sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/21/2008
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Kimbo Slice's EliteXC controversial bout with Seth Petruzelli is under investigation by the Florida State Athletic Commission.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/21/2008
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Less than two years following the formation of
ProElite, Inc., the group notified employees and fighters Monday...
it was shutting its doors effective immediately, multiple sources confirmed to SI.com.
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MMA's ProElite, EliteXC out of business
mmaweekly.com - 10/21/2008
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- ELITEXC INSIDER DETAILS COMPANY'S DOWNFALL Tuesday, October
21, 2008 - by Tom Hamlin - MMAWeekly.com EliteXCDownfall.jpg...
In an interview with MMAWeekly.com Monday evening, Icon Sport founder T.J. Thompson said crisis management, or lack thereof, ...
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- ELITEXC INSIDER DETAILS COMPANY'S DOWNFALL - MMA ...
sportsagentblog.com - 10/22/2008
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Multiple reports have confirmed that ProElite and its
EliteXC program are done for good and that its...
remaining cards are cancelled. CBS is thrilled with its investment..
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With Kimbo Slice, Down Goes EliteXC
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Report: Pro Elite and Elite XC ’shutting its doors effective immediately’
MMA Mania —
... MMAmania.com has been able to confirm an SI.com report that the relatively young mixed martial arts promotion is no more. ...
EliteXC Unsurprisingly Shuts Its Doors
The Big Lead —
... Hearing a business is closing these days is no surprise to anyone. It’s even less of a surprise when you hear it’s EliteXC, the fight promotion that introduced mainstream America to Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano and mixed martial arts - in that order. Last night, SI’s Josh Gross confirmed that the MMA community’s standing punchline had fallen to the economic canvas and it wouldn’t be getting back up. ...
Big Shocker: EliteXC Is No More
FirstCuts —
EliteXC and its parent company, ProElite, are closing their doors, effective immediately, according to SI.
The whole thing was a little bit of a joke. Like a lot of people, I was roped in for ...
Down for the Count
SportsFilter —
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Down for the Count Less than three weeks after its marquee fighter Kimbo Slice was knocked out in 14 seconds by a journeyman replacement, MMA company Elite XC has closed its doors for good. ...
Elite XC To Fold Almost As Quickly As Kimbo Slice
AwfulAnnouncing —
... Yeah I know that headline was a cheap shot, and I couldn't pass it up, but it couldn't be more true. Surprisingly, Elite XC is closing shop after just a few short months in the MMA game and they're not even messing around with another few events. They're done. Completely shut down. As in, they're officially out of business. Via SI.... ...
EliteXC and Pro Elite Close Down Shop
MMA News, UFC News, Strikeforce: MMA Scraps News —
SI.com and Sherdog's Josh Gross Gets the Scoop
Less than two years following the formation of ProElite, Inc., the group notified employees and fighters Monday it was shutting its doors effective immediately, multiple sources confirmed to SI.com.
ProElite was an entertainment and media company founded in partnership with Showtime Networks and spearheaded by the mixed martial arts promotional brand EliteXC.
Representatives for ProElite, EliteXC and Showtime did not return calls for comment.
Through its partnership with ...
ELITE XC FAILED SPECTACULARLY
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop —
... Mixed martial arts promotional brand EliteXC and its parent company ProElite have folded, according to an SI.com report. EliteXC, which produced the first-ever MMA fights on network TV, reportedly lost $60 million in its 22 months of existence, which isn’t much of a resumé builder unless you’re looking for work in the Bush Administration. ...
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The end arrives for EliteXC
mmajunkie.com 10/21/2008 — EliteXC has thrown its last punch.
Mounting financial losses and questions surrounding the handling of its latest event have led to the demise of ProElite, Inc., owner of EliteXC. MMAjunkie.com has confirmed through a company source with ...
EliteXC Cleared of Wrongdoing in Kimbo Slice- Seth Petruzelli Fight
mma.fanhouse.com 10/24/2008 — EliteXC got some good news today, at least if an organization that has gone out of business can get good news: The mixed martial arts promotion has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Mike ...
Report: EliteXC Nov. 8 show in jeopardy, ProElite in danger of folding
fiveouncesofpain.com 10/21/2008 — ProElite and EliteXC may be in their final days of business as of Monday night. Most, if not all fighters in EliteXC have been notified that the November 8 show in Reno has been canceled due to a lack of funding. The show was set to have showcase ...
EliteXC Goes Out of Business, Kimbo Slice Is Out of Work
mma.fanhouse.com 10/21/2008 — EliteXC, the mixed martial arts organization that made a splash by putting Internet sensation Kimbo Slice on live network television, has gone out of business. Josh Gross of Sports Illustrated reports that the organization has told his fighters that ...
EliteXC official "excited" about future
mmajunkie.com 10/17/2008 — On the eve of UFC 89 -- and just eight days from UFC 90, the attention of the MMA world has been decidedly shifted to the largest organization in the world.
But for the past three weeks, the center of the MMA universe had been EliteXC. And while ...
Scott Smith offers a fighter’s perspective on the fall of EliteXC
mmamania.com 10/29/2008 —
Former EliteXC middleweight contender Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith was set to face Cuban Judo Olympian Hector “Shango” Lombard at Elite XC “Night of Champions” on November 8 live on Showtime from the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.
It ...
Reports: EliteXC tells employees, fighters it's out of business - MMA
sports.espn.go.com 10/21/2008 — The parent company of the EliteXC mixed martial arts circuit is closing its doors for good, according to multiple reports. Sherdog.com reported that according to T.J. Thompson, an executive at ProElite Inc., he was informed that the company would ...
EliteXC Goes Out of Business
rearnaked.blogspot.com 10/21/2008 — Following months of financial turmoil, EliteXC has decided to call it quits. Rear Naked News has the details and what this means for Mixed Martial Arts. Also, where will the former EliteXC fighters sign?
