EliteXC: Return of the King was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event promoted by EliteXC that took place on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena

Neal S. Blaisdell Center

The Neal S. Blaisdell Center in downtown Honolulu, Honolulu CDP is a community center for the City & County of Honolulu. Constructed in 1964 on the historic Ward Estate and originally called the Hawaii International Center, the center was renamed after Mayor of Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell...

 in Oahu

Oahu

Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...

, Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

. The main card aired live on Showtime. The Welterweight title bout of Jake Shields

Jake Shields

Jake Shields is an American mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the welterweight division of the UFC. He is the last Rumble on the Rock 175 lb champion. He is the first and last Elite XC Welterweight Champion. He is also the former Shooto Middleweight Champion and is the former...

 vs. Drew Fickett

Drew Fickett

Drew Fickett is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Lightweight division. He holds notable victories over Josh Koscheck, Dennis Hallman, Kenny Florian, Kurt Pellegrino, Josh Neer, Matt Veach, and Dennis Bermudez....

 was removed from the original card when Fickett sustained an injury. The event drew an estimated 350,000 viewers on Showtime.

Televised Bouts

• Lightweight Title Bout:  KJ Noons
  Karl James Noons
  Karl James "K.J." Noons is an American mixed martial artist, boxer, and kickboxer who currently competes in the Strikeforce lightweight division and was also the first as well as last EliteXC Lightweight Champion. He Holds Notable Victories over Yves Edwards, Jorge Gurgel, Conor Heun, and Nick Diaz...
  
   vs.  Yves Edwards
  Yves Edwards
  |-| Win| align="center" | 41-17-1| Rafaello Oliveira| TKO | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson| | align="center" | 2| align="center" | 2:44| Washington, D.C||-| Loss| align="center" | 40-17-1| Sam Stout| KO...
  
  

Noons defeats Edwards via TKO (punches and elbows) at 48 seconds of the first round.

Nick Diaz

Nick Díaz

Nicholas Robert Diaz is an American mixed martial artist. He is the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, WEC and IFC Welterweight Champion. He has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Elite Xtreme Combat. Diaz was promoted to black belt in Brazilian...

 vs.  Muhsin Corbbrey

Muhsin Corbbrey

Muhsin Corbbrey is an American mixed martial artist and former professional boxer. He holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Lloyd Irvin, a black dan in Judo, and is a Shidokan World Champion. He competes in the Lightweight division...

Diaz defeats Corbbrey via TKO (punches) at 3:59 of the third round.

Murilo Rua

Murilo Rua

Murilo Rua is a former Brazilian mixed martial artist who fought in Pride Fighting Championships. Nicknamed Ninja, he is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. He is known for his well-rounded fighting skills, in particular Muay Thai and Brazilian...

 vs.  Tony Bonello

Tony Bonello

Tony Bonello is an Australian mixed martial artist and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who currently competes in the King of the Cage.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Rua defeats Bonello via TKO (punches) at 3:15 of the first round.

Dave Herman

Dave Herman (fighter)

Dave Herman is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Herman received a significant amount of buzz from fans and media for being undefeated in his first fifteen fights and beating his opponents impressively, having only been...

 vs.  Ron Waterman

Ron Waterman

Ron Waterman , is an American mixed martial artist , professional wrestler and celebrity member of the Team Impact motivational group.He holds notable victories over Ricco Rodriguez and Kevin Randleman.-Career:...

Herman defeats Waterman via TKO (punches) at 2:19 of the first round.

Wayne Cole vs.  Rafael Cavalcante

Rafael Cavalcante

Rafael Cavalcante is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. He trains with Anderson Silva and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira as part of the Black House camp. He currently competes in Strikeforce, where he is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion...

Cavalcante defeats Cole via TKO (punches) at 2:47 of the first round.

Internet Card

• Kala Hose
  Kala Hose
  Kala Hose is a American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division.-Biography:Kalalau was shortened to "Kala" when he was nicknamed "Kolohe" as a young boy. "Kolohe" means "rascal" in Hawaiian, as he was a "rascal" child...
  
   vs. Robert McDaniel

McDaniel defeats Hose via Submission (rear naked choke) at 41 seconds of the first round.

• Mark Oshiro
  Mark Oshiro
  Mark Oshiro is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Oshiro has most notably fought in Elite Xtreme Combat and Bellator Fighting Championships.-Early career:...
  
   vs. Chris Willems

Oshiro defeats Willems via Submission (triangle choke) at 2:12 of the first round.

• Kaleo Kwan
  Kaleo Kwan
  Kaleo Kwan is an American mixed martial artist who has fought for Strikeforce, EliteXC, Rumble on the Rock, King of the Cage and ICON Sport. Kwan is known for his fights with UFC fighter Shane Nelson, rival Mike Aina, and Muay Thai superstar Malaipet.-Mixed martial arts record: -External links:...
  
   vs. Mike Aina
  Mike Aina
  Mike Aina is an American mixed martial artist currently training at BJ Penn's MMA in Hilo, Hawaii. Aina's most memorable bout was against former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz at EliteXC: Uprising, which he lost by a controversial Split Decision even after Aina knocked Diaz down with...
  
  

Aina defeats Kwan via Unanimous Decision.

• PJ Dean vs. Dean Lista

This fight was declared a draw.

• Russell Doane vs. Dwayne Haney

Doane defeats Haney via TKO (punches and elbows) at 2:54 of the first round.

• Carl Barton vs. Kepa Madeiros

Barton wins via TKO (punches) at 55 seconds of the first round.