How good is Pro Elite’s August 27th lineup?

Last edited by Chrom on Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:58 pm; edited 1 time in total

Quote :: As Pro Elite gears to impress the MMA world with its August 27^th return to the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, many are wondering just how good their initial fight offering will be.

The lineup:

Andrei Arlovski (15-9) vs. Ray Lopez (5-2)

This
makes for an interesting main event. Arlovski of course brings some
name recognition from his time as the UFC heavyweight champion. The Pit
Bull is only 32 years old and could be Pro Elite’s main draw for a
while. The downside is that he has lost four fights in a row, with three
by knockout.

The
relatively inexperienced Ray Lopez looks to be a good opponent for
Arlovski to get back on track with, but he could be dangerous with his
power shots. Please refer to his 75 second TKO of Rob Morrow for KOTC
earlier this month as an example of just how dangerous he can
potentially be.

Taking
into account his experience and size advantage though, Arlovski should
be able to rumble through this one and become a premier draw once again,
this time for Pro Elite.

Kendall Grove (12-9) vs. Joe Riggs (34-13)

The
28 year old Hawaiian native “Spyder” Grove brings his UFC experience
and lanky middleweight self into a battle with 28 year old “Diesel”
Riggs, a veteran of the UFC and Strikeforce.

Riggs
has lost two fights in a row and needs a win. He holds notable
victories over Nick Diaz, Phil Baroni, Chris Lytle, and his current
challenger, Kendall Grove.

Grove
is on a two fight skid of his own and would love a win in front of his
home crowd. His last fight was in the UFC where he had a 7-6 record.

This makes for a great rematch of a 2004 bout that saw Riggs beat Grove by 1^st round KO at the same Blaisdell Arena.

Kala Hose (7-5) v Drew McFedries (9-6)

In
any show you have to fill the house, and bringing in local middleweight
draw Kala Hose will help. He fought for the previous version of Pro
Elite and has lost his last three fights.

Facing Hose will be UFC veteran Drew McFrederies, who is coming off of a 3^rd round TKO of Gary Tapusoa at Titan FC 16 in January.

Mark Ellis (Debut) v Jake Huen (1-0)

This is an up-and comers matchup that Pro Elite is hoping will lead to some homegrown stars.

Ellis
is a NCAA Division I wrestling champion and will face off against the
popular former University of Hawaii linebacker Jake Huen in a
heavyweight matchup. There is considerable hype for this bout even
though the two only have one professional fight between them.

Raquel Pa’aluhi (3-1) v Sara McMann (2-0)

Pro Elite is trying here to do what the UFC has always been reluctant to do; tap into the popularity of women’s MMA.

McMann
is an Olympian silver medal winner and will face Hawaiian favorite
“Rocky” Pa’aluhi. You have to like Pro Elite for not forgetting about
the fans of female fighting.

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I give it ** out of ***** it is definitely less than impressive IMO but then again, it is a promotion that was just freshly pulled from the grave...
What would you rate the card?

Yeah, not bad at all considering it's been in the shit can and this is their first card out.

I am so looking forward to seeing if Regan is anything like BJ Penn. Can you imagine another BJ Penn.

Can you imagine how happy DEP would be????? alien

Here's the new promo

and I added the Poster up top, which is actually pretty decent too.

watch it free at Sherdog

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