Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Friday, June 22, 2007 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The main card aired on pay-per-view, with the undercard streamed live on ProElite.com. The PPV event was rebroadcast on the Showtime premium cable channel on June 30, 2007.

ShoXC was a mixed martial arts series produced by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC, Showtime and Proelite.com. The purpose of the show is to highlight up and coming MMA fighters. This event took place on Showtime on Saturday, August 25, 2007. The event took place in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The main event was the rematch between Charles Bennett and Victor Valenzuela, which was originally scheduled for Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni.

EliteXC: Renegade was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC that took place on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The main card aired live on Showtime.The main event featured a showdown between Nick Diaz and KJ Noons for the new EliteXC 160-pound Lightweight title. The card also featured the EliteXC debut of Internet brawler Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, as well as welterweight stand-out Jake Shields.