SHOXC PREVIEW: HERMAN VS SCHALL TO HEADLINE FRIDAY NIGHT ON SHOWTIME

Nicknames such as “Pee Wee” and “Meat Truck” may not exactly strike fear into an opponent, but, make no mistake, undefeated Dave “Pee Wee” Herman, of Bloomington, Ind., and Kerry “Meat Truck” Schall, of Cincinnati, Ohio, can fight.

The heavyweights -- Herman, a talented, up-and-comer and hometown favorite, and the more-experienced Schall -- will collide in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series this Friday, Oct. 10, live on SHOWTIME 11 p.m. ET/PT at Horseshoe Casino outside Chicago.

ShoXC, showcases young, talented fighters in tough matchups. A springboard for the future stars and champions of EliteXC, ShoXC is patterned after the SHOWTIME boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation.

Dave “Pee Wee” Herman (11-0) vs. Kerry “Meat Truck” Schall (21-10)

Outside the cage, Herman is perhaps the most colorful, comical, laid-back, unconventional fighter in mixed martial arts history. He trains out of his house, doesn’t belong to a team and pays hardly any attention to MMA fights he’s not a participant in. But you can’t argue with the results. He’s perfect so far.

Herman doesn’t appear to take anything seriously, least of all himself. Hence, the six-foot-five, 24-year-old’s nickname: “Pee Wee.” Actually, he’s contemplated changing his nickname to “BlueBerry Muffin.” See, he loves his mother’s homemade pastries. But he’s no cupcake, at least in the cage...

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"RUTHLESS" ROBBIE LAWLER: THE KING OF CBS PRIMETIME

Story by Todd Hester


A terror in the cage who has dominated opponents in EC, IFC, UFC, Superbrawl, Icon, and now EliteXC, the 16-4 Robbie Lawler is the true king of MMA primetime TV!

In just two fights, both against Scott Smith, more people have seen Robbie Lawler fight than nearly any other fighter on the planet. If you take the 7 million viewers from their first fight on CBS and combine it with the 2 million from their second, over 9 million people now know the man simply called “Ruthless.”

But Lawler has not run up his record against “tomato cans” or handpicked opponents, he has taken on the toughest fighters in the sport, not ducking anyone but seeking out the best to prove he is the best. In an MMA world increasingly given to flash instead of form, Lawler is a throwback to the early days of the sport where you fought whoever, whenever, wherever.

Q: What is your family background?

LAWLER: My parents were divorced and my dad was in the Marines. I lived in California until I was 10 then we moved to Bettendorf, Iowa when I was in the fourth grade. I had an older brother so it made it a little easier to adjust to things. I lived in Iowa for pretty much the rest of my life, but I just moved to St. Louis and opened up a gym and MMA training center. A lot of military kids make a lot of moves but I only made the one, so it wasn’t really an issue for me.

Q: Did being around the Marine Corp give you a fighter’s mindset?