PROELITE.COM TO BROADCAST
ABU DHABI COMBAT CLUB championship TO GLOBAL
AUDIENCE WITH ITS FIRST TIME EVER ONLINE PAY-PER-VIEW
EVENT
For
Immediate Release
The Two-Day Premier
Showcase of Grappling Competitions Begins May
5
Includes Super Fight Card of Roger
Gracie Versus Ricardo Arona
(LOS ANGELES) April 27, 2007
– ProElite.com, the comprehensive and
inclusive online community for MMA fighters,
fans and organizations, announced today it will
bring the prestigious Abu Dhabi Combat Club
“Submission Wrestling World Championship”
to a global Internet audience for the first
time May 5 – 6, 2007. The live broadcast
stream from the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton,
New Jersey will begin noon EST/ 9:00 a.m. PST
on both days
This ProElite.com and OntheMat.com
Pay-Per-View presentation over two days will
feature selected fights from over 75 male and
30 female fighters that include grappling’s
cream of the crop from Brazil, Australia, France,
Japan, Canada, Portugal and the United States.
Visitors to ProElite.com before May 5 will be
able to purchase the two-day event, unlimited
viewing, for only $19.99, a $5 discount to purchasing
May 5 or after.
Besides the two days of live
fights, fans will be treated to bonus coverage
that ranges from behind-the-scenes interviews
to the pre-fight weigh-ins on May 4. Through
ProElite.com’s powerful blogging tools,
fans can connect to discuss the fighters and
event in real time.
The featured “Super
Fight,” scheduled for May 6, will have
current Absolute Division winner Roger Gracie
battling against Ricardo Arona, who replaced
an injured Dean Lister on the card. Due to contractual
obligations during ADCC 2005, Arona was unable
to defend his Super Fight title against Lister
and now he’s back in this epic match-up
with Gracie.
“There is no grappling
event in the world that is as exclusive as the
invitation-only ADCC Submission Wrestling World
Championship,” said Kelly Perdew, President
of ProElite.com. “ADCC is a high-caliber
brand with a world class event and we are privileged
to be aligned with them. This tournament occurs
once every two years, making it a can’t-miss
event that will not disappoint.”
ADCC has staged the Submission
Wrestling World Championship since 1998 with
2007 marking its 7th presentation of the biennial
event. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was imported to Abu
Dhabi, UAE from the United States when Sheik
Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nayan studied in San Diego,
California, and brought back Jiu-Jitsu master
Nelson Monterio, Jr. to found the ADCC. The
event has grown into the most prestigious of
all grappling events, offering the largest purses
in the discipline.
“Our goal with ADCC
World Championship is to bring together the
best the fighting world has to offer under one
roof,” said H.E. Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed
Al Nahyan, President of Abu Dhabi Combat Club.
“No one in the MMA online community understands
this better than Kelly Perdew and ProElite.com.
With their advanced streaming broadcast and
social networking capabilities, they will introduce
this event to a whole new audience.”
ProElite.com continues to
deliver MMA fans live streaming video of some
of the most compelling fights in the sport.
Besides giving ADCC Championship its Internet
debut, ProElite.com presented a classic doubleheader
of Cage Rage Championships 21: “Judgment
Day” from Wembley Arena in London, England
and No Limits: “Proving Grounds”
from The No Limits Event Center in Irvine, Calif.
on April 21. ProElite.com is able to capitalize
on the growing popularity of the sport of mixed
martial arts and build a community of enthusiasts
around the world through video and blogging
tools, social networking and exclusive fight
content.
A DVD of the event will be
available at FightMarket.com.
ProElite, Inc. and its ProElite.com
division are headquartered in Los Angeles.
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About ProElite, Inc. (www.proelite.com)
ProElite, Inc. (PELE.pk)
is an entertainment and media company dedicated
to producing world-class sporting events and
empowering the participation of athletes and
enthusiasts. ProElite, Inc. fosters the growth
of the core principles of competition - Pride,
Spirit, Honor and Sportsmanship. ProElite, Inc.
owns the following brands and companies: EliteXCTM
(mixed martial arts live event production),and
ProElite.comTM (online community that provides
content and tools for martial arts enthusiasts).