Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on December 14, 2006.[1] It was headquartered in Los Angeles.
In early 2008, EliteXC had reached an agreement with CBS to broadcast EliteXC shows on prime time. The arrangement was that CBS would broadcast EliteXC specials every other month on Saturday nights.[3] CBS aired only three events in 2008, on May 31, July 26, and October 4.
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 aired on the Showtime cable network or on CBS.
On July 11, 2007, it was announced that Proelite.com and Showtime would produce a new series titled ShoXC.[4] The monthly shows featured 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.
Partnership with Cage Rage
On September 7, 2007, ProElite, Inc. announced that they had officially acquired British MMA organization Cage Rage Championships. EliteXC and Cage Rage Championships planned numerous joint ventures together, beginning with Cage Rage 23.[5]
Partnership with DREAM
On May 10, 2008 EliteXC announced a working partnership with Japanese promotion Dream. The two groups intended to share fighters (Eddie Alvarez, Jason Miller and Nick Diaz have already participated in Dream events) and eventually co-promote shows.[6]
Co-promoting with Affliction
On September 24, 2008 EliteXC announced a working partnership with rival US promotion Affliction. Affliction offered Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson for the EliteXC: Heat card on CBS.[7] In addition, Affliction heavily promoted their line through commercials on the show. It was hoped that the two companies would survive a rocky financial situation long enough to co-promote fights again in the future.
Controversy and Closing of EliteXC
On October 4, 2008, EliteXC's biggest ratings draw Kimbo Slice was knocked out just 14 seconds into his bout with Seth Petruzelli. Petruzelli served as a last-minute replacement for MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock, who got injured on the day of the fight and was unable to compete. The unexpected outcome of this fight drew a great deal of attention, and subsequent comments by Petruzelli that he was offered a monetary bonus to employ certain techniques during the fight (comments he later recanted and obfuscated), raised the question of undue influence by EliteXC representatives in fights. Significant debt incurred by parent company Pro Elite with no investors or buyers showing interest[8] caused the subsequent cancellation of the November 8, 2008 event. Combined with the Florida State Athletic Commission launching an investigation into the Slice/Petruzelli fight, Pro Elite announced on October 20, 2008 that they would cease operations.
^Press Release, Pro Elite launches Elite Xtreme combat on showtime[permanent dead link], EliteXC. [Last retrieved January 7, 2007]
^[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929155305/http://www.sherdog.com/news/pr.asp?n_id=6124 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine SHOWTIME to Televise MMA, Sherdog.com. [Last retrieved January 7, 2007]
^. MMA Junkie. 2008-02-27. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
^The Fight Network :: All fights all the time :: Get it on!
^. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
^. MMAWeekly. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
^. MMAWeekly. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
^Reports: EliteXC tells employees, fighters it's out of business
External links
Official Showtime Networks, Inc. Site
January 30, 2023
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Elite Xtreme Combat also known as EliteXC was a United States based mixed martial arts MMA organization owned and operated by ProElite It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on December 14 2006 1 It was headquartered in Los Angeles Elite Xtreme CombatTypePublicTraded asOTC Pink PELEFoundedNovember 13 2006 16 years ago 2006 11 13 FounderShowtime Networks ProEliteDefunctOctober 20 2008 14 years ago 2008 10 20 FateFoldedHeadquartersLos Angeles United StatesKey peopleWilliam Kelly President amp Chief Operating Officer Chairman Paul Feller Glenn Golenberg Douglas De LucaParentProEliteThe partnership to form EliteXC was announced on November 13 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 Also debuting on this card was Charles Bennett K J Noons Mike Pyle and Antonio Silva In early 2008 EliteXC had reached an agreement with CBS to broadcast EliteXC shows on prime time The arrangement was that CBS would broadcast EliteXC specials every other month on Saturday nights 3 CBS aired only three events in 2008 on May 31 July 26 and October 4 Contents 1 EliteXC events 2 ShoXC 3 Partnership with Cage Rage 4 Partnership with DREAM 5 Co promoting with Affliction 6 Controversy and Closing of EliteXC 7 Weight classes 8 EliteXC champions 8 1 Heavyweight Championship 8 2 Middleweight Championship 8 3 Welterweight Championship 8 4 Lightweight Championship 8 5 Bantamweight Championship 9 Women s division 10 See also 11 Footnotes 12 External linksEliteXC events EditThis 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 aired on the Showtime cable network or on CBS Event Title Date Arena Location20 ShoXC Elite Challenger Series October 10 2008 Horseshoe Casino Hammond Indiana19 EliteXC Heat October 4 2008 BankAtlantic Center Sunrise Florida18 ShoXC Elite Challenger Series September 26 2008 Chumash Casino Resort Santa Ynez California17 ShoXC Hamman vs Suganuma 2 August 15 2008 Table Mountain Rancheria Friant California16 EliteXC Unfinished Business July 26 2008 Stockton Arena Stockton California15 EliteXC Return of the King June 14 2008 Neal S Blaisdell Arena Oahu Hawaii14 EliteXC Primetime May 31 2008 Prudential Center Newark New Jersey13 ShoXC Elite Challenger Series April 5 2008 Table Mountain Rancheria Friant California12 Strikeforce Shamrock vs Le March 29 2008 HP Pavilion San Jose California11 ShoXC Elite Challenger Series March 21 2008 Chumash Casino Resort Santa Ynez California10 EliteXC Street Certified February 16 2008 BankUnited Center Miami9 ShoXC Elite Challenger Series January 25 2008 Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City New Jersey8 EliteXC Renegade November 10 2007 American Bank Center Corpus Christi Texas7 ShoXC Elite Challenger Series October 26 2007 Chumash Casino Resort Santa Ynez California6 EliteXC Uprising September 15 2007 Neal S Blaisdell Arena Oahu Hawaii5 ShoXC Elite Challenger Series August 25 2007 Vicksburg Convention Center Vicksburg Mississippi4 ShoXC Elite Challenger Series July 27 2007 Chumash Casino Resort Santa Ynez California3 Strikeforce Shamrock vs Baroni June 22 2007 HP Pavilion San Jose California2 Dynamite USA June 2 2007 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles1 EliteXC Destiny February 10 2007 DeSoto Civic Center Southaven MississippiShoXC EditMain article ShoXC On July 11 2007 it was announced that Proelite com and Showtime would produce a new series titled ShoXC 4 The monthly shows featured 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 Partnership with Cage Rage EditOn September 7 2007 ProElite Inc announced that they had officially acquired British MMA organization Cage Rage Championships EliteXC and Cage Rage Championships planned numerous joint ventures together beginning with Cage Rage 23 5 Partnership with DREAM EditOn May 10 2008 EliteXC announced a working partnership with Japanese promotion Dream The two groups intended to share fighters Eddie Alvarez Jason Miller and Nick Diaz have already participated in Dream events and eventually co promote shows 6 Co promoting with Affliction EditOn September 24 2008 EliteXC announced a working partnership with rival US promotion Affliction Affliction offered Andrei Arlovski vs Roy Nelson for the EliteXC Heat card on CBS 7 In addition Affliction heavily promoted their line through commercials on the show It was hoped that the two companies would survive a rocky financial situation long enough to co promote fights again in the future Controversy and Closing of EliteXC EditOn October 4 2008 EliteXC s biggest ratings draw Kimbo Slice was knocked out just 14 seconds into his bout with Seth Petruzelli Petruzelli served as a last minute replacement for MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock who got injured on the day of the fight and was unable to compete The unexpected outcome of this fight drew a great deal of attention and subsequent comments by Petruzelli that he was offered a monetary bonus to employ certain techniques during the fight comments he later recanted and obfuscated raised the question of undue influence by EliteXC representatives in fights Significant debt incurred by parent company Pro Elite with no investors or buyers showing interest 8 caused the subsequent cancellation of the November 8 2008 event Combined with the Florida State Athletic Commission launching an investigation into the Slice Petruzelli fight Pro Elite announced on October 20 2008 that they would cease operations Weight classes EditWeight class name Upper limitBantamweight 140 lb 63 5 kg Featherweight 150 lb 68 0 kg Lightweight 160 lb 72 6 kg Welterweight 170 lb 77 1 kg Middleweight 190 lb 86 2 kg Light Heavyweight 220 lb 99 8 kg Heavyweight No weight limitEliteXC champions EditHeavyweight Championship Edit Weight limit UnlimitedNo Name Event Date Defenses1 Antonio Silvadef Justin Eilers EliteXC Unfinished BusinessStockton California US July 26 2008Middleweight Championship Edit Weight limit 190 lb 86 2 kg 13 6 st No Name Event Date Defenses1 Murilo Ruadef Joey Villasenor Strikeforce Shamrock vs BaroniSan Jose California US June 22 20072 Robbie Lawler EliteXC UprisingHonolulu Hawaii US September 15 2007 NC vs Scott Smith at EliteXC Primetime on May 31 2008 in Newark New Jersey US 1 def Scott Smith at EliteXC Unfinished Business on Jul 26 2008 in Stockton California USWelterweight Championship Edit Weight limit 170 lb 77 1 kg 12 1 st No Name Event Date Defenses1 Jake Shieldsdef Nick Thompson EliteXC Unfinished BusinessStockton California US July 26 2008 1 def Paul Daley at EliteXC Heat on Oct 4 2008 in Sunrise Florida USLightweight Championship Edit Weight limit 160 lb 72 6 kg 11 4 st No Name Event Date Defenses1 K J Noonsdef Nick Diaz EliteXC RenegadeCorpus Christi Texas US November 10 2007 1 def Yves Edwards at EliteXC Return of the King on Jun 14 2008 in Honolulu Hawaii USNoons was stripped of the title on September 19 2008 by EliteXCBantamweight Championship Edit Weight limit 140 lb 63 5 kg 10 0 st No Name Event Date Defenses1 Wilson Reisdef Abel Cullum ShoXC 8Santa Ynez California US September 26 2008Women s division EditShayna Baszler Gina Carano Marloes Coenen Tonya Evinger Takayo Hashi Sarah Kaufman Debi Purcell Cris Cyborg Kaitlin YoungSee also EditMixed Martial Arts List of current mixed martial arts champions List of Bellator MMA champions List of Invicta FC champions List of ONE Championship champions List of Pride champions List of PFL champions List of Strikeforce champions List of UFC champions List of WEC champions Mixed martial arts weight classesFootnotes Edit Press Release Pro Elite launches Elite Xtreme combat on showtime permanent dead link EliteXC Last retrieved January 7 2007 https web archive org web 20070929155305 http www sherdog com news pr asp n id 6124 Archived 2007 09 29 at the Wayback Machine SHOWTIME to Televise MMA Sherdog com Last retrieved January 7 2007 EliteXC expected to announce deal with CBS MMA Junkie 2008 02 27 Archived from the original on 2008 03 02 Retrieved 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 Archived from the original on 2007 09 26 Retrieved 2007 09 07 Pro Elite amp Dram announce partnership MMAWeekly 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 05 27 Retrieved 2008 06 11 Andrei Arlovski vs Roy Nelson at Elite XC on CBS MMAWeekly 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 10 07 Retrieved 2008 10 06 Reports EliteXC tells employees fighters it s out of businessExternal links EditFormer Official EliteXC Site as captured by archive org Official Showtime Networks Inc Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elite Xtreme Combat amp oldid 1133909131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
