mmajunkie.com - 10/21/2008
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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 knowledge of the situation that ProElite will cease ...
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
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/21/2008
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 ...
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ProElite is dead
Fightlinker.com —
... for their third network TV event. Basically the only chance the company had for survival was to be purchased by CBS/Showtime. Unfortunately the entire Shamrock/Petruzelli/Slice StandGate fiasco and the ensuing investigation turned both companies off. I’m sure the 55 million dollars in debt didn’t help, but from all accounts the investigation was the straw that broke the camel’s back. From MMA JUnkie: However, a second source contacted by MMAjunkie.com Monday night said he believed the questions raised by the incident and the pending investigation into the matter by the Florida ...
Death Knell for Elite XC, Second largest mixed martial arts promotion closes doors Tuesday
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... who spent years on a heavy bag in a boxing gym, years on a wrestling, judo or Brazilian Ju-Jitsu mat, fans who spent years padded up taking strikes from karate or kickboxing instructors, or fans who sat down for the first time to watch the Elite XC on CBS and think for themselves "thank god that is not me", those fans will have one less place to watch mixed martial arts.
A few video highlights of Elite XC on CBS are available on CBSsportsline.com.
[Update] The end arrives for EliteXC - MMAjunkie.com.
It is a ...
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