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

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:

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● 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 Nick Thompson Antonio Silva
http://Shaynabaszler.proelite.com/
http://cristianecyborg.proelite.com/
http://justineilers.proelite.com/
http://wilsonreis.proelite.com/
http://briancaraway.proelite.com/
http://rafaelfeijao.proelite.com/

CBS Press Contacts: Mitch Graham 323-575-2415 mitch.graham@tvc.cbs.com Kelli Raftery 212-975-3163 kraftery@cbs.com
CBS Photo Contacts: Gaye Ann Bruno 323-575-2796 gayeann.bruno@tvc.cbs.com Paula Breck 212-975-3811 pjbreck@cbs.com
Showtime Sports Contact: Chris DeBlasio 212-708-1633 chris.deblasio@showtime.net
ProElite, Inc. Contact: PondelWilkinson Inc. Evan Pondel 310-279-5980 epondel@pondel.com
EliteXC Contact:
Brener Zwikel & Associates, Inc. John Beyrooty 562-233-7477 Johnnybey@aol.com

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EliteXC, CBS, and Showtime on Tuesday announced the line-ups for both the CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights card for July 26 on CBS Television and a three-fight telecast on Showtime.

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