Elite Xtreme Combat
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Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a U.S.
-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. It was headquartered in Los Angeles, California
.
The partnership to form EliteXC was announced on November 13, 2006. 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 rising star Charles Bennett.
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. CBS aired only three events in 2008, on May 31, July 26, and October 4.
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 or CBS
.
. 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
.
. 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.
vs. Roy Nelson
for the EliteXC: Heat
card on CBS
. 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.
lost via early knockout to late replacement fighter Seth Petruzelli
. 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 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.
United States
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-based mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
(MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite
ProElite
ProElite, Inc. is an American entertainment and media company involved in the promotion of mixed martial arts .-First incarnation:Founded in 2006 in partnership with Showtime Networks Inc...
. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks
Showtime Networks
Showtime Networks, Inc. is the corporate division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation.The company was established in 1983 as Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc. after Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment merged their premium channels, Showtime and The Movie Channel respectively, into one...
and ProElite and officially announced on December 14, 2006. It was headquartered in Los Angeles, California
Los Ángeles
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.
The partnership to form EliteXC was announced on November 13, 2006. The first major event occurred February 10, 2007 at the DeSoto Civic Center
DeSoto Civic Center
The DeSoto Civic Center is an 8,400-seat multi-purpose arena in Southaven, Mississippi. It was built in 2000. It is home to the Mississippi RiverKings, a team in the Southern Professional Hockey League....
in Southaven, Mississippi
Southaven, Mississippi
-Households And Families:As of the census of 2000, there were 28,977 people, 11,007 households, and 8,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 857.9 people per square mile...
. Fighters Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock is a retired mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship and retired as the four-time defending undefeated champion...
and Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a former mixed martial arts competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos...
fought in the main event. Also debuting on this card was rising star Charles Bennett.
In early 2008, EliteXC had reached an agreement with CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
to broadcast EliteXC shows on prime time. The arrangement was that CBS would broadcast EliteXC specials every other month on Saturday nights. CBS aired only three events in 2008, on May 31, July 26, and October 4.
EliteXC events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by Elite Xtreme Combat (EliteXC), a mixed martial artsMixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
organization based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The first event took place in February 2007. The list includes three events that EliteXC co-promoted (Dynamite!! USA
Dynamite!! USA
SoftBank presents Dynamite!! USA was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by FEG, the promoters of K-1 kickboxing and Hero's MMA events, and EliteXC...
, Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni
Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni
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...
, and Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The main card aired live on the Showtime premium cable channel. The event originally featured the...
) with other MMA organizations. Two events were shown initially on pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
, while the others have debuted on the Showtime cable network or CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
.
ShoXC
On July 11, 2007, it was announced that Proelite.com and Showtime would produce a new series titled ShoXCShoXC
ShoXC was a mixed martial arts series produced by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC, Showtime and Proelite.com. The series was announced on July 11, 2007. The purpose of the show is to highlight up and coming MMA fighters....
. The monthly shows will highlight up-and-coming MMA talent, similar to Showtime's ShoBox
ShoBox: The New Generation
ShoBox: The New Generation is a boxing television program, on Showtime. Debuting in 2001, it focuses mainly on up-and-coming boxing prospects. This program, which is a spin-off of its sister boxing program, Showtime Championship Boxing, usually televises live at 11 p.m. ET/PT on selected Fridays...
boxing events. The first took place on July 27, 2007. The first event was co-promoted with King of the Cage
King of the Cage
King of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, USA.-History:KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features up and coming MMA stars as well as experienced combat fighters....
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
ShoXC
ShoXC was a mixed martial arts series produced by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC, Showtime and Proelite.com. The series was announced on July 11, 2007. The purpose of the show is to highlight up and coming MMA fighters....
.
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.Partnership with DREAM
On May 10, 2008 EliteXC announced a working partnership with Japanese promotion DreamDREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
. The two groups intended to share fighters (Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez is an American mixed martial artist, and former Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight champion. Alvarez also competes for the Japanese DREAM promotion, and fought once for ProElite's EliteXC promotion...
, Jason Miller and Nick Diaz
Nick Díaz
Nicholas Robert Diaz is an American mixed martial artist. He is the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, WEC and IFC Welterweight Champion. He has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Elite Xtreme Combat. Diaz was promoted to black belt in Brazilian...
have already participated in Dream events) and eventually co-promote shows.
Co-promoting with Affliction
On September 24, 2008 EliteXC announced a working partnership with rival US promotion Affliction. Affliction offered Andrei ArlovskiAndrei Arlovski
Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski is a Belarusian kickboxer, mixed martial artist and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion.-Biography:...
vs. Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson (fighter)
Roy Nelson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He last competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship after winning Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter. The September 30, 2009 broadcast of his fight against Kimbo Slice, officially an exhibition, was the 2nd...
for the EliteXC: Heat
EliteXC: Heat
EliteXC: Heat was a mixed martial arts event held by EliteXC on October 4, 2008 in Sunrise, Florida at the Bank Atlantic Center.It would be the last for the promotion....
card on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. 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.
