Major news in the world of MMA this evening, as SI.com’s Josh Gross has reported that ProElite (which owns and operated Elite XC) notified its fighters and staff that they are shutting down.
“Less than two years following the formation of ProElite, Inc., the group notified employees and fighters Monday it was shutting its doors effective immediately…. 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 …

Elite XC welterweight champion Jake Shields, who this past weekend defended his title against a smack-talking Paul Daley, was briefly interviewed after the fight. When asked about his near-term future within the ProElite Inc.-owned orginzation, the skilled Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner made mentioned of wanting to tack on 15 lbs. This of course, would be to face current Elite XC middleweight champion Robbie “Ruthless” Lawler.
Lawler is a former UFC fighter who took out Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith for the 185 lbs. title at the second edition of CBS’s Saturday Night …

Members of Xtreme Couture watched Seth “Silverback” Petruzelli take on Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, this past Saturday night Oct. 3. Their reactions both during and after the fight will be of interest to anyone who knows about the last-minute replacement’s major upset of Elite XC’s prized heavyweight, Kimbo.
Slice, a former streetfighter, was expected to test his Bas Rutten brand of MMA training against UFC hall of famer and MMA legen Ken Shamrock. Medical non-clearance due to a mild cut on Shamrock scratched the original match, and what you see below …

Up-set : v., adj. uhp-set; n. uhp-set to defeat or overthrow an opponent that is considered more formidable, as in war, politics, or sports.
Kevin Ferguson, better known to most novice MMA fans as ‘Kimbo Slice’ was billed as a grizzled wrecking machine who can dismantle anyone or anything in his way. The problem is that he has never faced an opponent worthy to be considered formidable. In steps Ken Shamrock. The 44 yr old original UFC veteran and living legend was thought to be the one who …

Elite XC once again gets mainstream exposure tonight with “Heat” as the third edition of “Saturday Night Fights”, on CBS. The event will be held live in the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, with the televised portion of the card beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
The main event of the night will be a heavyweight match-up of Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (3-0) vs. former UFC fighter and hall of famer Ken “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Shamrock (26-13-2). Although once widely feared, Shamrock has been on a losing skid over the …