mmaweekly.com - 2/5/2009
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MMAInsider has followed the long, convoluted saga of Pro Elite Inc., since the MMA company first announced it was closing its doors last October. Following it's rapid collapse, a handful of suitors emerged to vie for the company's assets, including Mark Ecko, the UFC, Terri Trebilcock, and ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 2/5/2009
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
ProElite, Inc. and California-based Strikeforce have agreed in
principle to an asset purchase, multiple sources have confirmed...
to SI.com. Both ProElite CEO Chuck Champion , who has been criticized for his handling of a sale that put the company's ...
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Strikeforce to buy ProElite assets - SI.com - Mixed ...
fiveouncesofpain.com - 2/10/2009
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fiveouncesofpain.com —
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Frank Shamrock will make
his return to competitive fighting after a one year...
layoff when he takes on Nick Diaz during Strikeforce’s next event on April 11 at the HP Pavilion and San Jose, Calif. The ...
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Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz set for Strikeforce’s April ...
bloodyelbow.com - 2/4/2009
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bloodyelbow.com —
After a number of deals falling through at
the last minute, it appears Pro Elite has either...
been sold or is in the very final stages of being sold as of this morning. Under the terms of the sale, the buyer would likely return to CBS television ...
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ProElite Sold or Nearly Sold
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Afromowitz Denies Completion of ProElite Sale to Strikeforce
MMA on Tap —
... However Strikeforce VP Mike Afromowitz this evening revealed to MMA Weekly’s “MMA Insider Blog” that the reports circulating are false and that the potential sale is not finished: ...
ProElite inches closer to being sold (maybe)
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap —
... MMA Weekly offers up the fact that Strikeforce and ProElite have been messing around for weeks now on a deal, but it’s still not official: ...
Strikeforce Negotiating With ProElite For Complicated Purchase
MMAFrenzy.com —
... Rumors began circulating yesterday that ProElite had finally been sold to Strikeforce, and that an announcement would be forth coming. But, Strikeforce executive Mike Afromowitz told MMAInsider “Any reports of a done deal are a complete fantasy.” ...
Strikeforce Completes Purchase of ProElite Assets
MMAFrenzy.com —
... Rumors began circulating yesterday that ProElite had finally been sold to Strikeforce, and that an announcement would be forth coming. But, Strikeforce executive Mike Afromowitz told MMAInsider “Any reports of a done deal are a complete fantasy.” ...
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