Troubles and Failure
On October 4, 2008, prominent EliteXC fighter Kimbo SliceKimbo Slice
Kevin Ferguson , better known as Kimbo Slice, is a Bahamian-American boxer, mixed martial artist and occasional actor...
lost via early knockout to late replacement fighter Seth Petruzelli
Seth Petruzelli
Seth Petruzelli is an American mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and entrepreneur. He is infamously known as the first man to defeat Kimbo Slice in mixed martial arts competition, knocking him out in 14 seconds. Seth went to school at the University of Central Florida to study Psychology...
. 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 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.
Bantamweight Championship
- Up to 140lb (64 kg)
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wilson ReisWilson Reis Wilson Reis is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt. Reis received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from instructor Roberto Godoi. As a brown belt he won the 2004 Jiu Jitsu World Championships... |
September 26, 2008 |
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Lightweight Championship
- 160 lb (73 kg)
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 KJ NoonsKarl James Noons Karl James "K.J." Noons is an American mixed martial artist, boxer, and kickboxer who currently competes in the Strikeforce lightweight division and was also the first as well as last EliteXC Lightweight Champion. He Holds Notable Victories over Yves Edwards, Jorge Gurgel, Conor Heun, and Nick Diaz... |
November 10, 2007 |
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| Noons was stripped of the title on September 19, 2008 by EliteXC | ||||
Welterweight Championship
- 170 lb (77 kg)
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Shields Jake Shields Jake Shields is an American mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the welterweight division of the UFC. He is the last Rumble on the Rock 175 lb champion. He is the first and last Elite XC Welterweight Champion. He is also the former Shooto Middleweight Champion and is the former... |
July 26, 2008 |
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Middleweight Championship
- 171 to 185 lb (77 to 84 kg)
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murilo Rua Murilo Rua Murilo Rua is a former Brazilian mixed martial artist who fought in Pride Fighting Championships. Nicknamed Ninja, he is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. He is known for his well-rounded fighting skills, in particular Muay Thai and Brazilian... |
June 22, 2007 |
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| Robbie Lawler Robbie Lawler Robert Glen "Robbie" Lawler is an American mixed martial artist Lawler was the EliteXC middleweight champion before EliteXC filed for bankruptcy. Lawler has recently signed with Strikeforce. He is a member of Team Hughes fighting out of H.I.T... |
September 15, 2007 |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Heavyweight Championship
- Up to 265 lb (120 kg)
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Silva Antonio Silva (fighter) Antonio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He initially fought in the super heavyweight division, but currently competes in the heavyweight weight class. He is the first and last EliteXC heavyweight champion... |
July 26, 2008 |
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Women's division
- Shayna BaszlerShayna BaszlerShayna Baszler is an American mixed martial artist. She currently trains under former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett. She has a record of 14 wins and 6 losses, with 13 wins coming by way of submission....
- Gina CaranoGina CaranoGina Joy Carano is an American model, actress, and mixed martial arts fighter. Carano appeared as the Gladiator "Crush" on American Gladiators...
- Marloes CoenenMarloes CoenenMarloes Coenen is a Dutch mixed martial artist. She has competed professionally since 2000 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion....
- Tonya EvingerTonya EvingerTonya S. Evinger is an American female mixed martial artist. She has previously competed for EliteXC and Raging Wolf.-Early life:Evinger's younger twin brothers, Chris and Owen Evinger, are also professional mixed martial arts fighters....
- Takayo HashiTakayo Hashi|-| Loss|align=center| 13-4-0| Cat Zingano| KO | Fight To Win: "Outlaws"| |align=center| 3|align=center| 4:42|Denver, Colorado, USA| For Fight To Win Women's Championship|-| Loss|align=center| 13-3-0| Tara LaRosa| Decision...
- Sarah Kaufman
- Debi PurcellDebi PurcellDeborah Ann Purcell is an American female mixed martial artist. She was formerly an assistant coach to the Southern California Condors of the International Fight League.-Early life:...
- Cristiane "Cyborg" SantosCristiane SantosCristiane Justino Venancio Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and the Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion . Santos won the title on August 15, 2009 by defeating Gina Carano via TKO...
- Kaitlin YoungKaitlin YoungKaitlin R. Young is an American female mixed martial artist. She competed in the bantamweight division for EliteXC.Young is currently the #10-ranked 135-pound female fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings....