The following is a press release from EliteXC:

The America Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi, Tex., will rock like it never has before when Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, presents "EliteXC: Renegade'' this Saturday, Nov. 10, on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

"We're all very excited about doing our first show in Corpus Christi,'' Shaw said. "I hope fans are ready for 'Renegade' because this is going to be a tremendous event.

"One great thing about EliteXC fights is that you just can't point to one corner or the other beforehand and say, 'this guy is going to win.' My fighters know they all have to fight and they are all going to have to fight to win on Saturday.

"Texas fans in attendance and those watching on SHOWTIME are in for a real exciting night of fights in the cage.''

What will be an emotional, memorable, hotly contested main event will feature an EliteXC world title fight in a new weight class – 160 pounds -- between talented, crowd-pleasing Nick Diaz (15-6) of Stockton, Calif., and exciting, hard-hitting KJ Noons (4-1) of San Diego.

In an eagerly awaited match on the undercard, Kimbo Slice will make his EliteXC debut. A legendary underground bare-knuckle fighter, Kimbo became an overnight pop-culture sensation when his fighting videos were posted on various video sites throughout the Internet. His videos have been downloaded in excess of 10 million times – and counting -- on YouTube.

Kimbo (1-0), of Miami, Fla., will be opposed by Bo "Redrum'' Cantrell (10-10) of Citrus Heights, Calif. (10-10). Cantrell is a replacement for Mike Bourke, who broke his clavicle during training and withdrew. In March 2006, Cantrell scored a 1:05, first-round TKO over Bourke.

"What I really love about Kimbo is his work ethic and his attitude,'' Shaw said. "He has the mentality of a real fighter. He doesn't care who he fights. He doesn't care about weight, height, if they're southpaw or orthodox, he's here to fight.

"I do believe Kimbo has the ability to be the heavyweight world champion in boxing, as I do believe he has the ability under (trainer) Bas (Rutten) to be the world champion in MMA in probably several weight classes.''

A compelling co-feature Saturday will match a Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu against an Xtreme Couture fighter when streaking, world-ranked welterweight, Jake Shields (19-4-1), of San Francisco, faces the always-dangerous Mike "Quicksand" Pyle (14-4-1), of Dresden, Tenn.

Shields is trained by Gracie; Pyle is coached by Couture.

In other SHOWTIME-televised fights, Kyle "KO'' Noke (13-3-1), the bodyguard of the late "Crocodile Hunter'' Steve Irwin, will make his EliteXC debut in a 185-pound fight against "Doctor" Seth "Mass Destruction'' Kleinbeck (8-3) of Ozark, Ark., and Brazil's Antonio "Big Foot'' Silva (8-1) returns to the cage for the first time in nine months against Jonathan Wiezorek (11-1).

Saturday's scheduled non-televised, undercard fights that will be available on ProElite.com the week of Nov. 12 include: Geoff Bumstead (2-1) of Corpus Christi vs. Robert Ruiz (1-0) of Corpus Christi, at 265 pounds; Yves Edwards (29-13-1) of Woodlands, Tex., vs. Nick Gonzalez (13-5) of Austin, Tex., at 160 pounds; Jon Kirk (10-1) of Houston vs. Matt Lucas (7-0) at 185 pounds; Ralph Kelly (6-1) of San Antonio vs. Brett Rogers (5-0) at 265 pounds; and Jae Sok Lim (7-2) vs. Lane Yarbrough (6-4) of Huntsville, Tex., at 170 pounds.

With the exception of Diaz-Noon, which is scheduled for...