UPDATE: New Opponent Confirmed For Carlton Haselrig

Last week we reported that Joe McCall was unable to fight Carlton Haselrig at Elite XC: Primetime on May 31st due to an illness in the family. (See here for original story http://mmatrivia.blogspot.com/2008/05/update-joe-mccall-out-of-may-31st-fight.html)

Elite XC have now announced a replacement for this bout. Haselrig will now take on Elite XC newcomer Carlos Moreno. Moreno was, in fact the fourth person Elite XC had arranged to fight Haselrig. The first was Bobby Jones, former Giants offensive linesman. Jones was forced to turn down the fight due to a neck injury. The second, Jarrod Bunch, agreed to the bout but then refused to sign due to a financial dispute. The third was Joe McCall, who pulled out last week due to family illness, leaving Moreno to take the fight.

UPDATE: Joe McCall Out Of May 31st Fight

Yesterday we reported that Carlton Haselrig versus Joe McCall had been added to the Elite XC/CBS card scheduled for May 31st. (See original story here http://mmatrivia.blogspot.com/2008/05/carlton-haselrig-added-to-cbselite-xc.html)

Today it was announced that Joe McCall had had to pull out of the bout due to unforseen family commitmments. McCall was the third opponent approached to fight Haselrig, with the other two not signing due to financial disputes.

Elite XC have not said whether a new opponent will be found for Haselrig, but we will let you know as soon as they do.

Carlton Haselrig Added To Elite XC/CBS Card

Former NFL offensive linesman Carlton Haselrig has been booked to fight on Elite XC's CBS card on May 31st.

After much negotiation, Haselrig's opponent will be "Cujo" Joe McCall. Negotions were made with IFL heavyweight Bryan Vetell and Former Giants fullback Jarrod Bunch, but both refused to sign the deal over pay disputes.

This fight completes the undercard for the Elite XC show, to be aired live on CBS in a prime time slot. This is the first time an MMA event has been on a mainstream cable channel at Prime Time.

The complete card for this event is as follows:

Kimbo Slice versus James Thompson

Robbie Lawler versus Scott Smith

Gina Carano versus Kaitlin Young

Brett Rogers versus Jon Murphy

Phil Baroni versus Joey Villasenor

Carlton Haselrig versus Joe McCall

Chris Liguori versus Jim Bova

Nick Serra versus Matt Makowski

Justin Robins versus Wilson Reis

James Jones versus Calvin Kattar

Zach Makovski versus Andre Soares

Joe Sampieri versus Mike Groves