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Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks Inc. (a CBS Company) and Pro Elite, Inc. (PELE.PK), and officially announced on December 14th, 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 is scheduled for Saturday, February 10th, 2007, at 10:00PM EST at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi. Fighters Frank Shamrock and Renzo Gracie are scheduled to fight in the main event.

EliteXC 1 - Destiny

The first EliteXC Event ("Destiny") was announced unnamed on November 13th, 2006. It is scheduled for Saturday, February 10th, 2007, at 10:00PM EST at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi, and will be televised live on Showtime.

With less than one month to go before the debut event, every fight on the card has been finalized. The televised portion of the fight card includes: Frank Shamrock vs. Renzo Gracie in the main event. Wesley Correira vs. Antonio Silva in a heavyweight bout; Middleweights David Loiseau vs. Joey Villasenor; Women’s Gina Carano vs. Julie Kedzie; and lightweights K.J. Noons vs. Charles Bennett

Also, in a ground-breaking move, EliteXC will stream the following undercard bouts LIVE on the Internet at www.ProElite.com beginning 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT

INTERNET BOUT SHEET: Middleweights Seth Kleinback VS. Riki Fukuda; Welterweights John-David Shackelford VS. Edson Berto; lightweights Adriano Nasal vs. Javier Vazquez; Welterweights Mike Pyle vs. Ross Ebanez; heavyweights Tim Persey vs. Bo Cantrell;

Notable Personalities (Non-Fighters)

  • David Marshall - Chairman (2006-Present)[3]
  • Douglas DeLuca - Chief Executive Officer (2006-Present)
  • Kelly Perdew- President of ProElite.com (2006-Present) Winner of the second season of The Apprentice.
  • Gary Shaw - Director and President of Live Events (2006-Present)
  • Bill Goldberg - Announcer / Color Analyst (2007-Present). Goldberg is best known as a professional wrestler and actor, but now lends himself to the EliteXC as an announcer. [4].

Footnotes

  1. ^ Press Release, PRO ELITE LAUNCHES ELITE XTREME COMBAT ON SHOWTIME, EliteXC. [Last retrieved January 7 2007
  2. ^ [http://www.sherdog.com/news/pr.asp?n_id=6124 SHOWTIME to Televise MMA, Sherdog.com. [Last retrieved January 7 2007
  3. ^ [http://www.sherdog.com/news/pr.asp?n_id=6124 SHOWTIME to Televise MMA, Sherdog.com. [Last retrieved January 7 2007
  4. ^ [http://www.elitexc.com/?page=announcers EliteXC Announcers, EliteXC.com. [Last retrieved January 7 2007
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