ProElite

Infobox Company
company_name = ProElite, Inc.
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company_type = Public (Pinksheets|PELE)
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foundation = 2006
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location_city = Los Angeles, California
location_country = United States
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key_people = David Marshall, Chairman
Doug DeLuca, CEO
Gary Shaw, President Elite XC
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industry = Sports promotion
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divisions =
subsid = EliteXC, Cage Rage, Icon Sport, King of the Cage
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homepage = http://www.proeliteinc.com/
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ProElite, Inc. (Pinksheets|PELE) is an entertainment and media company involved in the promotion of mixed martial arts (MMA). Founded in 2006 in partnership with Showtime Networks Inc. (a CBS Corporation subsidiary), the firm promotes live MMA events broadcast on Showtime and Showtime PPV.cite web
url=http://www.sho.com/site/announcements/111306mma.do?source=shocom_home
title=SHOWTIME TO TELEVISE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS EVENTS
accessdate=2007-09-16
date=2006-11-13]
CBS has contracted with ProElite to show live events on prime time network televisioncite web
url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hSvhYTTOdIpNNluc_L2QuJJ7WkRwD8V3M7N01
title=CBS to Air MMA Events
accessdate=2008-03-03
date=2008-02-28] with the first airing scheduled for May 312008.ProElite also operates ProElite.com, a web portal with social networking for MMA fighters and fans and live streams of MMA bouts not broadcast on Showtime.

At the focal point of ProElite's live event promotions is Elite XC. Running its first show in 2007, it has quickly become one of the most visible brands in mixed martial arts in the United States. ProElite has also acquired several long-standing mixed martial arts promotions since its founding, including King of the Cage, Hawaii-based Icon Sport, and British promotion Cage Rage. [cite news
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4694
title=PROELITE CONTINUES EXPANSION, ACQUIRES KOTC
first=Ken
last=Pishna
work=MMAWeekly.com
accessdate=2007-09-16
date=2007-09-13] The company also has working relationships with Rumble on the Rock, Japanese-based DREAM, South Korean-based Spirit MC, and Northern California-based Strikeforce. [cite web
url=http://www.proeliteinc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=84499&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1045205&highlight=
title=Elitxc and Strikeforce Create Strategic Alliance
accessdate=2007-09-16
date=2007-01-31]

Recently, the company announced a partnership with the newly formed Dream Fight organization allowing Dream fighters and ProElite fighters to participate in events by either promotion, as well as allowing co-promoted events between the two companies. [cite web
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6248&zoneid=4
title=PRO ELITE & DREAM ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
accessdate=2008-05-18
date=2008-05-10]

References

External links

* [http://www.proeliteinc.com/ Official Homepage]
* [http://www.elitexc.com/ EliteXC]
* [http://www.proelite.com/ ProElite.com]