Elite Xtreme Combat
Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on December 14, 2006. It was headquartered in Los Angeles.
The partnership to form EliteXC was announced on November 13, 2006. 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, KJ 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. CBS aired only three events in 2008, on May 31, July 26, and October 4.
EliteXC events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by Elite Xtreme Combat, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. The first event took place in February 2007. The list includes three events that EliteXC co-promoted with other MMA organizations. Two events were shown initially on pay-per-view, while the others aired on the Showtime cable network or on CBS.| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
| 20 | Horseshoe Casino | Hammond, Indiana | ||
| 19 | BankAtlantic Center | Sunrise, Florida | ||
| 18 | Chumash Casino Resort | Santa Ynez, California | ||
| 17 | Table Mountain Rancheria | Friant, California | ||
| 16 | Stockton Arena | Stockton, California | ||
| 15 | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | Oahu, Hawaii | ||
| 14 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey | ||
| 13 | Table Mountain Rancheria | Friant, California | ||
| 12 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, California | ||
| 11 | Chumash Casino Resort | Santa Ynez, California | ||
| 10 | BankUnited Center | Miami | ||
| 9 | Trump Taj Mahal | Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||
| 8 | American Bank Center | Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
| 7 | Chumash Casino Resort | Santa Ynez, California | ||
| 6 | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | Oahu, Hawaii | ||
| 5 | Vicksburg Convention Center | Vicksburg, Mississippi | ||
| 4 | Chumash Casino Resort | Santa Ynez, California | ||
| 3 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, California | ||
| 2 | Dynamite!! USA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles | |
| 1 | DeSoto Civic Center | Southaven, Mississippi |
ShoXC
On July 11, 2007, it was announced that Proelite.com and Showtime would produce a new series titled ShoXC. The monthly shows featured up-and-coming MMA talent, similar to Showtime's boxing events. The first took place on July 27, 2007. The first event was co-promoted with King of the Cage and was also known as KOTC: Undisputed.Partnership with Cage Rage
On September 7, 2007, ProElite, Inc. announced that they had officially acquired British MMA organization Cage Rage Championships. EliteXC and Cage Rage Championships planned numerous joint ventures together, beginning with Cage Rage 23.Partnership with DREAM
On May 10, 2008 EliteXC announced a working partnership with Japanese promotion Dream. The two groups intended to share fighters and eventually co-promote shows.Co-promoting with Affliction
On September 24, 2008 EliteXC announced a working partnership with rival US promotion Affliction. Affliction offered Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson for the card on CBS. In addition, Affliction heavily promoted their line through commercials on the show. It was hoped that the two companies would survive a rocky financial situation long enough to co-promote fights again in the future.Troubles and Failure
On October 4, 2008, prominent EliteXC fighter Kimbo Slice lost via early knockout to late replacement fighter Seth Petruzelli. The unexpected outcome of this fight drew a great deal of attention, and subsequent comments by Petruzelli that he was offered a monetary bonus to employ certain techniques during the fight, raised the question of undue influence by EliteXC representatives in fights. Significant debt incurred by parent company Pro Elite with no investors or buyers showing interest caused the subsequent cancellation of the November 8, 2008 event. Combined with the Florida State Athletic Commission launching an investigation into the Slice/Petruzelli fight, Pro Elite announced on October 20, 2008 that they would cease operations.EliteXC Champions
Heavyweight Championship
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 |  Antônio Silvadef. Justin Eilers | Stockton, California, US | July 26, 2008 |
Middleweight Championship
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Murilo Rua def. Joey Villasenor | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni San Jose, California, US | June 22, 2007 | |
| 2 |  Robbie Lawler | Honolulu, Hawaii, US | September 15, 2007 | NC vs. Scott Smith at on May 31, 2008 in Newark, New Jersey, US 1. def. Scott Smith at on Jul 26, 2008 in Stockton, California, US |
Welterweight Championship
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Jake Shields def. Nick Thompson | Stockton, California, US | July 26, 2008 | 1. def. Paul Daley at on Oct 4, 2008 in Sunrise, Florida, US |
Lightweight Championship
Bantamweight Championship
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Wilson Reis def. Abel Cullum | ShoXC 8 Santa Ynez, California, US | September 26, 2008 |
Women's division
- Shayna Baszler
- Gina Carano
- Marloes Coenen
- Tonya Evinger
- Takayo Hashi
- Sarah Kaufman
- Debi Purcell
- Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos
- Kaitlin Young
Footnotes