Kimbo Slice and Andrei Arlovski each took home $500,000 for their bouts Saturday at EliteXC “Heat” at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Slice was upset in the “Heat” main event, losing via technical knockout to last-minute replacement Seth Petruzelli a mere 14-seconds into the fight. Petruzelli earned $50,000 for his surprise knockout victory.

Arlovski, a former UFC heavyweight champion, defeated former IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson via second-round KO in their featured main-card matchup. Neson earned $80,000 in the loss.

EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields earned $50,000 for his successful title defense over Paul Daley, who received $12,000.

Gina Carano took home $25,000 for his main card victory over Kelly Kobold, who received $6,000 for the loss.

Benji Radach earned $30,000 for his knockout of former EliteXC champion Murilo Rua, who received $35,000 in the losing effort.

The total disclosed fighter payroll for the CBS-broadcast event was $1,318,000.

“Heat” drew an official crowd of 9,414, including 7,723 paid, for a $826,433 live gate.

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Dan Cramer (0-0) will make his MMA debut on January 31st in a welterweight bout against Matt Arroyo (3-2) at UFC 94 in Las Vegas, according to The Wrestling Observer.

Cramer, a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 7 “Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest”, earned his way into The Ultimate Figher house with a unanimous decision win over Jeremiah Riggs in the elimination round then defeated Luke Zachrich in the first round before being eliminated from the competition by Tim Credeur in the quarterfinals.

Arroyo, a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 6 “Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, defeated Dorian Price and Troy Mandaloniz to advace to the semifinals of the welterweight tournament but was forced to withdraw from the competition after injuring his ribs. “No Regard” defeated John Kolosci via first-round submission in his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale then was defeated by Matt Brown via second-round TKO at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale in June.

UFC 94 is slated to feature the highly anticipated rematch between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn.

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“The Ultimate Fighter 7″ cast member Matt Riddle (1-0) will take on Ryan Thomas (9-2) in a middleweight matchup at UFC 91 “Couture vs. Lesnar”, according to MMAJunkie.com.

Riddle made his professional mixed martial arts and UFC debut in June at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, defeating Dante Rivera via unanimous decision.

Thomas had won four-straight bouts before losing to Ben Saunders via second-round submission in his UFC debut at UFC 87 in August.

UFC 91 takes place on November 15th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and features a heavyweight championship main event as Randy Couture returns to the octagon to face Brock Lesnar. The rumored card for the pay-per-view event also includes Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson, Demian Maia vs. Nate Quarry, Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory, Nick Catone vs. Amir Sadollah, Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks, and Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos.

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Ricardo Almeida has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled middleweight bout against Matt Horwich on UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” on October 25th in Chicago due to an undisclosed injury.

185-pound up-and-comer Dan Miller, who defeated Rob Kimmons via first-round submission in his UFC debut in July, will replace Almeida against Horwich.

MMA Weekly recently reported the UFC 90 lineup change.

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Fedor Emelianenko, the world’s near-consensus top heavyweight and among the planet’s best pound-for-pound fighters, will not be competing on New Year’s Eve and will also not meet Josh Barnett early next year at Affliction’s second event.

Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio recently alerted MMA Junkie of the status of the promotion’s top fighter.

“I’ve been told actually 100 percent that he is not fighting on New Year’s Eve,” said Atencio. “[The members of Emelianenko's management team] are our partners. We have extended his contract, and that’s where we’re at. I spoke with [Emelianenko's managers] the other day, and they said he is not fighting. So that’s just rumors.”

Affliction’s second event, “Day of Reckoning”, was scheduled to take place on October 11 in Las Vegas but was rescheduled last month, reportedly due to low ticket sales. The event was tentatively rescheduled for January 17th in Anaheim, California but is now expected to take place on another date in early-2009 at a location to-be-determined.

Rumors and reports suggested that Emelianenko would meet Barnett, another of the promotion’s top heavyweights, in the “Day of Reckoning” main event but that fight is now not expected to take place after Barnett turned the fight down.

Emelianenko, who has fought on New Year’s Eve for five-straight years beginning in 2003, could instead meet former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, who defeated Roy Nelson in primetime at EliteXC “Heat” on Saturday, in the “Day of Reckoning” main event.

