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ELITE XC WEIGH-INS
Friday - June 13, 2008
by Vince Krause
T.Jay Thompson kicked off the festivities in quasi-aloha-Friday wear.
Proud to have Carl Barton as part of our RAZE family. Carl will be fighting first at the event, representing RAZE, HMC, and ICON Fitness. 
Rafael Feijao weighs in at 205 lbs.
Wayne Cole weighs in at 204 lbs.
Wayne Coal (L) vs Rafael Feijao (R)
Can't wait to see what everyone's talking about in reference to Rafael Feijao, as he takes on a tough opponent in up and coming Wayne Cole.
Ron Waterman weighs in at 263 lbs.
Dave "Pee Wee" Herman weighs in at 243.5 lbs.
Dave "Pee Wee" Herman (L) vs Ron Waterman (R)
Will Waterman's 20 lb weight advantage come into play, or will the smaller "Pee Wee" Herman be able to compensate with speed, agility, and youth? 
Tony Bonello weighs in at 185 lbs.
Murilo "Ninja" Rua weighs in at 184 lbs.
Tony Bonello (L) vs Murilo "Ninja" Rua (R)
Ninja looks like he's all business and ready to go to war.
Tony Bonello (L) vs Murilo "Ninja" Rua (R)
Muhsin Corbbrey weighs in at 163.5 lbs.
This fight was modified to take place at a modified catch weight of 168 lbs. 
Nick Diaz comes in way over the originally scheduled 160 lb limit and weighs in at 169.5 lbs.
This fight was modified to take place at a modified catch weight of 168 lbs. 
Nick Diaz (L) vs Muhsin Corbbrey (R)
Thus far haven't heard a reason, but would be VERY interested to know how a consummate professional like Nick Diaz ends up coming in close to 10 lbs over the originally agreed upon weight limit. Hopefully there's nothing wrong with him that might affect his performance. 
Yves Edwards weighs in at 158.5 lbs.
KJ Noons weighs in at 160 lbs.
And wanted to let everyone know that he was ready!
Yves Edwards(L) vs KJ Noons (R) for the EliteXC Lightweight World Championship.
This match up looks great on paper and we can't WAIT to see the fireworks in the cage. 
Carl Barton weighs in at 183 lbs.
Carl's opponent was a last minute replacement who came in almost an entire weight class below.
Kepa Madeiros weighs in at 171.5 lbs. 
Kepa Madeiros (L) vs Carl Barton (R)
Go get 'um Carl! 
Dwayne Haney weights in at 133.5 lbs.
Russell Doane weighs in at 135 lbs.
Russell Doane (L) vs Dwayne Haney (R)
PJ Dean weighs in at 160.5 lbs.
PJ Dean (L) vs Dean Lista (R)
Both fighters who have shown strong stand-up skills. PJ Dean has some heavy hands and Dean Lista has been under the tutelage of kickboxing legend Haru Shimanishi (HMC) for quite some time. PJ Dean has augmented his stand-up skills by training at the world renowned O2 academy with the Onzuka brothers, and Dean Lista has a strong ground game coming out of the Nova Uniao camp. 
Chris Barnard weighs in at 232.5 lbs.
Lolohea Mahe weighs in at 260 lbs.
Lolohea Mahe (L) vs Chris Barnard (R)
If you're going to judge a book by it's cover, this might look like one of those "lambs being led to the slaughter" scenarios.
I guess we'll know for sure at the fights.
"IRON" Mike Aina from BJ Penn's MMA weighs in at 160 lbs. 
Kaleo Kwan from Eastsidaz and O2 weighs in at 160 lbs.
"IRON" Mike Aina (L) vs Kaleo Kwan (R)
The rematch we've all been looking so very forward to seeing.
Chris "Red Bull" Willems comes in over the weight limit at 144.5 lbs. 
Mark "The Shark" Oshiro weighs in at 140.5 lbs.
Chris "Red Bull" Willems (L) vs Mark "The Shark" Oshiro (R)
Don't blink!
Bubba McDaniel weighs in at 184.5 lbs.
ICON Sport Middleweight World Champion Kala "Kolohe" Hose weighs in at 186 lbs.
Bubba McDaniel (L) vs Kala "Kolohe" Hose (R)
The "rascal" brings out the rascal in all of us... 
Referee and original RAZE family member Chris West.
RAZE family member Allan Lima.
Sidney Silva and Carl Barton.
The lovely Esther from www.COMBATLIFESTYLE.com filling in for the lovely TracyLee.
Patrick Freitas... Pocho on the rampage or hardest working man in showbiz... YOU make the call! 
T.Jay Thompson displays the "eyes-about-to-shoot-out-of-my-head" technique.
EliteXC staff photographer Tom Casino and T.Jay Thompson. 
And of course, our favorite way to end our blogs recently...
UFC Middleweight World Champion and superstar Anderson "The Spider" Silva (L)
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