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Antonio Silva (10-1) and Justin Eilers (19-6-1) have verbally agreed to
meet at EliteXC’s July 26 event, which airs on both Showtime and CBS.

Fiveouncesofpain.com reports that the two heavyweights are expected to
sign bout agreements today and will likely meet for the first-ever
EliteXC heavyweight title, according to EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw.

Although Eilers was not the organization’s first choice to fight Silva, the UFC veteran has won 10 of his past 11 fights.

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Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franllin (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) will restart his quest
for another title shot this fall — most likely at a UFC 88 event in
Atlanta — though it won’t necessarily come at 185 pounds.

A source closed to the Sept. 6 event tells MMAjunkie.com that Franklin has been targeted for the event, and
the search for an opponent “is in full swing.”

However, when contacted for comment, J.T. Stewart, Franklin’s business
manager, said nothing definitive has been decided and that he had no
other comment.

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Quoteworthy:
“I’m a man of my word. I’m a man of my bond. I trained my ass off with my boy Kurt Pellegrino for like six weeks man. We trained balls. I was ready for five rounds against, honestly a superior technical opponent, who I was game to fight and game to beat, and you [...]

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“I need to come back with wins. I’ll fight anybody. My goal is to be the champion. When I get a title shot, this is my goal. I had a long way to go to get a title shot, and I’ll do it again. I believe I need a couple of wins. And then more [...]

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