For Immediate Release:
PROELITE.COM LAUNCHES MIXED MARTIAL ARTS INTERNET-BASED COMMUNITY BEFORE FEBRUARY 10th ELITEXC PREMIERE FIGHT WITH MMA LEGENDS FRANK SHAMROCK AND RENZO GRACIE
Designed to Grow MMA by Providing Community and Marketing Tools to Fighters, Fans, and MMA Organizations
ProElite.com Will Stream MMA Fights Live At No Charge for Limited Time
LOS ANGELES (February 1, 2007) — ProElite, Inc. [PELE.PK], a Mixed Martial Arts live events and media company, today announced the launch of ProElite.com, a community-based Internet destination for Mixed Martial Arts ( MMA ) enthusiasts, media and consumers created to further the growth and popularity of MMA — the blend of martial arts and other forms of hand-to-hand combat that is one of the country’s fastest-growing professional sports.
ProElite.com will feature interactive entertainment that is groundbreaking for sports online, such as live streaming of the EliteXC undercard fights at 7:00 p.m. ET on February 10, 2007 from the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi — leading up to the Main Event, “Destiny — Frank Shamrock vs. Renzo Gracie” at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
The ProElite.com sports and entertainment experience delivers live, streaming MMA competition via the Internet. This new Internet channel is being created under the combined leadership of Internet entrepreneurs and seasoned professional fight experts, including Kelly Perdew, ProElite.com president and Gary Shaw, president of Elite XC live events
Perdew helped build the highly-successful Internet sports community eteamz, the largest amateur sports portal in the world, and is now energizing the ProElite.com experience through such key components as its acquisition of the leading blog site Lifelogger.com. The ProElite experience enables enthusiasts from all areas of martial arts to connect, communicate, compete and ultimately have the opportunity to win a place in an EliteXC fight undercard.
“ProElite.com radically expands the opportunity for consumers to connect into and communicate with one another and the fighters about the world of Mixed Martial Arts. We believe this is yet another important step in ProElite’s mission to grow the authenticity and legitimacy of MMA as one of America ‘s fastest-growing professional sports,” says Perdew — winner of Season 2 of the hit NBC show “The Apprentice.”
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Marvin Eastman will compete in UFC 67 on Feb. 3, 2007. Consumers can register and watch at no charge Rampage’s previous fight with Marvin “The Beastman” Eastman exclusively at ProElite.com right now.
Gary Shaw, president of Live Events and the former New Jersey State Athletic Commissioner is a highly-respected fight promoter. He was the force behind such historic events as the Mike Tyson vs. Lennox Lewis fight–generating more than 1.8 million pay-per-view buys and grossing approximately $103 million.
“I promote fights and MMA fighting is a natural extension of the sport of boxing. EliteXC’s professional, regulated MMA fighting delivers a great fight experience, says Shaw. “Clearly MMA is launching an entire new generation of gladiators who compete in this great sport.”
“ProElite.com is all about the fighters and growing the sport of MMA . We are here for the fighters and the fans. Let us know what you want next and we’ll deliver!” says Perdew. “Our tagline, empowering the Fight CommunityTM, is not just a tagline. We’re going to deliver, we’re here to stay, and we’re going to help grow this sport.”
For more information about the February 10 EliteXC fight and the ProElite organization, visit www.ProElite.com.
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