Female MMA Standouts Shayna Baszler And Cristiane Cyborg Added

To The Card For Second Primetime Broadcast Of

"CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights"

Saturday, July 26 On The CBS Television Network

July 26, 2008

Stockton Arena

Stockton, California

SHOWTIME To Televise Three Live Fights Preceding CBS Broadcast,

Including EliteXC Heavyweight Championship Featuring

Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers

The female bout between Shayna Baszler of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Brazil's Cristiane Cyborg has been

added to the lineup for the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, live

from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS

Television Network. 

Baszler and Cyborg, who are fighting in the 140 pound weight class, complete the primetime matchups for

the CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on July 26.  Other CBS fights include:

- "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (for EliteXC Middleweight title)

- Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (for EliteXC Welterweight title)  

- Nick Diaz vs. Thomas "Wildman" Denny (Lightweights)

Nicknamed "The Queen Of Spades," the talented Baszler is 9-4 and has won her last four starts.  All of

Baszler's victories have come via submission; her last four outings ended in the first round.

Regarded as one of the roughest and toughest women in MMA, Cyborg has a record of 4-0. This will be the

United States debut for Cyborg, who has scored first-round technical knockouts in her last three fights. 

SHOWTIME will televise three live fights preceding the CBS broadcast from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT including:

- Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers (for EliteXC Heavyweight title)

- Wilson Reis vs. Brian Caraway (140 lb. weight class)

- Rafael Feijao vs. TBD (light heavyweight fight)

CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, cageside analysts Frank Shamrock and Mauro

Ranallo, and reporter Karyn Bryant will return as the "CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS"

broadcast team and also have the call for the SHOWTIME telecast.

CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be produced by SHOWTIME Sports. The executive producer

is David Dinkins, Jr.

For more information on the first CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, visit cbssports.com

To learn more about each fighter, click below to access their proelite.com webpage:

- Robbie Lawler

- Scott Smith

- Nick Diaz

- Thomas Denny

- Jake Shields

- Shayna Baszler

- Cristiane Cyborg

- Nick Thompson

- Antonio Silva

- Justin Eilers

- Wilson Reis

- Brian Caraway

- Rafael Feijao

- From BZA PR with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

Subject to change

(7/8/08)