EliteXC: Primetime was promoted by Elite Xtreme Combat taking place on May 31, 2008 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The main card aired live on CBS, marking the first time a MMA event aired in primetime on major American network television. The event featured Robbie Lawler defending his EliteXC Middleweight Championship against Scott Smith.
In terms of ratings, the show averaged 4.85 million viewers and peaked during the main event at 6.51 million viewers, making it the most watched MMA show in television history.
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| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
| 1 | Joe Sampieri | Mike Groves | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 4:58 |
| 2 | Zach Makovsky | Andres Soares | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 3 | James Jones | Calvin Kattar | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:49 |
| 4 | Wilson Reis | Justin Robbins | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:06 |
| 5 | Matt Makowski | Nick Serra | TKO (Would Not Stand Up From Butt Scoot) | 2 | 3:57 |
| 6 | Carlton Haselrig | Carlos Moreno | TKO (Did Not Answer Bell) | 1 | 5:00 |
| 7 | Chris Liguori | Jim Bova | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 4:31 |
| 8 | Brett Rogers | Jon Murphy | TKO (Punch) | 1 | 1:01 |
| 9 | Joey Villasenor | Phil Baroni | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:11 |
| 10 | Gina Carano | Kaitlin Young | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 |
| 11 | Robbie Lawler | Scott Smith | No Contest (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 3:26 |
| 12 | Kevin Ferguson | James Thompson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:38 |
It was very exciting to watch the debut of MMA on network TV, however, the event overall was disappointing and frustrating. The fights were all going well, but almost every fight was stopped prematurely.
I’m glad the ratings did well, and I hope the casual/new audience enjoyed the show, but from a fan perspective it was very disappointing. With every single fight ended in a questionable stoppage, it was very frustrating.
It was very exciting to watch the debut of MMA on network TV, however, the event overall was disappointing and frustrating. The fights were all going well, but almost every fight was stopped prematurely.