At initial glance, there appears to be a void when it comes to leadership at ProElite with both Chairman Doug DeLuca and Live Events President Gary Shaw having tendered their resignations in favor of taking on reduced roles as consultants. DeLuca, a television producer, was a founding member of the company. Shaw, a former boxing regulator turned promoter, joined... 

ProElite, Inc., the parent company of Elite Xtreme Combat, declared via a filing with the Securities Exchange Committee that both Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer Doug DeLuca and EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw have resigned from the company. According to the filing, restated service contracts were agreed upon with DeLuca and Shaw on July 23. Both... 

According to the Los Angeles Times, Tim “Big Perm” Persey tested positive for methamphetamine in a post-fight drug test that was taking following his loss to Jonathan Wizeorek during the EliteXC portion of last Saturday’s Dynamite USA!! card in LA. Persey could be suspended six months and fined $1,000 by the California State Athletic Commission.  Read More →