, won the then-vacant EliteXC middleweight title against Joey Villasenor during last June's EliteXC/Strikeforce co-promotion that was ironically headlined by Baroni in a fight against Frank Shamrock. He then lost the title to Robbie Lawler in his first defense, during EliteXC's "Uprising" show this past September.
Rua, the older brother of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, last fought for Cage Rage in the UK this past December where he recorded a second round submission over Xavier Foupa-Pokam.
EliteXC's first CBS show, which is scheduled to take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, will be headlined by Internet street fighting legend Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson against an opponent yet to be announced. Lawler is also scheduled to defend his EliteXC middleweight title vs. former UFC competitor Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith.
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Sam Caplan
Lead Writer/Editor - ProElite.com