ProElite and DREAM form new promotional partnership and fighter exchange program
by Press Release on Jan 18, 2012 9:33 AM EST
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LOS ANGELES, CA. (January 17, 2012) - ProElite MMA (PK:PELE) and DREAM, the largest Japanese MMA organization, have initiated a promotional partnership and fighter exchange program, jointly announced today. The alliance will foster co-promoted events, both in the United States and in Japan with fighter exchanges featured on the cards of both fight promotions, respectively.
"Our partnership with DREAM forms a promotional bond with the most prominent Japanese MMA organization," said Billy Kelly, President of ProElite and COO of Stratus Media Group Inc. (SMDI:OTCBB) -- parent company of ProElite. "Dream has developed a stable of great fighters on their roster and a strong team behind the scenes. With this exchange, the two organizations are building a cultural and fight-event bridge that our fans are sure to welcome.
The initial fighter exchange debuts this Saturday, January 21, in Hawaii when DREAM star and Japanese fan favorite Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa takes on Kendall "Da Spyder" Grove in the ProElite main event at the Neal Blaisdell Center.
"I'm really honored to join the partnership with ProElite," said DREAM Event Producer Keiichi Sasahara. "It is important for us to exploit Asian or Pan-pacific markets by improving relationships with foreign organizations like ProElite. We would like to make this fighter exchange program a first step to generate synergistic success for both organizations."
DREAM Light heavyweight tournament runner-up Tatsuya Mizuno will take on Ilima Maiava, also on the Honolulu fight card while the always exciting voice of Japanese MMA, Lenne Hardt, will be joining the shows as the fighter walk out announcer. The ProElite main fight card will be televised live on HDNet at 10:00 P.M. EST. Tickets are on sale at the Neal Blaisdell Center box office, all Ticketmaster locations (800-745-3000), www.ticketmaster.com, and www.proelite.com.
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And so they should. Very good. I am sure some good shows will come out of it.
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Open Weight GP
Here do I swear fealty and service to Choro, the mightiest and most hung of all Maniacs. In trolling or absence. In living or dying. From this hour henceforth, until my Lord release me…or the banhammer…take me.
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Arlovski wouldn't win an open weight anything
Until he learns to be like Chuck Norris and keeps an extra fist under his beard
"I am the tomato can that crushed your champion, live with it."
ProElite is new
and very empty has far as a roster goes.
I like this. This is good news.
"I am the tomato can that crushed your champion, live with it."
This benefits ProElite
and that’s it. How many big matchups are really gonna be made off this deal?
Soon as my flow starts, I compose art like the ghost of Mozart
Even though they all say that they're real, I know that most aren't
Boy you think you're clever don't you, girl you think you're so smart
Come with me to another side of the world... so cold and so dark
ummm
AA vs. Fedor II?
AA vs. Ishii?
Travis Fulton vs. Fedor?
Regan Penn moves down to lightweight and fights Shinya Aoki? I would actually like to see that one…
"I am the tomato can that crushed your champion, live with it."
Reagan just lost against some nobody, you want him to switch weight classes to fight Aoki now?
Agreed with the other ones though.
Here do I swear fealty and service to Choro, the mightiest and most hung of all Maniacs. In trolling or absence. In living or dying. From this hour henceforth, until my Lord release me…or the banhammer…take me.
PS: thats me in my avatar pic get at me at www.myspace.com/lonelycuriousemo ;)
I was pissed watching Reagan’s last fight he gassed quick as hell, it was about a week after BJ vs Nick Diaz. Hated to see him ruin his record with that unnecessary loss.
"When you believe in something and you're a good person...things happen" - Junior Dos Santos
man, I was just looking at Pro-elites website
They have three pages of fighters listed and to get to that many pages, they list a couple of fighters several times.
Fighters fight. Snitches Snitch.
not matchups...
big matchups. none of those you mentioned are gonna break any records my man…
Soon as my flow starts, I compose art like the ghost of Mozart
Even though they all say that they're real, I know that most aren't
Boy you think you're clever don't you, girl you think you're so smart
Come with me to another side of the world... so cold and so dark
I was being sarcastic for the first 3 actually
I would like to see Reagen Penn improve though…
"I am the tomato can that crushed your champion, live with it."
thank god.
lol. i agree with penn though. i thought he was going to be a force after his first match up but the last one was just… man.
Soon as my flow starts, I compose art like the ghost of Mozart
Even though they all say that they're real, I know that most aren't
Boy you think you're clever don't you, girl you think you're so smart
Come with me to another side of the world... so cold and so dark
He's like 30-31 years old
and he doesn’t have a lot of wear and tear on his body… he could go far….
"I am the tomato can that crushed your champion, live with it."
I thought Dream was broke
Not back paying fighter’s purses. Hopefully ProElite gets something out of the deal.
Minowaman forever
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