As I write this piece while occasionally sipping from my seasonal Oktoberfest brew, I can only imagine that somewhere, Dana White has an ear-to-ear smile plastered across his evil little face. And I bet Sean Gannon is grinning a bit as well. Despite “Heat” sporting a very strong card which entertained me to the gills, it was the main event which brought EliteXC’s festivities to a screeching halt. And really it shouldn’t have with so many other great fights on the lineup, but I guess that is how it goes when you relegate your champion fighters to the back burner and place a 3-0 bodyguard in your main attraction.

Though to be fair, I take it upon myself to remind us all that Kimbo Slice should never have been on the same card as most of the fighters on Saturday night. The man is still extremely green in the MMA realm and in all honesty, should be making his run on the smaller circuits so that if and when he truly is ready, the big time will be there to welcome him with open arms. But that obviously was not the course life took for the “street certified” fist magician, who got pushed hard and fast by ProElite and Co., who were looking to cash in on the odd name known throughout YouTube and beyond.

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Seth Petruzelli, a last-minute replacement for an injured Ken Shamrock, knocked out Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson just 14-seconds into their main event matchup at EliteXC “Heat” on Saturday night at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Shamrock, who was to meet Slice in the “Heat” main event, was forced to withdraw from the matchup after suffering a cut over his left eye earlier in the day. EliteXC ultimately tapped UFC veteran Seth Petruzelli, who was to fight Aaron Rosa in a light heavyweight bout on the event’s preliminary card, to replace Shamrock in the main event against Slice.

Slice closed the distance at the opening bell but Petruzelli connected first with a right that rocked Slice and sent him to the canvas. Slice attempted to recover from the blow but Petruzelli reigned down punches to force the referee to intervene just 14-seconds into the opening round. The upset loss capped off EliteXC’s third “Saturday Night Fights” event on CBS.

In the event’s lone championship bout Jake Shields retained his welterweight title by submitting a game Paul Daley in the second-round after a close opening round to their 170-pound championship matchup.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski stopped former IFL champ Roy Nelson in a featured heavyweight matchup presented in partnership with Affliction. Arlovski knocked out Nelson in the second-round with a series of punches punctuated by a right that sent Nelson to the canvas.

Gina Carano, “The Face of Women’s MMA”, kept her undefeated record intact with a unanimous decision victory over Kelly Kobold. Carano picked Kobold apart throughout the fight, bloodying her opponent with accurate Muay Thai strikes and nearly finishing her off with a trio of kicks with just seconds remaing. The judges returned scores of 29-28, 30-27, and 30-27 all in favor of Carano.

In the evening’s first televised bout Benji Radach knocked out former EliteXC middleweight champion Murilo “Ninja” Rua via strikes midway through the second-round.

In preliminary card action Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos defeated Yoko Takahashi via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27), Connor Heun defeated Edson Berto via second-round TKO due to strikes, Mikey Gomez defeated Lorenzo Borgomeo via second-round armbar submission, Bryan Hamade defeated David Gomez via first-round guillotine submission, and Nicolae Cury defeated Jorge Bouchat via first-round submission due to strikes.

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Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of EliteXC "Heat", which took place on Saturday, October 4th, 2008 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

"Heat", which aired live on CBS, featured Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs.Seth Petruzelli, Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley, Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson, Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold, and Benji Radach vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua.

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MAIN CARD

• Duane Ludwig def. Sam Morgan via submission (strikes) - Round 1, 2:01
• Frank Trigg def. Falaniko Vitale via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Donnie Liles def. Pete Spratt via submission (rear naked choke) - Round 3, 1:59
• Billy Evangelista def. Luke Caudillo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Carlos Zevallos def. Andre Walker via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 4:48
• Michelle Waterson def. Tyra Parker via submission (rear naked choke) - Round 1, 1:20
• Tyler Toner def. Ricky Johnson via TKO (strikes) - Round 2, 3:44

PRELIMINARY “YOUNG GUNS” CARD (AMATEUR)

• Drew Dober def. Lumumba Sayers via KO (punch) - Round 1, 0:16
• Alan Gomez def. Jordan Goodwin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Eric Galvan def. Jeremy Malaterre via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)
• Turrell Galloway def. Brett Tillis via submission (rear naked choke) - Round 1, 1:21
• Aaron Trujillo def. Haven Torres via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 2:59