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EliteXC Crashes Into Corpus Christi

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Courtesy of EliteXC:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10...AMERICAN BANK CENTER
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY

Nick Diaz, KJ Noons Fight For EliteXC 160-pound World Title, Notorious Street Fighting and YouTube Legend Kimbo Makes EliteXC Debut, Jake Shields Faces
Mike “Quicksand” Pyle
RENEGADE

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 16, 2007) -- The America Bank Center Arena will rock like it never has before when America’s hottest Mixed Martial Arts promotion, EliteXC,
makes its eagerly awaited debut in the Lone Star state with “Renegade” on Saturday, Nov. 10.

What will be an exciting, emotional, memorable, hard-fought main event will feature an EliteXC world title fight in a brand new weight class – 160 pounds
-- between talented, crowd-pleasing Nick Diaz (15-6) of Stockton, Calif., and exciting, hard-hitting KJ Noons (5-2) of San Diego, Calif.

In a Special Attraction, infamous Internet street fighting legend Kimbo Slice of Florida will make his Elite XC debut in the cage.

A compelling co-feature will match streaking world-ranked welterweight, Jake Shields (19-4-1) of San Francisco, against the always-dangerous Mike “Quicksand”
Pyle (14-4-1), of Dresden, Tenn. The Shields-Pyle winner could be fighting for the world title in his next start.

In another Special Attraction, Kyle “KO’’ Noke (13-3-1), the bodyguard of the late Steve “Crocodile Hunter’’ Irwin, will make his EliteXC debut in a 185-pound
fight against Seth “Mass Destruction’’ Kleinbeck, M.D. (8-3) of Arkansas.

Tickets in all price ranges for the spectacular “Renegade” cage fight card go on sale Friday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m. CT.

TICKETS ON SALE FOR ELITEXC’S SPECTACULAR “RENEGADE’ CAGE FIGHT CARD NOV. 10

Ticket Prices are: $25, $35, $50, $75 and $125 (cageside) and will be available at the American Bank Center Arena Box Office and all TicketMaster locations.
Tickets also may be obtained online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone 361-881-8499. Any ticket buyer may purchase a $50 VIP Package Upgrade, which includes
VIP parking and post-fight party at the American Bank Center.

Additional undercard fights will be announced in the near future. The Saturday, Nov. 10 live program will begin at 7 p.m. CT. Doors open at 6 o’clock.

The fights, scheduled for three, 5-minute rounds, will be televised on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

About Pro Elite, Inc.
ProElite Inc. [PELE.PK] delivers the most exciting entertainment experience in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) with live arena-based entertainment
events, cable television programming on Showtime Networks and community-driven interactive broadband entertainment via the Internet. ProElite embraces
MMA with the highest levels of honor, integrity, discipline and self-esteem all the while remaining inclusive for fighters, fans and schools. ProElite’s
live fight division, EliteXC, delivers spectacular live MMA fight events that showcase the world’s top fighters. ProElite’s interactive business, ProElite.com,
capitalizes on the growing popularity of the sport of mixed martial arts by building a community of mixed martial arts enthusiasts. In addition to streaming
the most exciting live fights to the web, ProElite expands the fan base of the sport by providing a comprehensive set of online social networking tools
for fans, fighters and organizations. ProElite.com – Empowering the Fight Community TM

Contacts:
EliteXC (Brener Zwikel & Associates, Inc.)
Dan Clavadetscher / John Beyrooty
(818) 462-5602 / (818) 462-5601
DanC@bzapr.com / Johnnybey@aol.com

ProElite, Inc.
PondelWilkinson Inc.
Evan Pondel/David Stankunas
310-279-5980
epondel@pondel.com/ dstankunas@pondel.com

EliteXC
Patrick Freitas
808 232-3481
Superbrawl21@yahoo.com

The Bedford Agency
Lester Bedford
817-296-4546
wlbedford@aol.com

American Bank Center
Christina Garcia
361-826-4760
christinagar@cctexas.com


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Jake Shields: I'm ready to face the top guys

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In an interview with Adcombat.com EliteXC welterweight Jake Shields talks his last fight against Renato Verissimo his next fight with Mike Pyle and his future aspirations.

It is clear that the UFC is on his mind and that's where he could end up after his last EliteXC contracted bout which is against Pyle on 11/10.

KM: What do you think
of 2008?

JS: I want to go out there and fight the best. I’m really looking at UFC over Elite because that is where a lot of top guys are. In the next few weeks I’ll probably make my decision on where I’m going to be signing.

KM: Should we say you are ‘in talks now’ or ‘have talked to’ UFC?
JS: Have been in the past. I’m sure we’re going to talk to them in the next week before we sign anything with Elite. I’m ready to get in there with the top guys. With the Rumble on the Rock tournament and EliteXC and my last four or five fights have been top come and have been fast, easy fights. I think it definitely shows I belong there.


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Even though the prospect of Shields leaving EliteXC would hurt that promotion, I can't help but think about the great potential matchups he'd have in the UFC. A rematch with Jon Fitch, and bouts against the likes of Karo Parisyan, Josh Koscheck, and Georges St. Pierre. That's one advantage that the UFC will have over the prospective competition at least for the time being. The top fighters are almost all in the UFC especially in the welterweight class.

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Updated card for EXC 'Renegade' on 11/10

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It has been a busy day, with a couple of announcements including that the tagline for the 11/10 show is Renegade.

The showtime event is taking shape with 2 official bouts plus 1/2 of a third.

  1. 160 LB Championship Bout: Nick Diaz Vs. KJ Noons
  2. Welterweight Bout: Jake Shields Vs. Mike Pyle
  3. Heavyweight Bout: Kimbo Slice Vs. TBA


More to come, I'm sure.

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Jake Shields' opponent in November is...

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According to Sam Caplan over at his ProElite Page Mike "Quicksand" Pyle.

Pyle definitely fits the bill of someone who has fought n EXC previously and who trains at Xtreme Couture.

Thus far, that is the only known bout for the 11/10 show.

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Gina Carano's opponent for September 15

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According to the fight network it will be Tonya Evinger who sports a 4-2-0 record and last fought on July 14 at Fatal Femmes Fighting 2 losing by Armbar submission in 2:14 of Round 1 to Vanessa Porto.

The lineup as it stands...

  1. Middleweight Title: Robbie Lawler Vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua
  2. Welterweight Bout: Jake Shields Vs. Renato Verissimo
  3. Nick Diaz Vs. Mike Aina
  4. Middleweight Bout: Niko Vitale Vs. Riki Fukuda
  5. Women's Bout: Gina Carano Vs. Tonya Evinger
  6. Mike Pyle Vs. TBA
  7. Kala Kolohe Hose Vs. TBA


The rest of the card will be announced on 08/16 at a press conference.

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