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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Showtime Networks Inc., ProElite, Inc. |
| Headquarters |  Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Key people | David Marshall, Chairman Douglas DeLuca, CEO Kelly Perdew, President of ProElite.com Gary Shaw Director/President of Live Events |
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Parent | ProElite, Inc. |
| Website | http://www.elitexc.com/ |
Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization and is the second biggest of its kind in the world, the first being the UFC. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks Inc. and ProElite, Inc. and officially announced on December 14, 2006.[1] It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
The partnership to form EliteXC was announced on November 13th, 2006. [2] The first major event occurred February 10, 2007 at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi. Fighters Frank Shamrock and Renzo Gracie fought in the main event.
On February 27, 2008, it was reported that EliteXC had reached an agreement with CBS to broadcast EliteXC shows on prime time. If successful, it is thought that CBS will broadcast EliteXC specials every other month on Saturday nights.[3]CBS aired EliteXC: Primetime on May 31st, 2008 making EliteXC the first primetime MMA program on American network television.
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EliteXC events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by Elite Xtreme Combat (EliteXC), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. The first event took place in February 2007. The list includes three events that EliteXC co-promoted (Dynamite!! USA, Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni, and Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le) with other MMA organizations. Two events were shown initially on pay-per-view, while the others have debuted on the Showtime cable network.
ShoXC
On July 11, 2007, it was announced that Proelite.com and Showtime would produce a new series titled ShoXC.[4] The monthly shows will highlight up-and-coming MMA talent, similar to Showtime's ShoBox boxing events. The first took place on July 27, 2007. The first event was co-promoted with King of the Cage and was also known as KOTC: Undisputed. Gary Shaw stated that there will be 4 ShoXC events in 2007 and 8 in 2008.
For more information on these events, see the article ShoXC.
Partnership with Cage Rage
On September 7, 2007, ProElite, Inc. announced that they had officially accquired British MMA organization Cage Rage Championships. EliteXC and Cage Rage Championships will begin numerous joint ventures together, beginning with Cage Rage 23. That event will be the first Cage Rage event to be presented under the new EliteXC banner and will air live on elitexc.com.[5]
Partnership with DREAM
On May 10th, 2008 EliteXC announced a working partnership with Japanese promotion DREAM. The two groups intend to share fighters (Eddie Alvarez, Jason Miller and Nick Diaz have already participated in DREAM events) and eventually co-promote shows.[6]
EliteXC champions
Lightweight championship
- 160 lb (73 kg)
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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| KJ Noons def.Nick Diaz |
November 10, 2007 EliteXC: Renegade | Corpus Christi, TX |
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Middleweight championship
- 171 to 185 lb (77 to 84 kg)
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
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| Murilo "Ninja" Rua def. Joey Villasenor |
June 22, 2007 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni | San Jose, CA | |
| Robbie Lawler def. Murilo "Ninja" Rua |
September 15, 2007 EliteXC: Uprising | Oahu, HI | No contest against Scott Smith on May 31, 2008 at EliteXC: Primetime |
Women's Division
- Debi Purcell
- Gina Carano
- Kaitlin Young
- Shayna Baszler
- Tonya Evinger
- Cristiane Santos
- Kelly Kobold-Gavin
Notable personalities (non-fighters)
- David Marshall - Chairman (2006-Present)[7]
- Douglas DeLuca - Chief Executive Officer (2006-Present)
- Kelly Perdew - President of ProElite.com (2006-Present) and the winner of the second season of The Apprentice.
- Gary Shaw - Director and President of Live Events (2006-Present)
- Mauro Ranallo - Play-by-Play Commentator (2007-Present). Canadian combat sports commentator formerly of Pride Fighting Championships.
- Stephen Quadros - Color Commentator (2007-Present). American combat sports commentator formerly of Pride Fighting Championships.
- Jay Glazer - Commentator (2007-Present). Formerly of Pride Fighting Championships.
- Bill Goldberg - Color Commentator (2007-Present). Goldberg is best known as a professional wrestler and actor, but now lends himself to the EliteXC as an announcer.[8].
- Karyn Bryant - Roving Reporter (2008-Present). Member of the Showtime Championship Boxing announcer team since 2006.
- Stephanie Stokes - Undercard Announcer- First Licensed Female MMA & Boxing Announcer. NJSACB 2002 Professional Stuntwoman in Film & TV. Never Quit Stunts. Stokes has also been getting in the cage to do post fight interviews in other state sanctioned cards. Current TV Host of Concert Scene.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Press Release, PRO ELITE LAUNCHES ELITE XTREME COMBAT ON SHOWTIME, EliteXC. [Last retrieved January 7, 2007
- ^ SHOWTIME to Televise MMA, Sherdog.com. [Last retrieved January 7, 2007
- ^ "EliteXC expected to announce deal with CBS". MMA Junkie (2008-02-27). Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ The Fight Network :: ALL FIGHTS ALL THE TIME :: Get it on!
- ^ MMA WEEKLY - Your #1 Source for Daily MMA News, Interviews, Multimedia, and More: - PRO ELITE ACQUIRES CAGE RAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- ^ "PRO ELITE & DREAM ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP". MMAWeekly (2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
- ^ SHOWTIME to Televise MMA, Sherdog.com. [Last retrieved January 7, 2007
- ^ EliteXC Announcers, EliteXC.com. [Last retrieved January 7, 2007
External links
- Official EliteXC Site
- Official Showtime Networks, Inc. Site
- Exclusive EliteXC Interviews and Fighter Bios
- EliteXC President Gary Shaw throws hat into the cage
- EliteXC Message Board
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