5 Oz. Feature: New leadership to come to the forefront for ProElite and EliteXC

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 up soon after the formation of ProElite... [Read More...]

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Gary Shaw and Doug DeLuca resign from ProElite

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 Shaw and DeLuca will continue to work with... [Read More...]

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Antonio Silva vs. Justin Eilers fight expected to be finalized this afternoon (UPDATED)

(Pictured: Justin Eilers) Update: Cox confirmed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com on Tuesday afternoon that a signed contract was indeed FAX’ed back to EliteXC officials on Monday evening.  A verbal agreement for Antonio Silva to fight former UFC heavyweight title challenger Justin Eilers during EliteXC’s second-ever CBS telecast on July 26 has been secured. EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw revealed... [Read More...]

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Antonio Silva vs. Sergei Kharitonov?

The bout has been verbally agreed to according to Sherdog for EliteXC’s July 26th show. If the bout comes to fruition it would certainly be one of the most relevant fights EXC has ever put on as it pertains to world rankings. Of course the bout has a hangup due to Silva’s past with the California State Athletic Commission: Silva will face extra scrutiny to get cleared for active duty... [Read More...]

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Report: CBS wants EliteXC on July 26

Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that CBS wants to build on the success of the May 31 EliteXC: Primetime show by holding another show on July 26 on the network: While not finalized, Elite XC promoter Gary Shaw said that CBS is requesting his company’s next two live specials for late July (believed to be July 26) and October. As things stand, plans are to build the show around the creation... [Read More...]

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Gary Shaw denies Slice vs. Tyson report

During a Thursday conference call to promote EliteXC’s first-ever “Saturday Night Fights” card on CBS on May 31, EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw was asked to address a report by the web site MediaTakeOut.com that claimed Mike Tyson has “tentatively” agreed to fight Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. The report, which cited an anonymous “insider at... [Read More...]

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Shane Carwin not signed to fight Antonio Silva

Various sites have picked up on a listing on Showtime’s website that is advertising undefeated heavyweight prospect Shane Carwin as the opponent for Antonio Silva on EliteXC’s next show on February 16 in Miami. ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) has learned that Carwin has not signed with EliteXC and that an opponent for Silva has yet to be determined.  Read More →

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Exclusive: Antonio Silva and Murilo “Ninja” Rua sign long-term extensions with EliteXC

ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) was informed by EliteXC officials Friday afternoon that Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Murilo “Ninja” Rua have signed long-term extensions with the promotion. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The signing of Silva comes in light of a report in this week’s print edition of The Wrestling Observer newsletter in which it was claimed... [Read More...]

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Antonio Silva cleared by CSAC to fight Jonathan Wiezorek for EliteXC’s show on Nov. 10

FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) has learned from a source close to super heavyweight fighter Antonio Silva that Silva has received the medical clearance from the California State Athletic Commission needed to in order to fight Jonathan Wiezorek on next Saturday’s EliteXC event in Houston, Texas. While Silva has yet to receive the documents in the mail, he was assured by CSAC officials... [Read More...]

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