We’re about one week away from Elite XC: “Heat,” which will air next Saturday night on CBS, featuring a main event fight between Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock — it’s perhaps the biggest event in the history of the organization.

In the meantime, the eighth installment of the monthly Showtime “Challenger Series” known as Sho XC is set to go off live from the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif., tonight. The Showtime telecast begins at 11 p.m. ET and will feature five main card bouts.

For the first time ever on a Sho XC card an Elite XC world title will be on the line when jiu-jitsu stud Wilson Reis meets King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion Abel Cullum for the right to become the company’s first featherweight champion.

There are several other intriguing match ups taking place on the main card. To get you ready for those, we’ve dissected each fight and came up with some quick-hitting analysis and predictions.

Check them out above.

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