Our good friend Ariel Helwani has joined a new site, MMARated.com Congrats! His first order of business: an interview with Cung Le discussing his huge victory over Frank Shamrock. .:: Interview with Cung Le ::.

Frank Shamrock defends his Middleweight title against Cung Le in both men’s hometown. Also, Gilbert Melendez puts his Lightweight title on the line plus three more fights. None of these go the distance.

Following is the final, updated line-up and weigh-in results (with photos) for tomorrow’s EliteXC/Strikeforce event…

The following quotes were issued today from yesterday’s press conference promoting this weekend’s Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le fight…

It was announced today that tomorrow night’s Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le title bout, presented by EliteXC and Strikeforce and airing on Showtime, will feature a live “Cage Cam” exclusively on SHO.com. Also, Shamrock will be on Jimmy Kimmel tonight, teaching MMA to Guillermo The Parking Lot Security Guard.

Nick Diaz has dropped out of his upcoming bout against Jae Suk Kim for “undisclosed reasons,” reports MMAWeekly.com. (UPDATE, 3/27, 4:30pm ET — Dave Meltzer at WrestlingObserver.com has reported the reason was that he didn’t get a license to fight from the California State Athletic Commission since there was no time to check into the [...]

Legendary Frank Shamrock will defend his Strikeforce middleweight title against unbeaten Cung Le in the main event of a stellar, eagerly anticipated EliteXC-Strikeforce co-promoted mixed martial arts extravaganza Saturday, March 29, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). Tickets for “Shamrock vs. Cung Le,” [...]

Following is a press release issued today by EliteXC about the March 29 line-up… JAKE SHIELDS, DREW FICKETT READY TO BELT IT OUT FOR VACANT ELITEXC WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE Joey Villasenor, ‘Cyborg’ Santos Clash in One of Top ‘Shamrock vs. Le’ Undercard Bouts On Fantastic Event Saturday, March 29, At HP Pavilion in San Jose, [...]