Elite Xtreme Combat

Elite Xtreme Combat
Company typePublic
OTC Pink: PELE
FoundedNovember 13, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-11-13)
FounderShowtime Networks, ProElite
DefunctOctober 20, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-10-20)
FateFolded
Headquarters
Los Angeles
,
United States
Key people
William Kelly President & Chief Operating Officer, Chairman, Paul Feller, Glenn Golenberg, Douglas De Luca, Lloyd Bryan Molander
ParentProElite

Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States–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.[1] It was headquartered in Los Angeles.

The partnership to form EliteXC was announced on November 13, 2006.[2] 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 Charles Bennett, K. J. Noons, Mike Pyle and Antônio Silva.

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.[3] CBS aired only three events in 2008, on May 31, July 26, and October 4.

  1. ^ Press Release, Pro Elite launches Elite Xtreme combat on showtime[permanent dead link], EliteXC. [Last retrieved January 7, 2007]
  2. ^ SHOWTIME to Televise MMA, Sherdog.com. (Last retrieved January 7, 2007). Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "EliteXC expected to announce deal with CBS". MMA Junkie. 2008-02-27. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-02-27.