Elite XC Heat Medical Suspensions

The Florida State Athletic Commission have announced a list of medical suspensions from their "Heat" event on CBS last weekend.

The suspensions are as follows:

James Edson Berto was suspended for 30 days following his TKO loss to Conor Heun.

Murilo “Ninja” Rua was suspended indefinitely by the commission following his knockout loss to Benji Radach. (This means he will need to be cleared by a doctor before he can fight again)

Roy Nelson was suspended for 60 days following his TKO loss to Andrei Arlovski.

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson was suspended for 30 days after his 14-second TKO loss to Seth Petruzelli.

* Ken Shamrock was not suspended by the commission regardless of his cut, as he didn't actually fight on the card.

Murilo "Ninja" Rua Versus Benji Radach Announced

Former Elite XC Middleweight Champion Murilo "Ninja" Rua will face former IFL Anaconda Benji Radach at Elite XC's October event.

Murilo Rua was Elite XC's first ever Middleweight champion and has five wins in his past six fights. He is the older brother of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, and is a former Pride veteran.

Benji Radach is best known to fans for his stint in the IFL as a member of Bas Rutten's Anaconda's. He also fought three fights for the UFC in 2002, against Nick Serra, Steve Berger and Sean Sherk. His UFC record is 1-1 with 1 no contest due to early stoppage and suspected illegal blow. Radach originally won this fight against Berger, but the decision was subsequently overturned.

The pair will meet at the already stacked Ocotber 4th event. Here is the current card:

Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. TBA
Champ Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley (for EliteXC welterweight title)
Benji Radach vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua
Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold-Gavin
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Yoko Takahashi

RUMOR: Shogun To Face Coleman In December

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua has recently stated that a fight between himself and Mark Coleman may happen in December.

Rua, who is currently recovering from knee surgery, has expressed a desire to face Coleman since Coleman defeated him in a Pride event via broken arm. Rua also suggested that Coleman has turned down a rematch on several occasions.

The fight will take place in December, giving both Shogun and Coleman time to recover from their recent injuries. The fight is expected to take place at Shogun's natural weight of 205, as Coleman recently expressed a desire to drop down from heavyweight to light heavyweight.

On a side note, Shogun's new training centre, UDL (Universidade da Luta), has opened this week. Shogun runs this training facility along with his brother, Murilo "Ninja" Rua.

Ninja Booked For June Elite XC Event

Murilo "Ninja" Rua is rumored to have been booked to fight for Elite XC in June.

His opponent will be Australian fighter Tony "The Gun" Bonello, another jiu-jitsu practicioner. Ninja was originally slated to fight Phil Baroni on May 31st, at Elite XC's CBS debut. He was forced to pull out of this card due to injury, leaving Joey Villasenor to take his place.